I can only deduct then that it must also be illegal to stick the barrel in your mouth
hunting on horseback.
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I can only deduct then that it must also be illegal to stick the barrel in your mouth
Loaded with a round chambered, no- me neither.
Loaded magazine with chamber empty- yes.
Read what Guido says: "magazine" .....oh and yes, you can shoot off a horse coboy....ONCE. Bye bye , now you walk.
A outfitter once told me how scary it was to run into a bear with a passel of clients riding behind you. It might explain why his grandkids keep cleaning up at the rodeos
I live within 2 miles of the so called "mantracker". I don't think that he could answer the question nor could he track his own shadow without the help of the network.
That being said, I pack a rifle on my horse. Rounds in the magazine, but NEVER loaded. Now.....don't it just sound plain stupid whether legal or not to pack a loaded rifle on ANYTHING, let alone a frikkin' horse?
Finally, if you had ANY horse experience whatsoever, you wouldn't even ask this question.
I have plenty of horse experiance. I carry a rifle anyway and a fed i doubt will stop me 2 days in the bush. lets see, in a bad situation lets see if you had wished you put your ammo in your bag or in your gun. I have had no problems with a shotgun on the horse with shells on my belt.
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I also have a high powered pellet pistol in a holster and its perfectly legal. works great for grouse, rabbits and snakes. alot better option (for legal reasons) than the 357 my friend carries. anyone who says there is no point haveing a firearm on horseback is nuts. when your that far in the bush your sure happy to have it if somthing goes wrong. I dont plan to shoot from the horse altho it is possible with the proper training for the horse. I have seen this before.
I also have a high powered pellet pistol in a holster and its perfectly legal. works great for grouse, rabbits and snakes. alot better option (for legal reasons) than the 357 my friend carries. anyone who says there is no point haveing a firearm on horseback is nuts. when your that far in the bush your sure happy to have it if somthing goes wrong. I dont plan to shoot from the horse altho it is possible with the proper training for the horse. I have seen this before.
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Sorry, but I'm having some trouble with deciphering your response. You talk about pellet pistols etc. and then you lost me. Perhaps I'm a retard, but not nearly retarded enough to pack a loaded big game or any loaded rifle for that matter on a horse. You also talk about proper training on a horse. I can only assume that you speak of shooting a rifle off the saddle. Buddy, all that I can tell you is that although as much as I love "John Wayne" moovies as much as you do, please do yourself a favour and learn to separate bulls**t from reallity. There never comes a hunting situation where you cannot separate yourself from your mount, tie up, unholster said rifle and move on. Dear God, I don't know why I even participate in this discussion????? Why would anyone ever consider packing a "loaded" rifle on any type of vehicle, be it gasoline or hay driven?
In my world, a loaded rifle only exist about 1/2 a second before the kill shot. But, that's just me. 
Oh, and BTW DWwhatever, I trully don't think that you know a horse's arse from a hole in the ground.
Gatehouse on the other hand seems to have mountains of experience, maybe you ought to ask him about his horses. I'm totally convinced that he's a long time horse owner and wrangler with experiences far beyond anything that I could possibly offer.
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I nail a few shoes on for some cowboy action shooters...technicaly not really a loaded gun just some primed brass and a wax cap but....
what I remember about Alberta that is different than BC in that in BC a loaded magizine is considered a loaded firearm wherein back when I was in Alberta it wasn't....you could even keep the mag full while driving in your truck.(may have changed now)
what I remember about Alberta that is different than BC in that in BC a loaded magizine is considered a loaded firearm wherein back when I was in Alberta it wasn't....you could even keep the mag full while driving in your truck.(may have changed now)
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I always carry a loaded rifle on my horse. Never put a round in the tube. I use a lever action.
Just make sure you train your horse before shooting off its back. Always use ear plugs on the horse during training.
Just make sure you train your horse before shooting off its back. Always use ear plugs on the horse during training.
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- Back in the Peace Country
edited: for language spewed from Sealhunter who can't even understand some of the posts and wonders if some of the posts are made by people who are actually in bed asleep with their hands on the keyboard, dreaming they actually own horses and hunt
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YOu know that's not true, but I do have my fair share of horse riding and hunting with horses. And I keep my rifle in the same condition as you- Magazine full, chamber empty.
YOu know that's not true, but I do have my fair share of horse riding and hunting with horses. And I keep my rifle in the same condition as you- Magazine full, chamber empty.
I know bud, just yanking your chain.....or should I say lead rope?
Someone else mentioned that they always carry a loaded rifle, but without a round in the tube. Just to clarify things...in my world, that ain't a loaded rifle, it's a "ready" rifle. A loaded rifle has one up the spout and the pin or hammer is cocked. I prefer lever guns also, and I do carry them in the scabbard with rounds in the magazine, BUT NOT UP THE SPOUT. So, I think that we're on the same page.
Go to go now, my buddy just took a nice bull elk with his bow yesterday, and I'm going to a BBQ
When I put the rifle in the horse's scabbard, I make sure the magazine is loaded, and the chamber empty. I double and triple check the magazine is empty.
Legal to hunt in this manner in BC, as far as I know.
Gate, I am having trouble understanding this.
You make sure the magazine is loaded.
Then you check it 2-3 times to make sure it is empty.
Sorry, but I'm having some trouble with deciphering your response. You talk about pellet pistols etc. and then you lost me. Perhaps I'm a retard, but not nearly retarded enough to pack a loaded big game or any loaded rifle for that matter on a horse. You also talk about proper training on a horse. I can only assume that you speak of shooting a rifle off the saddle. Buddy, all that I can tell you is that although as much as I love "John Wayne" moovies as much as you do, please do yourself a favour and learn to separate bulls**t from reallity. There never comes a hunting situation where you cannot separate yourself from your mount, tie up, unholster said rifle and move on. Dear God, I don't know why I even participate in this discussion????? Why would anyone ever consider packing a "loaded" rifle on any type of vehicle, be it gasoline or hay driven?
Oh, and BTW DWwhatever, I trully don't think that you know a horse's arse from a hole in the ground.
do you even own a horse buddy. or have ever riden one? its not chambered in its in the mag. and also you can train a horse to be gunbroke. Iam planning on not shooting of the horse anyway. I am seeking input from people who actually go into the woods on horses for longer than an hour, not some hobby kid who owns a cowboy hat and has his mother pay for a few lessons in a ring. as for the other people in this thread thank you for the information provided.
"...fox hunting on horseback..." No firearms are involved in that kind of fox hunt. Horses and dogs only.
A firearm with a loaded mag, be that a tube or detachable, in the rifle is considered to be loaded by most Provincial hunting regs. Not that it'll ever go bang.
A firearm with a loaded mag, be that a tube or detachable, in the rifle is considered to be loaded by most Provincial hunting regs. Not that it'll ever go bang.
A hunting horse that is not gunshot shy is a great advantage...It would be prudent to start small and quiet and work up...not giving the horse any reason to anticipate..start by firing a round of 22 cb's and work up to a few more rounds but like I say do not overdue it and be non conspicuous....I would not recomend restraining the horse and then firing the cb but to desensitize with the horse at liberty at least till it get the hang of it...even when you have the horse further along I would refrain from solid restraint for if the horse were to spook and hit the shank then you have set up a situation where the have anticipatory anxiety and more prone to react the next time...there reaction and the subsequent hitting of the end the shank hard is reason enough for a horse.
Years ago I owned Percheron/Morgan mixed up horse that just was never reactive at a shot...you could step off, stand at his shoulder and shoot and he never bumped the rains held in your right hand against the stock....I never bothered with any of the above either.
Sorry, I triple check the chamber, not the magazine.
There's that common sense thing again!!!
