i live and hunt in Maryland. Air rifles are legal except for dear or bear hunting. They also cannot be used for turkey during the spring season but are allowed during the fall season. DNR looked at allowing big bore air rifles this spring but ultimately made no changes in the regulations. They mentioned to me that they have not gotten much feedback from the air gun community. Air rifle usage follows rifle regulations in Maryland and I hunt the majority of the time on public lands so hunters must be aware of where rifles are or are not allowed.I also own property and hunt in Virginia. I love the Virginia regulations. Air rifles may be used for taking wild animals and wild birds except migratory game birds and waterfowl, and where prohibited by local ordinances. Crows OK. Deer and bear must be .23 caliber or larger and are allowed only in those counties where hunting those animals with a rifle is lawful.
This is what's legal to hunt with an air rifle in California. Everything has a season, except jack rabbits and ground squirrels. It is also legal to shoot starlings and house sparrows with no season or limit§257. Resident Small Game Defined."Resident small game" means the following resident game birds: Chinese spotted doves, Eurasian collared-doves, ringed turtle-doves of the family Columbidae, California quail and varieties thereof, Gambel's or desert quail, mountain quail and varieties thereof, sooty grouse and varieties thereof, ruffed grouse, sage grouse (sage hens), white-tailed ptarmigan, Hungarian partridges, red-legged partridges, including the chukar and other varieties, ring-necked pheasants and varieties, and wild turkeys of the order Galliformes; and the following game mammals: jackrabbits and varying hares (genus Lepus), cottontail rabbits, brush rabbits, pigmy rabbits (genus Sylvilagus), and tree squirrels (genus Sciurus and Tamiasciurus).
In TN it must be a farm.
Quote from: Bobbo on June 21, 2012, 06:53:12 PMIn TN it must be a farm.Exactly, so plant a row of corn...doesn't everyone here do that anyway?
This year the California 12-13 Mammal Hunting Regulations Booklet runs 56 pages. I think it gets a little thicker each year.
Well I spent a bit of time going over the regs in MA and found surprisingly little on airguns with regards to hunting. I could not find a specific reference to them in the hunting rules and regulations. There was a section on airguns but it was more on who could shoot them and where; over 18 unless accompanied, not across alleys, RR tracks, etc. I called the the local PD and it took them a while to answer, I was told I could shoot in my yard, but no animals. I am awaiting response from the Game folks and will ask the State Police today.One thing for sure, I am going to sign up for a hunter safety course and get my license.
This has nothing to do with "hunting" but, I spoke to my county's wildlife commissioner on the phone the other day about the legalities about camping on the river nearby. A lot of questions were involved but, the main one that sticks out that accords to this thread is, "Can I target shoot while camping along the river with a pellet gun?" Answer: "Yes you can [sic]." No questions asked. I voice-recorded the phone call. I love my area. The [primitive] camping laws are awesome too, for such a farmed state. Be grateful for what you have.
Quote from: Airik on July 27, 2012, 07:48:50 AMThis has nothing to do with "hunting" but, I spoke to my county's wildlife commissioner on the phone the other day about the legalities about camping on the river nearby. A lot of questions were involved but, the main one that sticks out that accords to this thread is, "Can I target shoot while camping along the river with a pellet gun?" Answer: "Yes you can [sic]." No questions asked. I voice-recorded the phone call. I love my area. The [primitive] camping laws are awesome too, for such a farmed state. Be grateful for what you have.That's awesome! What state are you in?