The Outsider
CGN Regular
We don't even have to buy a tag, all we need is to buy a hunting license.
Hunting Turkey with a rimfire in British columbia
- Thread starter Badaboum
- Start date
- Location
- Ottawa origanally Muskoka
Wow! Wish ON would get with the rimfire program like BC!
I would tend to think that a 22LR or 17HMR would be a great round for turkeys. And if the head bobs or you flinch....a second chance might be possible provided there were some yardage between you and the turkey.
I would tend to think that a 22LR or 17HMR would be a great round for turkeys. And if the head bobs or you flinch....a second chance might be possible provided there were some yardage between you and the turkey.
- Location
- Ottawa origanally Muskoka
I hate you
......we need to take a turkey hunting corce, then a small game licence AND a turkey tag.
The Outsider
CGN Regular
Yeah, well they don't call this the wild west for nothin'
my understanding is that there are no tags for turkey and no specific zone, unless your zone is closed for turkey, but I am not aware of any closed zone.
I think you can get 1 per zone? if you respect the maximum possession limit(2?)...
I think you can get 1 per zone? if you respect the maximum possession limit(2?)...
I wasn't aware we even HAD wild turkey in BC.
The only ones I've come across were in the frozen food section at the supermarket, and no matter how careful you say you'll be, they won't let you shoot 'em, even with a rimfire, so don't even think about going into Safeway's frozen poultry aisle with a 30-06!
The only ones I've come across were in the frozen food section at the supermarket, and no matter how careful you say you'll be, they won't let you shoot 'em, even with a rimfire, so don't even think about going into Safeway's frozen poultry aisle with a 30-06!
Brutus
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
However there are some political pundits that insist that Ontario hunters need a "special course" before they can hunt the giant thanksgiving day bird that everyone knows from at least popular culture. Such an obvious tax grab.I hate you
Waterfowlers and pheasant hunters are expected to know what thier target species are themselves and what they can or cannot pull the trigger on?
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The Ontario turkey hunting course came about as much from the conservation groups that assisted with the reintroduction as it did from the MNR... The season is largely spring oriented... The turkeys are in the more populated south... The stats out of the eastern US regarding firearms related "accidents" inspired the course... They just decided to "loop" in hunting and biological data in the development stage. I understand now that the course can be taken online. I don't personally feel that it ever should have been required, given that there is no other "species specific" course requirements... The individual must follow all firearm safety rules anyway... And if they want to be successful, they would also have to educate themselves about their quarry.
Brutus
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Oh! The ever supportive OFAH, "friend" to Canadian gun owners..........right?
sarcasm off
The Ontario turkey hunter education course is $35. You can take the course 'in person', or you can order the DVD online. The cost of the course or DVD includes the exam, which is 25 multiple choice questions. I have ordered my DVD and have to show the official receipt to my examiner so I can write the exam, which will happen when I write the exam for the Ontario Hunter Education Course next week. You might say I'm killing two birds with one stone, although I don't know if that's legal, even with a license.
