Would you be willing to help me with a poll about using suppressors for hunting?

[SEB-USA]

Our TV station in Casper has a poll going about legalizing suppressors for hunting in WY.
I would like to see this pass myself.
I would appreciate your help
Here is the link. The poll will be on the right side of your screen.
Thanks!
http://www.k2tv.com/

 

[civil82]

Will do. It's legal in PA and I am very appreciative that it is allowed here.

 

[Preacher]

I doubt NYS will ever see the light, but I do hunt in Wy and put in my vote...

 

[AJ172SBCT]

I do not hunt but I am happy to help.

Do you think that silencers should be allowed while hunting in Wyoming?
85%: Yes 15%: No

Jacques

 

[Will]

I voted YES

 

[284driver]

Legal in VA too. I voted yes.

 

[5spd]

Thanks for the yes votes everyone.

I do see the poll has changed to an obama question now.

 

[SEB-USA]

Thanks Guys!!!

 

[fredhorace77]

i tried to vote but cant find the poll...only one i see now is a poll about obama

 

[SEB-USA]

They changed the poll earlier today.
Thanks for trying though.

 

[Bangs OH]

Silencers are legal in Montana, but not for any kind of hunting. I think they should be used for all varmint hunting (coyotes, prairie dogs, chucks, ground hogs, gophers, etc...) but NOT for big game hunting. Silencers are NOT ethical for hunting ANY big game in my opinion.

Montana tried to pass a bill (House bill 174) in 2011 to legalize silencers for hunting, but it didn't pass. It's already bad enough for the big game that most of us can shoot very long ranges with today's rifles and ammunition, then if you take the sound out of it so someone can shoot and shoot until they hit the animal because it can't hear em shooting, you've almost taken the sport completely out of it.

Then no doubt you'll get idiots who have no long range experience winging bullets out there in high winds at long range just to see if they can walk the shots into an animal because they don't have to worry about spooking it if they miss the first few times. Then they'll probably wound and lose the animal.

For varmints? who cares, use whatever you want. silencers, hand grenades, cannons, flamethrowers... But I just don't think it is an ethical way to hunt big game.

So I AM A SOLID "NO". Sorry, but silencers will absolutely ruin the sport so I hope to never see a bill like that again. It's just another handicap for people with poor hunting or shooting skills.

If you want to allow silencers for hunting big game, you might as well allow hunters to use a rifle during bow season. That way everybody can kill everything off much quicker so the next generations have nothing to hunt.

Very good points. But I also don't want careless, unskilled varmint hunters shooting within range of me when I can't hear them; I want to know exactly where they are!

 

[mattri]

If someone was willing to unlawfully poach game, why wouldn't they be willing to use a suppressor, legal or not?

Saying that suppressors should be illegal for safety reasons is the same argument people use to ban firearms.

 

[snowpro440]

Hey Ernie, how about a little help here on educating Bigdmt and bangs oh ?

 

[GSRswapandslow]

BigDMT....you've NEVER shot a suppressed firearm, have you? If you have, then you'd know that the sound outside the range of the initial muzzle blast is still present and honestly not changed much, at all. The muzzle blast is greatly reduced, but no suppressor (other than a ported barrel, integral on a .22lr) will reduce, eliminate, or mask the sound of the supersonic crack.

 

[people]

Ok here is the thing. The bullet is still going to make a crack and hit dirt or whatever. IE still make noise.

 

[people]

So you want to take an already anemic round and shoot it farther than it was designed to?

 

[snowpro440]

I'm calling shenanigans on the Whisper deal ...........

 

[SEB-USA]

First, no one is forcing anyone in any state (where it is legal) to hunt with a suppressed weapon.
For the cost and hoops you jump through to get one, I really doubt one would see an increase in poaching.
It is nice to shoot without hearing protection.
I am not Mr. Tactical (I primarily shoot and hunt with single-shot specialty handguns), but it would be nice to hunt with a suppressed weapon.
Military snipers? I don't think so.
A sniper is so much more than his weapon (He may or may not use a can depending on the circumstances).
Not all snipers use suppressors all of the time-FWIW.
Pulling the trigger on a live target is a very small part, but very important part of their job.
Fieldcraft, surveillance, and communicating info to others, plus training takes up a lot more time.

Truth is, if someone has already made their mind up or just wants to argue you are not going to change their mind.
A suppressor makes things quieter for the shooter and anyone else who is around him-I like that.

Past 300 yards or so, anyone is going to have a difficult time knowing for certain where a shot originated from.
For those who have worked pits in 600 or 1K matches have heard the crack of bullets flying overhead-Suppressors don't change that.

Traditional hunting or hunting-What is it?
Black powder and iron sights?
Long bows with wood arrows or is a recurve allowed with aluminum or carbon arrows?
Or should we limit ourselves to the Sharps or maybe the 30-30?
Why the anger over someone hunting by legal means?
Just becasue he/she didn't choose the weapon you or your family uses?
There are times when I hunt at LR and other times I hunt short range or mid-range.
I enjoy hunting with different weapons, using different disciplines.
If it is legal and the person is competent in using it-power to him!
I support anyone who hunts using legal means, even if I don't use it or enjoy that myself.

 

[SEB-USA]

Well said.
As far as change goes, you can't avoid it. Change is a part of life.
My body keeps changing ;D
I am not as strong or as fast as I used to be, but hopefully I am wiser than I used to be than when I was in my teens and 20's 8)

 

[civil82]

It is legal for all hunting in PA, yet our heritage as a hunting state hasn't been ruined. THe sky hasn't fallen and it still snows in the winter.
Residents of any state that passes legislation allowing use should consider it a win for the hunting sport, manufacturers, and the second amendment.

As a side note, I fire all supersonic in 223Rem, 300 Blackout, and 300 WM. I've never killed a deer with a can on the gun, but might this year to exercise the right to do so.