ChrisAU
WKR
Going for 2nd rifle season this fall, me and 3 buddies. I will be the only one with a tag. Is it legal for one of my buddies to carry my spare rifle on his pack?
Good luck selling that story to the warden. Not sure on the legality but only because it’s so far out in left field that I’ve never bothered to look into it. What’s so uncertain with your primary rifle that en entire backup is necessary?
I would bring 2 and leave 1 in the truck if you're worried about a failure just to be on the side of caution. Worst case scenario, yourself or one of your buddies hikes back to grab it. As stated above, going to be a hard sell carrying 1 tag and 2 rifles in field. Best of luck though!
It depends on the state you are hunting in. In some states the game warden will have to determine if the person without the permit was carrying the rifle so that he could poach game, I'd suspect that it would be a hard sell to convince some enforcement officers that there was no poaching going on.
I'm not sure why you'd want two rifles in the field anyways, if your rifle is so untrustworthy I'd replace it with something more dependable.
I always carry a pistol in the field just for personal defense (bears, mountain lions, moose, two legged critters) and the off chance that I'd get a very close shot (under 50 yards).
I know a couple of them definitely plan on bringing sidearms. I'd bet elk have fallen to pistols. But that'd be a-ok with the wardens, but not a rifle? Illegal to walk in the woods in CO with a rifle? Just playing devils advocate. Leaving the spare in the truck is the obvious answer.
I know a couple of them definitely plan on bringing sidearms. I'd bet elk have fallen to pistols. But that'd be a-ok with the wardens, but not a rifle? Illegal to walk in the woods in CO with a rifle? Just playing devils advocate. Leaving the spare in the truck is the obvious answer.
I don't see why your buddy couldn't carry a rifle. He can go carry one in the unit today if he wants. What is the difference from carrying one now and during the season? Carrying a rifle wasn't a crime the last time I checked. Shooting game without a tag is, but that wasn't the question.
There are rules about being in the woods during modern firearm seasons with rifles of hunting calibers. If you're out OBVIOUSLY target shooting you could certainly argue you aren't hunting. But his buddy is along on a hunt and likely stalking/wearing camo/etc right? A warden is going to call bullshit on you not being in the act of hunting if you have an operable rifle on you. Feel free if you'd like to deal with the legal hassle, not saying right or wrong in terms of "rights", just saying you're in for a headache.