TWRA approves

[M T Pockets 000]

Night hunt for bobcat and yotes

https://www.wjhl.com/outdoors-appal...ate-night-hunting-season-for-bobcats-coyotes/

 

[Omega]

Well, that is disappointing, at least they allow thermals, but I'd rather use centerfire for yotes.

The commission also determined no dogs can be used during the night hunting, and only shotguns may be used. Hunters may use night vision and thermal imaging, as well as lights as long as they are not attached to a vehicle or shone from a public road. The use of calls imitating coyotes or wounded prey is also allowed.

 

[PickettSFHunter]

Shotguns is disappointing

 

[nso123]

Shotguns makes it a waste of time for coyotes. It was almost a good thing.

 

[timberjack86]

Shotguns makes it a waste of time for coyotes. It was almost a good thing.

I'm not sure, but I bet a load.of tss will kill a coyote at 70 or 80 yards. If it will that's pretty good for hunting at night in the woods.

 

[mike243]

Well they got the foot in the door lol

 

[BigCityBubba]

How many thermal scopes can handle the recoil of a shotgun?

 

[Smokyrider]

Shotguns only.......so when I am night hunting hogs on my private land with a suppressed, thermal equipped 300blk and a coyote comes along I can't shoot it unless I have a shotgun with me....makes no sense, rifle for pigs at night, good; rifle for coyote at night same spot, bad.

 

[TN Song Dog]

 

[younggun308]

Shotguns only.......so when I am night hunting hogs on my private land with a suppressed, thermal equipped 300blk and a coyote comes along I can't shoot it unless I have a shotgun with me....makes no sense, rifle for pigs at night, good; rifle for coyote at night same spot, bad.

I don't know about you, but I tend to leave yotes where they lie.

I wouldn't hesitate if I saw a yote at night on private land with an AR-15.
Especially when rangers are required to get a warrant, who is checking?

The main reason they aren't allowing centerfire right now is probably to keep people from poaching deer under the pretext of "predator hunting." So instead they'll just poach with no pretext at all.

 

[BigCityBubba]

Would have made more sense if they limited it to rimfire.

 

[Planking]

"Hunters may use night vision and thermal imaging, as well as lights as long as they are not attached to a vehicle or shone from a public road."

So if i understand this right you can't use lights from the road but you can still road hunt with thermals?

 

[LiveOffLand]

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When did deer become a predator? Lol

 

[MickThompson]

"Hunters may use night vision and thermal imaging, as well as lights as long as they are not attached to a vehicle or shone from a public road."

So if i understand this right you can't use lights from the road but you can still road hunt with thermals?

Hunting from a public road is illegal in statute. I'd guess that was a point of emphasis that they wanted in there.

 

[peytoncreekhunter]

In the language of the law does it specify what number shot can be used. If not, then can a slug be used?

 

[younggun308]

In the language of the law does it specify what number shot can be used. If not, then can a slug be used?

No single projectile.

 

[peytoncreekhunter]

No single projectile.

 

[scn]

"Hunters may use night vision and thermal imaging, as well as lights as long as they are not attached to a vehicle or shone from a public road."

So if i understand this right you can't use lights from the road but you can still road hunt with thermals?

You have never been able to legally road hunt with thermals.

But, you know that.

 

[timberjack86]

Didn't know it but they make thermal scopes for shotguns!
https://www.infirayoutdoor.com/holo-series-thermal-scopes-for-shotgun-2

 

[Planking]

You have never been able to legally road hunt with thermals.

But, you know that.

Maybe not legally but they are sure doing it. Had a white ford truck using them on us Friday night. The local stalker trash doesn't care what you say is legal if they know you can't enforce it. That means i have to be the one to deal with this scum once again.

 

[cbhunter]

Maybe not legally but they are sure doing it. Had a white ford truck using them on us Friday night. The local stalker trash doesn't care what you say is legal if they know you can't enforce it. That means i have to be the one to deal with this scum once again.

I'm just curious. How do you know all these people are using thermals? Maybe I missed something

 

[nso123]

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So we are stuck using a $14 per round shotgun shell instead of a $.50 223 round. The devil will be ice skating before I ever do that.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Shame they didn't approve for centerfire on private lands. Oh well is what it is, maybe next year they will....

 

[scn]

Maybe not legally but they are sure doing it. Had a white ford truck using them on us Friday night. The local stalker trash doesn't care what you say is legal if they know you can't enforce it. That means i have to be the one to deal with this scum once again.

Have you bothered to do any of the things I suggested to you a couple of weeks ago?

 

[Creek bottoms]

Not to swing the thread in another direction, but are we going to be able to kill hawks and owls?

 

[chris1976]

Maybe not legally but they are sure doing it. Had a white ford truck using them on us Friday night. The local stalker trash doesn't care what you say is legal if they know you can't enforce it. That means i have to be the one to deal with this scum once again.

What are they using thermals for in April? Hogs?

 

[Wrangler95]

I may have missed it but is buckshot legal to shoot

 

[TN Song Dog]

I may have missed it but is buckshot legal to shoot

We don't know yet for sure. The press release only mentions no single projectile. Will be watching for the updated 2024-2025 regulations to be posted.

 

[scn]

I may have missed it but is buckshot legal to shoot

No.

 

[Planking]

What are they using thermals for in April? Hogs?

Yeah we just planted corn and the Egyptian Wheat fell over in January so we get shatheads again. We haven't had a hog in two years but they keep stalking us anyway.