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In Alberta if you have a big game licence and an upland bird license is it ok to pack a rifle and shotgun both loaded while hunting?
 
Kmck said:
In Alberta if you have a big game licence and an upland bird license is it ok to pack a rifle and shotgun both loaded while hunting?
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If you are walking yes, you cannot have a loaded firearm in or on a moving vehicle while hunting.
It only takes a seond to load a shotgun anyway......

Cat
 
Hunted once with a guy who did that. Not convenient at all and the one you need at the moment is hanging on your shoulder. :)

Grizz
 
From my 40 plus years of hunting I can say that if one focuses on the intended quarry he/she will likely be more successful. I'm a addicted coyote hunter and see many during the general deer rifle season but I almost never cap one as I feel this can possible damage my chances on that buck over the next rise. Each unto their own I guess...
 
Packing two rifles not in bags out to the truck to go to the range is enough of a pain in the arse, I can’t say I’d ever want to pack two loaded rifles while I’m actually hunting. If I’m walking in tighter bush hunting upland birds and might run into a deer or bear I will be carrying my 20” 870 with rifle sights, two #7.5 for birds in the gun and slugs in the shell holder. Quick to load a slug if I see a deer in range, quicker than trying to set one down and unsling and shoulder the other. Work smart, not hard.
 
If your a bow hunter you could always just carry some Judo Points for if you happen across some grouse. I know I do. Carrying two guns is way to much work in my opinion.
 
It's called a drilling. Mine has 16ga.x16ga. over 7x57R barrels, and I have a .22 mag insert barrel in one of the shotgun tubes. Not just two, but three guns in one. Shot this deer with the 7mm and the grouse with the .22 on the walk back to camp. Or take off the claw mount scope ( instantly) and pull out the insert ( less than 1 minute job) and have a lively double barrel bird gun. I like mine a lot. It's a Krieghoff. Costs as much as three good guns, but worth it to me.
 

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M12shooter said:
From my 40 plus years of hunting I can say that if one focuses on the intended quarry he/she will likely be more successful. I'm a addicted coyote hunter and see many during the general deer rifle season but I almost never cap one as I feel this can possible damage my chances on that buck over the next rise. Each unto their own I guess...
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The last buck I shot I had a coyote walk by me at 30 yards. I thought about shooting it but I didn't want to ruin my deer hunt or use a $6.00 slug on a coyote so I let it walk. 10 minutes later I shot the buck. Who knows if the deer would have shown up if I shot the coyote but I like to think I had a shot because I let the coyote walk.
 
Longwalker said:
It's called a drilling. Mine has 16ga.x16ga. over 7x57R barrels, and I have a .22 mag insert barrel in one of the shotgun tubes. Not just two, but three guns in one. Shot this deer with the 7mm and the grouse with the .22 on the walk back to camp. Or take off the claw mount scope ( instantly) and pull out the insert ( less than 1 minute job) and have a lively double barrel bird gun. I like mine a lot. It's a Krieghoff. Costs as much as three good guns, but worth it to me.
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I’m hoping to pull this off next week with my Sauer drilling.
 
Ive carried two guns before. It was a savage 42, a .410/.22, and I used a back-pack style sling on it. It was light, comfortable, and i had no problem with it. Main gun was my sako a7. I shot a few birds this way, but never a bird and buck same hunt. I still carry my 42 on my back and often pick up a bird on my way back to the truck. Ill get some picks up soon.

Edit: the only time it gets anoying is if you try to shoulder both guns.
 
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