Is the .410 allowed for Turkey hunting?

[4Horse]

In Provinces other than ON? .... just curious.

 

[Ormachek]

20 gauge or larger in alberta

 

[Flywire]

I don't know where you got the information that you could use a .410 in ON. Regs clearly state no larger than 10ga no smaller than 20ga with 4,5,or 6 shot.

 

[sunray]

"...where you got the information that you could use a .410 in ON..." Read the post again.

 

[Waterfowler]

The question begs.........why would you use a 410 if it was legal??

 

[44fordy]

The question begs.........why would you use a 410 if it was legal??

Ya....unless you plan on jumping him and beating him with the butt end of it!

 

[4Horse]

Not permissible in ON.

However, I noted on a different forum - somebody arguing vehemently that he has seen that done outside Ontario so I just wondered how authentic that statement may have been .

 

[farmer47]

i have shot groundhogs with number 4 shot at 10 yards with a full choke 410 and it kills them dead on the spot . it would work on a turkey at very short range but i have no information on the legality of other provinces.

 

[MadDog]

Damn, I guess I ain't taking that 8 ga elephant gun turkey hunting with me this spring.



Newman!

 

[Waterfowler]

i have shot groundhogs with number 4 shot at 10 yards with a full choke 410 and it kills them dead on the spot . it would work on a turkey at very short range but i have no information on the legality of other provinces.

177 pellet to the head of a turkey at 10 yards would kill him too. Still not a smart thing to do.

 

[.330Dakota]

177 pellet to the head of a turkey at 10 yards would kill him too. Still not a smart thing to do.

That would be an awesome way to hunt turkey, to bad it is illegal.

 

[bill c68]

The 410 is equally as powerful, just way less pellets, however on still targets I am way more successful with my 410 than my 20 or 12 and at longer ranges. Mind you I never use a 12 for still targets ( no turkeys here) and my 20 doesn't have an extra full choke. 410s do tend to be over choked.

 

[agite12]

just 10 or 12 ga in Qc, with the law specifing that you have to use pellet size 4,5 or 6