Is big-bores legal ??

[243dave]

Here lately I've had the itch to hunt squirrels with my 45 colt lever-action.  Of course it will be loaded very lightly with cast bullets but I'm not sure if its legal here in NC.  I know it sounds silly that I want to hunt small game with a 45 slug but I'm fond of my little trapper and would give me a excuse to work up a new load besides a hot load for deer.  And on top of that it is much more fun to shoot than a 22lr or a shotgun.  So how about it, is it legal in NC ?    Thanks, Dave

[j104wd]

pretty sure its only rimfire, bow, and shotgun go to www.ncwildlife.com and search the rules the new season and rule book should be out june 30

[charles p]

Let's hope people will not be firing centire cartridges into the air this fall.  Where is stops, nobody knows.

[243dave]

Don't worry even if it is legal I have a bit more sense than shooting squirrels in the tree-tops with a centerfire or rimfire, most other people do too.  Its usually the ones that bring a cooler to the woods with lunch and a six-pack of beer to wash it down that you gotta worry about.   Dave

[flintlock]

Sure it's legal...I hunt squirrels with a .40 flintlock and have hunted them with a .45 and .54...On gamelands, you will need to read up on the regs, sometimes they restrict you to calibers used because of out of season deer hunters but on a person's own land, have at it...

btw...NC resident here...

[jrfrmn]

I would check the DNR regulations. I would not take somebody else's word. Be sure! Here in Illinois it is legal to shoot squirell's on private land with a 30-06, coyotes  with a 7mm magnum, But not deer. Shotgun or muzzleloader only.

pretty sure its only rimfire, bow, and shotgun go to www.ncwildlife.com and search the rules the new season and rule book should be out june 30