Boston Biker reports bow-and-arrow hunting becomes legal for the next 2 1/2 months on Weston conservation land - through which run some trails often ridden by mountain bikers.
It goes along with my cycling addiction and my high-viz fetish.
That, and I like to bring my bike along when I visit kin up north in the fall ... everything that moves and doesn't want to get shot wears blaze orange this time of year. Even the dogs.
I've been mountain biking during hunting seasons many years without incident, but given the number of deer out on the trails this year, I'll probably stick to Sundays.
From the perspective of a non-hunter using the woods, the difference between bow hunting and hunting with a gun is huge. When bow hunting, the deer has to be so close that there is no doubt what a hunter is shooting at. OTOH, every time I hear about somebody getting shot by a hunter with a gun, I cringe because you know some guy was shooting blindly. There's a lot of bottom-of-the-gene-poolers out there with a gun.
For an avid mt biker, riding only on Sunday is not a solution.
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Markk02474 better have an alibi
If anyone gets shot. Just sayin'.
Nope, no bows. No guns
No hunting license, just a driving license!
Little bike symbols...
...painted on the driver's side door...and a few tattooed tears. Watch out! you spandexed freaks!!
Blaze Orange
This is the universal color for DON'T SHOOT ME! I'M A HUMAN!
http://www.bicycling.com/mountainbikecom/bikes-gear/ride-safe-during-hunting-season
Swirly has a link for safe cycling during hunting season?
No effing way. I don't believe it.
Let's rename it the Swirlynet
Internet just doesnt cut it anymore.
I invented it
Before I was born.
You know that, right?
You're welcome!
Citation, please
N/t
Absolutely!
It goes along with my cycling addiction and my high-viz fetish.
That, and I like to bring my bike along when I visit kin up north in the fall ... everything that moves and doesn't want to get shot wears blaze orange this time of year. Even the dogs.
Many towns have deer hunting season, not just Weston
However, hunting is prohibited statewide on Sundays. So if you're going to go mountain biking, that's the day to do it.
Ride on Sunday
And don't wear white.
I've been mountain biking during hunting seasons many years without incident, but given the number of deer out on the trails this year, I'll probably stick to Sundays.
Very little danger with bow hunters
From the perspective of a non-hunter using the woods, the difference between bow hunting and hunting with a gun is huge. When bow hunting, the deer has to be so close that there is no doubt what a hunter is shooting at. OTOH, every time I hear about somebody getting shot by a hunter with a gun, I cringe because you know some guy was shooting blindly. There's a lot of bottom-of-the-gene-poolers out there with a gun.
For an avid mt biker, riding only on Sunday is not a solution.
Keep police out
Never know when they will shoot another dog walker in the hip.
Just the state police. The
Just the state police. The locals are still guarding an orange barrel and talking on their cellphone.