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Am I permitted to carry a scoped rifle and a shotgun with buck shot or slugs so that I am able to shoot at a closer range deer should the opportunity arise. (10 or so years since I did the hunter safety course and lost my book in my multiple moves since then.)

I only ask, as I was walking round my hunting/range area, and half to walk through about .5km of wooded bike trail, and saw a nice buck about 20-30m away. The thought that my rifle is zeroed for about 120 make me double think taking a shot (not that I could at the time, as i was just coming back from sighting in, and the season was not yet open). Quick yes/no/depends on where you are/why would you do that? typical answers are all welcome, and as always I am wearing my flame proof suit.
 
You can carry whatever the season is for ...

I didn't think there was a Rifle season for Deer in your area (but I've been wrong before), so you'd be left with only a Shotgun option - and that's only a couple weeks that it is open for.

Shot size is regulated by the Ministry - check the regs for it, I don't have it handy. Slugs are fine (and preferred by most) and should be good to 100 meters if you know your gun.

Just don't get caught walking around with a shotgun with slugs in it when Deer season is closed for shotguns ... that's asking for a poaching charge.

All that said ... If you've gone and picked up your deer tag, this is all stuff you should know.

IF your question is "Can I carry BOTH a Rifle and a Shotgun?" then I don't know .. I've never hunted in a Rifle area, and am used to the Bow or Shotgun ONLY seasons here.
 
as to being allowed, off the top of my head, the only restrict i can think of is only one shotgun "uncased" while waterfowling.
 
Why are you concerned? As I read it, your rifle (not named) is sighted at 120 yards. Any "average" deer rifle so sighted can be shot by just aiming at the point you want to hit from the end of the muzzle to over 200 yards and will be only an inch or two high or low. You can ignore range estimation and just shoot.

What rifle and load are you using?
 
My understanding is that you would be fine if you were hunting alone with 2 guns or if you were with other licensed hunters. But if you were carrying both guns and you happened to have an unlicensed person tag along, then that could be asking for trouble since they could assume that you were both hunting.
 
why don't you just go to the range and find out what the drop is if you do shoot the rifle at 20 yards is... then you know , and you only need one rifle (do various ranges..)

you can also do it via ballistic charts if you can't get to the range. check out the free remington software..
 
The question was if I could carry 2 firearms at one time. My area (WMA 60) does allow Rifles, I would go to the range and test this theory out on the drop (or lack there of) at the range except, a crew of bowhunters are in until the rifle hunt starts. I don't really want to disrupt their hunt to satisfy my curiosity, when I have a trusty shotgun (ok 2) in my locker. The rifle in question is a 7.62x54R 91/30 Mosin Sniper edition, using 180g Sellier & bellot's.

I would be hunting alone, or with other licensed hunters.
 
I wouldn't bother , a rifle is just as good up close as a shotgun. Like others said for a zero at 120 yards a 30 yard shot is no problem. You'd be surprised at the number of deer shot at that range in Ontario
 
As I understand the Ontario regulations, you may have more than one gun in your possession while hunting, but can only use one at a time. The other gun must not be readily available for use or loaded, and has to be securely cased. Likewise, if the zone you are hunting in has a shotgun-only deer season, you may not carry a rifle, at all.
 
Your rifle would work fine.... kill zone on a deer is almost the size of a basketball and there is only an inch or two difference either way..... as far as carrying two, you would definitely have to make sure that you don't have more loaded rounds in two guns than you are allowed to have in one......
 
Alex McK said:
As I understand the Ontario regulations, you may have more than one gun in your possession while hunting, but can only use one at a time. The other gun must not be readily available for use or loaded, and has to be securely cased. Likewise, if the zone you are hunting in has a shotgun-only deer season, you may not carry a rifle, at all.
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Got A reg quote for the one must be incased bit?
 
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