RI hunting regulations

[Artie Peltier]

The new 2014/15 hunting regulations for the state of RI are available on line at The RI DEM page. It will list the seasons, type gun, caliber, powder and approved bullet for black powder use. This year as in precious years you will be able to take small game and deer. If your coming in from out of sate read all the rules carefully! Any questions feel free to email me. Art

 

[longcruise]

If your coming in from out of sate read all the rules carefully! Any questions feel free to email me. Art

Hey, Art, how many of us can you fit into that itty bitty state? :haha:

 

[Claude Mathis]

The new 2014/15 hunting regulations for the state of RI are available on line at The RI DEM page.

http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/219206/

 

[crockett]

The King Ranch is larger than Rhode Island. I had a brother that lived in Rhode Island, said there actually were deer there.

 

[Artie Peltier]

For a small state RI has. Huge deer population! It's gotten so bad,or good, the state has opened up the watershed property,completely off limits to anything for hunting! Even state and private land is loaded. Not uncommon to seen them running down side streets in residential areas too. Sometimes small is good :grin:

 

[crockett]

I was just funning :grin: , I hear neighboring Connecticut harvests more deer in total than the much larger Vermont and New Hampshire. Many years ago I was in Connecticut driving into the Big Apple and saw 2 or 3 deer right near the State Line, couldn't believe it.

 

[bigbore442001]

The tough part is obtaining permission on private land in the Ocean State. Most of the deer in Rhode Island are shot on private land. I want to say that the success rate for muzzleloading in RI is close to 30 percent or better.

Bear in mind most of New England has a success rate in the 10 to 15 percent range.

If you have a spot of private land you have an excellent chance of getting a deer and according to the NE Big Bucks Club, Rhode Island produces the most record muzzleloading bucks in New England.

 

[nit wit]

I hunted down ther a few years back, we had some small pieces of private land and it was great!
Bigger is not always better.
Nit Wit