Is this hunting?

[dan belisle]

I remember my grandfather telling me when he was a kid during the depression his neighbour was a game warden a mean sob of a game warden at that. Apparently one day he went to work never to be seen or heard of ever again. I can only imagine he caught someone takeing game to feed his starving family and the incident did not go in his favour

One of my uncle's used to hunt (poach, I would think technically) with the local CO. They were old drinking buddies apparently. - dan

 

[anglia2]

The advice to “call your provincial department and ask” is ridiculous. The officer who pulls up on the side of the road while you’re unloading gear or hauling out an animal is not going to believe you, care or change his opinion if you say you called the phone number and asked. They hear that all the time. An email response might be better but probably only if he recognizes the name at the bottom.

I got stopped and accused of trespassing by opp once while hunting on private land. I said “I know the owner ————- and he gave me permission”. The cop said the owner called 911. I called my friend who owned the property and he explained it to the cop. Turns out some random person who lived way down the road was against hunting and thought it belonged to someone else (apparently). If I hadn’t been able to get the owner on the phone I would have had to go to court to fight it. The cop literally said to me “sorry about the confusion, we hear that all the time”.

Personally I think you’d be okay but I’m not a Quebec hunter nor a lawyer.

I had very similar experience . I was hunting on a family members land when a random antihunter phoned Alberta Fish&Wildlife and said I was trespassing ........... on my families land lol . The young conservation officer showed up and threatened to seize my firearm , get my hunting rights suspended for years , etc . before even hearing my side . I , a long with my Uncle who owns the land , explained the reality of the situation . He didn't care to listen and told me to tell it to a judge . I did get a phone call from the above officer on a number of occasions before the court date . He advised it would be better if I just paid the fine and not involve the courts . I told him to pound sand. It was the shortest trial in AFW history . All charges were dropped and the AFW officers got his ass chewed out by the judge . Long story short, a lot of the COs don't have a clue what the actual laws are and will just charge you and see if it sticks . 90% of the conservation officers I've met are knowledgeable , courteous and professional , but that small percentage who aren't can really make your life difficult . Contact your conservation office and get them to send you an email with the information spelled out , and then carry it with you . Even then , it might not protect you from unwarranted grief .

 

[FishHog2]

Not sure how any parent would ever take a kid out and get them interested in hunting if you or anyone else can't legally tag along with a licensed hunter. In Ontario at least, you can't partake in the hunt but you most certainly can observe.