Hunting Regs Question

On the topic of air powered hunting, does anyone have any experience with air javelins? I have a friend without a PAL who wants to take his small game hunting, but is unsure if he can.

And if someone doesn't have a PAL they are good to use a air pistol/rifle on small game? As long as it doesnt exceed 500fps of course
 
casistoica said:
Hi,
This is a question that seems to be in the gray area of the regs. From my understanding of the regs on the matter, I believe it would be lawful to carry a rifle for hunting moose and a shotgun for hunting grouse during the rifle moose season in Ontario but I'm curious what other people think or if anybody had this question answered by the ministry.
The regs state that only during the bow season it's illegal to carry a rifle or a shotgun.

Thanks!
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not sure if it's greed or inexperience,
but why would you shoot a grouse while hunting for moose ?
 
efka said:
not sure if it's greed or inexperience,
but why would you shoot a grouse while hunting for moose ?
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Its called multitasking. If you can do it quietly, why not. Its neither greed or inexperience, just a different approach to yours. Neither is wrong. I've taken lots of grouse with a slingshot while big game hunting. I don't think any of them ever affected the big game part of my hunt.
 
Trimmer 905 said:
No. Handguns of all types are illegal for use in hunting in Ontario.
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You sure? An antique handgun isn't legally a handgun... you CAN use pellet pistols to hunt in ON for the same reason/s

...I think trying to hit a grouse with an old antique handgun might be asking a little too much from one tho personally.
 
Harv1RCR said:
You sure? An antique handgun isn't legally a handgun... you CAN use pellet pistols to hunt in ON for the same reason/s

...I think trying to hit a grouse with an old antique handgun might be asking a little too much from one tho personally.
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It is because even an antique centerfire/rimfire pistol/revolver qualifies as a firearm under The Firearms Act, the Criminal Code and the Fish & Wildlife Conservation Act where an air pistol/rifle that fires a projectile under 500fps does not.
 
efka said:
not sure if it's greed or inexperience,
but why would you shoot a grouse while hunting for moose ?
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Another reason which I’ve experienced: if you’re hunting deer, birds will show up. If you’re hunting birds, deer will show up. If you’re hunting bear, every fur bearer available on a trap license will show up. ALL the animals have some sort of social media or forum to sabotage my adventures.
 
Trimmer 905 said:
No. Handguns of all types are illegal for use in hunting in Ontario.
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That not quite correct.

In Ontario (not in BC though) one can hunt small game with an antique handgun. It wouldn’t be a good idea to be doing that while a large game season was open as a CO could assume you might use the handgun on the large game. I’ve verified this with a few CO’s and although they don’t like it, it’s not illegal.

Edit to say one especially shouldn’t be carrying an antique handgun when bow hunting large game as the rules don’t allow you to carry any other device to hunt other species while bow hunting large game. That’s an Ontario rule so don’t know about other provinces.
 
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bush1 said:
That not quite correct.

In Ontario (not in BC though) one can hunt small game with an antique handgun. It wouldn’t be a good idea to be doing that while a large game season was open as a CO could assume you might use the handgun on the large game. I’ve verified this with a few CO’s and although they don’t like it, it’s not illegal.

Edit to say one especially shouldn’t be carrying an antique handgun when bow hunting large game as the rules don’t allow you to carry any other device to hunt other species while bow hunting large game. That’s an Ontario rule so don’t know about other provinces.
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Learned something new today!
 
bush1 said:
That not quite correct.

In Ontario (not in BC though) one can hunt small game with an antique handgun. It wouldn’t be a good idea to be doing that while a large game season was open as a CO could assume you might use the handgun on the large game. I’ve verified this with a few CO’s and although they don’t like it, it’s not illegal.

Edit to say one especially shouldn’t be carrying an antique handgun when bow hunting large game as the rules don’t allow you to carry any other device to hunt other species while bow hunting large game. That’s an Ontario rule so don’t know about other provinces.
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Small game and bears, coyotes, wolves, everything except moose, deer, and elk.
 
I don’t know about other provinces but in Manitoba you can only shoot grouse with a rimfire or shotgun, no centre fire rifles, used to be able to but not anymore.
 
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