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April 24, 2013
Georgia to Lower Maximum Blood Alcohol Level for Hunters and Boaters
By Chad Love
Georgia hunters who like to tipple while hunting (which isn't a good idea in the first place) will now, thankfully, face stiffer minimum blood-alcohol levels while in the field.
From this story in the Augusta Chronicle:
Gov. Nathan Deal signed into law Tuesday tougher treatment of those in Georgia who operate boats while drunk and stricter rules for young boaters. The measure lowers the maximum blood alcohol level for boaters and hunters from 0.10 to 0.08, to match the existing level for automobile drivers.
It's a good start, I suppose. But who among you think it should be even lower, especially for hunting—like maybe 0.00 while you're in the field? Having a drink after the hunt is cherished tradition. Having one while hunting? Not safe and not so good for the public image of sportsmen.
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Comments (5)
0.00 is what I blow while hunting.
Ditto, chuckles. Most of the time anyway, unless I have a cold. Remember that most cough medicines have alcohol content of some sort or another. Also, I was always told alcohol stays in the system in trace amounts long after it has any kind of impairing effects. I don't think someone should have to wait two days after a dinner with wine before going hunting. Or skip using mouthwash before heading out in the morning, especially if they are sitting in a duck blind with me!
In Ontario, kids of legal age but under 25 will lose their license for six months if they are found to have ANY alcohol in their system. The rest of us fall under the o.o8 rule. Now that is really dumb if you ask me! Kids who drive with a legal limit buzz on are no less dangerous than old farts like me. However, us old farts who do that run the risk of losing our license on the spot and for up to three days (anything between 0.03 and 0.08 as I recall). I'm not sure how the insurance companies have been treating the "legally buzzed" convictions. All very silly and stupid if you ask me. By the way, I don't drive or hunt with any kind of a buzz on. But it's still stupid.
Sorry, that last post was written so poorly I'm thinking I must have had some kind of buzz on. My daughter's still wondering what happened to that last half bottle of Listerine.
You are just asking for trouble when you have a buzz. The next thing you know, you might have done something pretty stupid and will never forget about it.
The only problem with rules like this is that they are largely punitive. They have nominal preventative value. You won't see many convictions or even arrests until after a shooting occurs, at which time the shooter's BAC may be tested, along with a screen for other intoxicants.
I know everyone, in public, wants to take this zero-tolerance approach, but I've spent too much time in too many camps around the country to know the truth of it. Even the guys who won't drink don't want to be the one to say something to the fellas who think a couple of beers at the lunch break are no big deal, or a few nips to keep the chill off before the evening stand won't hurt anyone.
Real action is hard.
The only way we'll reduce the impacts of alcohol (or other drugs) in the field is by policing ourselves. Someone has to be the "old woman" in camp, and eject the folks who insist on having a nip (or ten) during the hunt. Or, optionally, eject yourself from the company of these people.
Only when, as a community, we truly stop tolerating things like alcohol/drug use or slob hunting... only then will it start to fade away. The government can't do it for us.
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0.00 is what I blow while hunting.
Ditto, chuckles. Most of the time anyway, unless I have a cold. Remember that most cough medicines have alcohol content of some sort or another. Also, I was always told alcohol stays in the system in trace amounts long after it has any kind of impairing effects. I don't think someone should have to wait two days after a dinner with wine before going hunting. Or skip using mouthwash before heading out in the morning, especially if they are sitting in a duck blind with me!
In Ontario, kids of legal age but under 25 will lose their license for six months if they are found to have ANY alcohol in their system. The rest of us fall under the o.o8 rule. Now that is really dumb if you ask me! Kids who drive with a legal limit buzz on are no less dangerous than old farts like me. However, us old farts who do that run the risk of losing our license on the spot and for up to three days (anything between 0.03 and 0.08 as I recall). I'm not sure how the insurance companies have been treating the "legally buzzed" convictions. All very silly and stupid if you ask me. By the way, I don't drive or hunt with any kind of a buzz on. But it's still stupid.
Sorry, that last post was written so poorly I'm thinking I must have had some kind of buzz on. My daughter's still wondering what happened to that last half bottle of Listerine.
You are just asking for trouble when you have a buzz. The next thing you know, you might have done something pretty stupid and will never forget about it.
The only problem with rules like this is that they are largely punitive. They have nominal preventative value. You won't see many convictions or even arrests until after a shooting occurs, at which time the shooter's BAC may be tested, along with a screen for other intoxicants.
I know everyone, in public, wants to take this zero-tolerance approach, but I've spent too much time in too many camps around the country to know the truth of it. Even the guys who won't drink don't want to be the one to say something to the fellas who think a couple of beers at the lunch break are no big deal, or a few nips to keep the chill off before the evening stand won't hurt anyone.
Real action is hard.
The only way we'll reduce the impacts of alcohol (or other drugs) in the field is by policing ourselves. Someone has to be the "old woman" in camp, and eject the folks who insist on having a nip (or ten) during the hunt. Or, optionally, eject yourself from the company of these people.
Only when, as a community, we truly stop tolerating things like alcohol/drug use or slob hunting... only then will it start to fade away. The government can't do it for us.
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