Pistol hunting age

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ThomastaylorIII

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Not exactly sure where to put this thread but it deals with hunting so i put it here.... If it is in the wrong place please move. thanks

do you have to have a concealed carry permit to hunt with a 22 pistol. i love squirrel hunting with my single six but want to do it on public land. so what laws pertaining to pistol hunting in alabama?
Thanks,
Thomas
 
Most likely you do not have to have a carry permit to hunt, especially a concealed carry permit, because you don't need to carry your hunting pistol concealed.

For all the information you need about huntiing, go to your local walmart, or hunting/fishing store and pick up a hunting rule book for your state. Don't carry concealed, and you don't need a concealed carry permit, that is, if you are allowed to hunt squirrels with a pistol in your state.
 
Here you go. Took me all of 5 minutes to find this, with a google of "alabama fish and game". The department is actually called Alabama Department of conservation and natural resources. (In CA its the California department of fish and game, it's different depending on which state your in).

OTHER GAME BIRDS OR ANIMALS: Rifles using rimfire ammunition or those operated by air. Muzzleloaders and black powder handguns of any caliber. Long bows, compound bows, or crossbows. Shotguns, 10 gauge or smaller, using standard No. 4 shot or smaller. Handguns or pistols. Blowguns using darts propelled by the hunter’s breath only. Sling shots.

Paraphrase(for actual text see http://www.outdooralabama.com/hunting/season-limits/2007-08 Season & Bag Limits final.pdf ):

Squirrel: 8 a day - 8 in possesion: October 1 - February 29

You can't use anything that casts a beam of light(i.e. Flashlights, lasers) or any type of night vision. You can't use fully automatic or silenced firearms. You must allow your firearms to be inspected, if asked by a conservation officer.


If you are hunting durring Deer Gun Season you must were Hunter Orange(see PDF for specifics)


So it seems that you can hunt with a hangun, just don't carry it concealed unless you have a permit. You might look into what the open carry laws are in Alabama, but I would assume that you are allowed to carry openly while hunting, or else you wouldn't be allowed to hunt with a handgun. Please don't take my word for it though, go do your own research, and if in doubt, contact a conservation officer.
 
I just noticed that your title says "pistol hunting AGE". How old are you? If you are not old enough to own a handgun, you may not be able to hunt with one. You really need to do your research and know the laws before you do any hangun hunting and end up in jail. In other words, this is not the place to seek firearms law advice. You might want to post this question at www.opencarry.org in the Alabama forum. Also look up the relevent penal codes for Alabama, and contact the Alabama department of conservation and natural resource.
 
Thomas,
Contact a game warden in the county you are going to hunt in Alabama. No one out of state will be able to tell you FOR SURE what you will be allowed to do. I think some states require you to have a CCW before hunting with a handgun, they use it like a handgun safety course.
 
In georgia you have to be 21 to have a handgun,no permit is required, but you would have to have a hunting licence. I hunted squirrel for years with a .22 pistol & always carried it coon hunting!
 
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