Carrying a shotgun while hiking overnight?

[9ne]

I'm planning on doing a few overnight hikes, and i'm wondering if its legal to carry a shotgun? Its alot of weight to carry while hiking, but i feel that it would be nice to have especially in bear and cougar country.

Does it depend where the hike is? obviously where it is allowed to be discharged...

Does it have to be in a case or can i carry it on a sling thats attached to my pack?

Thanks.

 

[Manzin]

From the RCMP website on storing, transporting, and displaying non-restricted firearms:

An unloaded non-restricted firearm can be kept unlocked:

* temporarily if it is needed to control animal predators in an area where a firearm can lawfully be fired (ammunition must be kept separate or locked up); or
* in a remote wilderness area (ammunition may be kept readily accessible).

Hope this helps.

 

[Dacton]

As long as its not in a park like jasper etc then you should be fine. You dont need a case or anything either. Technically you can legally walk down the street in a city with a shotgun unloaded and uncased, it just doesnt happen because someone would most likely complain and the cops with try to confiscated it... So yes you should be okay carrying it

 

[Hoboman]

I remember belonging to the shooting club in high school & taking my 22 semi over my shoulder(encased of course),through town & storing in my locker & then after classes going downstairs to the range & shooting targets. Wonder what would happen now?? We were taught saftey & firearm handling & if it wasn't right (i mean if you made a mistake-pointing the wrong way) then you got a kick in the behind. Its a different world now of course but nobody even thought about doing the wrong thing. Now the cops just seem to overreact to everything.

 

[GabrielPaquet]

Now the cops just seem to overreact to everything.

They probably think "What would be the reason to walk through town with an unlocked firearm and uncased?"

And if you answer "What's wrong with walking through town with an uncased firearm and unlocked?"

In a perfect world there is abosulutly no problem, but everyone knows a weapon in a case with bullets locked somewhere else is safe even if the person is about to commit a crime using a firearm. If you see someone in the street handling a shotgun uncased and unlocked, you know the person is probably going to act wrong since it is illegal by law. Why would you take the risk? Because you're going to do something worse. Nothing to complain about here, it takes 1 minute to put your trigger lock on your gun and put it in your gun case.. Plus it will protect it from scratches, rain, dust etc. If it wasn't a law, I would carry my weapons in a gun case anyway.

I know the registry and some other crap is complete bullsh*t but there are decent laws that make sense though.

 

[scott]

depends where you are going. most BC parks are out. some you can durring hunting season. (you'd probably need to have a licence with you)

empty crown land is fine.