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Member Section => Handguns => Topic started by: outdoorsguy29 on October 08, 2009, 01:05:06 PM

Title: where to hunt w/handguns
Post by: outdoorsguy29 on October 08, 2009, 01:05:06 PM

      Have tried looking all over the internet on where a person can go hunting with a handgun be it small game to deer.
         More specifically somewhere in California.

Title: Re: where to hunt w/handguns
Post by: TAB on October 08, 2009, 01:23:12 PM

where are you in CA?

I know of several places in Northern CA to do just that.  Deer its going to depend on what zone you draw.

Title: Re: where to hunt w/handguns
Post by: tombogan03884 on October 08, 2009, 02:26:41 PM

Most, if not all places that allow hunting allow hunting with handguns of appropriate caliber.

Title: Re: where to hunt w/handguns
Post by: TAB on October 09, 2009, 01:35:33 AM

CAs rules are 4+" barrel and centerfire.

Other then maybe bear, and some of the larger pigs, a 357 will drop anything in CA.   ( for those that don't know we have tiny deer here.  a 100 lb is a large deer)

Title: Re: where to hunt w/handguns
Post by: philw on October 09, 2009, 03:08:40 AM

not here   ::)

I know it is no help   just if you were looking for some hunting down under,  don't bother about bringing your hand guns over here. 

Title: Re: where to hunt w/handguns
Post by: Badgersmilk on October 09, 2009, 09:06:17 AM

MI has law's about needing to be 18.   >:(  Kept my daughter from carrying a handgun for squirrel.  >:(

Title: Re: where to hunt w/handguns
Post by: WyoJoe on October 10, 2009, 01:54:36 PM

Quote from: outdoorsguy29 on October 08, 2009, 01:05:06 PM

      Have tried looking all over the internet on where a person can go hunting with a handgun be it small game to deer.
         More specifically somewhere in California.

Come on out to WY. It is allowed here.

Title: Re: where to hunt w/handguns
Post by: 1Buckshot on October 10, 2009, 02:01:18 PM

All of Montana. All game large or small and any caliber.,

Title: Re: where to hunt w/handguns
Post by: m25operator on October 10, 2009, 02:55:33 PM

All of Texas, except for migratory birds, not even a pistol grip shotgun, has to be shoulder fired.

Handgun hunting = FUN ;D

Title: Re: where to hunt w/handguns
Post by: TAB on October 10, 2009, 09:38:58 PM

one of the hard things about hand gun hunting for deer( atleast in most of northern CA) is 200 yds is a close shot.   

Title: Re: where to hunt w/handguns
Post by: fightingquaker13 on October 12, 2009, 12:21:08 AM

Its more bowhunting than gun hunting, eg a hand gunner first, hunter second, but if you've put in the hours and will wait for the right shot, why not. I've seen studies that show that even with the difference in sight plain you're not buying much between 4 5/8" as opposed to 6". and .44 mag is plenty for any deer. Though I like .454 casull using .45 colt in theory (no experience with this set up). I say practice and then go for it.
FQ13