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So we went out 'road hunting' as a family, it was my four year old daughters idea. I took my 6mm with me kinda halfways hoping to see something I could drop and of course no deer were to be had. Mind you we all had fun driving around looking for bambi...

Any rate we did see a wack load of rabbits, so me being the idiot I am asked the wife if we wanted rabbit stew... she said no, but! My daughter said yes lol and here is the fail...

The rascally rabbit was about 25 feet away and my 6mm is zeroed at 100 yards... a fact I conveniently forget, and of course I was aiming for a head shot.. otherwise there would be no meat... and lo and behold I missed, sent the round zooming over the little bunnies head lol should have seen him jump and tear out of there lol

We only took the one rifle because the wife does not have a hunting license and did not want any awkward questions... but now I want to go hack with a .22 and reclaim my dignity lol but I expect if that happens all i will see will be deer lol
 
Bring the 6mm and a 22lr.

Problem solved!

I carry my 308 and have my Henry 22 or 410 Tamer strapped to my pack while hiking the trails.
 
GMC403 said:
Bring the 6mm and a 22lr.

Problem solved!

I carry my 308 and have my Henry 22 or 410 Tamer strapped to my pack while hiking the trails.
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Yea, but with the wife who lacks a hunting license i figured id be hard pressed to prove to the CO she is not hunting... the drama aint worth it for me.

Heck I may just take my daughter and leave my wife and son... we went "hunting" another time and she packed hot dogs marshmallows etc and about 1.5 hrs before sunset she wants to make a fire and have "dinner" lol

Whereas my daughter is all gung ho to go eat bambi.... hmmm... lol
 
Sounds like you brought up your daughter well!
If you are just cruising down a dirt road and worried about PAL issues, just pick a rifle you will likely use, in most cases it will be the .22. Leave the other one cased and you won't have an issue.
Either way, you won't have a problem. You have a PAL so there is no limit to the number of guns you can have in your truck. Just follow transport regs. Your wife is allowed to handle a gun without a PAL as long as she is within arms reach and supervision by you anyways.
 
AbdullahD said:
Yea, but with the wife who lacks a hunting license i figured id be hard pressed to prove to the CO she is not hunting... the drama aint worth it for me.

Heck I may just take my daughter and leave my wife and son... we went "hunting" another time and she packed hot dogs marshmallows etc and about 1.5 hrs before sunset she wants to make a fire and have "dinner" lol

Whereas my daughter is all gung ho to go eat bambi.... hmmm... lol
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Check out the thread I started a week or so back; http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/1455019-Daughter-and-or-son-holding-second-firearm-while-I-small-game-hunt

As long as you have the firearms on you you are okay. (Or put one down while you use the other.)
I agree that this extra step, rather than having your wife hold the rifle, is a bit nuts but it's the times we live in.

Glad to hear I'm only one of many getting the kids out to pass down the sport.

Best of luck,
Zen
 
is it legal to "road hunt" out there? If not, you're not hunting, you are just travelling from one hunting site to another, both guns are empty and not in use while you are travelling, shouldn't be anything to worry about, should there? Your wife doesn't need a hunting lic to sit in the truck and ride along!
 
AbdullahD said:
Yea, but with the wife who lacks a hunting license i figured id be hard pressed to prove to the CO she is not hunting... the drama aint worth it for me.

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No offense intended here, but I think you worry too much. The two COs around Kamloops are known to be dicks, but unless your wife is actually seen shooting something I don't think they'd slap her with "hunting without a licence". Especially since the guns are all in the truck.

I wouldn't even think twice about going out the way you did with a .270 a .22 and a .410 all between the front seats. Cases are not required. Co asks any questions you say you are hunting for deer, hares and grouse. 1 gun for each. Just because other people are in the truck doesn't make the situation any different. They've got better things to do than pick on your wife because she's sitting beside a couple of guns.

Case in point with the RCMP; I was heading out of Kamloops one day and the RCMP were stopping people and asking questions. "Have you been drinking? where are you going?". The usual crap. I'm sitting there with three guns propped up (muzzles down) on the middle of the front seat of the truck. No cases. No locks. Magazines in the cup holders. Obviously going hunting. I answered questions, showed my licence and PAL, blah blah blah. My (no hunting licence at the time) daughter was sitting beside me the whole time. The officer couldn't care less that I had 3 guns right there in the open (it is legal, after all), but she did say I should have the bolts removed if I didn't want to get shot. An odd thing to say.

All she cared about was that they were unloaded. She took my word for it.

Honestly man, you live in Kamloops. Relax and enjoy it. :d
 
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two-dogs said:
is it legal to "road hunt" out there? If not, you're not hunting, you are just travelling from one hunting site to another, both guns are empty and not in use while you are travelling, shouldn't be anything to worry about, should there? Your wife doesn't need a hunting lic to sit in the truck and ride along!
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Yes, it is legal to road hunt. By that we mean ride along a FSR and when you see something get out and shoot it. You can't shoot from the vehicle, obviously, and all guns have to be unloaded when in the vehicle.

So you could try to claim you are not hunting because you are in a vehicle traveling from one hunting spot to another, but nobody out here would buy it (especially a CO).

But that's all irrelevant because no CO or RCMP is going to try to claim that someone's wife and kids are "hunting" just because there is more than one gun in the truck. Not in Kamloops, anyway!
 
Rascal said:
Deer is open thee already ?
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For most of BC region 3:

Sept 1-9 is youth season mulie bucks (oh, and bow-only season, too)
Sept 10-30 is 4-point mulies
Oct 1-31 is any mulie buck
Nov 1-Dec 10 is 4-point mulies again

Sept 10-Dec 10 is any WT buck
Nov 1-30 is any WT (buck, doe, fawn, whatever)

By the way, a "4-point" is not a 2x2. It has to be at least 4 points on one side (and brow tines don't count on mulies).
 
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By the way AbdullahD, at 25 feet I suspect your shot was actually about 1.6 inches too low (due to scope height). At that range, the bullet would not have even risen to the scope line-of-sight - infact it wouldn't till about 75 yards.

On small critters at very close range, always aim about 1.5 inches high. That's my rule of thumb.
 
Thanks for the insight IronSighter. I have to challenge your position on they are both dicks... I had one in the cab the other day for 'xyz' reasons and he was a really good guy. At least in my opinion.

Mayhap I will have to take your opinion under consideration.

Zen I watched that thread from the beginning, But I am a very cautious person anyways ;) my daughter is quite the outdoorsy child, she was fishing and catching them at 3, camping by 2 and loves.it.
 
ironsighter said:
By the way AbdullahD, at 25 feet I suspect your shot was actually about 1.6 inches too low (due to scope height). At that range, the bullet would not have even risen to the scope line-of-sight - infact it wouldn't till about 75 yards.

On small critters at very close range, always aim about 1.5 inches high. That's my rule of thumb.
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Oh thanks! Shows how often I shoot lol
 
Rascal said:
Was the taxi meter on?
That would be an expesive way to road hunt ( which isnt hunting )
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Trust me, I always charge the government ;)

Ps hunting is anything that puts wild meat on the table. If the only realistic option is to road hunt, then that is hunting.
 
I live here in Fruitloops too... my whole life. I have a quad cab and usually have the guns in the back seat on pavement... once I hit the hunting area, they are unloaded and in front seat.... same thing, rifle, 410 for grouse and 22... but the 22 is usually if I feel like doing a little pop can plinking before I go home for the day. The only person who ever comes with me is my 14 year old son.... I get one of those youth licences but doesn't have his pal yet... he will be getting it in next couple of years... everything I do is legal, so I try not to worry about any problems
 
AbdullahD said:
Thanks for the insight IronSighter. I have to challenge your position on they are both dicks... I had one in the cab the other day for 'xyz' reasons and he was a really good guy. At least in my opinion.

Mayhap I will have to take your opinion under consideration.
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What I wrote re: local COs was based on hearsay. Never interacted with either of them myself.

Either way, I certainly don't worry about running into either of them with multiple guns in my truck. Heck, I don't think I know anyone who only brings one.
 
AbdullahD said:
Ps hunting is anything that puts wild meat on the table. If the only realistic option is to road hunt, then that is hunting.
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Exactly. For some people, that's the only option. For others it just tends to happen from time to time as we head to our "secret" spots off the beaten track. Either way, it's hunting.
 
ironsighter said:
Exactly. For some people, that's the only option. For others it just tends to happen from time to time as we head to our "secret" spots off the beaten track. Either way, it's hunting.
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Well... another note... i was actually scouting around my "secret spot" with the family. See were each road went etc... and I am seeing a lot of moose this year, is it the same for all ya, or just me?
 
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