Hunting with buckshot

Legal in AB... but I bet you knew that.

And now this becomes a pissing contest about hunting with buckshot in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...
 
From personal experiences with buckshot I would rather use a high power rifle any day. Buckshot is good for a couple of things. Impressing your friends and bear "defence". And for the bear defence I'm not even sure if I would trust it for more than a "get away from me" shot. Buckshot is vastly overrated.

And no it's not allowed for hunting big game in Manitoba.
 
Like has been said...it's legal in Ont for big game.
Is it a wise choice...IMHO no. Very limited circumstances, shots < 30 yards.
The local bush pushers, think that it is effective at 80-100 yards. :mad:
They are hoping just to slow that animal down. I've heard volley's of gunfire during deer season...stopped counting at 80 shots!!! :eek:
 
beefman said:
Like has been said...it's legal in Ont for big game.
Is it a wise choice...IMHO no. Very limited circumstances, shots < 30 yards.
The local bush pushers, think that it is effective at 80-100 yards. :mad:
They are hoping just to slow that animal down. I've heard volley's of gunfire during deer season...stopped counting at 80 shots!!! :eek:
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I know guys that hunt like this, honestly, one deer they got was shot more than 6 times. :puke:
 
I use it in very limited circumstances. When im pushing, its the first shell in the gun. The second and third shells are slugs. I use a 20 inch rifle sighted smooth bore barrel with I/C choke on my 870. It will pattern very effectively out to the 30 yards. I wont shoot further then that with buckshot. Really, its only for the situations where I kick a deer up at really close range and need a very fast shot.
 
The only time I've ever seen it used on a deer was at 20 yards. No blood, limited hair, but the shooter said the deer kicked and jumped. Never did find that deer. At that range, he must have hit it, but the complete lack of a blood trail convinced me that it is probably not the best tool for the job.
 
I used 000 2 3/4" ONCE on deer. At about 10 yards broadside from a tree stand, all 9 rounds hit the deer, barely. I was probably using too much choke. Not one of the rounds exited. They were resting under the hide on the far side. The buck ran about 100ft and dropped. Pretty much every vital organ was hit. I don't think I'd wan't to use it past 25 yards, and slugs are WAY better.
 
Illegal for big game in AB.........I shot 3 deer with SSG when i lived in Ont. [all on the full run one at 60 yards]and they were dead before hitting the ground.One round each.Out of a full choke Win 1200 Threw great patterns but like almost all 1200's jammed when loaded with more than two shells......................Harold **So I only ever put one in the barrel and one in the mag
 
shot a deer with 00, range 12-15 yards, he fell right over. 2 of the pellets went out the other side, the rest stayed in, one went right through the shoulder blade.
 
mbogo3 said:
Illegal for big game in AB.........
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No, it's not.

Alberta Hunting Regulations said:
BIG GAME PROHIBITIONS:

It is unlawful to

1. set out, use or employ any of the following items for the purpose of hunting big game:
* ammunition of less than .23 calibre,
* ammunition that contains non-expanding bullets,
* an auto-loading firearm that has the capacity to hold more than 5 cartridges in the magazine,
* a shotgun having a gauge of .410 or less,
* a shotgun in a bird sanctuary,
* bait, except as permitted for the hunting of black bears (click here for more information on Black Bear baiting),
* an arrow other than an authorized arrow (click here for more information on bowhunting),
* a bow other than an authorized bow (click here for more information on bowhunting),
* a muzzle-loading firearm of less than .44 calibre,
* a rifle or shotgun in WMUs 212, 248 or 410 (persons hunting under the authority of a Strathcona White-tailed Deer Licence, a Foothills Deer Licence, or an Antlerless Moose Special Licence in Strathcona County may hunt with a bow and arrow, cross-bow, muzzleloader or shotgun),
* a trap,
* a cross-bow and arrow that is not authorized (click here to view Hunting with a Cross-bow)
2. discharge a weapon at a big game animal while it is swimming.
3. discharge an arrow from a bow at big game, from, along or across a highway or road specified in Item 9 above in the General section on this page.
4. be accompanied by a dog while hunting big game or allow a dog to pursue big game except when hunting cougar under the authority of a Cougar Licence.
5. possess the carcass of a male elk, male antelope or male non-trophy sheep unless the complete skull plate, with horns or antlers intact, is also retained with the carcass until it is delivered to
* the usual residence of the person who killed it, and the animal is butchered, cut and packaged for consumption, or
* a premises in respect of which there is a Food Establishment Permit issued under the Public Health Act or a Licence for the Operation of an Abattoir issued under the Meat Inspection Act.
6. possess the carcass of a calf moose taken under authority of a Calf Moose Special Licence unless its head is also retained with the carcass until it is delivered to
* the usual residence of the person who killed it, and the animal is butchered, cut and packaged for consumption, or
* a premises in respect of which there is a Food Establishment Permit issued under the Public Health Act or a Licence for the Operation of an Abattoir issued under the Meat Inspection Act.
7. allow the skin of any bear or cougar to be wasted, destroyed, spoiled or abandoned. (Click here for exception)
8. remove the distinctive evidence of ### and species from the carcass of any big game until the carcass is delivered to
* the usual residence of the person who killed it, and the animal is butchered, cut and packaged for consumption, or
* a premises in respect of which there is a Food Establishment Permit issued under the Public Health Act or a Licence for the Operation of an Abattoir issued under the Meat Inspection Act.

In the case of grizzly bear and cougar, the evidence of ### must remain attached and be retained until the animal has been registered (click here to view Evidence of ###, Species and Class).
9. remove the tag from the carcass of a big game animal until authorized (click here to view Tagging).
10. hunt
* a black bear under the age of one year,
* a female black bear accompanied by a cub under the age of one year,
* a female cougar accompanied by a kitten with spotted fur, or
* a cougar kitten with spotted fur.
11. transport big game hunters, except those requiring medical aid, or big game by helicopter over WMUs 400-446.
12. land or take off in a fixed-wing aircraft that is carrying big game, big game hunters or firearms of a calibre larger than .22 at or from any location in WMUs 400-446 except those locations where aircraft routinely land and take off.
13. hunt big game within 6 hours of having disembarked from an aircraft, except for a jet or turbo-propelled aircraft.
14. hunt big game on Sundays
* in WMUs 102-166,
* in WMUs 400-414, except during November,
* in WMU 210 during the deer seasons identified as Wednesday to Saturday only seasons (click here for details).
* in WMUs 624, 728, 730 and 936.
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Thanks for the help guys. I am just looking for some info to build a case for the Swiss authorities. Currently they will not release their stock of 00 Buck because they consider it a military munition with no sporting purpose. For some reason they consider the No 2 shot we got to be an ideal deer round (roe deer), but 00 buck is not used at all there.
 
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