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Was wondering what guys do if they don’t belong to a gun club. Need to take a shot make sure I’m on target
Post your location and bet someone here will invite you to join them as a guest at their club and you can have fun together and get to know a fellow hunter? I have gotten to know a few guys personally on these forums and it has been awesome. You can learn even more in person!
If you live in western mass you can find a place way out in the woods and pluck away. Guessing by the nature of you question you are in Eastern part.
Maybe take a road trip to the big country of Western MA. LOLOL
Might just jump in woods today take a shot. New scope on it bore sighted just want to make sure it’s on
Be very careful with that one. You are in the woods with a slug gun, out of season. Technically you are poaching.
How’s that poaching not shooting deer
Happened to a friend of mine. The warden said you are in the woods with a loaded gun, you are hunting out of season. My friend showed him the paper target, said just sighting in. Warden had no sympathy, in the woods with slugs out of season, intent to poach deer
He got fined. Warden understood, I think he just wanted to make a point. I believe any “ tool “ for poaching can be confiscated. Truck, gun etc.....
That’s bs. So wait till opener???? Makes no sence
Guess I’ll go over my buddy’s field. Private land. Then warden can suck it
Wardens advice was to join a gun club.
As far as I can tell the coyote season is open after Oct 14 and through March 8 /18 I am not sure if there is a restriction on gun type but I don't remember there is one. Check to see about this and hunt coyotes while they stand in front of your target. " gee, there was one there when I was shooting ,officer"
That’s a good idea!!!!!!!
Ok just checked. Can hunt them with a mix loader :). So warden can pound sand :)
Pound sand ! Make sure to bring some . Good luck .
Muzzleloader. Dam auto correct.
It came across as intended.
It is amzing how little things need to me be to corectda understnd echotha. Get it ?
So we just shoot in the backyard. Y'all need to move outta the city. Just sayin' . . .
I think they call that "defacto evidence of hunting" or something similar... Your intent is totally fine, but technically slugs are only legal while deer hunting or at a range (or coming/going from those things).
A local Gun club would be ideal. Must be an oxford gun club... If not, maybe Leicester or Spencer has one? Webster does... Check on those?
Frustrating for sure.
I have I’m waiting on Singletary. But I read laws. It’s coyote season. Sooo
Pi,. nice suggestion! LOL
Thanks BB and Bowhunter7 it is a funny thing, now to get them dang yotes to stand in front of a target.
But consider what Will said and check the law for firing a certain projectile at the imaginary coyote. Maybe chat with the Sargent in a neighboring town and evaluate the attitude/understanding, before asking your own. Best of luck . Stay on the safe side .
All good 70 yards. 2 inch low. Raised it a little. Good to go.
If you have a bear permit you can take your muzzle loader in the woods if you can hunt bear in your area bear season is still open