Backyard deer hunting

**Woodywoodduck** · October 18th, 2009, 05:22 PM

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?

**27hand** · October 18th, 2009, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by 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

**Woodywoodduck** · October 18th, 2009, 05:30 PM

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

**fingers80002** · October 18th, 2009, 05:49 PM

You can still bow hunt closer than 50yds, with the owner/tenants permission.

**Dredly** · October 18th, 2009, 06:00 PM

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.

**27hand** · October 18th, 2009, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by 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.