How to properly(and easily) haul moose out of the bush
- Thread starter sawatzky
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is this only in BC? i quickly went through ontario regs and didnt see anything. did i miss it? not that i can foresee EVER needing to do something like this, but made me curious...
The ability to spot game is a huge difference... If I was to hop in a helicopter at any given time where I live I could easily have a moose in under an hour... It flys in the face of the principals of fair chase...
bearkilr
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Nowhere, ......just past the middle
The game was hanging from the helicopter dead. Exactly how did you deduce that they used the chopper for spotting the moose? You have zero proof of that.
If I see a guy with a moose in the bed of his pick-up, that automatically means he was road hunting from his truck?
I'm willing to make a bet it is not illegal to use an aircraft to retrieve a game animal in BC. I know for a fact it's not illegal in MB.
I can see hunting from a Helicopter being a problem, but if you happen to drop a moose way out in a muskeg or something, why would it be so bad to chopper it out provided you had the resources to do it. I'm talking retrieval only, no spotting or shooting fromt the chopper.
The game was hanging from the helicopter dead. Exactly how did you deduce that they used the chopper for spotting the moose? You have zero proof of that.
If I see a guy with a moose in the bed of his pick-up, that automatically means he was road hunting from his truck?
Exactly!!
Apparently hauling wildlife by chopper is a no-no in bc.. But I bet if you were really in a tough spot and it really came down to it, a quick call to the CO service to explain your situation I'm sure they would OK it or at least give you some direction... After all, the BC wildlife act also states (page 17 of the regs under retrieval " no person shall kill, cripple or wound game without making all reasonable effort to retrieve and include it in his/her bag limit. The retrieved game shall be killed immediately and included in the hunters bag limit" If you have the resources and the $$ to cover the cost of a chopper to haul it out and place it at the nearest road access point (or directly into the back of your pick up) then I think this qualifies as a "reasonable effort".
First off, if you NEED vertical lift to recover your moose you screwed up. why did you shoot a moose in such an inaccessible location? why did you shoot a moose when you could not ensure the follow-up shots needed to prevent it from getting to such a location could be made? why are you so lazy?
A fixed wing aircraft is fairly limited on where it can land, and more importantly, take off with a load from. a helicopter doesn't even have to land to recover your game. longline descends, you hook on moose, you fly away. ta-da! you just became one lazy "hunter". you didn't have to get the animal to the aircraft, the aircraft came to your animal.
correct me if i'm wrong but yukon/NWT/Quebec put limitations on where helicopters can land and operate from when hunting is involved. IIRC it's pre-authorized fixed locations. they can't just fly you to a hill with game on it and kick you out.
the Quad/truck argument is bunk too, if your quad/truck can get there, you could get there on foot and pack out the moose. still ensure the essence of the hunt. a helicopter lets you go ANYWHERE.
i just realized some of you probably also hunt next to timed feeders, so i might as well be talking to a wall.
A fixed wing aircraft is fairly limited on where it can land, and more importantly, take off with a load from. a helicopter doesn't even have to land to recover your game. longline descends, you hook on moose, you fly away. ta-da! you just became one lazy "hunter". you didn't have to get the animal to the aircraft, the aircraft came to your animal.
correct me if i'm wrong but yukon/NWT/Quebec put limitations on where helicopters can land and operate from when hunting is involved. IIRC it's pre-authorized fixed locations. they can't just fly you to a hill with game on it and kick you out.
the Quad/truck argument is bunk too, if your quad/truck can get there, you could get there on foot and pack out the moose. still ensure the essence of the hunt. a helicopter lets you go ANYWHERE.
i just realized some of you probably also hunt next to timed feeders, so i might as well be talking to a wall.
Wrong Way
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
You know.....over the years I've noticed you make a ton of these judgemental type posts.....yet I can't recall ever seeing any threads/pics where you actually hunt
Do you? Or is it just easier passing judgement from your armchair?
The fact of the matter is that by applying your logic, andy fly-in hunt or fishing trip is also unethical.
If I drop a moose, my primary responsibility is to ensure a humane kill.
My next responsibility is to ensure the animal is not wasted.
If that requires a quad, plane, or yes: a helo, than so be it....it really is that simple.
bearkilr
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Nowhere, ......just past the middle
You're just PO'd cause you're missing out on lotsa hours flying time. Time to move where moose get an "air hearse".
saw 12 moose, 5 bears, and 2 caribou today flying around. was a good day
i work hard for my meat. a hunt is not supposed to be easy. it's supposed to remind us where we came from and how much we take for granted. a couple pics from a successful goat hunt 3 weeks ago for you. I'm guessing you judge from your treestand a 10min walk from the minivan? i packed mr. billy off the mountain solo, for the second time in my life. don't you pretend to know anything about my hunting. when I want advice on how to shoot a fawn next to a bucket of corn from a treehouse, i'll fly out east and visit you
i'm the black speck in the red circle.
I can only speak for AB, but I thought the law said you can't hunt the same day you fly in (or maybe it's 4 or 6 hours after you fly). Does this not apply to helicopters too?
