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Post by subzero350 on Nov 29, 2023 11:24:35 GMT -5
I own some property in Steuben County that I usually deer hunt on with my wife, however this year we traveled to Florida for Thanksgiving, so we missed out on a week of hunting. My good friend mentioned to me that he had nowhere to hunt this year and I suggested he hunt my property in Steuben County since I wasn't going to be able to. He said it would be wonderful to hunt with his two boys again, since it has been many years since he has been able to do so. I gave them all permission to hunt and wished them good luck. I got a text Thanksgiving Day morning from one of his boys saying they saw a big buck heading towards the stand their dad was in, and then heard a shot. Apparently dad was shaking so bad with excitement, he had trouble texting me an after-action report. The buck that was taken was an 11-pointer and pictured below. I can't tell you how great this made me feel that I was able to give the gift of a successful hunt to some good friends. One of his sons shot a doe on my property the next day; so now we are hoping for a trifecta to see if his other son can get a deer before firearms season ends.
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Post by subzero350 on Nov 29, 2023 11:06:15 GMT -5
Neighbor of mine says he heard another neighbor on our road was letting someone hunt deer and that someone shot 3 bucks this year. Apparently the DNR paid them a visit and the neighbor got a warning for helping the poacher process one of the bucks. No word on if the poacher was cited or arrested; the only thing we can confirm is the neighbor who got the warning banished the poacher from all future hunting on his property.
I don't have a name and I was in Florida most of last week, so don't have any first-hand knowledge. I was just wondering if the DNR published poaching arrests or citations anywhere for public view (searchable by the address/location of the violation), and how to access that information.
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Post by subzero350 on Nov 20, 2023 10:30:16 GMT -5
How many deer hunters do you think headed into the woods the weekend before legal gun season opened for deer?
I had every intention of grabbing my crossbow and hitting the woods the weekend prior to gun opener, but I just had too much to do outside before the weather turned bad. I did hear a lot of distant gun shots that day - indicative of open day of gun season.
When the light did come up this past Saturday morning (legal gun opener for deer); I was sitting in my tree stand and noticed a distinct lack of gunfire.
I think I heard the least amount of gunfire this opening day than I have ever heard since I started hunting. I also noticed a lack of hunters in the usual spots I pass on the way to my grounds, opening day.
I got the email press release from the DNR stating gun opener was a week later this year. I wonder how many people were checking deer shot with a gun in on November 11th...
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Post by subzero350 on Oct 5, 2023 23:28:10 GMT -5
From the news article at the link:
"Shortly after 9 a.m., a 41-year-old man attempted to unload his firearm while it was placed in the back seat of a vehicle, the news release said. The firearm discharged and struck an 11-year-old boy in the chest."
Gun pointed in the direction of another person in a vehicle?
Handling a gun (trying to unload it) while it is pointed in the direction of another person, in a vehicle no less?
What is wrong with people?
Sad. 41 year-old man should be charged with negligent manslaughter, at the very least.
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Post by subzero350 on Jul 30, 2023 22:44:55 GMT -5
I've noticed a couple of residents on our lake chain have, for the first time this year, roped off areas around their "swimming area" in the public lake. In both cases, the roped off area extends out from the shoreline by at least 50 feet. One is about 100 feet wide and the other is about 50 feet wide. I assume the purpose of these residents doing this is to keep fishermen out of their "swimming areas".
Is it legal rope off / create a barrier from shore in a public lake to deny access to that part of the lake?
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Post by subzero350 on Feb 2, 2023 10:52:26 GMT -5
Here's the amounts they gave me on the lifetime licenses in my survey:
$1259 for a comprehensive lifetime fishing license (incl trout and salmon stamps) $2763 for a lifetime deer bundle license $1171 for a comprehensive lifetime fishing license (incl trout and salmon stamps) (2nd time they asked this question in my survey) $7971 for a Comprehensive Lifetime Sportsperson license (unlimited hunting, fishing, trapping)
I'm of the opinion that if the state were to offer lifetime licenses again, they should be priced based on the person's age. It isn't fair to ask someone aged 55 to pay the same amount as a 20 y/o for a lifetime license when the 55 y/o realistically will probably only use it for 20 years. Of course, doing this could potentially violate equal protection / age discrimination laws, so that is something to consider.
The prices asked in the survey are way too high. The state needs to quit looking at license fees as a money-making scheme. Don't we already pay enough to the state in the various taxes they charge us to keep the government wheels turning? With all the license fees increases over the past few years, I haven't seen more DNR CO's in the field than I did 15 years ago. Where's all that extra money going?
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Post by subzero350 on Jan 16, 2023 15:56:23 GMT -5
I thought the brace and short barrel did make it a SBR. Did anyone actually use it as a brace? I do not see how this got around the NFA definition of a SBR. This is why the ATF should NOT be making up rules. They made this mess. Also the use of a SBR for hunting should be addressed by our state legislature or the DNR. I would guess the short barreled shotguns will be next. My point is all my life rifles had 16"+ barrels and a certain OAL. Pistols had less than a 16" barrel and no stocks. Shotguns had an 18" barrel and a certain OAL. What changed? Not the NFA. These definitions need to be changed by Congress or go through the federal courts all the way to the Supreme Court. Better yet kill the NFA. I am pro 2A. I have seen people actually use the brace as a brace (with some kind of band that clamped around the arm to hold the brace to the arm), thus making the weapon an extension of the arm by "stabilizing" it. I believe braces were intended for disabled persons to allow them to shoot a weapon of this type, 1-handed. Now did everyone who bought a braced pistol use it as intended, and not put that brace on their shoulder and use it as a stock? This is where the ATF says they have a problem with braces (ie: people were using them as stocks). The issue with the ATF's point-of-view is the fact that you can theoretically shoulder just about any hand-held weapon, regardless of its configuration or design. You could hold a 1911 pistol to your shoulder and fire it. But does this make it a short-barrelled rifle? The ATF's pistol brace rule seems to say that it could (read the rule). I agree that Congress needs to address this issue, but I don't expect anything favorable to get passed by both houses and signed into law under the current makeup of our .gov. The best we can hope for is for this to get struck down like what happened with the bump stock ban in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals recently.
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Post by subzero350 on Jan 14, 2023 0:09:15 GMT -5
This rule does not affect (effect?) me but what difference doesel a brace make in what is posted in the OP? Is it inside of IC 35-47-1-6? Seems a bit of an over reach to say someone can't use a brace to shoot more accurately??? Just asking not being argumentative. My earlier statement about this new rule not affecting me may have been made prematurely. The problem is the ATF has been very vague in its wording. If you read the press release on the ATF's website, it says pistols with stabilizing braces that are designed to be used as a brace are still going to be legal under this new rule, and having them mounted on the pistol will not require it to be registered as a SBR. But some people on one of the gun forums I'm on found "text" that says the ATF rescinded all of the brace letters they issued (legalizing certain braces) with the signing of this rule and that text also suggests that even bare buffer tubes can still allow the pistol to be considered a "short barrelled rifle" by the ATF if they deem it so. So if a bare buffer tube makes my AR pistol into a SBR, then it will be illegal to use to hunt deer with in Indiana. Here we are again in a situation where for several years something has been considered "legal" and people even have signed letters from the ATF stating such. But now there's a new rule that apparently rescinds all of that. One thing everyone seems to agree on is this new rule was very poorly written and it will probably not survive a legal test / court challenge. But we all know what happens until that ruling comes down. I feel bad for people in less-free states like Illinois who aren't allowed to possess SBR's but they were allowed to possess braced pistols. The signing of this rule forces those people to either move out of the state or dispose of the weapons.
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Post by subzero350 on Jan 13, 2023 15:39:01 GMT -5
For more details on the ATF's pistol brace rule that was signed today, check out the Politics forum.
Like some others here, I built an AR pistol for hunting deer here in Indiana (in my specific case: to make it easier for me to hunt from enclosed blinds where the longer barrel of a rifle makes it more difficult to manipulate the weapon in a confined space). My build does not include a brace as I built it to be as lightweight as possible, so this brace rule does not apply to me; but it may apply to some others here.
Indiana deer hunting laws prohibit the use of SBR's (Short Barrelled Rifles) for deer hunting. I would imagine this means if you currently have a braced pistol that meets the Indiana definition of a legal handgun for deer hunting, you will need to remove the brace from it in order to stay in compliance with federal law. Registering your braced pistol with the ATF turns it into a SBR which will make it illegal for hunting deer in Indiana.
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Post by subzero350 on Jan 13, 2023 15:23:08 GMT -5
I'm not a lawyer, but from what I've read and heard, here are your options: -You have a 120 day window (starts as soon as it is published to the federal register) to register your braced pistol as a SBR (short-barrelled rifle); File an e-Form1 and tax stamp to do this is FREE. -Remove the brace and it remains a "pistol". -Surrender the braced pistol to the ATF. NOTE: Indiana deer hunting laws prohibit the use of SBR's for deer hunting. I would imagine this means if you currently have a braced pistol that meets the Indiana definition of a legal handgun for deer hunting, you will need to remove the brace from it in order to stay in compliance with federal law. Registering your braced pistol with the ATF turns it into a SBR which will make it illegal for hunting deer in Indiana. www.atf.gov/rules-and-regulations/factoring-criteria-firearms-attached-stabilizing-braces
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Post by subzero350 on Nov 14, 2022 11:40:26 GMT -5
I guess I just don't understand why someone would head out to the field with a weapon (and ammo) that they have no idea how it shoots or even how accurate it is because they haven't tried it out at the range recently (or even within the last year).
If all you have is an inaccurate smoothbore shotgun to hunt with; if you at least try it out at the range, you should be able to determine what limitations it has and what your maximum effective range is going to be with it to reasonably score a kill shot on a deer.
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Post by subzero350 on Nov 12, 2022 18:34:01 GMT -5
Neighbors shot twice at a buck early this morning and apparently didn't hit it. Range was less than 50 yards. No blood. They admitted they didn't sight the gun in before season but they were blaming old ammo.
Come'on man!
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Post by subzero350 on Sept 26, 2022 16:31:03 GMT -5
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Post by subzero350 on Mar 14, 2022 2:22:23 GMT -5
Do all channels of water that connect to public Indiana lakes also belong to the state and are for public use?
Or does a private property owner have rights to channel waters (and can they deny public use of said channel waters) if their property lines encompass the entire channel as indicated on a GIS website?
The kind of "channels" I'm talking about here are wide and deep enough to be navigated by a boat or pontoon.
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Post by subzero350 on Jan 26, 2022 17:23:21 GMT -5
Out of stock in my area except Owensboro and they are $244 there Keep an eye on those, they may drop to $100 sooner or later.
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Post by subzero350 on Jan 26, 2022 14:58:12 GMT -5
Just picked up TWO Barnett Expedition 380 x-bows for $100/ea (reg price $322) from the east Goshen WM. I've been keeping an eye on these for over a month since some stores dropped the price to $99 and quickly sold out; while others didn't discount them at all and still had stock. brickseek.com/walmart-inventory-checker/?sku=769903033
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Post by subzero350 on Jan 26, 2022 14:50:59 GMT -5
Looks great!
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Post by subzero350 on Nov 9, 2021 13:12:32 GMT -5
Prayers sent to your friend and his family.
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Post by subzero350 on Nov 9, 2021 11:42:59 GMT -5
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Post by subzero350 on Nov 8, 2021 12:32:49 GMT -5
As it has been explained to me, the Deer License Bundle allows an individual to harvest up to three deer (two antlerless and one of either sex) with only one license.
It has also been explained to me that if I use this license during Archery season, I can use it to take two antlerless deer OR one antlerless and one antlered. I can then take an additional antlerless deer if the county bonus antlerless quota permits (and this will be covered by the Deer License Bundle).
Are the above statements correct?
If so, my next question is this: If I take all the deer my Deer License Bundle allows, can I continue to hunt if I buy additional bonus antlerless tags and do not exceed the bonus antlerless quota in the counties I'm hunting in? Or do I need to buy additional Archery/Firearms/Muzzleloader deer hunting licenses once I've "used up" my Deer License Bundle?
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