Hunting with Suppressor

[#1bambam]

You can go to mississippi and use your silencer for hunting.

Arkansas too.You can even use full auto there.

 

[cajun 22]

Arkansas too.You can even use full auto there.

Yeah! I hunted there last season and it was interesting to say the least.

 

[crippy02]

I can see why you would want to limit the silencers out there, but can anyone tell me what the big deal is about hunting with a "silenced" weapon? I mean, you wear camo to not be seen, cover scent to not be smelled, and take extreme cautions to not be heard, and then all of a sudden BOOM, someone else shoots and ruins your hunt for the evening. Logically, and feel free to correct me here, wouldn[t a suppressed weapon make less noise and, therefore, be more friendly to those who hunt on a hunting lease, or adjacent to a busy hunting lease?

 

[Richard in LA]

probably because Louisiana has a good bit of "bubbas" that would use silencers to further their poaching

 

[scooterj]

Poaching is illegal so why would "bubba" obey a no silencer law?

 

[goodburbon]

Another example of banning an activity because it could possibly compound the effect of another already banned activity?

i.e. drugs =illegal, guns + drugs = illegal illegal

 

[cajun 22]

UPDATE!

I spoke to the enforcement division in Jackson today and they said suppressors are good to go. You must have a copy of your stamp with you, which you have to anyway, and shoot away any game, any caliber. This season will be full of new experiences.

 

[derf]

UPDATE!

I spoke to the enforcement division in Jackson today and they said suppressors are good to go. You must have a copy of your stamp with you, which you have to anyway, and shoot away any game, any caliber. This season will be full of new experiences.

Jackson, MS?
You need to clarify. If someone assumes you spoke with someone in Jackson, LA and it is OK to hunt with a suppressor then you are giving bad information.

 

[cajun 22]

Yes. Jackson, Mississippi.

 

[Brians_45]

UPDATE!

I spoke to the enforcement division in Jackson today and they said suppressors are good to go. You must have a copy of your stamp with you, which you have to anyway, and shoot away any game, any caliber. This season will be full of new experiences.

Huh. I guess I need to find a suppressor for the 6.8

 

[Mr_Willson]

who's stupid idea was it to make hunting with silencers illegal?

the animal's gonna get shot anyway.