Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

[count dewclaw]

So do they (Mustela vison) have an open season for being hunted since they are (presumably) an introduced species in Finland?

[Stefan-A]

So do they (Mustela vison) have an open season for being hunted since they are (presumably) an introduced species in Finland?

Yes and no. The law is oddly formulated, I don't know if it's intended to provide a loophole, but in a way it seems that they wanted to allow it to be hunted as intensely as possible, while still taking some animal protection aspects into consideration. A female, that is followed by offspring born this year, is protected until the end of July. If you follow the letter of the law, you could hunt males, kits (whether or not they're following a female) and females that aren't followed by its kits.

However, this one seems to be a fairly large male, so it's fair game whether or not the spirit of the law says that you can't hunt females that have offspring.

[count dewclaw]

"He" does look rather large. Happy hunting!

[guidofatherof5]

Remember Stefan,
Exhale then squeeze the trigger don't pull it Sorry, the old firearms instructor coming out in me.

Of course, depending on what you're using you could always just BLAST AWAY

[Stefan-A]

Remember Stefan,
Exhale then squeeze the trigger don't pull it Sorry, the old firearms instructor coming out in me.

I've been squeezing triggers since I was six, Steve.

Of course, depending on what you're using you could always just BLAST AWAY

This:

[guidofatherof5]

I've been squeezing triggers since I was six, Steve.


This:

I've got to come party with you. Your noise suppression device would bring down the Feds. here in the USA.
Please don't tell me fully automatic weapons are legal in Finland.

[count dewclaw]

Good shooting. What kind of scope is that? I haven't seen one like it before, but then again, I haven't been looking through any hunting equipment catalogs lately.

[Stefan-A]

Good shooting. What kind of scope is that? I haven't seen one like it before, but then again, I haven't been looking through any hunting equipment catalogs lately.

It's a cheap discontinued BSA red dot scope. The distances involved are usually less than 10 meters, so I'd rather use iron sights if the rifle still had them.

edit: the scope is a BSA PD30.

[Stefan-A]

I've got to come party with you. Your noise suppression device would bring down the Feds. here in the USA.

I know.

Please don't tell me fully automatic weapons are legal in Finland.

They are legal, but you can't get a permit for one unless you're a serious collector and even then, whoever issues the permit might still order the weapon to be deactivated or he might forbid you from using it.

[Stefan-A]

I moved the mink hunting/firearms discussion over here.