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Originally Posted by John Mercier
Though he states he is a hunter... he seems to be implying that hunters would stand back 100 yards and shoot toward a dwelling.
I have never seen that done, as hitting the building would still incur charges.
The last time an errant hunter obeying for the best part all of the rules hit a person was about six years ago. That incurs a criminal charge regardless of the situation... if the hunter shows negligence, one can only guess if they would ever be able to legally hunt again.
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I can understand your stance that hunting rules should, and now apparently do, apply to all NH land unless posted. While I don't consider islanders to be elitists, the lay of the land is different out here as mentioned before. I'm not implying that any hunter would intentionally shoot towards a dwelling, even if it was further than 100 yards. Accidents do happen, albeit rarely. There's really only a couple of non bridged islands big enough to hunt, the rest are basically subdivisions. I think I'm beating a dead horse (deer) here.