Legal to Hunt in Oregon/Wa with Blowgun?

[fish0n]

So, I know you can't hunt in Oregon/Wa with a crossbow, but what about a Blowgun? Has anyone hunted with one before? Also, are they considered a firearm?


An interesting website on the subject: http://www.geocities.com/blowgunhunter/

[sliverpicker]

Not for big game, but if you went after gray diggers and other vermin with a blowgun, doubt if anybody would object.

You might just call ODFW and ask about the legal aspect of hunting rabbits, just to be on the safe side. If you get a long pause on the phone followed by a "what?", don't be shocked.

Good luck and have fun.

[Dan360]

PETA and the Humane Society have a $2000 bounty on blowgun hunters in the Seattle area. Someone shot a pigeon in the head and it didn't die. Some guy with a camera got a picture of this pigeon with a dart stuck in its head.

[Dave Smith]

eeeeh, never really caught on so much here in Oregon, but I hear it's all the RAGE in Borneo

[Twodogs]

Ok for vermen but poison is a Big no no.

[Carbon14]

Originally Posted by Dan360

PETA and the Humane Society have a $2000 bounty on blowgun hunters in the Seattle area. Someone shot a pigeon in the head and it didn't die. Some guy with a camera got a picture of this pigeon with a dart stuck in its head.

HAHA

What a Pin-Head!

$2k Reward in Seattle

and also in New York City.

$1k Reward Ny

Maybe they are frustrated that these pigeons are pulling a Pearl Harbor on their cars and know it's illegal to go shotgun on their butts.

It's weird thought isn't it? My dad used to always tell me stories on how he used to hunt them with air rifles in town and sell them to the local creep who ate em.

[Dan360]

Someone definitely didn't use enough gun. Kinda sad actually. I just think about how much it would suck to have a 4 foot dart through my head. With me though, any brain damage is bound to be minor

[Carbon14]

I just don't know how that pigeon was still alive. He must be one dunce of a bird, or just has no brain.

Mean? Sure. But it's kinda humorous...in a sick way. lol

[Adjhunt]

Dang, that was a dead on shot! Someone's been practicing!

[Got One!]

Used to see Gulls with those in them all the time in Newport. Especially by the burger king....me thinks someone near there has a blow gun....

[Birdnut]

You know how much a piercing like that would cost???

[fish0n]

Yeah, that looks like your standard cheapo toy-like blowgun dart, definitely not fit for hunting game. I'm still curious to know if they are considered a firearm, and if it would be legal to discharge in the city.
.....Also, what about hunting game birds ...legal?










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[lor]

Originally Posted by fish0n

I'm still curious to know if they are considered a firearm, and also if it would be legal to discharge in the city.

In Oregon, considered illegal to shoot in the city.

166.220 Unlawful use of weapon. (1) A person commits the crime of unlawful use of a weapon if the person:
(a) Attempts to use unlawfully against another, or carries or possesses with intent to use unlawfully against another, any dangerous or deadly weapon as defined in ORS 161.015; or
(b) Intentionally discharges a firearm, blowgun, bow and arrow, crossbow or explosive device within the city limits of any city or within residential areas within urban growth boundaries at or in the direction of any person, building, structure or vehicle within the range of the weapon without having legal authority for such discharge.
(2) This section does not apply to:
(a) Police officers or military personnel in the lawful performance of their official duties;
(b) Persons lawfully defending life or property as provided in ORS 161.219;
(c) Persons discharging firearms, blowguns, bows and arrows, crossbows or explosive devices upon public or private shooting ranges, shooting galleries or other areas designated and built for the purpose of target shooting; or
(d) Persons lawfully engaged in hunting in compliance with rules and regulations adopted by the State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
(3) Unlawful use of a weapon is a Class C felony. [Amended by 1975 c.700 §1; 1985 c.543 §1; 1991 c.797 §1]

[Dave Smith]

Originally Posted by fish0n

I'm still curious to know if they are considered a firearm, and if it would be legal to discharge in the city.
.....Also, what about hunting game birds ...legal?
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Incase you're serious about these questions, no, not considered a firearm and no, not legal for game birds.