America’s Craziest Game Laws

By Patriot Outdoor News

There are some laws that couldn’t exactly be confirmed, like the fact that it’s illegal to shot a buffalo from the second story of a hotel in Texas.

I was driving down the county road a bit too fast—I’ll admit it—when I saw the red and blue lights behind me. Totally snagged. Imagine my relief when the trooper turned out to be a friend from my school days; we played ball together. After my stern warning regarding my speed, he asked about the .404 Jeffery I had on the front seat.

“It’s summer; what are you hunting now?”

Stone-faced, I quickly replied “Monk parakeets.”

As the officer shook his head and returned to the cruiser, I laughed to myself, having remembered that in New York State the monk parakeet has a year-round season. In all sincerity, I’m rather well versed in the ornithology of New York, but in all my years of surveying I can’t recall ever having seen a monk parakeet. Game laws can be like that; some are well thought out; others can be downright silly. I thought it’d be fun to take a look at some crazy game laws around the country.

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Source:: Patriot Outdoor News