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YAY after many years of this right being removed for no valid reason we are about to get it back. For many years the IFW swore at every chance that such a thing woudl create a groundswell of poaching. The bill has passed both houses and is awaiting the govs pen! Finally it will be hearing safe to shoot a deer in Maine.. Now to get Sunday hunting back! https://www.nraila.org/articles/2015...o-the-governor
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YAY after many years of this right being removed for no valid reason we are about to get it back. For many years the IFW swore at every chance that such a thing woudl create a groundswell of poaching. The bill has passed both houses and is awaiting the govs pen! Finally it will be hearing safe to shoot a deer in Maine.. Now to get Sunday hunting back! https://www.nraila.org/articles/2015...o-the-governor
Good! Be wonderful to have less noise around in hunting season
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i dont have any arguments for or against using silencers, i am neutral on that, the deer will still hear it, a silencer wont make it as quiet as a bow, and they even hear the slap of the bowstring.
now, sunday hunting should ATLEAST be allowed on private land with permission from the owner pertaining to sundays. Landowners choice.
Why do you need a silencer to hunt? The massively powerful bullet just isn't enough of an advantage over the deer anymore?
I don't understand why people confuse needs with rights. Silencer is an incorrect term. The correct term is suppressor. There will always be a sound. The only advantage over game that I am aware of is when one used while hunting feral hogs. Bambi will not be slaughtered by the score.
The suppressor does save the hunter from hearing loss.
Will many hunters use one? Probably not. In addition to the cost of the suppressor, there are still a bunch of hoops to jump through and a $200 tax to be paid for each one.
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well, it might also keep from attracting very odd animals who are curious, be it very few, but some more dangerous animals or ones accustomed to it, have to be attracted to such a loud BANG.
With some suppressors you can use the same suppressor with various calibers. Just don't forget that it is set for a .22 caliber and screw it onto your .45. That would be bad and at the very least you would need to order a new suppressor.
i dont have any arguments for or against using silencers, i am neutral on that, the deer will still hear it, a silencer wont make it as quiet as a bow, and they even hear the slap of the bowstring.
now, sunday hunting should ATLEAST be allowed on private land with permission from the owner pertaining to sundays. Landowners choice.
I shot a fox today. My sows were chasing him, and I wanted to give the sows better odds of catching him. [besides fox eat far too many of my hens]. But the sound of my .22 frightened my sows. No worries the sows caught up with Mr. Fox and made a meal of him.
I see a lot of suppressors at the local gunshop, maybe about as many Full-Autos. I recently read that Maine has over 5,000 Full-Autos
Our eldest son lives in Kansas. Out there hunting with a suppressor is preferred. Land-owners might only give you permission if you are using a suppressor. It seems that reducing the noise is a big bonus.
I do not have a Full-Auto nor a suppressor. I am in favor of both.
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