More than one rifle/shotgun at the ready for hunting?

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Hi guys,

A bit of a "newbie" question I suppose, and rest assured that I DID spend the past 30 minutes or so trying to find a definitive answer for my area, which is Nova Scotia....but, if one has basically ALL the stamps for hunting, i.e. wildlife resources/small game/deer stamp and federal migratory bird stamp...

...is there a law that would prevent me from carrying two long guns, say a shotgun and a rifle, at the same time. Yes, I have heard the "why would you want to!?", and the "you'll soon get tired!" warnings, and I see the point.

But in THIS case, a short canoe ride from my home, places me on my in-laws' forested land, which is water-access only (or an overland hike, and there is a road, but the ATV's have over the years rendered it impassable by my 4WD)....and another 4-500 meters brings me to a small lake/large pond with surrounding marsh and low-land.

You hunters know where I'm going with this. Yes, I am new to hunting, although I have been shooting since my skeet days in college 30 years ago, and I have a great mentor and his 70 year-old father for the deer end of things - but this would be a venture off on my own, to see what it's like.

What I am wondering, is whether there is some law that would prevent me from bringing my .30 cal rifle (VZ-58 w/softpoints), folded into my backpack, along with my 12-gauge Maverick pump for ducks.

Ducks are the main focus here - the rifle is just in case a deer opportunity presented itself (my first).

Oddly, the info is not that straight forward...I can't seem to find a law forbidding it, but every now and then up pps a thread where folks are saying "one must be cased"...well that would be silly, easing along the shore at sunup...is that true??
It's Nova Scotia remember.

I had thought - what about a slug for my shotty? Well, slugs are lead - couldn't that result in a hefty fine: lead over/near water?

Thoughts?
 
The same in Quebec, only one at the time but you could go in your car and change rifle if you desire... JP.
 
Half the ATV's running the trails in Ontario have 2 gun boots mounted on them, one with a moose rifle in it and the other with a chicken gun.

Scamanic, are you sure about combo guns? Never heard of this law. However something like a .223 under a 12 ga may be a grey area if hunting in a shotgun only area and you were in posession of .223 ammo at the time.
 
Double check your regs(so will I) I believe a few years back they changed regs so you can only have one firearm on you at any time. ATV is a vehicle...you can carry a dozen if you so wish.

...running of to check regs..........
 
SO... You can carry as many guns of the same type used to hunt the animal your hunting. You may not carry a rifle and shotgun.

Ontario....Waterfowl regs may differ

When hunting deer, you may
use or carry a firearm of the type permitted for hunting deer
at that time in that Wildlife Management Unit (WMU). For
example, when hunting deer during a bows-only season, you
may use or carry only bow hunting equipment; you may not
carry a rifle or shotgun for hunting other species
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A friend of mine frequently archery hunts for deer (in Ontario) and has a .22-250 with him for coyotes in the stand along with his crossbow.

I always questioned whether or not this was legal because I certainly would feel a bit uneasy doing it.

Long and short, he was inspected by the MNR last December while in a ground blind with the above-mentioned equipment. The CO asked what the rifle was for, and he mentioned he was shooting coyotes when he saw them. He showed his Outdoors Card along with valid deer and small game licenses, and there were no further questions asked.
 
You can hunt more than one species at one time provided you have licenses for them. So you can have a "chicken gun" and a rifle with you for example. The issue they were trying to address in the regs was the people who were hunting "grouse" with their 20 ga but suddenly turned into deer hunters when they saw one, but oh, Mr CO that rifle is in case I get attacked by a bear.....
 
Scamaniac said:
Ontario regs " when hunting deer elk or moose you may only use or carry the type of firearms allowed". Ie combo gun is not allowed during a controlled shotgun hunt due to carrying a rifle as well.
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Not trying to be a smartass, but could you point out in the hunting regs where it says combo guns are not allowed. Never heard of this law before.

I can see during the controlled shotgun hunt that if you had rifle ammo with you, it could cost you tons of money to prove in court that you were also hunting coyote.
 
When hunting deer, you may
use or carry a firearm of the type permitted for hunting deer
at that time in that Wildlife Management Unit (WMU). For
example, when hunting deer during a bows-only season, you
may use or carry only bow hunting equipment; you may not
carry a rifle or shotgun for hunting other species

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The above is for an archery season. During a gun season you can carry another firearm for bush chickens. I've done so myself after speaking directly with a CO first, just to be absolutely clear.
 
You can hunt more than one species at one time provided you have licenses for them. So you can have a "chicken gun" and a rifle with you for example. The issue they were trying to address in the regs was the people who were hunting "grouse" with their 20 ga but suddenly turned into deer hunters when they saw one, but oh, Mr CO that rifle is in case I get attacked by a bear.....
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That is exactly what a CO told me yesterday.
 
For a "Nova Scotia" answer what the OP is looking for, oddly enough we asked a CO a couple weeks ago this question. The answer given was yes, you can carry more than one weapon at a time but one must be disabled or trigger locked. In a case was not sufficient.

For my situation I was bowhunting deer and kept running into bears. Mother and 3 cubs twice at 30'-50' and had a small one walk right up to me twice. Having a short shotgun would be good company but either the shotgun or the bow would have to be locked/disabled if using the other.
 
I asked a conservation officer if a person can carry two muzzle loaders ( sask.). He told me carry as many as you want.
 
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