sargesvs
New member
Hello!
Just stumbled on this site in my pursuit of the REAL answers to my OC question, and I hope maybe one of you fine folks can help me out.
I honestly can’t find anything anywhere that tells me I can't OC in Linville Gorge National Wilderness Area. I've heard this person tell me that they heard this, or they heard that, but I'm looking for the real answers! I figured that calling the ranger station would clear things up, but unfortunately, all I got was 3 different rangers telling me they heard this, and that, and contradicting each other........
I know that Linville George is NOT a National Park, and is also NOT a State Park. I've read all the regulations I could find for the Wilderness areas, and come up with nothing. One of the Rangers said i could open carry if it was a 22lr or less, with a 6 inch or shorter barrel.......
Last year, at this time in the Gorge, I saw 4 people in the 4 days my buddy and I were hiking through there, and 2 of them were us........Tempted to just OC and not worry about it, but if I can't find any more info out, I'll be leaving my preferred woods gun at home (4 inch .357) and taking a pocket .380 instead. I am, after all, more concerned with the 2 legged creatures than the 4 legged ones......
This is a great site BTW! I've had about 264 questions answered in the last 2 hours I've been lurking here!!
Thanks!
Just stumbled on this site in my pursuit of the REAL answers to my OC question, and I hope maybe one of you fine folks can help me out.
I honestly can’t find anything anywhere that tells me I can't OC in Linville Gorge National Wilderness Area. I've heard this person tell me that they heard this, or they heard that, but I'm looking for the real answers! I figured that calling the ranger station would clear things up, but unfortunately, all I got was 3 different rangers telling me they heard this, and that, and contradicting each other........
I know that Linville George is NOT a National Park, and is also NOT a State Park. I've read all the regulations I could find for the Wilderness areas, and come up with nothing. One of the Rangers said i could open carry if it was a 22lr or less, with a 6 inch or shorter barrel.......
Last year, at this time in the Gorge, I saw 4 people in the 4 days my buddy and I were hiking through there, and 2 of them were us........Tempted to just OC and not worry about it, but if I can't find any more info out, I'll be leaving my preferred woods gun at home (4 inch .357) and taking a pocket .380 instead. I am, after all, more concerned with the 2 legged creatures than the 4 legged ones......
This is a great site BTW! I've had about 264 questions answered in the last 2 hours I've been lurking here!!
Thanks!