hunting with atvs in Alberta

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can someone please advise me where I can find info on hunting on your atv in alberta, i have been told you can now shoot off your atv, but I cant find it anywhere.

thanks
 
You were told wrong.You can not legally shoot a firearm off of an atv, since it is a motor vehicle.Under the current firearms legislation,you can't even have a loaded firearm on a motor vehicle.That includes ammunition in the magazine,if the magazine is attached to the firearm.

http://www.albertaregulations.ca/
 
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blargon said:
Hey, real hunters use horses anyway...:rolleyes:

I'm sure a certain AB hillbilly will lend you one...
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Hey...how would you know anything about AB hillbillies, being that you're an ONTARIO LIBERAL???? . You always seem to shoot your mouth off about #### you dont' know #### about. so STFU about horses...nobody in their right mind will lend you horses or rent them to you. Who in the #### wants to get their horses rode by some greenhorns that will sour up their mouths 'cause they dont' know the difference between power steering and a ####ing Honda or a snaffle bit. D'ya know the difference between a snaffle bit and a Honda? :(
 
surban said:
can someone please advise me where I can find info on hunting on your atv in alberta, i have been told you can now shoot off your atv, but I cant find it anywhere.

thanks
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You still can't shoot from a quad or have a loaded gun on it. You can now however step off the quad, load and fire. The old requirement of being 50 metres from the vehicle has been dropped.
 
Unless of course you suffer from a disability which limits your mobility. Then you can get a permit from Fish and Wildlife, which when signed by your doctor, will allow you to hunt from your atv.
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I am curious as to how Alberta Fish&Wildlife has the authority to allow a person to violate federal firearms laws.:confused:
 
I picked up a crossbow application permit a few years ago, before they were legalized. The permit application form is the same for the atv part as well. It will allow you to hunt off of your atv. I don't know how they would interact with each other, but there are options for people with disabilities. It can be picked up at your local office, and I think there is a mention in the regs about it somewhere too. I'll look for it. :)
 
I am just wondering how Fish&Wildlife can allow a person to violate federal legislation by having a loaded firearm on a motor vehicle.You can't fire the gun off of the atv until it is loaded,and the moment that you load it on the atv,you violate federal firearms legislation.Several provinces lost a court challenge to federal firearms legislation,so how can Alberta Fish&Wildlife now have the authority to overrule federal legislation?It doesn't make sense.
A bow is different,since it isn't a firearm.
 
The bow part refers to crossbow hunting during archery seasons. You need to remember the laws surrounding firearms are so mucked up, even those doing the enforcing don't understand them. Plus Alberta doesn't exactly play by the rules, or so was the order given by Ralph though I'm not sure if Ed is playing that game or not. Either way, the legal documentation is there and if you were to have issues, that paper would protect your butt. It's really not any different than BC. Certain individuals are allowed to carry restricted sidearms for personal defense when in the bush. I think it may only apply to guides in certain areas, but it shows that their 'rules' are easily manipulated whenever they deem fit. They write them, they change them. All I know is that can be a good or a bad thing, depending on the situation.
 
It's really not any different than BC. Certain individuals are allowed to carry restricted sidearms for personal defense when in the bush. I think it may only apply to guides in certain areas, but it shows that their 'rules' are easily manipulated whenever they deem fit. They write them, they change them. All I know is that can be a good or a bad thing, depending on the situation.
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It actually is different in that the CFO for the province is the one approving the special handgun permits,not Fish&Wildlife.The CFO has the authority of the RCMP,our federal police,whereas Fish&Wildlife only represents the province of Alberta.
 
It just doesn't make sense that it is safe for some people to have a loaded firearm on a vehicle,but it is not safe for everyone.Just like it's safe for some people to discharge firearms after dark,but not everyone else.Different laws for different people doesn't make any sense,when public safety is the excuse for those laws existing in the first place.Unfortunately,it is unlikely that we will ever have sensible firearms laws.
 
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