Target shooting during hunting season

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If I want to take a rifle into the bush on crown land during hunting season is there any precautions I should take to avoid being charged with hunting without a license. I would be shooting a .22, and a shotgun, maby a cz 858.

And I have a non restricted cz 858 should the mags be plugged to 2 rounds to hunt with. This will not happen till next year but I saw that there is some Sellior&Bellot soft points available so I was thinking it may be fun to shoot a deer, or coyote at close range.
 
Personally, I'd ask local G & F this question, get instructions, and write down the person's name. Just me, but I'd set up targets first, then take out the firearms. Make it obvious what you are doing. Put away firearms first, then take down the target holders. Make both yours and their day easy in determining what it is you are doing.
 
mlehtovaara said:
If I want to take a rifle into the bush on crown land during hunting season is there any precautions I should take to avoid being charged with hunting without a license. I would be shooting a .22, and a shotgun, maby a cz 858.

And I have a non restricted cz 858 should the mags be plugged to 2 rounds to hunt with. This will not happen till next year but I saw that there is some Sellior&Bellot soft points available so I was thinking it may be fun to shoot a deer, or coyote at close range.
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Don't have to plug a semi's mag. Five rounds is just fine. 3 round limit is for shotguns being used to hunt migratory birds.
 
mlehtovaara said:
If I want to take a rifle into the bush on crown land during hunting season is there any precautions I should take to avoid being charged with hunting without a license
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Don't have any dead animals in your vehicle, have your firearms inside cases and not on the front seat or within easy reach, don't drive "slowly" looking carefully into the trees and such, don't drive down roads that you don't need to, etc. :p
 
Check your hunting regs. In Manitoba you do not need license to hunt small game like rabbits and gray squirrels. And if you happen to miss that squirrel and hit a paper target instead...
 
Sharkson said:
Don't have to plug a semi's mag. Five rounds is just fine. 3 round limit is for shotguns being used to hunt migratory birds.
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Shotgun is 3 round limit for ALL game. Not just migratory birds. Get caught with a scattergun that can hold more than 3 rounds in the bush they will take everything away right then and there. Unless you got a skeet launcher set up... but it's not a guarantee.
Semi centrefire is 5
Everything else load 'em up lol.

Fish and Wildlife Conservation act.
Shotguns
19. A person shall not hunt with a shotgun unless the shotgun has been permanently plugged or altered so that it cannot hold a total of more than three shells at one time in the chamber and magazine. 1997, c. 41, s. 19.
 
In NB you cannot carry a firearm over (.223) varmint without a seasonal hunting license unless you are going to a range which you have a att or approved membership of. You may not carry a firearm unless it is under a 500fps pellet gun on public land for any purpose without a license varmint or bird.

For target practise DnR has their own ranges, they also provide huge lists of an assortment of private ranges to shoot at. When you are out of season or require a att to fire long guns without a season, our local firearms officer enables our club membership cards to be our atts. This saves paperwork, encourages people to join clubs, and enhances our safety out in the woods.

If you do not belong to a club it's just a matter of giving them a call and asking if they have an open event or if you can obtain a day pass or go with a current member to try it out.

I wouldn't recommend heading out to public land to shoot up some targets. For several reasons, the main one being if there is anyone hunting within a half kilo at the time you fire you've just spooked the area. It may seem like a bit of a pain in the butt but I think you would enjoy a groomed shooting environment over a open field, atleast you know without question you won't be harassed, and you have a safe place to practise.

I hope I'm not sounding like I'm preaching, I just encourage you to enjoy the sport but do it as safely as possible, not to mention giving common courtesy to other hunters.

Have a good one,

J
 
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