Any CO's in the house?

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Doesn't necessary HAVE to be a CO, could be somone else that has asked this before, and received an answer.
A friend of mine asked me to go on a hunt with him, as his usual hunting partner is out of town. I would go with him as bacially a "backup" in case something happens, broken leg, heart attack, ect..

I DO NOT have my CORE, and i'm NOT interested in taking game. Am I legally able to arm myself with a shotgun? The area where we are going to is populated with grizzly bear, and would feel more...."prepared" in case I had to defend myself.

....Or am I going to have to stick with karate in a can? (Bear mace)

Thank you.
 
You would have a very hard time convincing a CO that you were not hunting if you are dressed in orange, looking for animals, have your gear to gut and drag animals, and a gun loaded with slugs or buckshot. If I were a CO (and I'm not), I probably wouldn't believe you. Bring your bear spray and make sure your buddy can shoot straight to protect your ass if it comes to it, but I'd be leaving the gun at home unless you want a court date.
 
If you have a valid firearms licence then there should be no problem, whether the c.o believes you or not he cant prove you are actualy shooting animals or just carrying the gun for protection from bears.
 
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I see that you are in BC, but most times the definition won't be that much different, and I'm way too lazy to look up the regs for BC, but this is from the Manitoba hunting regs:

"The Wildlife Act defines "hunting" as chasing, driving, flushing, attracting, pursuing, worrying, following after or on the trail of, searching for, shooting at, stalking or lying in wait for wildlife, whether or not the wildlife is then or subsequently captured, killed, taken or wounded, but does not include trapping or such activity by an unarmed person solely for the purpose of watching or photographing wildlife."

Technically, you are chasing after game, and are armed. I believe that would be considered hunting, even though you don't have intent to harvest an animal.

At best, you will have some talking to do with a CO that sees you...
 
while not a CO i'm in a similar business, and in our business we say, "if it looks like a duck, it walks like a duck, and it quacks like a duck.. it's a ####in' duck."

while your intentions may be good, unless you're prepared to head out with "karate in a can", i'd suggest your buddy finds someone else. i don't know how frequently you come across the CO's out on the left coast, but here in Onterrible they take their business seriously and i doubt discretion will be exercised at trail side.. most likely you'll be headed to court.
 
horseshoe said:
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"The Wildlife Act defines "hunting" as chasing, driving, flushing, attracting, pursuing, worrying, following after or on the trail of, searching for, shooting at, stalking or lying in wait for wildlife, whether or not the wildlife is then or subsequently captured, killed, taken or wounded, but does not include trapping or such activity by an unarmed person solely for the purpose of watching or photographing wildlife."

Technically, you are chasing after game, and are armed. I believe that would be considered hunting, even though you don't have intent to harvest an animal.

At best, you will have some talking to do with a CO that sees you...
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It sounds like that answers the question I was looking for. I don't wanna risk making a mistake, not out in the bush anyway.
I don't have a problem using either, though i'd prefer to have the shotgun. I'd really like to help him out, but I can't see getting my CORE for that purpose. It'd be a waste of time and money on my part.

I was hoping for a reply from a CO regarding my question, messages are fine too!
 
BigUglyMan said:
Hunting license = hunting license.

CORE = Hunting License License.

Trust BC to make you have to get a license to get a license for something.
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We have a similar thing in Ontario, it's a "Conservation Card"

Conservation Card=Cash Grab=Tax=Theft=Highway Robbery=Scam
 
BigUglyMan said:
Conservation Outdoor Recreation Education. BC program that you have to complete before hunting (unless you can show that you held a hunting license prior to a certain date in another province).
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Cool.so like a Hunter Safety Course..but not quite..

OP..I think it's all kosher up until you want to carry a gun..then your hunting.
 
nope, yer frubarred......... camera and bear spray.
ALSO there is a permit required for a non hunter to accompany a hunter while in the field pursuing game...... or at least there used to be..... called a "permit to accompany" and i believe it is mentioned in the B.C. hunting regs.
A friend of mine used to take this WW2 veteran with no family out hunting, drove for him, carried the rifle for him and dragged the game for him even though he had no hunting liscence. he did not carry a second firearm, just the hunter's and when time for a shot came, handed the rifle to the old fella. He did this under the protection of a permit to accompany.
something you might want to look into by calling the CO office in your area. If you have troubles finding a contact, p.m. me, I'll hook you up, I have a couple B.C. C/O's as clients.
 
In Ontario Hunting is define as:

lying in wait for, searching for, being on the trail of, pursuing,
chasing or shooting at wildlife, whether or not the wildlife is killed,
injured, captured or harassed.

You don't need to have a gun to be considered as hunting. I confirmed this with a CO and deputies that I hunted with. I would assume it would be the same in BC.
 
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