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Randy is correct................the 200 yard rule is for deer and does not apply to turkeys.
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Look what I found while turkey hunting....
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Randy is correct................the 200 yard rule is for deer and does not apply to turkeys.
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redneckcamo
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call in the crows !!!! an take the feeders home !!!
BOWHUNTER!
Senior Member
Oh come on Jasper..you know you hurried up and threw the decoys out and hunted right there..
That bites man.
That bites man.
Handgunner
Senior Member
Yeah, I'd be TICKED!
Plenty of time to feed after May 15th!
Plenty of time to feed after May 15th!
short stop
Senior Member
WRONG ! WRONG ! WRONG !
Take it from someone who has paid a $525 fine for hunting on a farm that had a feeder on it / and I was no where near it --- YOU WILL GET A TICKET IF YOU HUNT ON LAND WITH FEEDERS --FACT! Im trying to save anyone who reads this false infomation your handing out
I been there and done it --ask a GW ask a Judge
the reg book does not say it is legal for turkeys it says ''deer only ''
you better check the regs or call you local GW if you dont belive me. Its a ''grey'' area and there is no playing around when it comes to fines -- Gw are just doing there job and when they catch people who dont know any better --a fish is a fish and your caught . Every county fine $ amount is differnt but I can assure none of them are cheap on this fine .
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short stop
Senior Member
read the post below --- Im tyring to save you a big $ ticket too
j_seph
Senior Member
Who paid for and done the food plot?
The Club or the individual?
The Club or the individual?
Acrey
Senior Member
Hey I would invite the guy that put out the corn on a turkey hunt and tell him you will do the calling and inform the G W where you will be and let him get the ticket, but you cant have a gun on you.
j_seph
Senior Member
I just searched all through the regs and I got
– Hunt within 200 yards or within sight of bait,
unless the bait has been removed completely
for 10 or more days.
I can't see where the DNR can get you on this
I am corrected
GEORGIA CODE
Copyright 2007 by The State of Georgia
All rights reserved.
*** Current through the 2007 Regular Session ***
TITLE 27. GAME AND FISH
CHAPTER 3. WILDLIFE GENERALLY
ARTICLE 1. HUNTING
PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
O.C.G.A. § 27-3-9 (2007)
§ 27-3-9. Unlawful enticement of game
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, expose, deposit, distribute, or scatter any corn, wheat, or other grains, salts, apples, or other feeds or bait so as to constitute a lure or attraction or enticement for any game bird or game animal on or over any area where hunters are or will be hunting; provided, however, that it shall be lawful to hunt deer within the vicinity of such feeds if the hunter is at least 200 yards away from and not within sight of the feed or bait.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by law or regulation, it shall be unlawful for any person to hunt any game bird or game animal upon, over, around, or near any place where any such feed or bait has been placed, exposed, deposited, distributed, or scattered so as to constitute a lure, attraction, or enticement to such birds or animals. It shall also be unlawful to hunt any game animal or game bird upon, over, around, or near any such place for a period of ten days following the complete removal of all such feed or bait.
(c) When a conservation ranger is aware or becomes aware that a clearly identifiable area of land or field is baited for doves in such a manner that hunting thereon would be a violation of subsection (b) of this Code section, it shall be the duty of the conservation ranger to require the owner or other person having lawful possession or control of the baited area of land or field to remove such bait. The conservation ranger shall require such owner or other person to erect on the area of land or field signs having printed thereon the words: "No Hunting, Baited Field." Such signs shall remain for ten days after bait is removed. The printing on such signs shall be clearly visible to a person with normal eyesight from a distance of at least 50 yards. A sufficient number of such signs shall be erected to provide reasonable notice to hunters that the field or area is baited. If the conservation ranger cannot locate the owner or other person having lawful possession or control of the baited area of land or field, it shall be the duty of such conservation ranger to erect such signs. The owner or other person having lawful possession or control of a baited area or field who fails to comply with an order of a conservation ranger requiring the removal of bait or the erection of signs, or both, as required by this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. When a conservation ranger is aware that a clearly identifiable area of land or field is baited in such a manner that hunting thereon would be a violation of subsection (b) of this Code section prior to any such violation, no charge may be brought against any person under subsection (b) of this Code section unless the provisions of this subsection have been followed. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to preclude the owner or other person having lawful possession or control of a baited area or field from being charged with and convicted of a violation of subsection (a) of this Code section. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to preclude a person's being charged with and convicted of a violation of subsection (b) of this Code section when such violation is on a baited area of land or field which was not previously identified by a conservation ranger as provided in this subsection prior to such violation.
– Hunt within 200 yards or within sight of bait,
unless the bait has been removed completely
for 10 or more days.
I can't see where the DNR can get you on this
I am corrected
GEORGIA CODE
Copyright 2007 by The State of Georgia
All rights reserved.
*** Current through the 2007 Regular Session ***
TITLE 27. GAME AND FISH
CHAPTER 3. WILDLIFE GENERALLY
ARTICLE 1. HUNTING
PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
O.C.G.A. § 27-3-9 (2007)
§ 27-3-9. Unlawful enticement of game
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, expose, deposit, distribute, or scatter any corn, wheat, or other grains, salts, apples, or other feeds or bait so as to constitute a lure or attraction or enticement for any game bird or game animal on or over any area where hunters are or will be hunting; provided, however, that it shall be lawful to hunt deer within the vicinity of such feeds if the hunter is at least 200 yards away from and not within sight of the feed or bait.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by law or regulation, it shall be unlawful for any person to hunt any game bird or game animal upon, over, around, or near any place where any such feed or bait has been placed, exposed, deposited, distributed, or scattered so as to constitute a lure, attraction, or enticement to such birds or animals. It shall also be unlawful to hunt any game animal or game bird upon, over, around, or near any such place for a period of ten days following the complete removal of all such feed or bait.
(c) When a conservation ranger is aware or becomes aware that a clearly identifiable area of land or field is baited for doves in such a manner that hunting thereon would be a violation of subsection (b) of this Code section, it shall be the duty of the conservation ranger to require the owner or other person having lawful possession or control of the baited area of land or field to remove such bait. The conservation ranger shall require such owner or other person to erect on the area of land or field signs having printed thereon the words: "No Hunting, Baited Field." Such signs shall remain for ten days after bait is removed. The printing on such signs shall be clearly visible to a person with normal eyesight from a distance of at least 50 yards. A sufficient number of such signs shall be erected to provide reasonable notice to hunters that the field or area is baited. If the conservation ranger cannot locate the owner or other person having lawful possession or control of the baited area of land or field, it shall be the duty of such conservation ranger to erect such signs. The owner or other person having lawful possession or control of a baited area or field who fails to comply with an order of a conservation ranger requiring the removal of bait or the erection of signs, or both, as required by this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. When a conservation ranger is aware that a clearly identifiable area of land or field is baited in such a manner that hunting thereon would be a violation of subsection (b) of this Code section prior to any such violation, no charge may be brought against any person under subsection (b) of this Code section unless the provisions of this subsection have been followed. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to preclude the owner or other person having lawful possession or control of a baited area or field from being charged with and convicted of a violation of subsection (a) of this Code section. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to preclude a person's being charged with and convicted of a violation of subsection (b) of this Code section when such violation is on a baited area of land or field which was not previously identified by a conservation ranger as provided in this subsection prior to such violation.
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$525? Its seems like I read of people with multiple fines in the hall of shame that got fines of much less than that.
Glad that you are sharing and warning others that might be in the same situation.
short stop
Senior Member
joesph --- look at the wording it says ''deer '' not '' turkey ''
Regs :
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, expose, deposit, distribute, or scatter any corn, wheat, or other grains, salts, apples, or other feeds or bait so as to constitute a lure or attraction or enticement for any game bird or game animal on or over any area where hunters are or will be hunting; provided,However , that it shall be lawful to hunt DEER within the vicinity of such feeds if the hunter is at least 200 yards away from and not within sight of the feed or bait.
Regs :
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, expose, deposit, distribute, or scatter any corn, wheat, or other grains, salts, apples, or other feeds or bait so as to constitute a lure or attraction or enticement for any game bird or game animal on or over any area where hunters are or will be hunting; provided,However , that it shall be lawful to hunt DEER within the vicinity of such feeds if the hunter is at least 200 yards away from and not within sight of the feed or bait.
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j_seph
Senior Member
Thats why I put I am corrected
but it blends in with the rest of the text, I'll fix that now
I was just thinking after reading that, I have to call a couple guys in my club in mid ga and tell them to get their feeders up
BgDadyBeardBustr
Gone But Not Forgotten
Ryan (Shortstop) is trying to warn those that do not believe it. You have been warned.
I hate that it has happened to such great Guys like Jasper and Just BB. You can not get any better people than these guy to hunt with and two IDIOTS have screwed it up for everyone. Trueth be known, Dumb and Dumber are probbly hunting under them. I would let the GW know if I could not hunt.......not really......but them feeders would make a great under water cover for my fish.
Tim
I hate that it has happened to such great Guys like Jasper and Just BB. You can not get any better people than these guy to hunt with and two IDIOTS have screwed it up for everyone. Trueth be known, Dumb and Dumber are probbly hunting under them. I would let the GW know if I could not hunt.......not really......but them feeders would make a great under water cover for my fish.
Tim
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60Grit
Guest
I have little patience for those sort of folks. I'd say there'd be a lot of little holes in their feeder if I saw that.
OldManWinter
Senior Member
I checked on this very rule with the DNR before the season. I was told 200 yards and out of sight, However he went on to say the nature of turkey hunting ( not being a stationary activity) that depending on the size of the land that it would very hard to avoid those areas as in calling in a bird from a corn pile 200 yards away could be construed as hunting over bait, that is the grey area they kept talking about.
SouthPaw Draw
GONetwork, GWF and NTWF Member
John- Give me a call and we'll go to my club. Maybe while you guys are camping at the WMA.
Jasper
Senior Member
Oh come on Jasper..you know you hurried up and threw the decoys out and hunted right there..
That bites man.
OK, you got me. But I didn't hunt long............you ever leaned back against a skinny feeder pole for very long? And believe it or not those dadgum corn kernels disturb your nap and kinda hurt when they're slung into the back of your head!
Actually, I walked in about 500 yards, saw the stinkin feeders, walked back out and left. No way I'm "hunting" in that situation. I don't have the phone number of the imbeciles I believe put them out. I called the club President and am waiting on a call back. I'm done with that place. Anybody looking for a Monroe County corn fed club?
Randy
Senior Member
No you need to read the law. The regs can be missleading. Believe me, I have been through the baiting thing.
Now I have it from a good source that "department procedure" most of the time, is to allow the 200 yard rule with turkey even though it does not apply by law. But that is left up to the descretion of the officer. And I don't have to tell you about how I feel about th officer's descretion.
Parker
Senior Member
Yep, I'd also be taking the feeders, and I would not be returning them to their owner until they forked over the portion of my lease payment that includes my turkey hunting.
I would be WIZZLED!
Parker
I would be WIZZLED!
Parker
