| Title: | The Hunting Notesfile |
| Notice: | Registry #7, For Sale #15, Success #270 |
| Moderator: | SALEM::PAPPALARDO |
| Created: | Wed Sep 02 1987 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jun 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 1561 |
| Total number of notes: | 17784 |
Can anyone tell me what the Mass. regs. have to say about issuing
hunting licenses to non U.S. citzens?
My friend Shimizu Hideki can never hope to hunt in Japan, and I'd like
to give him a taste of the sport we all take for granted. ( i've taken
him to the range to try out the pistols/rifles/shotguns, which he
describes as "unbelievable opportunity". Remember that when the NRA
dues come due. [ but then I'm "preaching to the choir", aren't I?])
Honestly, it's enough to bring tears to your eyes. He's never even
heard of Arisaka.
Anyway, if anyone knows whether or not it would be possible for him to
get some kind of resident alien license, I'd appreciate it if you could
let me know before I risk disappointing him by mentioning it.
Thanks in advance.
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| 1198.1 | DATABS::STORM | Thu Sep 24 1992 12:22 | 13 | ||
I'm sitting here looking at last year's regs trying to help.
It looks like they have both resident-alien licenses as well as non-
resident-aliend licenses. The other thing I see is a line that
states: "Aliens must obtain permit from the Dept of Public Safety
for possession of firearms prior to obtaining a hunting license."
I assume a hunter saftey course is also required.
You should call the field headquarters at (508)792-7270 to be safe.
Good luck,
Mark
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| 1198.2 | BEDAZL::LEGER | Mon Oct 05 1992 00:14 | 7 | ||
Thanks for the info.
I called DPS and they confirmed what you said.
We'll see what Hideki wants to do.
Thanks.
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| 1198.3 | More info on Japan... | 3D::BRANDENBERG | Thu Oct 08 1992 18:57 | 13 | |
I'd like to hear some more about what it takes to hunt legally in Japan. The reason I ask is that a few weeks ago, a lion escaped from a Russian circus in Japan. The circus had a tranq gun but nobody with the circus or the police department could figure out how to use it and they had to call in some local hunters to shoot it. The actual kill was shown in the film clip and it was an incredibly sloppy job. After being shot, the lion fell down a cliff into some bush. The hunters followed up with a dozen or so shotgun blasts into the bush. With all the restrictions on ownership and hunting, Japan seems to have created a class of hunters that can't shoot or hunt. Monty | |||||