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Because I can and why not is the question.Why in he77 do you need to carry if you have a shotgun????????????????
Why in he77 do you need to carry if you have a shotgun????????????????
Why in he77 do you need to carry if you have a shotgun????????????????
In Maine now with constitutional carry I will carry while hunting with a rifle. Cheaper to do signalling shots with a pistol than my rifle, same goes if I need to put an animal down at close range.
To my knowledge the exception in Maine is no carrying any loaded firearm on the Sunday before Moose season opens... Might be something about Archery season but I never had a need to look it up.
My father used to hunt deer in Maine with 30-06 and later on, 30-30, sometimes just with .357. He ALWAYS carried the .357 as backup in case of bear. Easier to use a handgun when rasslin' with a bear.
That says during the EXCLUSIVE archery season, so does that means you can CCW during Shotgun and Muzzie season while bow hunting?
8. During the exclusive archery season for deer, a person hunting deer shall not use or have in possession a shotgun, rifle or firearm of any kind.
(l)
During the shotgun deer season a person shall not hunt any bird or mammal or enter the
fields or woodlands of the state with any firearm, ammunition, bow and arrow, or other
device intended or adapted for the taking of birds and mammals, except for the hunting of
deer or for the hunting of migratory game birds in accordance with 321 CMR 3.02(2) or for
the hunting of coyote in accordance with 321 CMR 3.02(3). After having killed the season
limit of deer applicable to the county, zone or area where hunting, a person shall not, during
the remainder or duration of the shotgun deer season, hunt any bird or mammal or enter the
fields or woodlands of the state with any firearm, ammunition, bow and arrow, or other
device intended or adapted for the taking of birds and mammals, except for the hunting of
migratory game birds in accordance with 321 CMR 3.02(2) or for the hunting of coyote in
accordance with 321 CMR 3.02(3). Nothing in 321 CMR 3.02(4)(l) shall be construed to
prohibit the otherwise lawful setting and tending of traps in accordance with the provisions
of 321 CMR 3.02(5).
(m)
During the shotgun deer season and Youth Deer Hunt, a person shall not hunt a bird or
mammal with a rifle, revolver, or pistol or by the aid of a dog, or have in his or her
possession or under his or her control in any wood or field a rifle, revolver or pistol or a dog
adapted to the hunting or pursuing of birds or mammals, except that this shall not prohibit
the use of dogs while hunting waterfowl on coastal waters. Notwithstanding the above,
shotguns with a rifled bore may be used for hunting in accordance with 321 CMR 3.02(4)(b).
During the exclusive archery period of the open season a person hunting or in pursuit of deer
shall not use, have in his or her possession or under his or her control in any field or
woodland a dog, a rifle, a shotgun, or a firearm of any kind, nor shall he or she have in his
or her possession any shotgun shells loaded with a single ball or slug or buckshot in any
place where birds or mammals might be found. During the exclusive primitive firearms
season a person hunting deer shall not use, have in his or her possession or under his or her
control in any field or woodland, a dog or firearm, except a primitive firearm.
I had a massachusetts game warden about 10 years ago tell me that you are stupid if you don't carry during archery. He continued and said that he and any other wardens he knows would not give you a hard time if you did. He approached me while I was hunting archery and asked if I was carrying. (I was not)
Your crazy if you don't.......
I like this...because I've felt crazy NOT carrying. I have a few larger caliber pistols that don't get the love of my 9mm's...and I think they would learn to enjoy hunting season as much as I have if they got pulled out of the safe to breathe some fresh air for a few months out of the year.
Seems to me you cannot carry concealed for personal protection while hunting during pheasant/quail on a wma, nor during archery nor during primitive. But you can during shotgun since my cc is not adapted to hunting of deer.
Clear as mud.
I asked this question to my Chief a while back. He said he was hassled by a EPO for carrying his side arm during shotgun season. Said not to carry that it's not worth the trouble.
Not surprising. People should probably not read my analysis of the CMR and think they are good to carry during shotgun season, since I am not a lawyer.... Maybe it means you can carry a gun that is not adpated to hunting. Maybe not. I would expect no less from MA to try take the most restrictive interpretation of it that the can.
They probably would say the "adpated to hunting" part is applicable only to dogs since there is an exception immediately following that for hunting with dogs for waterfowl on the coast.
They could definitely do that. It's poorly written. My question is does class a ltc supersede all of the 'hunting' restrictions. Concealed of course.
I've seen plenty of people carrying during archery. Many not even shy about it (unconcealed in a shoulder holster while they gear up or down in the parking lot). They either don't know - or maybe just don't give a fudge and shove off the boot of the man from their throat.... and you know what... that's fine by me.