legal shooting hours????

Doc & Nash · Postby **Doc & Nash** » Tue Dec 11, 2001 8:17 pm

Lsat weekend a friend and I got into a discussion about the legal shooting hours for duck, he said 30 min before sunrise to 30 min after sunset, I have always thought it was 30min before sunrise to sunset, Which is it??,

SB · Postby SB » Tue Dec 11, 2001 8:49 pm

30 minutes prior to legal sunrise to sunset.

torch · Postby **torch** » Tue Dec 11, 2001 8:50 pm

if you shoot 30 minutes after your in a world of trouble. if caught every duck in your bag becomes illegal game. shooting hours are 30 minutes before and at sunset.

duckman11 · Postby **duckman11** » Wed Dec 12, 2001 9:21 am

I posted this under the sunrise/sunset question also. What standard do the game wardens use to say you have to stop shooting in the afternoon? My watch may say 5:00 and the warden's may say 5:05. Who is right? I have also been told that they go by when the sun has went below the horizon. Anyone that has ever talked with the game warden about this let me know what they told you.

Delta Duck · Postby **Delta Duck** » Wed Dec 12, 2001 9:29 am

If you have any douth, you are more than likely shooting late. A good tell tell is when the ducks really start dropping in it is to late to shoot.

The ducks know!!!

LongBarrel · Postby **LongBarrel** » Wed Dec 12, 2001 9:32 am

I would think the GW's would use a GPS which should have sunrise and sunset info. It would also use SAT time, which is received from USNO Atomic clocks. Not sure though.

They prolly use the 'El Cheapo Grande Wal-Mart watch due to their salary.

Doc & Nash · Postby **Doc & Nash** » Wed Dec 12, 2001 6:21 pm

thanks guys, I think your input will be enough to win the "friendly" wager that was agreed upon for this little diagreement, It sounds to me that my hunting buddy has to buy shells for the next hunt.

duckhuntalot · Postby **duckhuntalot** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 12:44 am

Talked with two wardens regarding the cut off time. They both agreed they allow five minutes after and said others would too.

Anyone hunting Matthews Brake this weekend?

Email me and I will give you some inside info.

Don't want the world to know.

BirdDawgHunter · Postby **BirdDawgHunter** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 11:11 am

I generally quit 5 minutes before sunset just to give myself a safe cushion. Any duck that made it through the whole day deserves an extra 5 minutes of rest.

Postby **judge jb** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 3:12 pm

i know how much the fine is, minimum 25 bucks plus court cost... it will ruin a Ben Franklin.....

judge jb

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