Shooting while hanging upside down out of a tree...

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07 October 2011, 02:45

bwanamrm

Shooting while hanging upside down out of a tree...

Gotcha!

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07 October 2011, 02:50

Todd Williams

I think it's ok to shoot out of a tree if right side up, but NEVER upside down.

Wait, are we talking about a Cedar Tree or Oak Tree? That will certainly make a difference!

07 October 2011, 02:51

A.Dahlgren

07 October 2011, 02:56

Aaron Neilson

quote:
Originally posted by Todd Williams:
I think it's ok to shoot out of a tree if right side up, but NEVER upside down.

Wait, are we talking about a Cedar Tree or Oak Tree? That will certainly make a difference!

Man, I'm partial to pine trees. I think all other trees should be illegal to hunt. Yes, I mean the tree!!

07 October 2011, 02:58

Bill C

No, as my pith helmet will fall off, and my non-CRF rifle will not feed upside-down.

07 October 2011, 03:04

DTala

thats illegal in Alabama.......

07 October 2011, 03:11

Mad Dog

quote:
Originally posted by bwanamrm:
Gotcha!

Damn, I thought you got in the cool aid too early....

Mad Dog

07 October 2011, 03:16

David Hulme

Thanks Bwana, good humor much needed.

07 October 2011, 03:17

David Hulme

But just stand by, I want to check if it's legal in Zimbabwe....

07 October 2011, 03:24

Dutch44

Nothing is illegal in Alabama.

Dutch

07 October 2011, 03:27

Todd Williams

Now Aaron, bringing Pine Trees into this discussion is just unethical!

07 October 2011, 03:28

Frostbit

quote:
Originally posted by Todd Williams:
Now Aaron, bringing Pine Trees into this discussion is just unethical!

I didn't even realize he drank Gin.

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07 October 2011, 03:36

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quote:
Originally posted by Bill C:
No, as my pith helmet will fall off, and my non CRF rifle will not feed upside-down.

LOL, very good.

07 October 2011, 03:44

jwm

Shooting upside-down is acceptable ONLY when the tree is situated next to a water-hole. The water-hole must be natural in origin.

If the water-hole is man-made, shooting must be done from a man-made elevated tripod stand (no four-legged stands allowed) and may be undertaken from an angle of no more than 90 degrees from vertical. True upside-down shooting is only permissible under these circumstances if the hunter is using a non-CRF rifle and factory ammo (no handloads) loaded with bonded-core bullets (no mono-metals). No sunday shooting is permissible.

Now we move on to the question of archery from a hot-air balloon...

07 October 2011, 03:50

ledvm

What about from a box with a fox? (some might have think hard about this one

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07 October 2011, 03:54

guns68

quote:
Originally posted by Dutch44:
Nothing is illegal in Alabama.

Dutch

As long as it's not done on Sunday.

07 October 2011, 03:56

guns68

quote:
Originally posted by ledvm:
What about from a box with a fox? (some might have think hard about this one )

I do not like it from a box with a fox. I do not like it Sam I am, I do not like.... green eggs and ham.

07 October 2011, 03:57

Pancho

Okay, granted, it is or is not illegal in Alabama and potantially unethical if near a man made water hole in other than pine trees. But what calibre is best?

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07 October 2011, 03:59

Aspen Hill Adventures

And ONLY if the animal is charging the tree while you hang there.....

07 October 2011, 04:06

guns68

Is it charging from the north or south side of the tree? It just would not seem sporting to use the same caliber on a south charging animal as to one coming from the north.

07 October 2011, 04:48

Oday450

quote:
Originally posted by Aspen Hill Adventures:
And ONLY if the animal is charging the tree while you hang there.....

And you are using a CRF bolt action or a double.

07 October 2011, 04:54

Antlers

quote:
Originally posted by Oday450:
quote:
Originally posted by Aspen Hill Adventures:
And ONLY if the animal is charging the tree while you hang there.....

And you are using a CRF bolt action or a double.

...and it's nose isn't pink.

07 October 2011, 05:26

MikeBurke

Of course it would not be ethical to be placed in the tree with a helicopter.

07 October 2011, 05:36

David Hulme

Or to have hounds in the tree

07 October 2011, 05:43

scojac

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Todd Williams:
I think it's ok to shoot out of a tree if right side up, but NEVER upside down.

It's really going to depend on if you're in the northern or southern hemisphere. If you're in the northern hemisphere, you should check your local game laws to see if this activity is legal. If you're in the southern hemisphere, why then you're not upside-down after all and don't need to worry about it!

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07 October 2011, 05:58

Brice

What if it's chui, and he's in the tree, too? I think the rules might be relaxed a bit if that were the case.

07 October 2011, 07:17

Duckear

But if you do so in the Southern hemisphere, when you get home, all the pics look like you were right side up.

Hence, no Lacey Act violation.

07 October 2011, 17:17

Scriptus

quote:
Originally posted by ledvm:
What about from a box with a fox? (some might have think hard about this one )

Not something to do with that Jimi Hendrix lullaby.

07 October 2011, 18:16

Bwana Bunduki

What if the tree was planted in the back of a truck?

Just Askin???

Jeff

07 October 2011, 18:25

David Hulme

quote:
Originally posted by Bwana Bunduki:
What if the tree was planted in the back of a truck?

Just Askin???

Jeff

Don't try that on my turf fellow, you fanatics are more of a problem to our 'save the hunter' campaign than the greenies!!

07 October 2011, 18:46

Bwana Bunduki

Well then...What if the tree were planted in a boat? What about that? Yeah I figured...

Jeff

07 October 2011, 19:25

Bwana Bunduki

That's me total fanatic...even though I don't even own a double rifle...

What about this the tree is planted in a hover craft?

What about that?

Jeff

07 October 2011, 20:41

Big Game Hunter

Why are some of y'all picking on Alabama?

Some things are illegal down here, we can't marry our sister.

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07 October 2011, 21:27

ledvm

quote:
Originally posted by Scriptus:
quote:
Originally posted by ledvm:
What about from a box with a fox? (some might have think hard about this one )

Not something to do with that Jimi Hendrix lullaby.

The real answer was to say: "it depends on the fox!"

07 October 2011, 21:46

Scriptus

quote:
Originally posted by ledvm:
quote:
Originally posted by Scriptus:
quote:
Originally posted by ledvm:
What about from a box with a fox? (some might have think hard about this one )

Not something to do with that Jimi Hendrix lullaby.

The real answer was to say: "it depends on the fox!"

Damn, so I was a bit off the mark. I was thinking more in the line of a "foxy lady."

I have since found that I cannot see the woods for the trees. {sorry Bill}

07 October 2011, 22:58

DTala

quote:
Originally posted by Dutch44:
Nothing is illegal in Alabama.

Dutch

Damn, there are some innocent folks I sent to prison then.....