How often will you run into Officer while shooting?

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Lets say I am shooting targets on crown land but I dont have a hunters license, is it fine?

How often will I realistically run into a conservation or law enforcement officer while shooting on crown land?
 
Gone shooting on crown land once. And ran into a conservation officer once. He was more upset with the parking job than the guns.

And we were shooting Tavors, Type 97s and vz58s. So not your typical mainstream stuff.
 
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I have met up with COs and OPP many times while playing outdoors. I have even had OPP come onto my 50 acre bush lot and start looking around for me. They tend to respond to gunfire fairly quickly and they usually leave just as fast once they realize no laws are being broken. Just make sure you are playing safe and I always say it is advisable to keep any literature pertaining to any of your "non mainstream" toys. EI, if it's black and scary, you should know your FRT#. If you use LAR, Beowolf mags, Glock mags in an NR rifle, etc keep a copy of special bulletin 72 on you.
 
CheeseAndToasted said:
Lets say I am shooting targets on crown land but I dont have a hunters license, is it fine?

How often will I realistically run into a conservation or law enforcement officer while shooting on crown land?
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OK you need to do some research and not asking basic questions that you can find by reading the mass of posts already on this site or others, or by READING the FIREARM ACT.
You are exhibiting an excess of laziness with your 2nd thread started with topics that have been covered a thousand times before, and easily found if one actually looks.

I'm going to speculate here, that you are affiliated with the OPP or the Ontario CFOs office or some anti gun liberal "journalist" looking to get some angle for a story.
 
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RJD said:
OK you need to do some research and not asking basic questions that you can find by reading the mass of posts already on this site or others, or by READING the FIREARM ACT.
You are exhibiting an excess of laziness with your 2nd thread started with topics that have been covered a thousand times before, and easily found if one actually looks.
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Be nice to the new guy. He is just trying to educate himself by seeking advice. From his opening post he just finished his pal course, and is taking his RPAL in a few weeks. As green as they get.
 
If the new guy just completed the course he should be well aware of what he can and cannot do with a firearm.
 
CheeseAndToasted said:
Lets say I am shooting targets on crown land but I dont have a hunters license, is it fine?

How often will I realistically run into a conservation or law enforcement officer while shooting on crown land?
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RJD said:
If the new guy just completed the course he should be well aware of what he can and cannot do with a firearm.
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Where is he asking what he can and cannot do with a firearm? His question was "how often will he run into authorities"
 
None of it has anything to do with the FA.
You're far more likely to run into a CO than a cop. CO's seem to come out of the trees. Good guys just doing their job.
As long as you're obviously shooting targets in a safe place(good back stop and knowing exactly what is behind it out to several klicks) you're fine.
Just remember that there are hordes of assorted riff-raff using Crown Land too. Any of it remotely close to Etobicoke(grew up near Burnhamthorpe and Martingrove) will be infested with hikers, picnickers and cross country skiers in winter.
 
RJD said:
If the new guy just completed the course he should be well aware of what he can and cannot do with a firearm.
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Really? The safety course is all encompassing?

You of all people, having posted so much in the legal types sections of this forum, should know that the laws and regulations surrounding firearms in this country are far from straight forward and able to be taught fully in that simple, basic course that covers handling and storage.

Respectfully, Stop looking down your nose at the next generation. You aren't helping to "stand together" with that attitude.
 
If you combine his first post to his second, I'm worried he either is looking to break the law and not get caught, or is trolling for info for his next cbc article.
 
Paul_1982 said:
If you combine his first post to his second, I'm worried he either is looking to break the law and not get caught, or is trolling for info for his next cbc article.
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Even more reason to help him and be polite.

If he breaks the law we all look bad. If he is the media, we shouldn't be presenting ourselves as confrontational and critical of newcomers.
 
Not at all so far, but I never shoot anywhere but my own land and in the back portion which borders on 10,000 acres of crown land that was cut 15 years ago. My land and the crown land is almost trackless with thick second growth and I shoot in the middle of it.
 
I shoot on crown land all the time and never once run into authorities. I tend to stick way off the beaten path and avoid the devastated areas full of blown up stuff, garbage and burnt cars as these areas are heat scores for authorities and disturbing say the least.

This is why we as sport shooters get a bad reputation. I blow up stuff all the time in the bush with tannerite and when I leave you would never know I was there. I never leave my garbage and pick up as many shells as possible.

That being said always have license, play by the mag rules, pick up after yourself and know where you’re directing your fire. Then it won’t matter if you run into them or not. There is also ammo rules on crown land (steel core FMJ vs Soft points) but I tend to shoot what I have and no the placement of the rounds.
 
fenceline said:
Even more reason to help him and be polite.

If he breaks the law we all look bad. If he is the media, we shouldn't be presenting ourselves as confrontational and critical of newcomers.
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I agree. However, it appears as though after not getting the answer he wanted in thread 1, he tried to get around it with thread 2.....

Hopefully he knows that won't work, here or on crown land.
 
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