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Laws on pre-season calling

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29 December 2015, 22:04
groundtender
Laws on pre-season calling
I know that Kentucky has a law stating no out of season calling of elk. Do any other states have such a law for elk, moose, or other big game that can be called effectively? Thank you and Happy New Year.
30 December 2015, 00:58
TommyII
I know in CO you can pretty much call anytime you want but if there isn't a season open you better not have a gun or bow while you're doing it.
30 December 2015, 04:12
Topgun 30-06
That's a new one on me, as I've never heard of any state having such a law.
30 December 2015, 17:52
skb
I know that calling in Rocky Mountain National Park here in Colorado will get you into a bunch of trouble. I believe you are fine in the National Forest or on private land.
30 December 2015, 19:48
Lapidary
In Illinois you aren't allowed to call turkeys for three weeks before the spring season.
30 December 2015, 20:08
DesertRam
New Mexico does have a vaguely worded law against harassing wildlife, which I suppose could be used by a conservation officer to cause you grief for calling outside of an established season for which you have a license.


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31 December 2015, 00:47
Scott King
I think I can call anything up here I want, any time I want and with any firearm in my hands I feel like.

Getting caught taking any of that game by the warden would leave the caller with a serious owwie. Further, I don't think you can get away with calling something like a moose or bear out of season and then get away with killing it in self defense no matter how many holes the animal put in you.