5.45x39 Saiga legal to carry in all NY hunting areas?

[SuffolkArms]

Found an interesting quirk while reading through the hunting regulations here: General Hunting Regulations | eRegulations

During the open season for deer, it is illegal to:

• Possess shotgun shells loaded with slug or ball, unless holding a valid license (including carcass tags) or permit to take deer or bear, or
• Possess a rifle larger than a .22-caliber rimfire in areas where rifles are banned for taking deer (Centerfire rifles less than .22-caliber and muzzleloading rifles are legal)

5.45mm / 25.4 = 0.2145 Caliber. Seems like you could carry a rifle chambered in 5.45x39 everywhere you can carry a .22 rimfire rifle. Someone check my math and interpretation if I’m wrong.

 

[Acer-m14]

first off where did you get that info from .. i see .. some site that has no fkin clue ..

2nd .. your hunting license now you get is for big and small game ..

3rd .. i'm pretty sure squirrel is open during deer season .. it is ..

you must go here and no ware else ..

look for the sections on taking game , on each game ..

Hunting - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

 

[SuffolkArms]

first off where did you get that info from .. i see .. some site that has no fkin clue ..

2nd .. your hunting license now you get is for big and small game ..

3rd .. i'm pretty sure squirrel is open during deer season .. it is ..

you must go here and no ware else ..

look for the sections on taking game , on each game ..

Hunting - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

Ah I see, it appears the relevant rule is this from this link, Furbearer Hunting - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation:

Possession and Use of Rifles for Hunting Furbearers
To determine whether you may use a rifle to hunt furbearers, answer the following questions:

1. Is any deer season open in the location you wish to hunt (including archery, muzzleloading, regular, late, and Deer Management Focus Area)?
   1. If NO, you may use any caliber rimfire or centerfire rifle for hunting furbearers.
   2. If YES, can deer be hunted with rifles in that location during the regular (firearms) deer season?
      1. If YES, you may use any caliber rimfire or centerfire rifle for hunting furbearers during any open deer season.
      2. If NO, you may only possess afield rimfire rifles .22-caliber or smaller, or centerfire rifles less than .22-caliber (e.g., .204, .17) during any open deer season. Once all deer seasons are closed, the restriction ends, except:
2. You may never possess a rifle afield in Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk counties.
3. In the Northern Zone, it is illegal to carry a rifle larger than .22-caliber rimfire (or .22-caliber or larger centerfire rifles) at any time if accompanied by a dog, except when coyote hunting.

 

[Acer-m14]

@SuffolkArms you got it .. .

 

[Airborneguy]

Read that to mean anything centerfire.

 

[Acer-m14]

this is the best part .. walk thru them rules .. hint ( bow hunting deer ) you can not have a gun ..
but hunting Tree Rats during Bow is legal from the way i read it lol .. good way to piss of bow hunters LOL ..

 

[JamieZ]

During the open season for deer in a shotgun only huntng area you can carry a .204 Ruger, a 20 practical, a 20 tactical and any other center-fire below 22 caliber