1. You had better understand the legal definition of hunting if you're going to carry a rifle on a hunt. In Oregon, at least, you don't have to pull the trigger to cross that line.
Wyoming Game and Fish doesn’t enforce snowmobile speed limits...
Sheriff deputy then?? It was 30+ years ago, but my uncle could probably tell you what color gum the guy was chewing if you asked him today.
Most likely.
Cheyenne down in America it is state by state. As noted above, here in Oregon ODFW/ State troopers had case law turn against them, it was illegal some years ago to even carry a rifle if you didn’t have a tag. In 1975 or 76 one of my college hunting buddies was cited because his deer was in camp, his rifle was in the truck and he was driving around picking us up.
This is the route I would go - if a guy thought he absolutely needed to carry the rifle afield (doesn't feel safe leaving it in his truck or at a camp site - which you shouldn't), make it an incomplete weapon and have the tag bearing hunter carry the bolt or other component. If im a CO and happen upon this duo, conduct a tag check, question the non-hunter and the non-hunter explains and provides evidence (incomplete weapon) im pretty satisfied at that point. Still I understand the overreaction of many who respond to this the way they do. The single most important thing a guy can do is to equip himself with a DURABLE rifle that is mechanically sound with a rugged optic (Steiner, Kahles, S&B and the like) and one piece hardened scope mount. If a guy does these things he would have to all but drive over it with his truck to need a replacement in the field. I have unfortunately dropped a rifle when a sling mount let go and it sailed down the steep side of a drainage striking a couple of good rocks along its route. Rifle looked like shit, scope bell with a quarter inch dent in its side - went back to camp, set a target and voila dead on still. And good on you to make em suck it up! The sun can't shine every day...
