The state of PA has approved hunting small game with air guns but only with .177 and .22 cal. So before the final vote in March all you .25 cal. fans write to PA Game Commision let them know why they should include .25 cal. thanks
AirGun hunting in PA
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I gotta agree, air gun laws make no sense. Why stop at .25 caliber? The trend seem to be larger and larger calibers.
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You need to move to Maryland. Small game can be hunted with air guns and the State just approved deer and bear hunting with big bore guns of .40 cal. and muzzle energy of 400 ft. lbs. and up!
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Could someone provide a link to where they are reading about the pending air gun caliber uses in PA?
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I had read the article just yesterday in Pennsylvania Outdoor News. Somehow I can't locate the same article online at the moment.
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Why would they limit the calibers like that? If anything, 25 cal makes more sense that a 177 for humane hunting. Any hunter knows that there is no such thing as too much power for hunting but there is absolutely such thing as too little.
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I agree completely.
I own a .25 Marauder and a .30 FX Boss, which have been waiting for PA hunting reg's to catch up with the rest of the country. And now someone in the PA Game Commission decides anything over .22 caliber is too big for small game? Really??? Sounds like a decision based upon ignorance or just plain indifference.
I own a .25 Marauder and a .30 FX Boss, which have been waiting for PA hunting reg's to catch up with the rest of the country. And now someone in the PA Game Commission decides anything over .22 caliber is too big for small game? Really??? Sounds like a decision based upon ignorance or just plain indifference.
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Once again the PGC manages to make me scratch my head, this has to be the most ignorant decision ever made by this group of intellectuals.
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This is like saying I can shoot a deer with a 17 Remington (any centerfire is legal in PA) but can't shoot one with a 375 H&H because it's too big. I mean dead is dead correct? And don't we as hunters and governor's of hunters want to kill our target animals as dead as possible as quickly as possible? Complete and total ignorance. If you can't tell yes I own a 25 cal.
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Looks like it's a done deal, according to this article in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette from 4 weeks ago.
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/outdoors/2017/03/19/Air-Power-Hunting-with-compressed-air-rifles-will-become-legal-later-this-year-but-calibers-and-specifics-remain-up-in-the-air/stories/
I suggest we contact our congressmen and see if they can further amend the bill to include larger calibers.
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/outdoors/2017/03/19/Air-Power-Hunting-with-compressed-air-rifles-will-become-legal-later-this-year-but-calibers-and-specifics-remain-up-in-the-air/stories/
I suggest we contact our congressmen and see if they can further amend the bill to include larger calibers.
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