Lead Ban Quiz #4
How’d you do on that last one? You had the whole weekend to think it over. Or did you go out and get all sugared up on Halloween candy and forget all about it?
OK, so that one shouldn’t have been too hard. Answer? The law states that you may not possess lead ammo and the firearm to shoot it while hunting big game or nongame in the CA Condor Zone. Since I was hunting with the 30-06, then the lead shotshells are not illegal for me to possess. I would be perfectly legal.
This comes with a caveat, however. It is possible that a game warden does not completely understand this law, and may decide to cite me anyway. What do I do?
What I don’t do is get all heated up with the warden. Remember, their job is not to be the judge, but simply to act on their best understanding of the evidence and the perceived violation. Arguing with them only makes things worse.
Instead, I wait and take it to court. There is where the judge will review the law and the evidence.
So, new question.
I’m bowhunting pigs, and want to carry my .44mag as backup. Do I have to have lead-free ammo in the .44?
Sure do…
November 2nd, 2009 at 10:40 am
Yep. I think you do. I also am an old guy who thinks we are getting so carried away with regulations, that you spend more time researching than you do hunting. In the good old days, you bought a license, knew the simple rules, stayed in your assigned district and HUNTED. Now, you have to be a Philadelphia lawyer to hunt.
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:51 am