[TomServo]

"I'm free to carry a weapon in the woods any time of year regardless of whether there is an open season for "X".

Then by all means - go armed into a National Forest or Park. I hope you get caught.

[Groganeer]

"Then by all means - go armed into a National Forest or Park. I hope you get caught."

Huh?

I spent two weeks hunting in a National Forest last year. Offered the game warden a steak when he came into camp. He didn't seem to mind me and my compatriots hunting.

Again what law states I can't tote a gun in a federal park or forest?

There are laws against "hunting" in places like Yellowstone, but "hunting" and "protecting" are two different things entirely.

[NorthWoody]

In the Superior National Forest in northern Minnesota, it's legal to carry firearms at any time and for any purpose (recreational shooting, hunting, protection, etc.)

All of the state's hunting and fishing laws apply throughout the national forest and it's open to public use.