Using a Dinosaur Blind for Waterfowl Hunting

November 24, 2016

Question: I realize this may sound like a really dumb question or a joke, but I’m honestly being serious. Can I make a plywood cutout of a dinosaur to hide behind so that I can better sneak up on waterfowl? I recently heard about using a plywood cutout of a cow as a way to approach ducks and geese. However, I then saw that this is illegal in California because hunters are not allowed to use something that looks like a mammal to approach waterfowl. Dinosaurs aren’t mammals though so I don’t see why this wouldn’t work, but I just wanted to ask. (Sydney M.)

Answer: Fish and Game Code, section 3502, which is derived from a provision of the Penal Code dating to 1909, prohibits using “any mammal (except a dog) or an imitation of a mammal as a blind in approaching or taking game birds.” Since dinosaurs are not mammals, you will be ok as long as your blind can’t be confused with a mammal.

Triceratops hunting blinds coming to California soon.

I'd like to see that!

Aaaannnddddd NOW I've heard everything.

what is the bag limit on Triceratops

Hilarious!

That was an excellent question.  Ken, was that you?

I see an 8-man Apatosaur blind in that guy's future...

LOL


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next year the exclusion will extend to all reptiles and amphibians, including the extinct ones.  you can't fool the state for long.

The sad  thing  is, that guy probably voted...

The sad  thing  is, that guy probably voted...

I don't think so. That guy is capable of independent thought, which is clearly not allowed when voting in California.

If he can't see how's he supposed to shoot em 

OK, don't laugh but I actually went through this a few years ago. I cut out a giant turtle out of 1/8" plywood that measured approx. 6'X4'. I painted it up and I rigged it up to carry in front of me and sneaked up on a bunch of Aleutian geese out in a pasture. Oh yeah, it worked!

I thought I had some photos on my computer but I can't locate them for some reason.

OK, don't laugh but I actually went through this a few years ago. I cut out a giant turtle out of 1/8" plywood that measured approx. 6'X4'. I painted it up and I rigged it up to carry in front of me and sneaked up on a bunch of Aleutian geese out in a pasture. Oh yeah, it worked!

I thought I had some photos on my computer but I can't locate them for some reason.

No pics, didn't faith happen. Hahaha


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