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Post by greghopper on Apr 5, 2019 9:35:07 GMT -5
The rumor on the street is the DNR is sending a rule change package to the NRC for approval. One of the changes is for air bows and air rifles to be legal during Deer firearms season. Do you approve of making them legal during Deer firearms season?
They are not covered presently under the Pittman-Robertson Act the same as other firearms, archery equipment and ammunition.
Pittman-Robertson funds are the primary source of funding for conservation efforts across the state.
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 5, 2019 10:07:06 GMT -5
The rumor on the street is the DNR is sending a rule change package to the NRC for approval. One of the changes is for air bows and air rifles to be legal during Deer firearms season. Do you approve of making them legal during Deer firearms season? They are not covered presently under the Pittman-Robertson Act the same as other firearms, archery equipment and ammunition. Pittman-Robertson funds are the primary source of funding for conservation efforts across the state. I have not seen anything on “airBOWS” at all, but airguns and eliminating the need for orange on blinds are “citizens” suggestions”. Whether or not to forward these on to the NRC in the form of proposals is still being discussed in the DNR. Good poll to see where folks here stand on this *IF* they do become a Proposal..
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Post by medic22 on Apr 5, 2019 10:56:38 GMT -5
There is no logical reason to remove the orange requirement on ground blinds.
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Post by greghopper on Apr 5, 2019 10:59:50 GMT -5
There is no logical reason to remove the orange requirement on ground blinds. I agree... Unless you're up to no good or trespassing
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Apr 5, 2019 11:10:32 GMT -5
I’m not against adding a few more weapons for hunting deer. It’s the PR funds that we wouldn’t get that I’m not a fan of. Until they’re included then I’ll vote no.
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Post by esshup on Apr 5, 2019 11:19:17 GMT -5
If it was good enough for Lewis and Clark.......... Now for the Airbow, you're talking $1,500.00 and I will bet you the price of the Airbow that the thing is just as loud or louder than a .22 rifle. At 450 fps with that noise, the range is still 30 to at the most maybe 40 yds for deer before they start ducking the arrow.
greghopper, here is my understanding about the P-R Act: The Pittman–Robertson Act took over a pre-existing 11% excise tax on firearms and ammunition. The archery FET was updated in 2003 to create two separate collections:
One form of the tax is applied as an 11 percent tax imposed on bows, quivers, broadheads and archery accessories that attach to a bow; A second form is a flat tax imposed on arrow shafts which is adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index. The current tax is 50 cents per shaft.
So to a degree the AirBow WOULD be covered under the FET.
I think there should be another amendment to it to cover air rifles and pistols.
Now my question to you is this: If a firearm, ammunition or broadheads/arrow shafts were to be produced outside of the USA, but sold here in the USA, does that product still subject to the P-R tax and how is it collected from a foreign mfg.?
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Post by greghopper on Apr 5, 2019 12:02:18 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2019 12:27:11 GMT -5
If it can get more people involved in hunting I'm all for it.
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Post by cedarthicket on Apr 5, 2019 17:38:31 GMT -5
The last paragraph in the above referenced work is something I have pondered for several years. In my humble opinion it is time for all the people buying and using all kinds of firearms and ammunition (not just hunters) to benefit from more shooting ranges. I have often wondered what percentage of the money spent on firearms and ammunition is never used for hunting game animals. "In an increasingly urbanized America, many people have limited or no access to places to shoot, much less hunt. Many, too, are entirely new to shooting or archery. New ranges need to be sited where they not only provide opportunities for urbanites, but, as King points out, they should include introductory ranges where novices can learn the ropes. Creating such facilities should enhance rather than detract from Pittman-Robertson’s core mission of wildlife and habitat conservation by supporting a growing cadre of new shooting and archery enthusiasts, including hunters."
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Post by ms660 on Apr 6, 2019 0:33:56 GMT -5
Wonder which season the 'AIR BOW" will be in? ??
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Post by dbd870 on Apr 6, 2019 9:35:40 GMT -5
Wonder which season the 'AIR BOW" will be in? ?? Firearms.
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Post by AcesWildAA on Oct 2, 2019 18:12:17 GMT -5
Am I wrong but arent PR funds a federal tax? Already many states its legal so if its federal what does Indiana care for the low number of people whom will actually use them to hunt? I say go for it it will be a good tool for tounger hunters and Id love to to get my son onto it.
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Post by omegahunter on Nov 15, 2019 9:54:44 GMT -5
There is no logical reason to remove the orange requirement on ground blinds. I agree... Unless you're up to no good or trespassing I would rather my blind not be seen even when I am sitting in it by thieving methheads driving by or trespassing two properties away and spotting the orange. Then the next time I go to hunt it, it is gone. Only thing that I have had go missing is the bottom five screw-in steps from a trespassing hunter that his stand was taken down on the neighboring property and my stand was the only one he found to vandalize. Thieves are the scum of the earth along with trespassers!
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Post by greghopper on Nov 15, 2019 9:59:52 GMT -5
Ok....
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