Good point about having ID on you and it being a pain when you’re on your tractor.phddan wrote:I wish I could leave my wallet on my dresser when I'm bouncing around on the tractor all day. But I never leave home without it. If there ever is a problem, I want the leo to know upfront whats up.
Now don't get me wrong, if I'm shooting off the back porch, I might not have my wallet with me, but I do anywhere else.
Dan
I do custom baling to make a few bucks on the side, and worried about losing my wallet while getting on/off the tractor and crawling around trying to fix/unstop the baler. The same goes for my pistol. Crawling around on the ground would make keeping it concealed a challenge. Also, baling can be very hot work and I prefer not wearing a cover garment.
The solution for me was to get a fanny pack. It works out great, I hang it inside the cab so my wallet and pistol are always close, and my customers don’t know I have a weapon.
Tactically I know having it in the tractor while I’m outside tending to the baler is not exactly the best option, but I don’t really feel that exposed. I have never run into a fellow baler who was robbed while doing hay. I’m sure it happens, but I doubt it’s high on the probability list.
But I prefer to have the weapon for getting to and from the hay job. Stop to get fuel, maybe go get some lunch, or swing by the tractor dealer to pick up parts or twine.
While on my own property, I tend not to carry my wallet, which may not be a smart idea…I’ll have to re-think that based on what I’ve read in this thread…
On my property, the pistol is always in a holster and open carry. Again, it’s hot and I rather do without the cover garment.
I have easements, like everyone else, but they’re things like utilities, and along the road the county has one. My property borders the road on one side, so I don’t need an easement from a neighbor for access (I’m not “Land Locked�). I also have good neighbors. We work together to mend fences and watch out for each others cattle. Having good neighbors is a luxury.
Am I required to carry ID when out an about on my own property (armed or not)? If so, what’s the definition of “carry�? For example, if my wife and I are swimming in one of our ponds, it’s hard to believe I have to put my DL in a baggie and stuff it in my suit. So how close does it have to be? Is back at the house acceptable?srothstein wrote: I just wanted to point out again that you need to hand over the CHL with the DL if you are carrying, even if on your own property. The law just says to produce both when you are carrying. It does not say when carrying under the authority of the CHL.
This may be a very debatable point and I could be interpreting the law incorrectly, but do YOU really want to be the test case?
GC §411.205. DISPLAYING LICENSE; PENALTY. (a) If a license
holder is carrying a handgun on or about the license holder's person
when a magistrate or a peace officer demands that the license holder
display identification, the license holder shall display both the license
holder's driver's license or identification certificate issued by the
department and the license holder's handgun license. A person who
fails or refuses to display the license and identification as required by
this subsection is subject to suspension of the person's license as
provided by Section 411.187
By literal interpretation of the above, I need to carry my DL & CHL whenever I have a weapon in my possession, location doesn’t matter and neither does method of carry (OC/CC).