Question about crown land and hunting and target shooting

thebaron said:
Just write down the number they gave you. Actually what I do is take the receipt with me (that has the gun's serial and description on it) and write the ref number on that paper.


So I should get a receipt? umm Good idea, I didn't even think of that. Thanks for the tip
 
One remaining detail - some crown land plots, and woodlots, are leased to hunt camps - you'd best steer clear of them, regardless of legality. Sounds like your busting to let some lead fly, so go at it, and make sure you dont give the rest of us some bad exposure.
 
cereal83 said:
Is the Fishing and Wildlife office the Ministry of Natural resources . So when I call the CFC to finish the transfer, they give me a certificate number, this is good enough to go shooting with it?

Yes and yes (double check with MNR).
 
Musky Hunter said:
why dont you join guelph?

Because it's about 160 KM's from my house. I am near Sutton which is 30 minutes north of Newmarket

cosmic said:
One remaining detail - some crown land plots, and woodlots, are leased to hunt camps - you'd best steer clear of them, regardless of legality. Sounds like your busting to let some lead fly, so go at it, and make sure you dont give the rest of us some bad exposure.

I am going to walk around before I shot and If I see anything I will move on. I am not going to pull over and then just start shooting. I am going to go in a nice big walk to look out for anything but I also have to find a good backstop and I am hoping like a slant in the land to stop the bullets. From the satelite photos I am looking at. Nobody lives anywhere near this place I am going which is accually west of Coboconk by about 30 minutes.

I will be smart about where I shoot but I want to have fun with my new "toys".

Thanks
 
I know what you mean but I am not spending $1000 for the first year to sign up for a range that allows me to shoot all my guns. :( I am poor
 
i was just reading the regulations............if you dont know the area,s you will be shooting in....i would highly advise you not to go blasting in them... as all townships have there rules and regulations as to fire arm discharge...and from what i read .......they ar writen by the same arse that wrote the gun registry law,s:rolleyes: ...so even though i know of the area...... i find the way bylaws are writen.... you could land your self in hot water...
take the offers given to you from other members here to use there ranges... keep an eye on the events and gathering forum... for a blast off of some kind or other....... sorry i could not have been more help
cheeers and happy shooting

Don
 
Anglinfool said:
Man....all this just to go fire off a few rounds!?!? I guess I take it for granted what we have in Alberta.
its not were you live:rolleyes: its what you know of the bylaws.....and were these laws are being used.......... if i went to alberta.:) does that mean i can shoot any were i want there???can i go to any city and pop off a few rounds???
can igo to any town and pop off a few rounds??
boundry,s of what and were can be shot is what is being asked here..
 
fogducker said:
if i went to alberta.:) does that mean i can shoot any were i want there???can i go to any city and pop off a few rounds???
can igo to any town and pop off a few rounds??

No, but you can hit up any crown land with a few exceptions, and fire away. It's that simple. Even leased crown, all it takes is a phone call to the lessee to tell him/her when you'll be there and your good to go. He/she can't tell you no, unless he/she has restrictions on the lease, which is very rare. Safety and common sense need to be considered of course.
 
Well - Here in Ont, if you start blasting way on someone elses hunt camp lease, you're likely to get a creased forehead, legalities aside. Cereal is an adult (hopefully) - he can do as he pleases... Having been a member of a range for several years, I've found it to be very beneficial - I learned alot, and met my hunt camp connections - not an easy thing to do, as many know...
 
Well I just read the by-law for discharging a firearm in the Kawartha Lakes District.

Basically I can shoot anywhere except:

- any waste disposal site
- Any Parkland
- Digby township dump site
- Any areas designed within the applicable plan as Urban
- Any areas designed within the applicable plan as Hamlet

It's about 30 minutes east of Brechin and 30 minutes west of Coboconk. I looked at it with satelite photo's and it seems to be clear of anything where I plan on going.

Again, I would love to join a range but I am not nor can I afford $1000 for the first year to shot once a month.
 
cereal83 said:
Well I just read the by-law for discharging a firearm in the Kawartha Lakes District.

Basically I can shoot anywhere except:

- any waste disposal site
- Any Parkland
- Digby township dump site
- Any areas designed within the applicable plan as Urban
- Any areas designed within the applicable plan as Hamlet

It's about 30 minutes east of Brechin and 30 minutes west of Coboconk. I looked at it with satelite photo's and it seems to be clear of anything where I plan on going.

Again, I would love to join a range but I am not nor can I afford $1000 for the first year to shot once a month.

ok let do this another way.... you say to shoot once a month...what would your gas be to travel back and forth to cobey for a month?
come on all:) post your club fees for cereal to see...or at least send him a pm to invite to your clubs...
 
Gas to the range wich is about 25 km away each way and would be about $10 there and back

Gas to this crown land is 35 km away each way and would probably be about $15

I also have friends who would like to shoot and thats why crown land is a good option imo.

Why is everybody trying to talk me out of it and pay $1000 to go to a range? Is there something wrong with doing this? I though it was ok and it seems to be legal so I dunno :confused:
 
cereal83 said:
Gas to the range wich is about 25 km away each way and would be about $10 there and back

Gas to this crown land is 35 km away each way and would probably be about $15

I also have friends who would like to shoot and thats why crown land is a good option imo.

Why is everybody trying to talk me out of it and pay $1000 to go to a range? Is there something wrong with doing this? I though it was ok and it seems to be legal so I dunno :confused:

let me assure you......... im in no way trying to talk you out of it........ in fact....... i do not belong to a range...but for what it worth to you... lets say you spend about$ 20.00 amonth on gas to shoot in area,s you dont know.. now times thatper year. on a one time per month... 20x12+$240.00.. a range would be a better option to me........
 
Cereal - The 1000$ figure is extreme. Our range, part of the Fish and Game Club, charges 40$ annually, plus another 35$ for insurance. Surely there are some more reasonably priced ranges around - check the local fish and game clubs. What about the range near Epps (Orrillia)? Its about the same distance from Brechin as the plot of land you are looking at.
The reason we are pushing you toward a range are:
- you are young, and inexperienced with firearms.
- there are a lot of folk in the country that dont take kindly to "highwaymen"
- you would probably prefer to expire from old age than a gunshot wound.
 
FWIW
i use crown land most of the time for plinking or sighting in my rifles and have never had a problem just make sure its legal for you to be there and if there is domestic animals grazing find another chunk further up the line

slightly off topic can any ontario folks explain the hydro cuts to me back home hydro cuts are public but when i moved here to ontario i found out by visit of leo that hydro cuts are private land and not allowed to be used by general public what gives with this ?
 
cereal83 said:
Well I just read the by-law for discharging a firearm in the Kawartha Lakes District.

Basically I can shoot anywhere except:

- any waste disposal site
- Any Parkland
- Digby township dump site
- Any areas designed within the applicable plan as Urban
- Any areas designed within the applicable plan as Hamlet

It's about 30 minutes east of Brechin and 30 minutes west of Coboconk. I looked at it with satelite photo's and it seems to be clear of anything where I plan on going.

Again, I would love to join a range but I am not nor can I afford $1000 for the first year to shot once a month.

The City of Kawartha Lakes passed a bylaw in December of last year that makes it illegal to discharge a firearm for any purpose except for hunting.:eek:
They never informed anyone or made it public... are you in the City of Kawartha Lakes?
There has been very little uproar about this and there should be.:confused:
 
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