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Backyard deer hunting
Knowing full well that the minimum distance you can shoot a deer from your porch with a bow is 50 yds and 150 for shotgun hunting, how many of you see deer withing a stones throw of your house and have pics? ( I'm a pic kind of guy). I'm not sure if the rules change for landowners that allow closer shots.
I live in a residential area 15 miles south of Pittsburgh
and saw this yesterday.
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...7/100_1321.jpg
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...7/100_1323.jpg
Must have had the flash on.
http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l1...7/100_1322.jpg
post yours.
27hand
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If you live in an area were you are the only house within 150 yardsof the deer and your house.... you could shoot from your porch...all you have to do is give yourself permission to hunt on your own property!
But, seeing your in an Residental Area.. if your Bow hunting and those other houses are Further then 50 yards from Your House and deer ...you would be legal aswell!
and whats with the Shotgun Referance? Didn't you mean Firearms?
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Woodywoodduck
If you live in an area were you are the only house within 150 yardsof the deer and your house.... you could shoot from your porch...all you have to do is give yourself permission to hunt on your own property!
But, seeing your in an Residental Area.. if your Bow hunting and those other houses and deer are Further then 50 yards from Your House...you would be legal aswell!
and whats with the Shotgun Referance? Didn't you mean Firearms?
Special regs area 2B reference.. I'm in Allegheny county. Shotgun only for longarms.
27hand
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OK...But you do understand that you could hunt them from your own property if the other houses were further then 50 yards with a bow from your house and the deer and also with the Shotgun aslong as the other houses were further then 150 yards from your house and the deer!
If it is because you been told that you can not discharge a firearm or shoot a bow in the pittsburgh area...
Just Refer to Duff VS Northampton...
It is posted on HuntingPA Forum....
As long as you abide by the safe zone laws, FO Laws and Season laws, a city can not stop you from shooting
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You can still bow hunt closer than 50yds, with the owner/tenants permission.
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I would wait till very late in the late season and only if I was in need of the meat but yes that would be a legal kill as long as you could track it without trespassing and no neighbors are within 50 yards.
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Woodywoodduck
OK...But you do understand that you could hunt them from your own property if the other houses were further then 50 yards with a bow from your house and the deer and also with the Shotgun aslong as the other houses were further then 150 yards from your house and the deer!
If it is because you been told that you can not discharge a firearm or shoot a bow in the pittsburgh area...
Just Refer to Duff VS Northampton...
It is posted on HuntingPA Forum....
As long as you abide by the safe zone laws, FO Laws and Season laws, a city can not stop you from shooting
yes sir, I understand that local ordinances do not supercede Pa Game law. and regardless of their local ordinances, a SG can be used IF I get the owners permission.
The Upper St Clair policeman who hunted about 150 feet from my stand has never questioned me.
I could possibly make the 150 yd(longarm) but it is so close, I wouldn't want to take the chance so I have archery hunted only in my backyard (50+ yds from my neighbors houses with no permission granted to hunt closer).
I have probably taken 8 or 9 deer till the property was sold and posted 2 years ago.
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27hand
Knowing full well that the minimum distance you can shoot a deer from your porch with a bow is 50 yds and 150 for shotgun hunting,
That applies to other peoples structures.
It does not apply to your buildings or buildings you have permission from the owner.
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Let me try a new twist on the same question: Let us say that you are a member of a Church, and there are deer on the property. If you obtain permission form the Appointed Leaders (Pastor and Deacon board) of the Church are you ok to hunt? Now place that Church property inside the township of ,oh let's say Horsham township, and they have a "No Hunting" ordinance. How about now? Not that I am thinking of shooting a deer that I may have seen this evening after church service, and said deer had a HUGE rack. Not saying that at all.
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a no hunting ordance? how the hell?
I would contact the PGC about that... they may have a no firing guns... but no hunting? use a bow :P
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Provided you can safely shoot from your house and not jeopardize others, you can disregard the 50/150 yard safety zone issue IF YOU HAVE WRITTEN PERMISSION from all of those within the safety zone.
Now with that said, I wouldn't claim to be "hunting" when I shot the deer. Yes, you would be required to tag, etc. according to game law. I still wouldn't brag about it.
We get deer in our yard (sorry, no pics) that I could kill w/ a well thrown hammer.
I do have a stand in my back yard (mostly to take the kids "hunting"). I have it set up in the wooded portion of the yard facing the woods. The rule is, if the deer is in the grassy portion of the yard, it's off limits. If the deer is in the wooded portion, it's "wild" and fair game.
Yes, I realize that it's semantics. But, by the end of muzzleloader season, all the damn deer are hiding in the subdivisions. At least this way I can pretend that it's a "wild animal" and not a "Dorito bandito".
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Haven't seen this guy for a while, thank God. He used to wake me up at sunrise on the weekend. I see deer every couple days too.
I'm in the North Hills of Pittsburgh, it's residential, but heavily wooded. I thought about hunting in the back yard, but I know my next door neighbor would not appreciate it. I could easily get a 50yd safety zone for archery, but I just haven't gotten into the whole archery thing. I'd rather goto deer camp with the guys, and not get/see anything.
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27hand
Have you thought about Claymores? Just a thought... I don't have the regs memorized but pretty sure the PGC doesn't specifically prohibit them.
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Dredly
a no hunting ordance? how the hell?
I would contact the PGC about that... they may have a no firing guns... but no hunting? use a bow :P
I MAY be wrong on that, but I definitely recall seeing that posted on a sign adjacent to Willow Grove JRB. Just outside the base, near the woods.
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ReconLdr
Have you thought about Claymores? Just a thought... I don't have the regs memorized but pretty sure the PGC doesn't specifically prohibit them.
pretty sure as long as it isn't a semi auto claymore, a rimfire claymore, or any claymore with a capacity to hold more then 5 round you are good...
just remember which side goes towards the deer :P
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Dredly
pretty sure as long as it isn't a semi auto claymore, a rimfire claymore, or any claymore with a capacity to hold more then 5 round you are good...
just remember which side goes towards the deer :P
Evil black semi auto assault claymores, imagine the frenzy [/idiocy]
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This guy and some does visit my yard almost every night and day. We do see another buck just a little bigger than this one,just have not gotten a picture of him yet.
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The deer that roam my yard and eat everything within sight just found out what full auto smacks on the butt from an 300FPS mp5 airsoft feels like.
Now they dine at the neighbors.
http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/u...ikider/mp5.jpg
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Dredly
pretty sure as long as it isn't a semi auto claymore, a rimfire claymore, or any claymore with a capacity to hold more then 5 round you are good...
just remember which side goes towards the deer :P
For big game, the ball bearings must be .40 or larger. For small game they must be .40 or less.
Anything using fleschettes must have a 1" cutting surface.
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Sandcut
For big game, the ball bearings must be .40 or larger. For small game they must be .40 or less.
Anything using fleschettes must have a 1" cutting surface.
and the cutting surfaces must be on the same plane... unless then aren't in which case they are still legal
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Dredly
and the cutting surfaces must be on the same plane... unless then aren't in which case they are still legal
Or you can somehow convince the PAGC that the cutting edges straighten upon impact. Still don't know how much spin-tite had to bribe the PAGC to get them to go along with that one.:p
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AxiTech
Let me try a new twist on the same question: Let us say that you are a member of a Church, and there are deer on the property. If you obtain permission form the Appointed Leaders (Pastor and Deacon board) of the Church are you ok to hunt? Now place that Church property inside the township of ,oh let's say Horsham township, and they have a "No Hunting" ordinance. How about now? Not that I am thinking of shooting a deer that I may have seen this evening after church service, and said deer had a HUGE rack. Not saying that at all.
Seeing this site keeps telling me that the posting of the Duff Vs Northampton law is To long...
Click this link and read over the law....
That township can not do that if they are in PA....you can hunt all you want...
Make 2 copies of the Duff Law and send 1 to the Townships Attorney and keep 1 for yourself to have on you while you hunt...
Go hunting on the property the church owns...as long as you abide by all the PGC Laws on Hunting, the township can not do a thing to you!
http://www.huntingpa.com/forums/ubbt...441#Post328441
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JohnA136
Damn, you could have walked up and stabbed it. I ran into a deer on the golf course at Picatinny a few years ago. (well I didn't run into it) It was hanging out on the green... I yelled, it looked up at me and went back to eating. I had to get closer and threw a golf ball at it to get it to move. It only moved about 15 yds but that was all I needed. It didn't help much I still bogeyed the hole.
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JohnA136
Could I come over and hang out in your back yard!:D
I will gladly make him disappear!
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This guy is the largest of a bunch of deer that travel through my yard almost every day. That was last year's picture and his rack is bigger now. They seem to bed in a bird sanctuary across the street and spend the day in some woods in back of my house. I have to see if I can get a good picture of him. Unfortunately, the wife will not let me shoot any of the backyard deer. :(
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JohnA136
Is this one you have handcuffed to that tree?
My puppies and i kicked up those 2 deer while taking our daily walk today.
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If I see one of you in inbred fake hunters near my property be careful u don't trip and shoot yourself with your own weapon. Ya I hunt, but in the wilds where 99.9% of u backyard inbred retards couldn't survive for more than 4 hours. Killing a domestic deer is real challenging? y even hunt if you're not built for it. Most of the deer killed in res areas just die and the meat is ruined cause it's fucking cool to hunt and amatuer hour. This new generation of people need to just die. All they are is a hat rack to hang a bright orange hat on. New gen nothing but soft lazy good for nothings with their handout like the world owes them something. None of u hunt obviously because domestic deer have the worst meat from their diet and the point of hunting is to learn patience and survival skillls. Get a life. I'm also a good trapper so tread lightly through my area wannabees. Useless hacks couldn't even track a shot deer. I can't believe they sell u stupid jackasses guns and crossbows. Talk about weapons in the wrong hands. Go cook some roadkill up or move to the stix. I'm sick and tired of hearing about you degenerate bastards. Keep anther thing in mind if someone sees u on there property with a gun and they shoot u guess what that is abbreviation for u smart ones sd. And where did the redneck influx come from I notice a lot of pics of deer but not gut shots what u rednecks jacking off to em or something? Gaming commis has also had such a high volume of calls they handing out fines that'll push back you and your sisters wedding 5 years. Have a good day or should I say night when u scumbags crawl out from under your trailors n rocks.
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OldschoolSurvivor
If I see one of you in inbred fake hunters near my property be careful u don't trip and shoot yourself with your own weapon. Ya I hunt, but in the wilds where 99.9% of u backyard inbred retards couldn't survive for more than 4 hours. Killing a domestic deer is real challenging? y even hunt if you're not built for it. Most of the deer killed in res areas just die and the meat is ruined cause it's fucking cool to hunt and amatuer hour. This new generation of people need to just die. All they are is a hat rack to hang a bright orange hat on. New gen nothing but soft lazy good for nothings with their handout like the world owes them something. None of u hunt obviously because domestic deer have the worst meat from their diet and the point of hunting is to learn patience and survival skillls. Get a life. I'm also a good trapper so tread lightly through my area wannabees. Useless hacks couldn't even track a shot deer. I can't believe they sell u stupid jackasses guns and crossbows. Talk about weapons in the wrong hands. Go cook some roadkill up or move to the stix. I'm sick and tired of hearing about you degenerate bastards. Keep anther thing in mind if someone sees u on there property with a gun and they shoot u guess what that is abbreviation for u smart ones sd. And where did the redneck influx come from I notice a lot of pics of deer but not gut shots what u rednecks jacking off to em or something? Gaming commis has also had such a high volume of calls they handing out fines that'll push back you and your sisters wedding 5 years. Have a good day or should I say night when u scumbags crawl out from under your trailors n rocks.
I think Someone needs a time out
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Problem dealt with.
Back on topic please.
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God's Country
Thanks God's Country, I almost bit!
PA Patriot, THANKS for being a super moderator!
Don't feed the Trolls! :p
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Nothing wrong with a little target shooting in your backyard and if you accidently shoot a deer then it happens!
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There are a bunch of deer in my community. They are like giant rats running around eating everything. Hardly anybody shoots them. I had one die of natural causes right on my property and rot there. What's wrong with thinning the herd? It's not challenging, just killing. At least the meat will go to good use.
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Here's some Allegheny County does from my bedroom window.
