URGENT VIRGINIA HUNTERS

hokieman · Post by **hokieman** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 5:41 am

Now the fight to protect our heritage and traditions begins in earnest. Most of you have asked to be kept informed and said you want to help, weLL here we go! We will do our best to keep you up to date. we need every virginia hunter to call their legislator and ask them to oppose bill sb263 !@!! you can find your legislature at http://conview.state.va.us/whosmy.nsf/main?openform DON'T PUT THIS OFF, DO IT TODAY!!!!

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SENATE BILL NO. 263
Offered January 9, 2008
Prefiled January 8, 2008
A BILL to amend and reenact § 18.2-136 of the Code of Virginia, relating to retrieving dogs from the property of others; penalty.
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Patron-- Deeds
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Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 18.2-136 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 18.2-136. Right of certain hunters to go on lands of another; carrying firearms or bows and arrows prohibited.

A. Fox hunters and coon hunters, when the chase begins on other lands, may follow their dogs on prohibited lands, and hunters of all other game, when the chase begins on other lands, may go upon prohibited lands to retrieve their dogs, but may shall not carry firearms or bows and arrows on their persons or hunt any game while thereon. The use of vehicles to retrieve dogs on prohibited lands shall be allowed only with the permission of the landowner or his agent. Any person who goes on prohibited lands to retrieve his dogs pursuant to this section and who (i) carries his firearm or bow and arrow on his person or hunts while on the property or (ii) willfully refuses to identify himself when requested by the landowner or his agent to do so, is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.

B. Any firearm or bow and arrow carried by the person in a manner that violates clause (i) of subsection A shall, upon conviction of such person violating clause (i), be forfeited to the Commonwealth by order of the court trying the case. The forfeiture shall be enforced as provided in Chapter 22 (§ 19.2-369 et seq.) of Title 19.2. The officer or other person seizing the property shall immediately give notice to the attorney for the Commonwealth.

C. In addition to the penalty prescribed in subsection A, the court shall revoke the current hunting license, if any, of a person convicted of violating clause (i) of subsection A and prohibit the issuance of any hunting license to that person for the next license year. If the person hunts during this prohibited period, he is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. Notification of such revocation or prohibition shall be forwarded to the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries pursuant to subsections C and D of § 18.2-56.1.

easttenngator · Post by **easttenngator** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:35 pm

I not sure I understand you can take a gun or bow on posted land now and they want to close this loop hole??
Or you cant go on posted land to get your dogs???

Here in Tn and in NC we already have no weapons on posted land and it helps us with both the land owner and the Game Wardens ...more land owner let us on there land and see get the dogs and not tear anything up and the next year when we see them alot have let us hunt there for bears and coons.

If we have to call the Game Warden cause a home owner refuses to let us on we have no weapon so no fights start and the GAme Wardens make DAMN sure that the land owner never wants to see him again

We can also track wounded game on posted land here because of it

hokieman · Post by **hokieman** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:33 am

They want to prevent you from taking a firearm and if you go by vehicle you got to get landowners permission first. I carry a 44mag pistol and my 22 rifle. If by chance mydog goes onto someones land and trees I want to be able to go and quickly get him. I feel that leaving my gun and pistol covered up or on the ground does me no good if I run into a pac of coyotes a rapid fox, an angry bobcat or best yet like in wv a african lion. I feel it takes from my right to bear arms. You know the landowner will have his and struting like a peacock tauting you with it and telling you all the same to get the hell off his property.

easttenngator · Post by **easttenngator** » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:48 pm

you might ...but we carry the rules with us had two land owners say no this year both had a weapon once showed the rules ...

one land owner went to jail and the other got his 1st bear and now we are allowed to hunt his land for bear coons and yotes

the important part is not one of us got in trouble and got our dogs back.

and I think your arguement lacks a little ...please tell me when you are allowed to take a weapon on someones elses land???? your not lossing a right you never had it to begen with

hokieman · Post by **hokieman** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:38 am

I c your point.