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Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: alchemyforge on October 04, 2008, 05:16:47 PM

Title: New guy questions: licenses and limits
Post by: alchemyforge on October 04, 2008, 05:16:47 PM: Hi guys :hello:
great forum, I'm really glad I've found this place- I've already learned a lot and I've only been lurking for a week :) I did a search but I couldn't find answers to a couple of questions. Here's the story: I'm a new hunter this year and I'm mostly after blacktail with my bow. The good news is I know more people who are interested in hunting than I thought I did (though I didn't know it until a few weeks ago, before early archery season). The bad news is, I don't know if I can take up a couple of potential offers that have been presented...

The first question is, if I'm invited onto private property and the owner says "kill 'em all"- how many can I take? I'm under the assumption it's just the one that I have the tag for, but I don't know if rules are somehow different for private property. Are there nuisance/depredation tags that property owners can get for deer?

Second, I have an archery tag but my neighbor invited me to go with him and his family to hunt during the first part of the modern firearm season. Can I hunt with my bow, or am I limited to the archery seasons? My gut reaction is that I have to wait until November :'(

Thanks in advance
Title: Re: New guy questions: licenses and limits
Post by: BC CHASER on October 04, 2008, 05:21:03 PM: One deer a year unless the land owner has damage tags and yes you are stuck with archery season.
Title: Re: New guy questions: licenses and limits
Post by: billythekidrock on October 04, 2008, 06:00:47 PM: Quote from: alchemyforge on October 04, 2008, 05:16:47 PM

The first question is, if I'm invited onto private property and the owner says "kill 'em all"- how many can I take? I'm under the assumption it's just the one that I have the tag for, but I don't know if rules are somehow different for private property. Are there nuisance/depredation tags that property owners can get for deer?

This is a classic scenario during the field course portion of Hunters Education.
The answer is no, you can not "kill em all". You can only hunt what is in season in accordance your tags.
Title: Re: New guy questions: licenses and limits
Post by: Bscman on October 05, 2008, 10:36:40 AM: Yup, as mentioned...just one deer.

If you wanted to hunt modern firearm season with your bow you would have to buy a modern firearm tag...but since you already have an archery tag, it's a no-go for this year. You can still tag along, though, you just can't be the one hunting.
Title: Re: New guy questions: licenses and limits
Post by: alchemyforge on October 05, 2008, 03:06:58 PM: Thanks for the confirmation guys... a boy can dream, right? :) Now I'll go back to hating on the guys on outdoor channel who talk about taking "only" three "this trip" :tung: :rolleyes:
Title: Re: New guy questions: licenses and limits
Post by: Ray on October 05, 2008, 05:39:27 PM: The first thing you should do when you have pest deer on private property is to quit freakin and call me up. I'll come over , inspect the resident population and devise a plan to thin them out. Free of charge with bows or rifles. :chuckle:

Good luck
Title: Re: New guy questions: licenses and limits
Post by: hard hunter on October 05, 2008, 10:31:18 PM: I know some people that would be glad to fix the issue with problem deer.