buglum
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I'm wondering what everyone's interpretation of this rule is. As stated in the 2013 wolf regs, it states. " The possession of firearms with silencers while big game hunting is illegal".
I don't want to bring up the conflict of suppressors being good/bad. Bottom line is I knocked myself out last winter (literally) with my .338 Lapua with a brake. It scared the hell out of me and so now its suppressed.
My question with this rule is this: I have a wolf tag, I like to drive around and call coyotes and will bring my 338 Lapua. I never consider myself to go out and specifically "hunt" wolves, but I always have the tag in my pocket. So if a warden stops me and realizes that I have a wolf tag in my possession does that automatically put me into a bad position? If I am in a vehicle or hiking with the suppressed weapon and I have a wolf tag in my possession (vehicle or on self) am I automatically violating this rule? What makes this dicey to me is that if I am hiking with the Lapua I can unscrew the suppressor in a matter of seconds and shoot a wolf. So the suppressor would technically not be on the weapon, and therefore it is no longer a "firearm with a silencer"
I can see the technicalities, but I would really prefer to shoot coyotes with something a little more ear friendly, rather than destroying my hearing at a young age.
I don't want to bring up the conflict of suppressors being good/bad. Bottom line is I knocked myself out last winter (literally) with my .338 Lapua with a brake. It scared the hell out of me and so now its suppressed.
My question with this rule is this: I have a wolf tag, I like to drive around and call coyotes and will bring my 338 Lapua. I never consider myself to go out and specifically "hunt" wolves, but I always have the tag in my pocket. So if a warden stops me and realizes that I have a wolf tag in my possession does that automatically put me into a bad position? If I am in a vehicle or hiking with the suppressed weapon and I have a wolf tag in my possession (vehicle or on self) am I automatically violating this rule? What makes this dicey to me is that if I am hiking with the Lapua I can unscrew the suppressor in a matter of seconds and shoot a wolf. So the suppressor would technically not be on the weapon, and therefore it is no longer a "firearm with a silencer"
I can see the technicalities, but I would really prefer to shoot coyotes with something a little more ear friendly, rather than destroying my hearing at a young age.
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