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Spending Easter w/ GF and her parents

roguerower

roguerower

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I've been dating my GF for about 7 months now. I've visited her family once before Thanksgiving break last year and I've been invited back for Easter. Her mom contacted her saying that if I wanted to, she would appreciate if I brought my rifle with me to take care of the deer problem they have on their property (eating through the garden and the apple/pear trees). They don't belive in killing anything (live in the country and don't own a gun. Dad won't even go fishing).

I have an M-1 Garand (.30-06) at my disposal however I'm never shot an animal in my life. I've shot at a range before (most recent was 2 weeks ago).

Any pointers? And does Virginia have any firearm restrictions for hunting on private property?
 
They don't believe in killing anything, but are perfectly happy to let you do it? Isn't that a slight bit hypocritical?
 
Don't know about Virginia, but Colorado game populations are closely regulated and controlled by the Division of Wildlife, even on private property. It's illegal to bag anything out of season without the requisite hunting license.
 
What are you going to do with the deer once they are shot? Are you going to process them for eating? If so I would start looking up information for prepping them if I were you.
 
lol, this is ridiculous. They don't believe in killing things, but they want an untrained dude with a gun, who has never shot an animal, to come and lay waste to their deer population. This is seriously going to be a disaster, and these people are seriously stupid. But, if you do do it please give us the story, this could be funny(or tragic).
 
unless you have a hunting license and know for sure that it's legally ok to hunt deers in the spring (it's probably not), I would absolutely not do it.
 
From VA Website: Resident or non-resident landowners, their spouses, their children and grandchildren and the spouses of such children and grandchildren, or the landowner's parents, resident or non-resident, do not need a license to hunt, trap or fish within the boundaries of their own lands and inland waters.

1. Yes, i myself find it wierd that they eat meat but aren't willing to kill it themselves. I think it's got to do with the actual taking of life.

2. My dad is a Marine and taught me to shoot. I know how to use a firearm.

3. It's there property, therefore the regulation above is in effect. Therefore, no license req'd.

4. Her mom has no problem prepping (skinning, removing innards, etc.) them after they've been shot. This once again brings me back to my thought that they have a problem with the taking of life, not the act of eating an already dead animal.

5. I don't know if deer is in season. This is one of those things I want to find out.

Keep the questions rolling and I will be sure to wrote an After Action Post when I return.
 
not sure how they will be this time of year. not sure what the season is there.

i would call the local wild life center and talk to them before you do anything stupid.
 
Ya, don't believe in killing, but it's ok to tell my daughter's bf to do it for me. You haven't killed an animal before, leave it that way. Teach them to build a fence or something.


Having said that, I eat meat, but wouldn't kill an animal if I had the choice (i.e. not stranded alone in the forest and almost dead). It's a nice luxury, but if I have to do the dirty work, I'll start growing corn instead.
 
If they live in one of the suburban areas of Virginia (Northern Virginia, Virginia Beach) I would strongly suggest you check with the police before you go shooting deer even if they are on their property. I am pretty sure they wouldn't be happy with you in Fairfax County if you went shooting anything, they are kind of like the Montgomery County, MD of Virginia.
 
This can only end in disaster. What are you going to do with the deer after you kill it? Unless you plan to butcher it yourself, there's no way you will be able to cover it up. I can just about guarantee you that it is illegal to shoot a deer this time of year even on your own property. You may not need a license to hunt on private property, but you still have to observe the seasons. You can pretty easily get away with it if you have alot of land and butcher it yourself though.

Also, some states have crop damage clauses where you can shoot deer if they are damaging crops.
 
Already been said but:

1. Call the police dept to see if they are any laws against discharging firearms in the county.
2. Call the state DNR
 
Originally posted by: drinkmorejava
Already been said but:

1. Call the police dept to see if they are any laws against discharging firearms in the county.
2. Call the state DNR
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Call the DNR. Hunting out of season can get you in some very serious trouble. Here in MI, we are only allowed to hunt deer for a couple months a year. It doesn't matter if its private land or public. Gun season is an even shorter time.

 
Originally posted by: roguerower
From VA Website: Resident or non-resident landowners, their spouses, their children and grandchildren and the spouses of such children and grandchildren, or the landowner's parents, resident or non-resident, do not need a license to hunt, trap or fish within the boundaries of their own lands and inland waters.
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I does not seem that this law would apply to you as you are not the landowner or in any way related to the landowner.

 
Grab some hunting ammo if you only have surplus stuff. Check local ordinances regarding discharging a firearm as well for things like how far you have to be from other buildings/roads/rivers/etc.

So after you kill a couple, the mom is going to dawn a kitchen apron and go skipping out into the field with a butcher knife and wheelbarrow? Even if they don't believe in taking life, they are directly the cause of these deer dying. WTF are they thinking? Or perhaps not thinking and believing in some flying spaghetti monster?

Anyway, please update.
 
http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/W...rmanagementprogram.asp
"Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP): Through DMAP, biologists provide cooperating landowners with technical assistance and extra antlerless deer tags to meet their deer management objectives. Biological data collected by DMAP cooperators on private lands complements technical check station data from public lands. During the 2003-2004 deer season, 757 cooperators controlling 1.38 million acres were issued >20,000 permits and reported a harvest of more than 20,000 deer.
Kill permits: As provided by Virginia State Statue §29.1-529, VDGIF game wardens issue permits any time of year to landowners who suffer agricultural or residential property damage from deer or bears. During 2003, 1,894 deer kill permits were issued and 7,221 deer were reported killed.
Damage Control Assistance Program (DCAP): DCAP provides site-specific relief for deer damage to crops and other property. Instead of issuing kill permits, game wardens issue extra antlerless deer permits to cooperating landowners for use during hunting seasons. During the 2003-2004 deer season, 1,092 DCAP cooperators controlling approximately 270,000 acres reported a harvest of 3,576 deer.
Deer Population Reduction Program (DPOP): DPOP is a site-specific urban deer management tool that allows public and private landowners experiencing deer damage to use sharpshooters and/or recreational deer hunters to kill extra antlerless deer outside of traditional seasons. During the 2003 fiscal year, 32 DPOP permits were issued within Virginia.


http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/WILDLIFE/deer/dcap.asp



Be sure to let us know if they're willing to pay the fines and/or serve your jail time for you...
 
It's a rural area (Bedford County) but it doesn't matter. According to Virginia Game and Fish the season is closed so it aint happening. Sorry, no story later.
 
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