Shooters/hunters

[TRnCO]

while I was archery elk hunting in unit 61 this year I heard gun shots on several occasions and it was obvious that someone was target shooting by the number of rounds that were being fired. I would guess that the shooters were maybe 1 mile from where I was hunting, and the elk were not bothered by the gun shots. It bothered me at first, I kind of had the thought "are you kidding me", but after watching the elk totally ignore the noise, I didn't let the shots bother me either.

By the way, on one occasion who ever the shooter was needs to practice better trigger control. Just because it's a semi-auto doesn't mean pull the trigger as fast as possible. When your girl friend got her turn, she probably out shot you because she emptied the mag. much slower.

[TRnCO]

1) NO
2) NO

To expand on #1, a person can legally hunt coyotes without a small game license during a big game season if you have an unfilled big game license, BUT you must only be hunting coyotes in the same unit that your big game license is issued for. Harvesting a coyote does not void your big game license.
Also not required to wear orange if only hunting small game during big game season.

A freind of mine and I had a run in with a landowner/hunter a couple years ago and he threatened to call the game warden because we were calling coyotes and didn't have orange on. I told him to call the warden because we were also
1) carrying an electronic call....which is illegal for big game
2) I was carrying a .204....which is illiegal for big game
3) I was carrying an AR with a rnd. capacity of more than 5 rds...illegal for big game
4) no orange...illegal for big game
5) didn't have a deer tag,...this took place during late plains deer season..


After argueing that we MUST WEAR ORANGE, the guy never did call the warden, because I think in the back of his mind he knew we were right, but since we were right along the fence of HIS property, he wanted to give us hell and make sure we knew that he was watching us...We ended up calling the warder and reporting the jack wagon because in the end he was harrassing us and we'd done nothing wrong and we hunt in the area a couple of times a year and wanted it on record that the guy had basically harrassed us, WHICH is against the LAW..

[spqrzilla]

It is illegal to hunt small game and furbearers with a rifle of greater than .23 caliber during regular deer and elk seasons west of I25 without having an unfilled big game license in your possession.

A sort of silly regulation but still, citeable.

[spqrzilla]

The only time I really got pissed off by target shooting while I was hunting was at the edge of the Flattops Wilderness, east side off Dome Peak. I was hunting along a hiking trail and was headed back to camp midday.

As I was coming down the hiking trail, just where it met the forest service road, I found a moron had set up his sighting in target and shooting bench such that he was shooting across the hiking trail. His target was not against a bank but instead, his impact area was also not 50 yards away from another's camp 1/2 mile down range. F'ing idiot got a large piece of my mind, personally delivered.

[CapLock]

I tried to go up again today. Didn't want to go too far, so went up by Idaho springs. Place was full of people. Never did get to fire a shot. Also think I'm going to look into the Colorado Rifle Club. Seems that they have no waiting period. If I don't get my trigger time I'm not a happy camper.

[Diesel24]

This actually occurred to me at the beginning of archery season, I went out to shoot my AR in the woods and about halfway into it i realized it was archery season. I immediately stopped because first of all i didn't want to shoot anyone by accident, and i also didnt want to ruin somebodys hunt. So it's the range for me from now on until hunting season is over! Well except for when i actually go out to fill my tag lol