Comments for Hunting The First State http://huntingthefirststate.com Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:52:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Hunting off-season is for the dogs: Keep dogs engaged in offseason by Steve http://huntingthefirststate.com/2012/hunting-off-season-is-for-the-dogs-keep-dogs-engaged-in-offseason/comment-page-1/#comment-7447 Steve Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:52:22 +0000 http://huntingthefirststate.com/?p=875#comment-7447 Sorry for the delayed response. That is a Sussex Spaniel. Sorry for the delayed response. That is a Sussex Spaniel.

]]> Comment on Hunting off-season is for the dogs: Keep dogs engaged in offseason by Bill http://huntingthefirststate.com/2012/hunting-off-season-is-for-the-dogs-keep-dogs-engaged-in-offseason/comment-page-1/#comment-7367 Bill Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:33:21 +0000 http://huntingthefirststate.com/?p=875#comment-7367 What breed of spaniel is that great looking dog? What breed of spaniel is that great looking dog?

]]> Comment on October 2011 Hunting Updates by Encore Barrel http://huntingthefirststate.com/2011/october-2011-hunting-updates/comment-page-1/#comment-6625 Encore Barrel Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:10:49 +0000 http://huntingthefirststate.com/?p=796#comment-6625 <strong>Encore Barrel...</strong> [...]Hunting The First State » Blog Archive » October 2011 Hunting Updates[...]... Encore Barrel…

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]]> Comment on October 2011 Hunting Updates by Bob http://huntingthefirststate.com/2011/october-2011-hunting-updates/comment-page-1/#comment-6409 Bob Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:24:43 +0000 http://huntingthefirststate.com/?p=796#comment-6409 My Google search found the following, suggesting there is more latitude as to what counts as a 'Sharps rifle": A muzzle-loading rifle, meaning a single-barrel gun which is loaded with black powder and projectile through the muzzle, having distinct rifling the full length of the bore, shooting a spherical or conical projectile, ignited by a flint striking a frizzen or by a percussion cap, having a minimum bore of 0.42 inches (10.67 mm), minimum powder charge of 62 grains (4 grams), may be used in the pursuit, taking or attempted taking (“hunting”) of protected wildlife, provided (1) such hunting takes place during the primitive weapon season established by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and is done pursuant to the requirements of law applicable to other means of hunting protected wildlife, (2) no person engaged in such hunting shall possess or use any multi-projected loads (buck and ball), explosive bullets or any balls smaller than .42 caliber. No weapon may be used for hunting deer during the primitive weapon season other than a muzzle-loading rifle or bow. The Department may permit the use of a single shot muzzle-loading pistol being a minimum .42 caliber with a minimum powder charge of 40 grains during the primitive weapons season for deer, when using a muzzle-loading rifle to provide the coup-de-grace, if required. http://www.animallaw.info/statutes/stusde7_704a.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharps_rifle My Google search found the following, suggesting there is more latitude as to what counts as a ‘Sharps rifle”:

A muzzle-loading rifle, meaning a single-barrel gun which is loaded with black powder and projectile through the muzzle, having distinct rifling the full length of the bore, shooting a spherical or conical projectile, ignited by a flint striking a frizzen or by a percussion cap, having a minimum bore of 0.42 inches (10.67 mm), minimum powder charge of 62 grains (4 grams), may be used in the pursuit, taking or attempted taking (“hunting”) of protected wildlife, provided (1) such hunting takes place during the primitive weapon season established by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and is done pursuant to the requirements of law applicable to other means of hunting protected wildlife, (2) no person engaged in such hunting shall possess or use any multi-projected loads (buck and ball), explosive bullets or any balls smaller than .42 caliber. No weapon may be used for hunting deer during the primitive weapon season other than a muzzle-loading rifle or bow. The Department may permit the use of a single shot muzzle-loading pistol being a minimum .42 caliber with a minimum powder charge of 40 grains during the primitive weapons season for deer, when using a muzzle-loading rifle to provide the coup-de-grace, if required.

http://www.animallaw.info/statutes/stusde7_704a.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharps_rifle

]]> Comment on October 2011 Hunting Updates by Bob http://huntingthefirststate.com/2011/october-2011-hunting-updates/comment-page-1/#comment-6408 Bob Thu, 29 Dec 2011 02:18:59 +0000 http://huntingthefirststate.com/?p=796#comment-6408 I was reading the DE hunting regs which state that "Hunters may use a single shot antique or authentic reproduction black powder Sharps rifle of 45 to 60 caliber using paper patched bullets for hunting deer during any shotgun deer season." So my question is, how much leeway is there in the type of muzzleloader one uses? Any comments appreciated. I was reading the DE hunting regs which state that “Hunters may use a single shot antique or authentic reproduction black powder Sharps rifle of 45 to 60 caliber using paper patched bullets for hunting deer during any shotgun deer season.”

So my question is, how much leeway is there in the type of muzzleloader one uses? Any comments appreciated.

]]> Comment on Defining yourself as a hunter not a matter of species, tools by Steve http://huntingthefirststate.com/2011/defining-yourself-as-a-hunter-not-a-matter-of-species-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-5883 Steve Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:06:35 +0000 http://huntingthefirststate.com/?p=805#comment-5883 Very well said. Thank you. Very well said. Thank you.

]]> Comment on Defining yourself as a hunter not a matter of species, tools by Scott Luetticke http://huntingthefirststate.com/2011/defining-yourself-as-a-hunter-not-a-matter-of-species-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-5869 Scott Luetticke Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:12:11 +0000 http://huntingthefirststate.com/?p=805#comment-5869 I appreciated your post as you write well and seem like a 'thoughtful' person. I too find that the various methods of hunting and the various ways one can enjoy the sport should not and cannot be narrowed simply by one element (what do you hunt and how do you hunt). As the owner of a Game Management Area where we not only hunt but shoot and have a restaurant on site, I see hunting and the activities that surround it are different for every person. No person can say what it is or what it isn't. Just enjoy yourself and the sport. I appreciated your post as you write well and seem like a ‘thoughtful’ person. I too find that the various methods of hunting and the various ways one can enjoy the sport should not and cannot be narrowed simply by one element (what do you hunt and how do you hunt). As the owner of a Game Management Area where we not only hunt but shoot and have a restaurant on site, I see hunting and the activities that surround it are different for every person. No person can say what it is or what it isn’t. Just enjoy yourself and the sport.

]]> Comment on Delaware Cougar Article Generates Interesting Feedback by John A. Lutz http://huntingthefirststate.com/2011/delaware-cougar-article-generates-interesting-feedback/comment-page-1/#comment-5421 John A. Lutz Fri, 14 Oct 2011 01:58:23 +0000 http://huntingthefirststate.com/?p=687#comment-5421 Steve: Last week, another cougar sighting came from a couple driving past Bombay Hook National Widlife Refuge on Rte. 9 near 328(side road). Jim & Leigh Jackson claimed seeing a "beautiful huge Light Brown cat with long tail crouched down, feeding on a 'bleeding dead deer less than 15 feet from Rte 9'. The time was 6:45AM. They tried getting a picture & were going to stand outside their vehicle, but the lion looked at them and its 'eyes gave them cold chills'...so they got the hell out of there, according to Jim! When reaching home in Chester Co, they called an 800 # given them by telephone operator for Delaware Wildlife Agency, but never received any sort of acknowledgement. John A. Lutz Eastern Puma Reserach Network www.eprn.homestead.com or epuma@hardynet.com Steve:
Last week, another cougar sighting came from a couple driving past Bombay Hook National Widlife Refuge on Rte. 9 near 328(side road). Jim & Leigh Jackson claimed seeing a “beautiful huge Light Brown cat with long tail crouched down, feeding on a ‘bleeding dead deer less than 15 feet from Rte 9′. The time was 6:45AM.

They tried getting a picture & were going to stand outside their vehicle, but the lion looked at them and its ‘eyes gave them cold chills’…so they got the hell out of there, according to Jim!

When reaching home in Chester Co, they called an 800 # given them by telephone operator for Delaware Wildlife Agency, but never received any sort of acknowledgement.

John A. Lutz
Eastern Puma Reserach Network
http://www.eprn.homestead.com or epuma@hardynet.com

]]> Comment on Hunting in Suburbia Means Dealing with Nocturnal Deer by Ready to go http://huntingthefirststate.com/2011/hunting-in-suburbia-means-dealing-with-nocturnal-deer/comment-page-1/#comment-5339 Ready to go Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:51:24 +0000 http://huntingthefirststate.com/?p=747#comment-5339 Wow, I am so ready to get out in the woods now to do some hunting, but I has to cold down! Wow, I am so ready to get out in the woods now to do some hunting, but I has to cold down!

]]> Comment on Fawn encounters show serene side of being an outdoorsman by Steve http://huntingthefirststate.com/2011/fawn-encounters-show-serene-side-of-being-an-outdoorsman/comment-page-1/#comment-4585 Steve Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:02:05 +0000 http://huntingthefirststate.com/?p=765#comment-4585 Here's one of the many comments I received regarding the fawn article. Steven, I have read your book and read your articles all the time. Your recount of your doe experience was the best hunting article that I have read in a long time. "Hunting" isnt just a sport. It is about spending time in the woods and each time you go out you may see something you never have seen before whether your are 7 or 77. And your passage about the "sleeping doe" completely shows this. One of my best days hunting was with my girlfriend on a "doe day" gun season watching a 6 point buck bedding and then wake up and then wander around for over an hour. We couldn’t shoot him as he wasn’t in season for gun-hunting but seeing him for that extended time was one of the coolest things we have ever seen. And your article reminded me of that experience…… thanks for sharing. John K. Newark, DE Here’s one of the many comments I received regarding the fawn article.

Steven,
I have read your book and read your articles all the time. Your recount of your doe experience was the best hunting article that I have read in a long time. “Hunting” isnt just a sport. It is about spending time in the woods and each time you go out you may see something you never have seen before whether your are 7 or 77. And your passage about the “sleeping doe” completely shows this. One of my best days hunting was with my girlfriend on a “doe day” gun season watching a 6 point buck bedding and then wake up and then wander around for over an hour. We couldn’t shoot him as he wasn’t in season for gun-hunting but seeing him for that extended time was one of the coolest things we have ever seen. And your article reminded me of that experience…… thanks for sharing.

John K.
Newark, DE

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