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Re: is it legal to kill blue jays in your state?
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Reply #20 on:
January 20, 2011, 06:58:51 PM »
I did a quick Google search on birds you can shoot in MN and saw basically the same thing - as one forum goer stated below in my search:
"Here are all the birds that can be taken all year round per the Minnesota DNR regulations:
House sparrows,
starlings,
common pigeons,
chukar partridge,
quail other than northern bobwhite, and
monk parakeets
These birds are unprotected and may be taken at any time."
I am sure there are others you can take that have a season like crow, pheasant, etc. But if you are not sure, always contact your DNR, Game Warden, or whatever the authority is that regulates hunting in your state, to be sure.
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Re: is it legal to kill blue jays in your state?
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January 20, 2011, 08:40:51 PM »
Yote, I wouldn't take that as an indication that MN allows jays to be killed, though.
In my state, since the list is much shorter for them, they list birds that are completely unprotected, including English sparrows, starlings, and pigeons.
They also list blackbirds and grackles as okay to take, but only while they are in the act of damaging agricultural plants such as fruit trees.
The rest of the birds, including the Blue jay, are protected, even though not specifically mentioned, and can earn hefty fines, possible jail time, and probably confiscation of the arm used to shoot them.
Killing raptors carries even heftier penalties, as well it should.
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Re: is it legal to kill blue jays in your state?
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January 20, 2011, 09:16:25 PM »
Crows may be taken at any time if "doing or about to do damage". That is a piece of "gray area" that we use a lot up here.
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Re: is it legal to kill blue jays in your state?
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January 22, 2011, 07:15:57 PM »
hate those things. Noisy, mean, everywhere. A nuisance. Gotta put up with them though.
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Re: is it legal to kill blue jays in your state?
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January 22, 2011, 09:01:13 PM »
No one around my area says boo if you knock-off a nest raider.
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Re: is it legal to kill blue jays in your state?
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January 22, 2011, 10:55:54 PM »
Here in Ontario Canada you cannot shoot any native bird or song bird, my permit allows me to take hosp,starling, redwing black bird, grackle, and certain pheasents. right now is rabbit season, soon looking into powder burners. My buddy is having coyote problem and in cayuga ontario, you can hunt coyotes all year long. Although largest caliber used can only be .275, so that kind of rules out big bore air rifles. Much rather use an airrifle though. I love air rifles with a passion.
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