#79178 - 09/08/06 05:17 PM
Annyone else carry a sidearm while hunting?
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I carry a Colt .45 revolver with 300gr bearloads in a crossdraw gunbelt. I know another popular caliber is .38 and .44 magnum.
Any preferences here?
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#79179 - 09/08/06 06:35 PM
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Registered: 02/12/05
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well i'd really like to carry a sidearm...but im archery hunting this year but my preferamce is .357
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#79181 - 09/09/06 01:03 AM
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#79182 - 09/09/06 04:29 PM
Re: Annyone else carry a sidearm while hunting?
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Always!!!!!!!!!!!!! when hunting, fishing, driving, walking and whereever else I may be.
I prefer large calibers in the woods.
My standard is a S&W model 629 4" with heavy loads. If you can't stop whatever bothers you with this, lay down and let nature take it's course.
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#79183 - 09/10/06 02:17 AM
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When Modern hunting with the family I carry a Ruger Super Redhawk in either .44 or .454 cal. My wife carries one and I the other. This year she will most likely carry the .40 cal she got for Christmas. When muzzleloading I carry a .44 in black powder cap and ball. I always figure it is a heck of alot easier to swing around a pistol than a rifle if you get knocked down by some critter. Also the pistol allows for faster follow up shots. Another nice thing about large bore magnums is you can legally kill a big game animal with one. Except the black powder. I also usually have a few bird shot rounds for the "dummy hens" that just stand on branches and watch you. BANG! Grouse for dinner.
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#79184 - 09/10/06 10:37 PM
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ok well according to the instructer that taught my friend hunters education class this week. it is illegal to carry a handgun wether it is of legal hunting caliber or not when hunting. even if you have an concieled firearm permit. and that is is stupid to shoot and animal with a handgun. that you couldnt kill and have a very slim chance to even hit an animal attacking.
my reply to him after hearing this was. so you would rather take one shot with a rifle at a charging bear or couger and likely miss if its at close range. then take multiple shots at said animal with a handgun and hit it once or more. even if the handgun is a 40 cal or less.
he told me in return that if he was hunting and seen me carry'n a handgun weather concieled or not. he would be contacting the local cherif or wdfw agent.
all i could do was laugh at him and tell him to find a new job.
and the funny thing was i took that very same class 10 years ago. and i remember the guy saying the very same thing
sad day for future hunters of america.
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#79185 - 09/11/06 01:30 AM
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If the instructor was referring to Modern Rifle season, he is WRONG!! It is perfectly legal.
Muzzle Loader season is a different story. Even blackpowder revolvers are technically not legal.
I have hunted deer during Modern Rifle season with a 44 Mag for years with no issues.
Instructors that don't know what they talking about are a disservice to the people they "teach"
I would call the WDFW and let them know what this guy is "teaching"
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#79186 - 09/11/06 12:35 PM
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This is the law as it applies to carrying a loaded handgun:
RCW 9.41.060 "Exceptions to restrictions on carrying firearms.
The provisions of RCW 9.41.050 shall not apply to:" (4) Any person engaged in the business of manufacturing, repairing, or dealing in firearms, or the agent or representative of the person, if possessing, using, or carrying a pistol in the usual or ordinary course of the business; (6) Regularly enrolled members of clubs organized for the purpose of target shooting, when those members are at or are going to or from their places of target practice; (7) Regularly enrolled members of clubs organized for the purpose of modern and antique firearm collecting, when those members are at or are going to or from their collector's gun shows and exhibits;
(8) Any person engaging in a lawful outdoor recreational activity such as hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, or horseback riding, only if, considering all of the attendant circumstances, including but not limited to whether the person has a valid hunting or fishing license, it is reasonable to conclude that the person is participating in lawful outdoor activities or is traveling to or from a legitimate outdoor recreation area;
(9) Any person while carrying a pistol unloaded and in a closed opaque case or secure wrapper;
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#79187 - 09/11/06 01:21 PM
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Ichy - you might want to check the regs on that...I'm no Game Law attorney, but I don't think citing the RCW gives the complete story.
On page 55 of the Big Game Regs, it tells you that (1) while ML hunting, it's illegal to carry or possess a firearm that doesn't meet the ML specs, and (2) while archery hunting, it's illegal to carry or have in possession any firearm while in the field.
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#79188 - 09/11/06 07:58 PM
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yeah the instructer was talking about modern firearm season. he is full of ****.
he also then begun to tell us that hunting with a handgun has been outlawed for many years now in the state of washington. after a game warden was shot and killed.
once again. i took this same class about ten years ago and he was saying the same things then.
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#79189 - 09/12/06 12:03 AM
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Originally posted by run_a_bait: he also then begun to tell us that hunting with a handgun has been outlawed for many years now in the state of washington. after a game warden was shot and killed. He probably tried to arrest some guy for carrying a sidearm.
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#79190 - 09/12/06 12:47 AM
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lol yea thats what i figured.
idk i listened to someone ask him a ?. then he answered it totaly wrong and i corrected him and he said well i dont know anyway. all i could say was then why anwser. its ok to not know. but you dont have to act like you do and get people in trouble for telling them something totaly wrong and illegal.
the question was. is it legal to shoot someone elses deer for them. if you are hunting in a party. lets say 4 people hunting togather. and the guy said yes its legal as longer the other hunter is present when the animal is shot.
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#79191 - 09/12/06 02:54 AM
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It is legal to carry a hand gun during modern season, as long as it meets the criteria for caliber , and barrel length. I carry "Switch" we me quite a bit. It's a S&W 686+ .357 7-shot,w/6in. stainless barrel. Nice little sidearm. I like to hunt the westside with just that. Good luck to everyone this season.
later Ryan
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#79192 - 09/14/06 05:43 PM
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#79193 - 09/19/06 02:29 AM
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#79196 - 09/22/06 06:12 PM
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Big Daddy, The simple anwser is yes to carrying a handgun under 21 while hunting. Here are the RCW numbers that explain it completely. 9.41.040 9.41.042 9.41.050 9.41.060 The main law (rcw 9.41.240) states this. Unless an exception under RCW 9.41.042, 9.41.050, or 9.41.060 applies, a person at least eighteen years of age, but less than twenty-one years of age, may possess a pistol only: (1) In the person's place of abode; (2) At the person's fixed place of business; or (3) On real property under his or her control. The one big thing about being under 21 when handgun hunting is no store I have ever been in will sell you ammo if it will fit a handgun. Then you also have to beware of cops who have wild pig hairs up the rump and stop someone. They tend to get excited about handguns on people.
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#79197 - 09/22/06 08:23 PM
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.40 cal HK USP Compact. I love it as a grouse gun, good for headshots to about 15 yards.
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