Is there any law stating a minimum distance you have to be from a roadway with a loaded firearm for hunting purposes? I was having a conversation with someone and they seemed to think there was a min. distance, I disagreed and said "Ok, then what is the minimum distance?". Buddy had no answer, and I cannot find anything online on state F&G website. Obviously 150 yards is minimum distance from dwelling with loaded gun, not asking about that.
Question about distance from road with loaded firearm
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best question I have heard asked here in some time..... like answered.....not from your vehicle, not from the road(asphalt or dirt) and not across the road. Plus lets not forget the 450' from a building unless you have written permission from the land owner. Know your target and beyond
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Yes I am saying you can walk down a road with a loaded gun as long as not within a safety zone. Take one step off that road and you are clear to shoot.
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I agree but it's not a bad idea to unload. I know I don't load up till I'm a few steps off the road
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Well I just called DFW and spoke to a woman officer in the Clinton Law enforcement office. She vehemently said that you cannot have a loaded firearm or a knocked arrow while standing in the roadway. I asked multiple times and re-worded mulitple ways. She sited me NJ State Statute 23:4-16c which states
c.No person shall, for the purpose of hunting, taking or killing any wildlife, cast an arrow or discharge any firearm from or across any State, county, municipal, or publicly travelled road or highway.
In bubblehead's defense, I stated, "it does not state that you have to unload the firearm", to which she replied, "Yes, you need to be unloaded because you are not allowed to shoot from the road and therefore need to be unloaded" She wasn't wishy washy about this answer either, it was stated very sternly, to me, that you need to be unloaded before stepping onto a roadway.
While I understand bubblehead's interpretation, of this law, it is a little vague, needless to say I'll be unloading each and everytime I cross a roadway...................
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