What is the difference between hunting from a vehicle and driving around looking for a place to hunt?
ARS 17-301B states that a person shall not take wildlife, or discharge a firearm, or shoot any other device from a motor vehicle. The definition of take means pursuing, shooting, hunting, fishing, trapping, killing, capturing, snaring or netting wildlife or the placing or using of any net or other device or trap in a manner that may result in the capturing or killing of wildlife. The difference between hunting from a vehicle and looking for a good place to hunt is based on what the investigating officer determines during his observations and contact with the hunter. For instance, in Arizona, it is not unlawful for an individual to drive around in a hunting area with a loaded firearm. However, certain actions of the driver such as driving extremely slow with continuous stops or driving with a gun out the window can constitute hunting from a vehicle. Dont forget that having a passenger with a loaded firearm riding in the back of a pickup can also be construed as hunting from a vehicle. O
