SEMI-AUTO IN WOODS

[COMMANCHE]

hello all..question,i like to take walks in woods with my dog on state forestland..i have a browning semi-auto and a LTC permit..

i know i cant hunt with a semi -auto which i think is not right..

if coyote would attack me or look like he was going to get in fight with my dog,can i use the semi-auto to shoot the coyote ?

i dont have a sportsman license as semi-auto is not allowed for hunting ..

i think this would be self defense to protect me or dog but thought you all might have run into this question before..

also i still think its wrong you cant use a semi-pistol for shooting a coyote..heck, my other pistol i can shoot 7 shots just as fast as the semii-auto ..

[MarcS]

There's no problem at all. There are plenty of reasons to shoot an animal other than hunting.

[JDC]

I would check with the game commission since your on state game lands. Coyotes are a state managed species if you got caught shooting one with a semi auto you could get into trouble. You would have to be able to prove it was in self defense.
They are pretty strict on that stuff

[Montell C. Williams]

I think that laws of self defense would apply and over rule game law. It's against the law to kick dogs but not if he is trying to bite you.

[COMMANCHE]

I would check with the game commission since your on state game lands. Coyotes are a state managed species if you got caught shooting one with a semi auto you could get into trouble. You would have to be able to prove it was in self defense.
They are pretty strict on that stuff

i understand if i am HUNTING coyote, yes, thats not legal as i am using semi-auto..but as said, i think if coyote looks aggressive,attacks me or dog,then i think i have right to shoot..

i reaaly think that semi-auto rule is bad one and should be changed..

they could make rule that you can only carry 3 bullets in your semi as you do with a shotgun,that would be fine with me..

any chance they may change this rule?

[MarcS]

I would check with the game commission since your on state game lands. Coyotes are a state managed species if you got caught shooting one with a semi auto you could get into trouble. You would have to be able to prove it was in self defense.

Or you could just leave it there and never get caught. It's a wild animal, no one is going to cry when it doesn't come home.

[JDC]

I'm pretty sure your not allowed to carry a loaded semi auto rifle on gamelands. But you are allowed to carry your handgun since you have a permit. To be safe check. I know you can't carry a semi auto handgun while hunting even with a permit to carry.

[Emptymag]

I know you can't carry a semi auto handgun while hunting even with a permit to carry.

I'm pretty sure someone will be correcting you on this part.
I think that law just changed or is changing. I could be wrong. It happened once before.

[LittleRedToyota]

yep...as of not too long ago, you can carry a semi-auto handgun while hunting if you have a LTCF.

can't use it, but you can carry it.

[COMMANCHE]

I'm pretty sure someone will be correcting you on this part.
I think that law just changed or is changing. I could be wrong. It happened once before.

maybe the law can be changed on semi-pistols for hunting also..you can shoot a shotgun ,1 in chamber and 2 in magazine..

why this rule cant be used for semi-pistols is beyond me..