I've been out bow hunting and a buddy of mine says "you should ditch the bow and get a Muzzleloader, its the same season" I say it's not. I'm in southern Ontario in the Durham region. Is the muzzleloading season one week in Dec. as a controlled hunt? or is he right?
Muzzleload season?
- Thread starter HairTrigger
- Start date
Depends on what WMU you hunt, but from a quick look at the regs, 82A&B, 83A&B and 84 allow the use of muzzleloaders Dec 1 to Dec 6 and 82B had an additional muzzleloader week of Nov 17 to 22. Other than that, its bows only until December 31.
Thats what he thinks. I told him, he's on glue and he needs some one to read him the regs.
- Location
- Richmond hill, Ontario
Now Bows this week as the Muzzleloader season is open! ! Too bad I wanted to get out for a day !
Weapontech
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- On my way to Hell in a handbasket
In SW Ontario, you'll never have a "gun" season (Rifle, Muzzle-loader, or otherwise), correspond or overlap with a bow season in the same WMU.
As bowhunters are not required to wear hunter orange, (in stand) and rifle, M/L hunters are..........well, you see the potential conflict in the eye's of the MNR.
X2 for Beefman. You can bow hunt during any open deer season but you must meet the hunter orange requirements during any concurrent gun season, whether that gun season is shotgun only, black powder, or rifle.
Terry Perkins
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Bruce County
Yep, its muzzleloader for deer in WMU84, and I'm done already. One mature doe is hanging in the garage. Thank God for snowshoes.
Weapontech
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- On my way to Hell in a handbasket
Ooops, my bad......shoulda re-read those damned regs!Guys ^^...check the Ont regs. You CAN bow hunt during BP, or shotgun only weeks. You just have to wear orange.
This has been discussed to death, and people still get it wrong.
Good thing I don't hunt with a bow.
What about the controlled hunt in WMU 69A? I thought the regs specifically say the bow season shuts down during this hunt.
he's talking about the open muzzleloader season from dec 01-07. and you can hunt with bow during any open season as long as you have the appropriate amount of orange (whether shotgun/muzzleloader or muzzleloader). different rules during controlled hunts. if i'm wrong please correct me.
Well...there might be exceptions.
WMU 69A2 looks like it might be one of them. But its as clear as mud. I guess because its a hunt with controlled numbers though. When in doubt, double check all the regs., if any doubt exists call your MNR office.
