It seems like all the doves are inside city limits with a few outside of them, I live in Rupert, Idaho and just outside the city limits. When I am driving in the country I see a lot of doves on power lines (i never shoot at power lines but wait for them to fly to into a safe zone, like a field then shoot) and I want to pull over and take them, but I don't. I feel nervous if a house a 1/2 mile away or if the bird flies out into the field is it trespassing? Where I go and dove hunt is pretty far away from the city and houses, but no doves!
I guess what im asking is, if I'm out in the country with field around me, as long as I don't shoot on the road or over the road can shoot as they fly into the field and retrieve them legally? How close to city limits can I shoot? How far from a building or a house in the country do i have to be to be able to shoot? If that is not an option, where can I hunt doves that the doves will be?
Answer:
This is a very broad category with too many questions to accurately address in this message. I encourage you to contact your local police station, county sheriff's office, or local conservation officer to help explain the details surrounded each circumstances. Idaho does not have a state law regarding a distance required from a building for discharge of a firearm. However, some cities and counties have adopted ordinances. Please check with the city or county you are hunting in or near. Public land next to agricultural areas frequenly have doves.
It is unlawful to shoot from or across the traveled portion, shoulders or embankments of any road maintained by any government entity.
Fields that are cultivated or irrigated do not have to be posted; you must get permission even though it is not signed. You would need permission from the landowner to retreive dove that fall on private property.
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Friday, October 10, 2014 - 3:16 PM MDT