Suburban Hunting in Haverford Township

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Suburban Hunting in Haverford Township

Posted: 10/1/2011 9:23:58 AM EDT

Hey, got a quick question for you. I have a property that I'd like to hunt in Haverford Township. The law reads,

"USE RESTRICTED
It shall be unlawful, except as hereinafter provided, for any person within the Township to shoot or discharge or cause to be shot or discharged, by the use of a bow or any other instrument, any pointed arrows when said arrows are pointed with stone, wooden or metal tips. Hunting of game or wildlife shall be prohibited upon all properties owned by the Township of Haverford."

BUT...

"

Exceptions.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to the use of bows and arrows in schools and clubs under competent supervision or on private property where safe shooting conditions are maintained in accordance with standards approved by the Department of Public Safety. Nor shall this article prohibit the use of bows and arrows in accordance with the Game Law of June 3, 1937, P.L. 1225, as amended."

I don't know what the Game Law of June 3 1937 is exactly, but the way I read this, as long as you aren't on Township land, and you abide by the game commission's regulations, you can slay deer. So the only limitation is the 50m from an occupied dwelling nonsense which I can check via rangefinder. It seems sketchy because it's in suburban Haverford but is it legal?

Posted: 10/2/2011 6:32:30 PM EDT

[#1]

The PA game commission hunting regs supercedes any other ordanences by townships or boroughs with regards to discharging a firearm or bow at legal game. If you have permisssion to hunt the property you are on, and you obey the safety zones, then you are good to go. If the township ownes the property and they say no hunting, then you do not have permission to hunt on their property.

I run into this bullshit all the time with people (and police) telling me I am not allowed to hunt in this or that township because of local ordanences. Concord Twp. Delaware county recently passed an ord. that is was illegal to discharge a gun or bow within twp. limits. It was quickly revised and changed to "illegal on twp.property" after their soliciter was educated on PA game law.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Suburban Hunting in Haverford Township

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