Reckless endangerment would cover that.

Reckless endangerment of what, or who?

If I'm in the middle of the stump flats at Wheeler Lake or working a ridge at Lake Jordan or in the bayou on the Delta and a big-azz snake comes around my boat, if I shoot it and no one else is around then I'm not endangering anyone.

If you're on Neely Henry back in Canoe Creek or Logan Martin around a bunch of houses in a cove and you whip out a 20-gauge to shoot a snake, then you might be endangering someone. Maybe. But even so, if there are no regulations prohibiting the discharge of firearms then the only thing someone could do is get their panties in a wad unless you shot toward a house, dock, other boat, etc.

Good grief. Second Amendment rights don't stop once you leave dry land.

But you can't go rideing around on a public water way on your souped up Jet Ski shooting a .457 up in the air like the "liquored up" cowboys at deadwood arizona did in the 1800's either.
Again your statement( (except maybe in certain situations), along with reckless "endangerment" covers most cases of stupidity.

WTH? .457? Must be new.

Turd is just being turd. No matter what you post or say or what regulation you prove him wrong with, he is going to try and find some way around it. He can't help it, it's the liberal in him. If I had to guess he would be the first to shoot a snake out of the boat with a gun and then turn right around and tell everyone on a public forum that they can't do it. Just my take.
Turd, if you don't like my opinion TS, we're even, cause I don't care for yours either.

It is absolutely illegal to shoot a snake, or any wild animal for that matter, from a moving vessel in Alabama.

I never said that it was always illegal to discharge a firearm on the water, just in certain cases.

As far as lead, I was wrong on that one.

Since y'all are just being arguementative and picking each other's posts apart with 'word games'.......

BB, you're wrong. NOTHING you, or anybody posted, prohibits shooting from a MOVING boat! Only if it is 'under power'.

Really not new at all. Googel ".457 Magnum" and you might learn something.
http://www.google.com/images?rlz=1T4GGLF...ved=0CCUQsAQwAA
http://www.baldwin-telecom.net/~vernand/bullets/457%20Caliber/457.htm

Hey puke, don't flatter yourself. You don't see me looking your post up to respond to. Your post are like you, completely irrelevent to me. :rolleyes:

Thanks for joining. Unfortunately, you are dead wrong. Now if forward progress has stopped, you are correct.

Word games? Not sure I am following how I am playing word games by posting the law. :rolleyes:

Actullay BHB Hogwild is correct. you can drift hunt squirrels or atleast you use to could.

The regulation says vessels must have forward progress ceased from a motor or sail propulsion, and vehicles must be stopped with the motor turned off.

But it does allow for drifting, if I read it correctly, along with paddling. So if you're drifting or paddling along for squirrels or ducks on a creek, you're OK.

THere are glitches to that as well Clem. You can't do it where the shore line is private property unless you have the property owners permission. Public Places where you can do it is like the mobile delta and other public land areas.

I spoke with a game warden, he said there was no law stopping you from doing this, no season on snakes so you are good there, the only stipulation would be a firearm on corp. of engineers property, which would then have to be unloaded at all times. LOOKOUT SNAKES!

You better check with another GW or even the local police if you intend to be doing some snake shooting in a portion of navigatable waterways that are with in the city limits of some city.
Other wise kill um all.

Yea, I could see where the city limits might be a factor, didnt think about that. He said as long as a person was not doing it for collection, then it was ok, NO collecting here!

BZzzzzzzz!!!! Wrong answer. If you are in your boat, it doesn't matter if the shoreline is private or public as long as you're at least 100 yards from a dwelling. The property owners do not own the water. If it's "navigable public waterways" you're just fine.

Ding Ding Ding we have a winner.Owner only owns the land at full pool all other land below full pool is AP

Foote, in your particular case, as long as you are past Morgan it will be OK. The river is in the city limits from where it ends on Dallas Ave to the other side of the bridge. If you step foot on the other side of the river however, you are out of the city limits.

It is illegal to discharge a firearm in the City limits.

Reckless Engangerment charges could also apply if it were shown that your actions created a substatial risk to someone else i.e. shooting towards them or an occupied residence. This is where common sense factors apply.

The Duck Hunters have it right

been a fun read

Thanks David, I will be way up or way down from Morgan! You heard about the breakins at the City Marina? Got 3 of us Sunday!

I hope that wasn't a law when we were kids. I killed my 3-5th turkeys in pretty darn close to that line and shot many of doves flying over the football field