ask DS... gun season law

[camlock]

so in MS now (Hill Zone, Adams County), if I'm legal hunting on private land I can shoot any gun during "primitive weapons season"...is that correct?

Asking b/c my buddy trying to figure out if he brings his kid hunting tomorrow, can kid bring his rifle or will they need hunt with his "primitive weapon"?

[southdeltan]

Kids can hunt with any gun until the end of January.

On private land, you must have a Sportsman's license (or maybe a primitive weapon, but most people that get that just get the sportsman since they're going to hunt with a gun) to use any weapon. If you only have the regular all-game gun license you can't use whatever you want. That's my understanding of it.

[Wingman]

During any open season on deer with primitive weapons after November 30, a person may use any legal weapon of choice on private lands ONLY, if the person is:
a. The title owner of the land;
b. The lessee of the hunting rights on the land;
c. A member of a hunting club leasing the hunting rights on the land; or
d. A guest of a person specified in subparagraph (a), (b) or (c).
e. If the person is required to have a hunting license, the person must have a primitive weapon license, Sportsman's License or a Lifetime Sportsman's License.

[southdeltan]

So, am I reading this correct - if a person qualifies for a, b, c, or d they still must follow e?

Or, if I go to our family land, which is in my father's name - can I hunt with whatever since I am his guest?

[Smoke68]

So, am I reading this correct - if a person qualifies for a, b, c, or d they still must follow e?

Or, if I go to our family land, which is in my father's name - can I hunt with whatever since I am his guest?

The preface in "e" says it. "If the person is required to have a hunting license....."

So if you are not required to have a license to hunt deer, you only have to meet the conditions of one of the a-d categories. If you are required to have a license, you gotta have one of the ones listed.

As far as whether or not you are required to have a license, that's another statute. I believe it has to be your name on the deed to the land to not be required to have a license at any age. Of course, kids and elderly are exempt as well. That's just me trying to remember though. Not sure.

[camlock]

During any open season on deer with primitive weapons after November 30, a person may use any legal weapon of choice on private lands ONLY, if the person is:
a. The title owner of the land;
b. The lessee of the hunting rights on the land;
c. A member of a hunting club leasing the hunting rights on the land; or
d. A guest of a person specified in subparagraph (a), (b) or (c).
e. If the person is required to have a hunting license, the person must have a primitive weapon license, Sportsman's License or a Lifetime Sportsman's License.

thanks. This excerpt is not confusing in verbiage itself...but it's confusing as to the purpose of this? Why not just re-write the laws to allow firearms season on private lands from "DATE A -DATE B"? At this juncture there is not "primitive weapons"...it's archery and firearms. Even offer a different set of regulations for public or private lands...just all seems a bit convoluted and without a whole lot of purpose...of course I'm sure that I'm over simplifying the idea of "re-writing" but point being, there is way more verbiage than necessary for what attempting to be allowed or disallowed, and it's a little ridiculous to keep calling it "primitive weapons" season. Just up the firearms license to offset the permits purchases and simplify the whole thing.