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It is illegal to hunt small game and furbearers with a rifle of greater than .23 caliber during regular deer and elk seasons west of I25 without having an unfilled big game license in your possession.
A sort of silly regulation but still, citeable.
Originally Posted by espAmerica
To the OP,
I was spoken too last year during blackpowder/archery season by the CDOW for "harrasing hunters". It's not a charge that's taken lightly. They threatened to confiscate any licenses(hunting and fishing) and also threatened to not allow me to buy any for 2 years after the date of infraction and also a $130 fine. "It is the general public's responsibility to know where to target shoot during any hunting seasons." -per the DOW officer. So with what I was threatened with, I do not target shoot in any public land area during any hunting season. I go to a range. After the incident I found my actions to be rather disrespectful to my fellow hunters. I mean, how would you like to spend $ on a license, only to have your game be chased off by someone not even hunting. I'd be pretty damn pissed off. But that's my opinion, yours may difffer. It's your license and money...shoot at your own risk.
Several years ago, another forum member and I picked up a couple new guns at the Tanner. It was in the middle of rifle season for elk, we couldn't wait to try out our new toys, so we went to the Harris Park USFS "shooting" area to let 'em rip.
As we were getting ready to pack up and head home, we were confronted by two elk hunters who said they were camping "just over the hill", and that we had ruined their entire hunting trip. I was about to apologize when the smaller crabby guy changed his hold on his rifle to what could only be described as "menacing".
To the many of you here who have dealt with MX'r (Josh), know that he doesn't f^ck around, and he isn't small. Well, I'm bigger than he is, and much less tolerant. Keep in mind that we are both holding our 'new' Golani sporters, and open carrying 1911's. Crabby guy's buddy takes a quick step back and un-slings his rifle. I'm thinking this shit is about to get stupid, when Josh sees a herd of elk walk out of the tree line behind the hunters. Josh points to the elk, and said in his best sarcastic drawl, "Yup, sure did bother them there elks with all our shootin."
Well, I guess only the one guy had a cow tag, and he filled it right then and there.
Last edited by blackford76; 09-22-2012 at 13:59.
The only time I really got pissed off by target shooting while I was hunting was at the edge of the Flattops Wilderness, east side off Dome Peak. I was hunting along a hiking trail and was headed back to camp midday.
As I was coming down the hiking trail, just where it met the forest service road, I found a moron had set up his sighting in target and shooting bench such that he was shooting across the hiking trail. His target was not against a bank but instead, his impact area was also not 50 yards away from another's camp 1/2 mile down range. F'ing idiot got a large piece of my mind, personally delivered.
I tried to go up again today. Didn't want to go too far, so went up by Idaho springs. Place was full of people. Never did get to fire a shot. Also think I'm going to look into the Colorado Rifle Club. Seems that they have no waiting period. If I don't get my trigger time I'm not a happy camper.
This actually occurred to me at the beginning of archery season, I went out to shoot my AR in the woods and about halfway into it i realized it was archery season. I immediately stopped because first of all i didn't want to shoot anyone by accident, and i also didnt want to ruin somebodys hunt. So it's the range for me from now on until hunting season is over! Well except for when i actually go out to fill my tag lol
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