Elk and Revolver

I dropped a massive bull with a ray gun I got from a life form from outer space. Pew pew pew. Bang flop too.

After some load development I had it printing under MOA at three light years with the right photon charge.

Had to sell it though as it needed small pistol primers and just can't seem to find any.
 
To the best of my knowledge all provinces and territories prohibit hunting with handguns, even if you have a permit to carry or authorization to be in possession of a handgun other than home, range, etc. you were born too late, it wasn’t always this way. At least in BC, prior to about 1980 if you were an upstanding citizen you could get an Authorization To Carry permit to take your handgun anywhere in the province, range or not, for the purpose of ‘target practice’. It had start and end dates ( could be a week or more), destination, etc, did not specify range, event, etc. at the same time BC hunting regulations made no mention of handguns in any way. Living in the Abbotsford area we would get these permits for our annual moose hunting trips to General Delivery, Fraser Lake BC. Checked with local conservation officer, regional Fish & Wildlife office, Cache Creek game check station, all OK. We usually carried .22’s for grouse, but I personally also took a moose and in a different area, a mountain goat with a .357 Mag. Some time around 1980 they quit issuing those permits so we left our toys at home but I think I still have one of those old permits, gotta do some housecleaning, lol. Today? Go hunt in USA, Javelina with a pistol, no problem.
 
Ashcroft said:
To the best of my knowledge all provinces and territories prohibit hunting with handguns, even if you have a permit to carry or authorization to be in possession of a handgun other than home, range, etc. you were born too late, it wasn’t always this way. At least in BC, prior to about 1980 if you were an upstanding citizen you could get an Authorization To Carry permit to take your handgun anywhere in the province, range or not, for the purpose of ‘target practice’. It had start and end dates ( could be a week or more), destination, etc, did not specify range, event, etc. at the same time BC hunting regulations made no mention of handguns in any way. Living in the Abbotsford area we would get these permits for our annual moose hunting trips to General Delivery, Fraser Lake BC. Checked with local conservation officer, regional Fish & Wildlife office, Cache Creek game check station, all OK. We usually carried .22’s for grouse, but I personally also took a moose and in a different area, a mountain goat with a .357 Mag. Some time around 1980 they quit issuing those permits so we left our toys at home but I think I still have one of those old permits, gotta do some housecleaning, lol. Today? Go hunt in USA, Javelina with a pistol, no problem.
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Correct. I know ON had it in there hunting regs as well, up to the early 70's. When I was in yhe territories I knew quite a few guys that took their revolvers hunting, can't speak to the legality of it at the time, I didnt ask. - dan
 
I would only use a firearm that could shoot into outer space for Elk, most hand guns don't qualify, moose are different you can drop one with a .22 from half a mile.
 
Back in the 70's, when the police issued the ATT's for restricted, I knew a guy that used to get a temporary ATT to take his 22 handgun out in the bush to hunt rabbits. The police were a lot more lenient back then.
 
As recent as 2012, I and a few others that I knew had an ATT to "anywhere in Canada for competitions" that all changed for me in 2012 when I mistakenly moved to Ontario. Moving from the west to Ontario was like moving to a different country.
 
My wife's uncle used to hunt with a 44mag revolver in Canada. He said he shot 3 white tail and and elk with one. This was in the early 70 maybe late 60s. He's white so I don't want to hear any bull#### about it.
 
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