Southern Zone Rifle Season?

[archbishop]

does anyone know what the season is going to be? is it going to run concurent with shotgun or is there going to be a special rifle season? also what types of rifles can we use? i tried looking in the dec site but i cannot find anything?

                               jason

[caroga kid]

From what I read it's going to run along with the normal shotgun season. You can use the regular rifles Via.. Dec specs..No automatic, No magazine capacity larger than 8 rounds on semi's...Etc.. Etc.. they got the new information posted on dec's website now I think..

[Robb]

Here's a link to the DEC map.

http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/wildlife/guide/legalimp.html


How's it going Caroga?? I'll be up there hunting from my camp a lot this season, you should stop in for a coc%tail!!

Robb

[caroga kid]

Hey robb it's goin good...I'll deffinately have to stop in for a drink... Maybe I can bring that big nine point thats crossin between my place and yours..

[synergyboy10]

how smmal can u go with the rifle. the website says any center fire

[archbishop]

use your best judgement on that one nick. like the website says, any centerfire, but just use common sense.

[Robb]

Hey robb it's goin good...I'll deffinately have to stop in for a drink... Maybe I can bring that big nine point thats crossin between my place and yours..

Sounds good!! We'll be up there for the northern bow opener bring him by!!

[Bobman]

how smmal can u go with the rifle. the website says any center fire

AS you said the website says any center fire caliber, but the general concensus is that a .243 is the minimum deer cartridge.  If you shoot over open fields and have long shots available you might want to look at a flatter shooting round like the .270.  I personally have never had many opportunities at deer that would have been better served if I had a rifle.  Furthest I've ever had a reasonable shot at a deer was about 100 yards.  I'll probably keep using my shotgun, but if I do use a rifle I'll just borrow my Dad's old Winchester lever action .30-30 with the iron sites.  He's taken plenty of PA deer with that rifle in the past so I know it a goodie.

[caroga kid]

Sounds good!! We'll be up there for the northern bow opener bring him by!!

  I didn't have  time to get my bow certification this year...So I'm gonna have to leave him tied to that apple tree untill muzzeloader opens..

[The Smokestick Kid]

I just got a brand new Savage .270 Stevens Model with a Nikon scope...I'm going home this weekend for my birthday (which was the 14th), so this weekend will be a sighting in time. I was just going to use my muzzleloader up here at college (Saranac Lake area), but since the rifles are legal this year, I figured what the hell, I might as well just get one. Last year on opening day, I saw a HUGE 11 or 12 pointer about 300 yards away in the field.  If that happens this year, he's dead! 

-Zach

[smokepole]

does anyone know what the season is going to be? is it going to run concurent with shotgun or is there going to be a special rifle season? also what types of rifles can we use? i tried looking in the dec site but i cannot find anything?

                               jason

I think the deal is, it is not shotgun season or rifle season, but Regular Season, and legal hunting implements include Shotgun, Bow, Muzzleloader, Handgun or Rifle.

[archbishop]

wow, that question was back when they announced the rifle season when they werent sure if they were going to have a special season for it or just put it with the other guns.

your right though, minus the bow. bow has a special season, but during regular season shotgun, rifle, muzzleloader, and handgun are all o.k.

[smokepole]

oops, guess I better look at dates...

[Wkules]

I don't know arch, I couldn't find any reg stating that you can't use a bow during the regular season. I sent the question to the NYSDEC I'll let you know what they say (if they respond.)

[deerslayer92163]

you can use a bow during regular season i was on probation once and was all i could hunt with til i got released