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View Poll Results: Should handgun hunting be permitted?
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yes, unrestricted.
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yes, but with special testing requirements.
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yes, but only for grouse.
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yes, but within it's own season.
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yes, but within the primitive season
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yes, but only for grouse.
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no. never.
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undecided.
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12-30-2011, 02:25 PM
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Shoud handgun hunting be licened and teted?
There has been a long debate over handgun hunting. There are many view points. Some want unrestricted rights to handgun hunt. Others are totally against it. And others believe there should be some testing and licensing before you can handgun hunt.
What do you think?
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12-30-2011, 02:48 PM
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I think you forgot one option...
Yes....with cartridge restrictions.
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12-30-2011, 03:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sheephunter
I think you forgot one option...
Yes....with cartridge restrictions.
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good point.
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12-30-2011, 03:09 PM
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You also left out special restrictions for left handed shooters and people under 5 foot 3 inches. 
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12-30-2011, 03:11 PM
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Minimum size for big game
Other than that, hunt.
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12-30-2011, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by huntinstuff
Minimum size for big game
Other than that, hunt.
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Ya, that's what I meant!
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01-01-2012, 10:38 AM
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Location: Kitscoty,Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by huntinstuff
Minimum size for big game
Other than that, hunt.
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I wish everbody was a sensible as Huntin Stuff.
Prohibtion has never helped anything but , profit for the criminals,
Sensible people will continue to abide by the law.
The majority will cause no problems by being allowed to hunt with a handgun,
I know i will have to practice more and my shot's be be alot closer,
Just as muzzel loading hunting, this year i did not shoot anything but a coyote at 30 yrds, Because i did not get close enough to any deer , to shoot with in my perfered 100 yrs or less.
Hope handgun hunting Happens soon , the years are passing Quickly now, Funny how that happens, when your over 50
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12-30-2011, 03:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sheephunter
I think you forgot one option...
Yes....with cartridge restrictions.
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As long as it is .224 cal and up I am for that
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12-30-2011, 03:53 PM
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If they ever allow handgun hunting then we will have the LGR back then...
The argument based on getting rid of the LGR was that it was painting hunters and farmers as potential criminals....
While it is cool to have as another hunting option...There would be huge ramifications... Handguns are legal for special purposes and have special restrictions and if we bring them over to the hunting side of the line then anything used for hunting including archery tackle will be painted Liberally with the same brush!.
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12-30-2011, 04:00 PM
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If they ever allow handgun hunting then we will have the LGR back then...
The argument based on getting rid of the LGR was that it was painting hunters and farmers as potential criminals....
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Are you insinuating that all handgun owners are potential criminals?
The argument for getting rid of the LGR was that it served no useful purpose, and that it was a waste of the taxpayers money.
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While it is cool to have as another hunting option...There would be huge ramifications... Handguns are legal for special purposes and have special restrictions and if we bring them over to the hunting side of the line then anything used for hunting including archery tackle will be painted Liberally with the same brush!.
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Your theory is badly lacking in reason, and and common sense.
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12-30-2011, 04:20 PM
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With it's own season or with special handgun-only tags, sure.
Cartridge restrictions on the big game is a must, though. Sure you can kill a deer with a .22LR, but is that really the way to go about it? A hunter's duty is as swift a kill as possible.
Use a suitable cartridge for the game being hunted, handgun or long gun.
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12-30-2011, 04:24 PM
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alot of deer killed every year with a .223
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12-30-2011, 04:29 PM
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Handguns shouldn't be any more restricted then rifles. So basically they should follow the same caliber restrictions.
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12-30-2011, 04:35 PM
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With it's own season or with special handgun-only tags, sure.
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So which season do you propose should be shortened to allow a special handgun season? Where should the tags be reduced, to make up for the special handgun tags?
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12-30-2011, 04:44 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scar270
Handguns shouldn't be any more restricted then rifles. So basically they should follow the same caliber restrictions.
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wrong there are to manny large cal handgun cartridge that are under powerd for big game hunting such as the 38 long, 38 special, and 25auto,32 auto and the list is a mile long, most people wuold not even concider hunting big game with an under powerd cartridge but if you don't have a cartridge restriction some one will try hunting with under power gun but then if shooting treed cats just about any thing that shoots wuold be more than enuogh but for the most part hunters would no what is exceptable to there style of hunting. that is a loaded question.
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12-30-2011, 05:01 PM
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I'm not a hand gun fan at all, and I do know very very little about them. I feel like they are just so easy to point and shoot that I believe they open up a big window for bad decisions to be made. It takes a few seconds to line up a rifle on a target, while it's just a fraction of a second for some to put a pistol on target.
I know some of you folks will disagree, thats just my opinion.
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12-30-2011, 10:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lonnie
wrong there are to manny large cal handgun cartridge that are under powerd for big game hunting such as the 38 long, 38 special, and 25auto,32 auto and the list is a mile long, most people wuold not even concider hunting big game with an under powerd cartridge but if you don't have a cartridge restriction some one will try hunting with under power gun but then if shooting treed cats just about any thing that shoots wuold be more than enuogh but for the most part hunters would no what is exceptable to there style of hunting. that is a loaded question.
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You do realize that all those cartridges are legal for hunting in a rifle right now. People don't tend to use them because they realize they are underpowered. Handgun hunters wont be any different. Its much easier to allow people to make the decisions then try and rank each cartridge.
If a 38 colt in a rifle is ok legally, it should be in a pistol as well. I dont think you'll find a lot of people using innaprpriate cartridges.
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