Can I carry a gun while bow hunting?

[seabast]

My examples don't show intelligence? You have got to be kidding me. I have a firearm, I am moving it around my yard, my yard is an area for which game can be found, therefore under your logic I will be going against the hunting laws if I have a rifle in my yard during a bow only season for deer. I would also under your logic be against the law for hunting with a rifle while I take my firearm from my house to my car in a case and then go down the road in my car as I am carrying it.

Nope, this is not what we are saying. We all know that you can carry a gun or a riffle to hunt yotes, ducks, and so on during the deer bow season.
What we are saying is, if you are in your tree stand with a bow to hunt deer, you are not allowed to have a gun or a riffle in your vehicle.

[skypilot]

e.g. Is shooting a deer leaning on the tailgate or hood of a truck legal or not?

And if it isn't, what about shooting targets?

If I recall correctly, it would take into consideration the definition of a roadway and if a foot or feet are on the ground(indicating no way it could be considered shooting from a MV.

I researched this a while back WRT target shooting using the truck tailgate as a bench and sitting on a stool.

[rick_iles]

e.g. Is shooting a deer leaning on the tailgate or hood of a truck legal or not?

And if it isn't, what about shooting targets?

Do you want to discuss this on this thread, off topic, or start a new one ?
No, you can't have a loaded firearm in or on a vehicle. That includes target shooting....

[seabast]

Do you want to discuss this on this thread, off topic, or start a new one ?
No, you can't have a loaded firearm in or on a vehicle. That includes target shooting....

That's what I thought too......

[rick_iles]

If I recall correctly, it would take into consideration the definition of a roadway and if a foot or feet are on the ground(indicating no way it could be considered shooting from a MV.

I researched this a while back WRT target shooting using the truck tailgate as a bench and sitting on a stool.

Actually, the section makes no mention of a roadway. It also says vehicle, not motor vehicle, making it illegal to ride a bicycle with a loaded gun.

[Fox]

Fox, care to start a thread about "hunting" from a vehicle ? There is no law making it illegal.

Page 30 of the regulations summary, a vehicle cannot be used for chasing, pursuing, harrassing, capturing, injuring or killing any wildlife and no loaded firearm can be in or on a vehicle except a canoe or a boat that is being paddled with no motor attached.

[Fox]

Nope, this is not what we are saying. We all know that you can carry a gun or a riffle to hunt yotes, ducks, and so on during the deer bow season.
What we are saying is, if you are in your tree stand with a bow to hunt deer, you are not allowed to have a gun or a riffle in your vehicle.

Please read back a bit, I stated that the OP cannot take both his bow and his gun to his stand so that he can hunt both deer with a bow and something else or even as protection as this is stated as illegal in the regulations.

Werner has stated that you cannot even legally have a gun in your vehicle when you are headed out to hunt with a bow, even if you are planning to hunt the morning with your bow and then going back to your vehicle to get your shotgun to go out for grouse in the middle of the day.

[rick_iles]

Page 30 of the regulations summary, a vehicle cannot be used for chasing, pursuing, harrassing, capturing, injuring or killing any wildlife and no loaded firearm can be in or on a vehicle except a canoe or a boat that is being paddled with no motor attached.

Quite right ! The definition of hunting includes more activity than actually using the vehicle to do those things you mentioned. A lot of guys hunting yotes from their trucks, or "road hunting" deer and moose would be liable for charges if it were illegal to "hunt" from a vehicle..technically speaking of course. Read the definition of hunting in the Act.

[werner.reiche]

Please read back a bit, I stated that the OP cannot take both his bow and his gun to his stand so that he can hunt both deer with a bow and something else or even as protection as this is stated as illegal in the regulations.

Werner has stated that you cannot even legally have a gun in your vehicle when you are headed out to hunt with a bow, even if you are planning to hunt the morning with your bow and then going back to your vehicle to get your shotgun to go out for grouse in the middle of the day.

I'm not saying...the regs are.

[flytyermiller]

I'm not saying...the regs are.

and you're 100% correct.