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Cant believe no-one has mentioned taking up archery. Im sure bow hunting has different regs on distances from dwellings ext....if not, well, as mentioned, be subtle.
Pee all around the area.
Nuance animals? Are those like slight mutations of regular animals?
-Mike
Yes, but those regs relate to firearms. I know that there is another reg that says anything that launches a projectile is a firearm, but it obviously isn't used to regulate water guns and nerf guns...
So is it still considered hunting with a pellet gun? What about a paint ball gun?
Side question, way back when I was told that chewing tobacco kept deer away.... Don't know if it worked but we didn't see deer after that...anyone else hear this before?
Yes, but those regs relate to firearms. I know that there is another reg that says anything that launches a projectile is a firearm, but it obviously isn't used to regulate water guns and nerf guns...
So is it still considered hunting with a pellet gun? What about a paint ball gun?
Side question, way back when I was told that chewing tobacco kept deer away.... Don't know if it worked but we didn't see deer after that...anyone else hear this before?
Discharge of any firearm or release of any arrow upon or across any state or hard-surfaced highway, or within 150 feet of any such highway, or possession of a loaded firearm, discharge of a firearm, or hunting on the land of another within 500 feet of any dwelling or building in use, except as authorized by the owner or occupant thereof. See Massachusetts Gun Laws for additional firearms regulations.
Plainly, in MA, you cannot hunt ANYTHING, with ANYTHING, within 500' of a dwelling in use, w/o owner consent. And, you cannot hunt within 150' of a hard surfaced roadway. Implements is a whole other deal.
See post #8 - Could you cite this? I see Chapt. 131 Sec. 58 as the controlling law for hunting near a dwelling and it states "hunt by any means on the land of another within five hundred feet of any dwelling in use" - If you are not "hunt by ... on the land of another" then it doesn't apply (obviously you need to be 150' from the road).
Furries?
+1 on peeing a circumference around the property. Nail them with a paintball instead of a pellet.
No I was asking for a cite for the 500' statements. The section I quoted states one must obtain permission when hunting on the land of another.If you're taking an animal, and you're not a PAC agent, you're hunting. You need a license to hunt. And if you're a licensed hunter, you'd be aware of the regulations. Target shooting is not hunting, if that's what you're getting at?
It's all in here, somewhere...
http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/dfw/laws-regulations/
+1 on peeing a circumference around the property. Nail them with a paintball instead of a pellet.
...Coyote urine is often used; that may clear up the deer and the coyotes.
No I was asking for a cite for the 500' statements. The section I quoted states one must obtain permission when hunting on the land of another.
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Nuance animals? Are those like slight mutations of regular animals?
-Mike
Pee all around the area.
What's the address ?
I'd be happy to help with this when I'm around.
I had posted the cite previously but was really trying to get pupchow to stop posting wrong information.I cited, and quoted, it in my post #40 which is on the first page.
Bob
^^^ Yup.
A Bird Cannon would also work, but they are expensive. Most need no power, run off propane, some you can set to go off every 15 minutes or once a day.
I have several steel air cannons that shoot tennis balls. Load up 5 or 6 and blast away. They are almost as loud as a 12 gauge.
Tennis balls are lethal if shot in the head under 20 feet @ 150-220psi. After 150-200 feet they have almost no velocity and can catch them with your hands.