When are you getting that rifle anyway?

-Holly

But, if you’re like me and have ammo rolling around from guns you don’t even own (I’ve got .300RUM, .45acp, and lord knows what else all over the deck in my truck… and I’ve never even owned either of those), you don’t have as much to worry about.

The law specifically states you can’t have lead ammo AND a firearm that shoots it in the possession while hunting big game. If it’s just the ammo and the gun is at home, you’re fine.

Of course, defining “while hunting” is a slippery one in itself. So far, I can’t get a strict answer from DFG about this one. For example, say I drive down to my favorite A zone spot to hunt deer this fall. I’ll be there a few days, so I pack the scattergun for quail. Of course, the scattergun stays in camp while I’m deer hunting… and the rife stays in camp while I’m quail hunting. On the way out of the campground to go home, I get stopped… am I in violation or not? I’m not hunting, I’m driving home.

From experience, we all know that’s going to depend completely on the DFG officer at the time that I’m stopped. If he’s uptight and by-the-book, I’m gonna get a ticket. If he’s more of the practical type, I probably won’t. The problem with that is that it leaves the hunters completely at the mercy of the system.

Oh, and Michael… the answer to your question is the topic of today’s blog post.

And this will hold especially true when they find that it costs them more money to try and enforce this law than the revenue it will bring in from the infractions and citations.
I already see quite a few loopholes and defensible positions which I might take if for some (Strange) unknown reason I get stopped for a traffic violation and, they magically discover a couple of “old” and verdigris covered “lead” bullets laying under my dirt covered floor mat.

Lets see Phillip, L.S.M.F.T. was Lucky Strikes slogan, A Silly Millimeter Longer, 101 was Belaire, Winston Tastes Good Like A Cigarette Should, That one is obvious!
Im havin’ trouble here, it is buried just below the surface of my brain and it is driving me nuts!!!
Which cigarette commercial said: I’d Rather Fight Than Switch…….

The one gotcha for me in the no lead nonsense is the not having lead in possession while hunting or in your vehicle. I’ve got shells rolling around in my truck I ain’t see in years. Their under the seat, in the bed liner, in the door compartments, everywhere. That means when I head into a non lead area I’m going to have to unload the truck and make sure all the shells are out like when I go to Mexico. What a pain in the azz.

Speaking of the old cigarette commercial, I think I have a new logo for the Lead Ban Chronicles posts. Take a look at the new pic on this post… whaddayathink?