Guns on an ATV?

Here is a pic of how I carry my guns on my quad the front rack lid/cover is tipped up because I keep my 22LR in there.

I always carry a spare 2 gas gallon can on my quad never know how far I'm going to end up traveling and I'm good for about 65 miles if I'm running roads or larger trails.

My little guy is pointing to 3 grouse that I just shot I was shooting a 16.5" barreled T/C Contender carbine.

We drove about 65 miles the afternoon/evening before and about 15 miles that morning.

If I leave the quad for a hunt I lock and stash the extra rifles about a hundred yards away from the quad.

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stubblejumper said:
I have a 700 Grizzly myself,and I can pretty much empty a tank in 100km in muskeg,or mud.With the stock tires,and on easy trails,it does do much better,but we seldom ride on easy trails,and hardly anyone rides with stock tires,because they are pretty much useless in muskeg or mud.
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Unless I am on a hunting trip, the quad riding is pretty tame here. Seldom even need to use more than just 2WD most of the time. I can see where that saves me a ton of fuel right there.

Now, at hunt camp..... I don't even pay attention to my fuel economy....;)

How do you like that power steering? If you are in 4WD a lot, I can see where that would be really nice! :)
 
stubblejumper said:
The Mudlite xtrs are more durable,but quite a bit heavier,I am running them on my 700 Grizzly.The Zillas are a great tire,and are very light,I am going to try them next.
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I run XTR's on my Grizz too, so far I love them, they arctually do better in mud than what you'd expect from the tread design!
Zilas are a good riding, good traction tire but they'll wear out fast with so few lugs spaced so far apart.
 
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If it gets dark it needs to be cased.

stubblejumper said:
Perhaps this is an Ontario law,but it isn't a federal firearms requirement,and it isn't the law in some other provinces.

That depends on your definition of "unattended",and whether it is in a locked case or compartment on the atv.
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Are you saying it legal in other provinces to walk/drive around with a firearm uncased during the night?

As far as def of "unattended"
Does standing beside your ATV with firearm in the boot constitute being "unattended"?? How about 6 feet away? How about with-in visual distance? & no I'm not thinkin praires where you could be two miles away :cool:
 
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If it gets dark it needs to be cased.



Are you saying it legal in other provinces to walk/drive around with a firearm uncased during the night?

As far as def of "unattended"
Does standing beside your ATV with firearm in the boot constitute being "unattended"?? How about 6 feet away? How about with-in visual distance? & no I'm not thinkin praires where you could be two miles away :cool:
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I guess the definition of "unattended" will be up to the CO/PO at the time...and how power-hungry they are.

Hopefully common-sense will prevail. :)
 
I was unaware it was a federal charge for the ATV to have a firearm left with it.

I was aware of the rule about a firearm left in a vehicle unlocked/unattended. I was not aware that it applied to ATVs as well.

Therefore, I take back my previous comments. I thought that they were referring to an ontario law.
 
Are you saying it legal in other provinces to walk/drive around with a firearm uncased during the night?
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Absolutely legal in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

As far as def of "unattended"
Does standing beside your ATV with firearm in the boot constitute being "unattended"?? How about 6 feet away? How about with-in visual distance? & no I'm not thinkin praires where you could be two miles away
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I would call it unattended if someone could come along,see the atv and remove your firearm before you could get to the atv to prevent them from taking the gun,whether you can see the atv or not.Depending on the circumstances,that could be 50 feet or 500 yards.
 
stubblejumper said:
Absolutely legal in Alberta and Saskatchewan.



I would call it unattended if someone could come along,see the atv and remove your firearm before you could get to the atv to prevent them from taking the gun,whether you can see the atv or not.Depending on the circumstances,that could be 50 feet or 500 yards.
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I hope the officer would be smart enough to run the guns number to determine if it belonged to the person who took it from you. And if the person did steal it, the officer would charge them for theft.

That is however, if the meathead didnt steal the ATV to begin with. Again, this would hopefully be checked to see if it was registered to the person whos driving/in possession of your ATV. The registration and insurance would be examined to determine if they were valid. A few quick questions by the officer, and the persons body language should let the officer know that something is wrong with the situation.

Maybe im wrong, but i hope there is some common sense being used out there.
 
I hope the officer would be smart enough to run the guns number to determine if it belonged to the person who took it from you. And if the person did steal it, the officer would charge them for theft.
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But that wouldn't stop him from charging the gun owner for leaving the gun on an unattended motor vehicle.
 
Wouldn't a GUNBOOT be considered a trunk, if locked to the mounting bracket, to meet the vehicle requirements?
 
stubblejumper said:
I would call it unattended if someone could come along,see the atv and remove your firearm before you could get to the atv to prevent them from taking the gun,whether you can see the atv or not.Depending on the circumstances,that could be 50 feet or 500 yards.
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Well I guess since your splitting hairs, that could also apply if you were sitting on the atv but looking the other way when someone removed your gun before you could prevent it :rolleyes:
 
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