Québec strangeness; saw something weird on the news

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Québec strangeness; saw something weird on the news

Fellas,

I was watching the local newscast the other night, and a sheep farmer was complaining to the reporter that the game warden or whatever they are called in Québec had told him he could not shoot the coyotes that were eating his sheep....

during the report, the camera crew filmed a coyote jump on a sheep and tear it to shreds; the farmer had his gun and could only shoot in the air, and other than interrupt the feast, the coyote did not flinch more than a couple of times...

I thought that farmers could protect their herds?

They also said that he had to hire a trapper (?) to get rid of them?

I don't hunt yet, but I read in the regs that there was a season for Coyote? With proper licenses, can this farmer not get rid of them? What is with this idiotic notion that he has to watch his livelihood get stolen by four-legged varmints?

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Yes, there is a coyote season. Small game hunting license is all that's needed.
Perhaps his farm was in a "no-discharge" area. Too close to a town or whatever.
He could always try chasing them off with a broom.:rolleyes:
 
Proutfoo, that is one of the strangest things I have heard. Stupid, really. Perhaps it is one of those rare, endangered species of coyote. I would be sending an invoice to the Premier of the province, and suing the Poisson et Jeu department, or whatever they are called.

Sharptail
 
funny how if it were a no-discharge area that the SQ were not giving him a free prostate exam after being filmed shooting in the air :)confused: )

Poisson et Jeu department
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LOL ;)

Are there not laws that allow the farmer to defend his livestock, regardless of the beast doing the pillaging?
 
dan belisle said:
There are out here in cattle country, I'll have to ask my cousins in la belle province if it works the same way there. - dan
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Thanks, that would be good. I would like to be able to call this dude and tell him that the ministry is full of BS, and to shoot those yotes. But first I will try and find the legal wording that lets him do so.
 
it was his own fault for asking permission,theres a lotof situations where they obviously can't give permission but don't inquire too closely either-unless there is a complaint-beekeepers have been shooting bears that got into their hives for years and the CO's don't bother them
 
LOL Sorry but the idea of anyone telling me I can't protect my livestock is a joke.

Every time I hear some BS article like this I thank God I was born in the West.
 
Ceska said:
LOL Sorry but the idea of anyone telling me I can't protect my livestock is a joke.

Every time I hear some BS article like this I thank God I was born in the West.
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In fairness, I am repeating my understanding of what a french-tv news-team chose for me to see. I am checking alternative sources to get the full story; so far tho it looks pretty lame, I must admit.

Secretly, I am trying to see when the yote season is, and if I can go lend a hand to this farmer in distress ;)
 
"Secretly, I am trying to see when the yote season is, and if I can go lend a hand to this farmer in distress"

Always a good option. The farmer is glad you're there (and we shooters get good "word of mouth" out of it), you can get a little cash if the furs are decent, and you get to shoot things. Everybody wins except the coyotes. - dan
 
Why would he just stand there and watch them kill his sheep. I'd Be out chasing the bastards away with a baseball bat if it was illegal to shoot them. It's like watching someone steal your money and only yelling at them. His first mistake was calling the CO's of course there going to tell him he can't do it without a proper license.
P.S. I hope you find him and can help him out
 
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Does the province or township compensate for livestock taken by predators? I know that does happen in some rural Ontario jurisidictions.

At least in Ontario we don't have to stand by and let coyotes take our sheep. Here's an excerpt from the Summary of Regualtions

Protection of Property
Generally, you may on your own land, capture, kill or harass nuisance wildlife to stop that nuisance wildlife from damaging your property. This does not apply to moose, caribou, elk or endangered species. White-tailed deer may be killed or harassed with an authorization from the ministry. You may also use an agent if the agent is authorized by the ministry or belongs to a class of agents prescribed by the Regulations. There are exceptions to this. Contact an MNR office for further information. Black bears killed in protection of property must be immediately reported to an MNR office.
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open-sights said:
Quebec should be a mandatory shooting area. Every citizen should have to shoot randomly once every hour. Zute allors!!! Sacre' Bleu!!!
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LOL that's funny. I would love to HAVE to randomly shoot once every hour, but those expressions really don't belong in quebec... PM me and I'll give you good ones... the ones you mention are from france I believe...

Proutfoo, there is a coyote season and it runs mostly through the winter. If you can contact the farmer though, tell him to get a Great Pyrenees... problem solved, guaranteed.
 
Proutfoo said:
He wonders why apple growers can shoot deer out of season?

:confused:

I am going to find this guy.
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Apple Orchard owners can get a special license to control deer populations... I'm not exactly sure how it works, but can confirm it's existence.

Maibe the farmer just isn't talking to the right people...:confused:


edit: I would start a research on this site to find someone to call or look for specific information...> http://www.fapaq.gouv.qc.ca/fr/Documentation/documentation.htm
 
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Richmond, Quebec ((w w w . mapquest.com)), I'm not sure where Cleveland Township is from Richmond. Not coincidentally Richmond is the town whose Legion asked the Bloc MP for a Canadian flag and was famously refused. Lots of bush and old farms around there.
 
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