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Re: Legal Shooting light
[Re: flounderpounder]
#2931745
10/21/19 10:55 AM
10/21/19 10:55 AM
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Georgia and Missouri
Semo
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Georgia and Missouri
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Yes, many times. But when I was a teenager I was hunting in the snow one time when there was a full moon and I guess I should have taken a watch. Luckily I didn't see anything cause by the time I figured it was past legal shooting I walked to my truck (maybe 10 minutes) and it was after 8pm. So, I hunted about 3 extra hours that night.
But being completely honest, I almost always bowhunt and maybe some of it is not wanting to make a bad shot and end up wounding a big buck. Once it starts getting close to dark it is very tough to see twigs and branches between you and the deer.
Last edited by Semo; 10/21/19 11:00 AM.
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Re: Legal Shooting light
[Re: flounderpounder]
#2931764
10/21/19 11:16 AM
10/21/19 11:16 AM
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Joined: Dec 2002
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Round ‘bout there
Clem
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Have any of you passed on a big buck you would have killed because it was past "Legal" shooting light but plenty enough light to still see him with or without your scope? Yep. Passed on one I could've shot with my bow because of "legal time." It's complete bullchit. Nothing was broken but damned if they didn't have to "fix" it.
"Hunting Politics are stupid!" - Farm Hunter
"Bible says you shouldn't put sugar in your cornbread." Dustin, 2013
"Best I can figure 97.365% of the general public is a paint chip eating, mouth breathing, certified dumbass." BCLC, 2020
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Re: Legal Shooting light
[Re: Semo]
#2931768
10/21/19 11:20 AM
10/21/19 11:20 AM
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BamaGuitarDude
12 point
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12 point
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.... when there was a full moon and I guess I should have taken a watch. Luckily I didn't see anything cause by the time I figured it was past legal shooting I walked to my truck (maybe 10 minutes) and it was after 8pm. So, I hunted about 3 extra hours that night. yup, any decent set of bino's/scope will let you see clear as a bell in moonlight conditions ...
ALDeer physics: for every opinion, there's an equal & opposite opinion
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
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Re: Legal Shooting light
[Re: Clem]
#2931852
10/21/19 12:49 PM
10/21/19 12:49 PM
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Posts: 25,955
Prattville, Alabama
Skullworks
Freak of Nature
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Have any of you passed on a big buck you would have killed because it was past "Legal" shooting light but plenty enough light to still see him with or without your scope? Yep. Passed on one I could've shot with my bow because of "legal time." It's complete bullchit. Nothing was broken but damned if they didn't have to "fix" it. They did it because hunters complained about the "daylight hours only" wording and demanded a time...they got what they wanted.
"I'm not near as critical about how big they are as I once was. Smiles are more important now! We will grow more deer."
Jimmy G.
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Re: Legal Shooting light
[Re: flounderpounder]
#2931871
10/21/19 01:06 PM
10/21/19 01:06 PM
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Posts: 18,048
North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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What is this legal shooting light you speak of? 😀😀
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
Molon Labe
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Re: Legal Shooting light
[Re: Skullworks]
#2931980
10/21/19 03:14 PM
10/21/19 03:14 PM
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Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 51,953
Round ‘bout there
Clem
Mildly Quirky
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Mildly Quirky
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Round ‘bout there
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Have any of you passed on a big buck you would have killed because it was past "Legal" shooting light but plenty enough light to still see him with or without your scope? Yep. Passed on one I could've shot with my bow because of "legal time." It's complete bullchit. Nothing was broken but damned if they didn't have to "fix" it. They did it because hunters complained about the "daylight hours only" wording and demanded a time...they got what they wanted. Some may have. Most folks with common sense knew when it was too dark or not light enough to take a good, ethical shot and didn't need to be told about "shooting time."
"Hunting Politics are stupid!" - Farm Hunter
"Bible says you shouldn't put sugar in your cornbread." Dustin, 2013
"Best I can figure 97.365% of the general public is a paint chip eating, mouth breathing, certified dumbass." BCLC, 2020
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Re: Legal Shooting light
[Re: Ant67]
#2932027
10/21/19 03:59 PM
10/21/19 03:59 PM
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Jasper, AL
joshm28
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Jasper, AL
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The current law needs to be about 15 min longer. Past 45 min after sunset your eyes play tricks on you and that 10 point ends up being a 3 point Some days you can see VERY WELL at 45 min past sundown. Other times you can't see well enough to shoot 25 min after sundown. It all depends and it was better before the 30+ or -. Where is the 30 min window timed from? One of my leases is 30 miles west of Birmingham. Sunset time in Birmingham is different that at that specific lease. I've never really thought about that until now
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Re: Legal Shooting light
[Re: joshm28]
#2932228
10/21/19 07:21 PM
10/21/19 07:21 PM
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Posts: 25,955
Prattville, Alabama
Skullworks
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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The current law needs to be about 15 min longer. Past 45 min after sunset your eyes play tricks on you and that 10 point ends up being a 3 point Some days you can see VERY WELL at 45 min past sundown. Other times you can't see well enough to shoot 25 min after sundown. It all depends and it was better before the 30+ or -. Where is the 30 min window timed from? One of my leases is 30 miles west of Birmingham. Sunset time in Birmingham is different that at that specific lease. I've never really thought about that until now Whatever the weather app says for the closest city to you. That’s what I go by anyways.
"I'm not near as critical about how big they are as I once was. Smiles are more important now! We will grow more deer."
Jimmy G.
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