Shoot big game from the road/vehicle in wyoming?

[6.5x47hunter]

PS Hi Yobuck!

 

[WYO300RUM]

i shoot over roads all the time ! way high enough to prevent any danger to drivers!
also hunted Wyoming 4x so far, as a matter of fact just came back from a hunt between Laramie and Gelette .for pronghorn. ran into wfg several times this trip and they were the coolest *** LE we ever met! they loved out of staters and said 30' from the road unless private 2 track.

In 38 yrs. I've never heard 30' ? Just off the the road.

 

[Brent21]

Two-track trails on public lands are not public roads


^^^^^^^^This^^^^^^^^ memtb

Regardless of two-track or public road the law also calls out shooting from a vehicle.

 

[SSgt G Cody]

Lots of opinions and comments! In most states, as long as vehicle is off road right-of-way (20 ft.), a hunter can lean across hood/bed/trunk to steady his shot at game animal. Shooting from inside vehicle is not allowed! I have a cousin in west Texas who has an elevated (6 ft.) stand made into the bed of his Jeep truck, from which he hunts deer. It is common practice there.

 

[memtb]

Regardless of two-track or public road the law also calls out shooting from a vehicle.

I may be quite incorrect, but I interpreted this to mean from inside the vehicle. Standing outside the vehicle, using a fender or the hood as a rest isn't from the vehicle! As I stated earlier, I will attempt to get the correct interpretation of the law! memtb

 

[ClearCreek]

In 38 yrs. I've never heard 30' ? Just off the the road.

The Wyoming regulation says if there is a right-of-way fence on a public road you have to be on the non-road side of the fence (across the fence from the road) to legally shoot, if there is no ROW fence then you have to be at least 30 feet off the driving surface of a public road to legally shoot.

You can not legally walk out to the right-of-way fence and use a fence post to rest your rifle on to shoot, you have to be over the right-of-way fence

ClearCreek

 

[FatOldMIHunter]

It's been a few decades, but I recall meat hunting pronghorn on large private tracts near Gillette and it was legal to shoot from the bed of a stopped truck over the cab or from an open door. Some guys had special mounts on their trucks to steady their shots. Others just put a sandbag or their elbow on the roof of the cab. These roads weren't all two-tracks. Some were gravel roads that looked as well maintained as some of the public roads. There were probably 8-10 pickups and suvs from as many states cruising around this vast ranch. There were five Michigan hunters in our Suburban. I wanted to hike, spot, and stalk, but others in our party were just looking to fill their tags by any legal means. We all filled our tags within two hours. The ranch owners liked us and invited us back for years.

 

[adam32+P]

The Wyoming regulation says if there is a right-of-way fence on a public road you have to be on the non-road side of the fence (across the fence from the road) to legally shoot, if there is no ROW fence then you have to be at least 30 feet off the driving surface of a public road to legally shoot.

You can not legally walk out to the right-of-way fence and use a fence post to rest your rifle on to shoot, you have to be over the right-of-way fence

ClearCreek

Hey we finally have Wyoming beat in something!!! Out here we just have to be "off" the road, one inch is all we need. Doesn't matter if it's a two-track or a main highway. Just off the roadway.

 

[WahooYahoo]

In 38 yrs. I've never heard 30' ? Just off the the road.

It's in the regulations, annual pamphlet and the Game wardens will tell you that on a public road you must:
Cross the fence if there is one, if not its 30' from the public road. This includes state highways. On private land/private road, no such rule.

 

[MachV]

Missed a beautifle gray coyote antelope hunting because i was on the county road and couldnt clear the 5 wire fence in time.....had a cuple warnings shooting prairie dogs and coyotes off the fence but you'd get tagged for big game!
Had one game warden put a tape measure (30' is from edge of road NOT center) on me while shooting prarie dogs a couple years ago, no fence and i was useing the the berm. Turns out it was leagal as long as my toes didnt touch the ground.
Even for shooting prairie dogs they frown on useing the truck hood for a bench on public grounds.

 

[HaroldNRAEndowment]

I've never pronghorn hunted in WY before. I was watching pronghorn hunting videos on youtube, and youtube played this one after the one I was watching... and I was shocked at what I saw.

At about 5:40 in the video, the passenger leans over the door/hood and drops a tiny buck from the vehicle. I wasn't aware any state allowed this type of thing. I certainly don't agree with this type of "hunting." Coyotes, and other critters... that doesn't bother me at all. I shoot a pile of skunks and other vermin from the window of my truck... but pronghorn? (and a little baby buck at that) Kind of upsetting to see.

It is illegal to shoot from the road in the Carolina's for safety purposes. If a person was concentrating on lining up the sights and lose awareness of vehicles coming down the road, then the danger is dropping the hammer right when a vehicle drives past. Also the loud noise is a consideration, of a person reacting to a loud noise and losing control, not know whether they are the target or not. I have never looked at the laws of the areas, I have not hunted. I always review the laws each and every year for the area I am hunting. They can change from year to year.

 

[chav0_12]

If you are driving along a dirt road with land open for hunting on both sides..and a really nice bull, buck or prong steps out..are you going to squabble about the easy pack.....

There's a big difference in shooting from a vehicle and getting out, off the road, and shooting. Sure, shooting the animal that you saw from the road is a nice gift but shooting it from the vehicle or the road in most cases is poaching.

 

[adam32+P]

It's in the regulations, annual pamphlet and the Game wardens will tell you that on a public road you must:
Cross the fence if there is one, if not its 30' from the public road. This includes state highways. On private land/private road, no such rule.

What if the animal is between the road and the fence?

 

[6.5x47hunter]

What if the animal is between the road and the fence?

feed it some apples