How Many Shots Do I Get!??

[Ufatz]

Now the waterfowl season is off again it might be an appropriate time to remind those who have overlooked it, there is a requirement that all shotguns used in waterfowl hunting should be limited to THREE shots.

Over the weekend I "witnessed" at least TWO instances of people with semi-autos blazing away a full FIVE rounds in seconds. More than once from a couple locations.

If you know some new hunter who is unaware of this regulation please help them understand it. If you know about it and don't think it applies to you may Great Blue Heron God deposit a full load down the back of your neck and into the top of your boots.

So there.

[Eric Wettschreck]

Sweet lecture. Thanks.

Iffin you witness fellas poppin off 5 shells on a regular basis call TIP if it's a concern.

[outdoors247]

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Iffin you witness fellas poppin off 5 shells on a regular basis call TIP if it's a concern.

Come on! It makes waaaay more sense to whine about it on the interwebs...

[jdfisherman]

I'm not arguing with the law or saying we should be allowed to blaze away, but does anyone know the logic behind the 3 shot limit?

[FowlSki]

Ufatz I thought you said you didn't see any ducks on opener? What were these other groups blazing away at?

I think you need to get your stories straight.

[fishuhalik]

The 3 shot limit is to minimize wounded birds. It keeps people from taking Hail Mary followup shots.

Most guys know what they're doing & break the law on purpose, but I know it is sometimes an honest mistake. For example, I hunted an entire pheasant season in NoDak without a plug in my gun. I had hunted grouse my whole life where you're allowed as many shells as you want but apparently NoDak is different. Thankfully it was a buddy that corrected me & not a CO.

[theharvester]

Because after the 3 shots the crippling factor is really high

[Mr.Seaguar]

Wrong on the crippling talk. Its because way back when when pumps and autos first came out a bunch of rich guys with Parkers thought, "By Jove, these punks with their 7-12 shots are killing all the ducks. We don't think that's fair. To us we mean, it's not fair to us." Another returned, "Indubitably." So lo and behold, rich guys got together and made another law, because that's how it works in America. So now we got plugs and no one uses doubles. Well, not many.

[FshBloodRiverMud]

So how did we end up with 1 rod open water and 2 hard water?

[LightningBG]

Just bring multiple guns and shoot as many shots as you'd like...

[brittman]

NoDak works to simplify their rules and regs to avoid potential problems with hunters in the field. Plug in, plug out ...

NoDak also has all their bird seasons run 1/2 before sunrise to sunset. Same rationale.

Long time ago there was some talk of going all steel shot, but that one could not get enough support or traction.

[Ufatz]

Fowlski. I did not SEE any ducks, but I can still HEAR. And what I heard was a couple guys shooting unplugged guns. Probably the same type of smart adzzed know-it-alls giving me grief about my post. Same attitude.

I truly think there may be people who DON'T get the word on some of the simple regs. Read some of the posts you see in here about "first time" and "new to duck hunting" and the like.

THAT was the intent of my little lecture....not to offend any of the wizened and wise old duck shooters gathered here.

To be sure, if I KNEW the precise location of a shooter using illegal

methods-of any kind-I have TIP on speed dial. I do not like game law violators.

[hockeybc69]

So you cant see chit, so you just assume its one guy blazing. Could it be two guys shooting and what you HEARD was COMPLETELY legal?

[fishersofmen]

So you cant see chit, so you just assume its one guy blazing. Could it be two guys shooting and what you HEARD was COMPLETELY legal?

Seems about right to me. I know when I'm out hunting I don't sit and listen to the sound of guns so I can try to determine if everyone has their plugs in.

[PurpleFloyd]

So you couldn't see the hunters but you knew how many there were and how many shots each fired? Do you know how many ducks they shot or even if they were shooting ducks?

[Eric Wettschreck]

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Probably the same type of smart adzzed know-it-alls giving me grief about my post.

The first word of that quoted sentence sums it all up. Don't know, just guessin, feelin like giving a sweet lecture.

[delcecchi]

So how did we end up with 1 rod open water and 2 hard water?

Used to be one all the time. Then the tip-up lobby paid off the legislature.

[Ufatz]

Okay boys....I get it : I can't see and I can't hear and my reminders regarding shooting regs and practices are actually lectures. Ha Ha Ha!

I will try to do better in the future. And you boys might consider a couple of mood sweeteners today to improve your dispositions. Hey! It's fall.....OUR favorite time of year! Get out there and enjoy it and quit picking on older wiser more experienced guys just to be nasty!

[leech~~]

Okay boys....I get it. Get out there and enjoy it and I will quit picking on younger less wiser guys just to be nasty!

Fixed it for you!

[Mr.Seaguar]

So how did we end up with 1 rod open water and 2 hard water?

I have no idea. MN has lots of crazy laws. One rod, mandated beer gas, can't shoot politicians except in self defense, the list is endless. My pickup doesn't like your MN 20 proof.