Hunting guides are not the Wildlife acts
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In Alberta you're not given a guide, your provided with the Hunting Regulations for Alberta.
The "ACT" is the legislation which provides the crown with the power to enforce, but the details to which they enforce are detailed in the "Regulations" associated with that act. If they make corrections, they often take great care to make everyone aware of mistakes. The guy hunting is SK using the trapping guide sound's like he knew how to fudge the law, he just talked himself into trouble.
That being said, even our regulations suck to read and I can understand why people are sometimes confused. The Maps blow and you do have to be very careful to clearly identify WMU boundaries. The good news is they come out so freakin early, I've got almost a month to read them several times before big game season starts.
When in doubt, call your appropriate wildlife office for clarification. In Alberta, they get hell for working weekends, overtime, and wasting too much gas while driving in the field, so I'm sure they'll appreciate being made feel useful during Mon, Tues, or Wed when they're in the office.
The "ACT" is the legislation which provides the crown with the power to enforce, but the details to which they enforce are detailed in the "Regulations" associated with that act. If they make corrections, they often take great care to make everyone aware of mistakes. The guy hunting is SK using the trapping guide sound's like he knew how to fudge the law, he just talked himself into trouble.
That being said, even our regulations suck to read and I can understand why people are sometimes confused. The Maps blow and you do have to be very careful to clearly identify WMU boundaries. The good news is they come out so freakin early, I've got almost a month to read them several times before big game season starts.
When in doubt, call your appropriate wildlife office for clarification. In Alberta, they get hell for working weekends, overtime, and wasting too much gas while driving in the field, so I'm sure they'll appreciate being made feel useful during Mon, Tues, or Wed when they're in the office.
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The front cover specifically says"Alberta GUIDE to Hunting Regulations.
It also contains a disclaimer that states "This pamphlet is neither a legal document,nor a complete listing of current Alberta hunting regulations".
Due diligence?. Common sense?. Read and fully understand all that lawyer jargon in the regulations?
I work a lot and consider myself lucky to get out and hunt during designated bow and gun hunts(Bow is separate) from shotgun and muzzle loader seasons here in south western Ontario.
Never mind running around in full camo( no colours) with a bow in hand, during a full out rifle season or shot gun season.
One would have to be not too smart, to do something like that.
In the above regard, I would make my own common sense rules and stay home during a gun season if I want to hunt with a bow.
I even take it one step further. I dont go out with the bow for at least a full week after any gun season, just to let the deer settle.
I work a lot and consider myself lucky to get out and hunt during designated bow and gun hunts(Bow is separate) from shotgun and muzzle loader seasons here in south western Ontario.
Never mind running around in full camo( no colours) with a bow in hand, during a full out rifle season or shot gun season.
One would have to be not too smart, to do something like that.
In the above regard, I would make my own common sense rules and stay home during a gun season if I want to hunt with a bow.
I even take it one step further. I dont go out with the bow for at least a full week after any gun season, just to let the deer settle.
