When you are convicted of a fellony you loose your rights...I knew a guy who was convicted of a fellony and had served his time...when he got out he had no gun rights..he was working on getting them back...he had to prove to a judge he could be a productive member of society...so as I remember he had to hold a job for 5 years and have no incidents with the law...I think he eventually got them back but I'm not sure...I know he did a lot of hunting..