Post by: luvmystang67 on August 08, 2012, 08:31:03 AM
Anybody have any experience with this?
Post by: hillbillyhunting on August 08, 2012, 08:57:54 AM
I will be interested to see what others know about this. Good question!
Post by: runamuk on August 08, 2012, 09:00:30 AM
Post by: 7mag. on August 08, 2012, 09:03:49 AM
Post by: Knocker of rocks on August 08, 2012, 09:14:13 AM
http://home.nps.gov/news/release.htm?id=962 (http://home.nps.gov/news/release.htm?id=962)
There should be no law affecting what you're carrying (game), except in the rare and extreme cases of grizzly closures typically only in Yellowstone and Glacier.
Post by: luvmystang67 on August 08, 2012, 09:47:48 AM
I suppose worst case scenario you could take them to the gut pile.
Anyone else? I'm pretty sure after reading on one site:
Am I allowed to have firearms in North Cascades National Park Service Complex?
"As of February 22, 2010, a new federal law allows people who can legally possess firearms under applicable federal, state, and local laws, to legally possess firearms in North Cascades National Park Complex which includes North Cascades National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area and Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.
It is the responsibility of visitors to understand and comply with all applicable state, local, and federal firearms laws before entering this park. As a starting point, please visit Washington State’s website.
Federal law also prohibits firearms in certain facilities in this park; those places are marked with signs at all public entrances and generally includes all NPS staffed offices open to the public."
Post by: JimmyHoffa on August 08, 2012, 11:54:53 AM
http://www.nps.gov/olym/parkmgmt/upload/2012Compendium-2.pdf (http://www.nps.gov/olym/parkmgmt/upload/2012Compendium-2.pdf)
36 CFR 2.2 Wildlife Protection (d) might help if ONP is the park you are concerned with.
My understanding from this reg and from the rangers is that it is okay to pack firearms through (just firearms--other weapons aren't covered). It is not okay to pack an animal through, except certain roads in a vehicle and you can't stop.
Post by: luvmystang67 on August 08, 2012, 12:16:14 PM
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=f66fe9e32043573c7612d06f084ebc57&rgn=div8&view=text&node=36:1.0.1.1.2.0.1.2&idno=36 (http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=f66fe9e32043573c7612d06f084ebc57&rgn=div8&view=text&node=36:1.0.1.1.2.0.1.2&idno=36)
(d) The superintendent may establish conditions and procedures for transporting lawfully taken wildlife through the park area. Violation of these conditions and procedures is prohibited.
Post by: luvmystang67 on August 08, 2012, 12:21:02 PM
http://www.nps.gov/noca/parkmgmt/upload/COMPENDIUM-2012_signature.pdf (http://www.nps.gov/noca/parkmgmt/upload/COMPENDIUM-2012_signature.pdf)
36 CFR 2.2 - Wildlife Protection
(d) The transporting of lawfully taken wildlife through the park is permitted under the following conditions and procedures:
- In accordance with state law wildlife may be transported on State Highway 20. For additional information consult Washington state hunting regulations.
So...I feel like this is not in the regs... Unwritten usually makes it acceptable.
Post by: JimmyHoffa on August 08, 2012, 12:26:12 PM
Post by: Humptulips on August 08, 2012, 01:13:31 PM
There is a FS Rd goes through the park and when it was drivable it was a great place for elk hunting, trapping also. They closed the road quite a few years ago and it has defacto been closed to hunting and trapping ever since. They will not let you transport leaglly taken game through the park. They would when you could drive but not since you would have to pack.
Post by: Knocker of rocks on August 08, 2012, 09:06:04 PM
They will not let you transport leaglly taken game through the park. They would when you could drive but not since you would have to pack.
I believe you, but I don't see how it's legal. Another word for game is food. So now the NPS has a right to tell you what food you can and can't carry?
Post by: Smokey Bear on August 08, 2012, 10:52:11 PM
They will not let you transport leaglly taken game through the park. They would when you could drive but not since you would have to pack.
I believe you, but I don't see how it's legal. Another word for game is food. So now the NPS has a right to tell you what food you can and can't carry?
That's stretching it a bit. IMHO game does not equal food. Food would be processed game like jerky, sausage, cut and wrapped meat. Game is the animal as a whole or in quarters. Will I need a catch record card filled out with me to eat a tuna sandwich???
If you are questioned by fish and wildlife, the proof is usually the gut pile.
Post by: luvmystang67 on August 13, 2012, 12:55:10 PM
You can carry any firearm you want through any part of the park. In my specific case I was considering walking through North Cascades Nat'l Park into Lake Chelan NRA (also managed by the park). While you can have a gun anywhere in the park or rec area, you can only hunt in the rec area during the defined season. If you were to shoot something in the rec area, you are not allowed to bring your meat back through the actual park.
Doesn't make a ton of sense to me, but thats the law for now. I think I'm going to e-mail my state rep to work on changing this.
Post by: MatthewHunter98 on August 15, 2012, 02:06:40 PM
Post by: Knocker of rocks on August 15, 2012, 02:15:40 PM