Put the pitchforks and torches away.

Scott asked a question on an existing regulation and I posted the regulation for him to read. I don't make these things up and neither do our officers. The regulation specifically states that blinds and further down hunting "parties" shall be one hundred yards apart...if you read section (a) differently let me know. We can't just "strike out" a regulation, there is a process and like someone mentioned, at least it's a regulation rather than a statute. Regulations can be changed easier than a statute.

This regulation was probably put into place when the only kinds of blinds in use were the larger built up duck blinds in marshes. Layout blinds have come a long way in just the past few years from just being a box in the dirt or a camo tarp, so it's one of many things that the regulations may have not caught up with. We ran into the same thing several years ago with the .17hmr came out. The regulation prohibited the use of it because it is longer than a .22lr cartridge. It took a year but the regulation was changed so .17hmr's are now legal for use on state land.

I know from a common sense approach if six of you are in a large blind you're a lot closer than having six layout blinds several feet or yards apart so it shouldn't be an issue....but then again, what do I know? I'm just a dumb cop.