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That doesn't make sense to me...a property line does not reset the 500 foot rule, AFAIK
IANAL, etc.
why would they use the term "the land of another"
If the boundaries don't matter that word is totally unnecessary.
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That doesn't make sense to me...a property line does not reset the 500 foot rule, AFAIK
IANAL, etc.
That doesn't make sense to me...
why would they use the term "the land of another"
If the boundaries don't matter that word is totally unnecessary.
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Section 58. A person shall not discharge any firearm or release any arrow upon or across any state or hard surfaced highway, or within one hundred and fifty feet, of any such highway, or possess a loaded firearm or hunt by any means on the land of another within five hundred feet of any dwelling in use, except as authorized by the owner or occupant thereof.
No where in that law does it say anything about "Written Permission". The law as written, if you are asked if you have permission and you say yes by mr/mrs so and so. It is up to the government to prove differently.
You have information that it has been interpreted in that manner, or a court decision? Anything?
I'm still confused by it.
ain't no law going to solve that
archery can be just as deadly as a gun, but it doesn't have the stigma. people see a bow and don't automatically call Elizabeth warren...
Unless you have one of these uppers![]()
So I guess I'll assume you're just talkin out your hip pocket
I asked, exceedingly nicely, if you had any backup to what you were saying, and you came back with an insult. I'm sorry that the retort that I then offered so butthurt you.let me know how that works out and remind me to stop if I try helping you in the future
Can't recall ever having an issue with archery in my yard when I lived there, but I also can't imagine MA would forget to ban something.
So, after digging another one of my arrows out of the piece of wood I've been using as backing (also snapping 2 and losing the point of 1 in it) I'm wondering, how practical would it be for me to set up a sandbag wall to stop any missed arrows? It seems the best way to stop any arrows, especially I'm not sure where I can go to buy haybales.That section is interesting.
The way I read it, it doesn't prohibit firing within 500 feet of a dwelling on an adjacent property, it prohibits shooting within 500 feet ON land of ANOTHER within 500 feet of any dwelling. It does NOT say "OR within 500 feet" it is subordinate to being on the land of another.
If you're on your property shooting, you're not on another's land, you're not hunting or shooting across the property of another.
Maybe that's not the way the courts have interpreted it, but that's the plain language of what it says.
So have the courts interpreted it to mean shooting on your own property is prohibited if you're within 500 feet of a neighbor's dwelling without their permission for outdoor remote jobs?
Hay bales are terrible for stopping arrows. They have soft spots and strip the fletching off of arrows.So, after digging another one of my arrows out of the piece of wood I've been using as backing (also snapping 2 and losing the point of 1 in it) I'm wondering, how practical would it be for me to set up a sandbag wall to stop any missed arrows? It seems the best way to stop any arrows, especially I'm not sure where I can go to buy hay bales.
That was 2013. OP is in jail by now.Falmouth? I wouldn't ask. I'd just do it as discretely as possible.
He prolly stuck his neighbors house.That was 2013. OP is in jail by now.![]()
Go to tractor supply and buy a few horse stall mats. Then buy a case of beer and call a few friends to come over and hang them on the frame you built/installed. Just attach the mats at the top so they hang free. They will stop any arrow from getting off campus. I would not use sandbags as the sand will destroy carbon arrows.So, after digging another one of my arrows out of the piece of wood I've been using as backing (also snapping 2 and losing the point of 1 in it) I'm wondering, how practical would it be for me to set up a sandbag wall to stop any missed arrows? It seems the best way to stop any arrows, especially I'm not sure where I can go to buy haybales.
I should have as well.I didn't look at the date. I should have.
This is what I did. One mat with a bass pro target in front. Hay bales in bags but they don’t do much against a strong compoundGo to tractor supply and buy a few horse stall mats. Then buy a case of beer and call a few friends to come over and hang them on the frame you built/installed. Just attach the mats at the top so they hang free. They will stop any arrow from getting off campus. I would not use sandbags as the sand will destroy carbon arrows.
Hay bales work just fine with <45# draw weights . I shoot my recurves all the time in my backyard. Definately don't recommend high poundage compounds at hay bales. Agreed , once you let the bales get wet, they are done .Hay bales are terrible for stopping arrows. They have soft spots and strip the fletching off of arrows.
Most archery ranges use chicken wire “cages” to hold packed rags (no buttons or zippers) because they work and hold up well. They do need to be kept dry though.
I uh gotta ask lol... you miss that bad?
honestly.. I'm not that great a shot.. I do ok, but have an occasional flyer.. I don't practice enoughI uh gotta ask lol... you miss that bad?
This is what I did. One mat with a bass pro target in front. Hay bales in bags but they don’t do much against a strong compound View attachment 888826