Requirements for hunting out of province?

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Hi guys,
I'm an Ontario resident and might drive out west this fall through Manitoba and into Saskatchewan.

I'm wondering do I need to do anything special regarding bringing a rifle or shotgun out of province? I'm thinking no.

Would I be able to hunt small game(mainly thinking of grouse) outside Ontario under the authority of an Ontario small games licence?

Would I be able to hunt gophers or coyotes outside Ontario without a hunting license since they are considered pests?
 
Pretty sure the gopher thing is kosher in Saskatchewan without a license. For birds you will need a license in the province that you're hunting in. To hunt upland and waterfowl in Saskatchewan all you need is a Sask license and a migratory license (Federal).

You don't need any paperwork to take a firearm with you to hunt out of province.
 
Would I be able to hunt small game(mainly thinking of grouse) outside Ontario under the authority of an Ontario small games licence?
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I just have to ask why you would think that an Ontario license would be valid outside of Ontario?
 
fivehundredlimited said:
Wishful thinking I guess... Rather not have to buy a new license for each province for a couple days of hunting
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Ypu may wish to peruse the Hunting Regs for each Province that Hunting in interests you.
It will offer a whole lot more information than the members here can offer in broad terms.
Federal Game Bird Lic (Migratory Birds.. Federal) allows one to harvest those migratory Birds across Canada following each Provinces rules and Regs and Seasons.
Yes, those gophers are getting ready to hibernate soon.
Rob
Rob
 
fivehundredlimited said:
But looks like I'll have to if I want to hunt birds. Thanks for the replies guys.
Just curious, why do they go to sleep so soon? Does it start to get cooler there already?
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Yes, pretty much. If you get a warm sunny day you can find them out sunning themselves, but the gopher shooting is better in the spring. And yes, for any game animals you will need a license (and sometimes a guide) to hunt in any province other than your own. - dan
 
the spank said:
Thems the breaks. Youre going to have to fork out to hunt.
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Ayup. Same cost to hunt one day or all season. Read the Provincial Regs. All online these days. Some stuff is fairly expensive, other stuff not so much, but it's all kind of relative. Some provinces require that you use a guide or a hunter host, for big game. It's all in the Regs.

Then you need to find a place to hunt.

Cheers
Trev
 
FLHTCUI said:
Ypu may wish to peruse the Hunting Regs for each Province that Hunting in interests you.
It will offer a whole lot more information than the members here can offer in broad terms.
Federal Game Bird Lic (Migratory Birds.. Federal) allows one to harvest those migratory Birds across Canada following each Provinces rules and Regs and Seasons.
Yes, those gophers are getting ready to hibernate soon.
Rob
Rob
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Only when you also possess a prov.license also, both are required everywhere in the country as far as I am aware.
 
fivehundredlimited said:
But looks like I'll have to if I want to hunt birds. Thanks for the replies guys.
Just curious, why do they go to sleep so soon? Does it start to get cooler there already?
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No, gophers just like to sleep a lot longer than bears. :) Think you're going to be disappointed and find you have to hire an outfitter about anywhere, this ain't Ontario.

Grizz
 
Gophers: i.e. Richardson ground squirrels
See http://research.uleth.ca/rgs/index.cfm
Gophers are hunted (shot) from February until June. The best fun is April-May - the young are up and running around. But any time in the spring is fun.
Like all shooting, you need access. The worst infestations and best shooting is typically in pastures - often private - and local contacts are needed. I've never shot on public land although I am sure there must be opportunities.
But not many are still up in July. Even though the newly born gophers enter torpor in August to October, the grass has grown too high by the early part of June to really shoot more than a few dozen.
Trivia: Mature females (over 1 year) awaken to mate in March, are mostly underground during 3 weeks gestation, nurse the young underground for most of a month and then head back into torpor about a month after that. Males of course have to eat to gain strength for mating so show up in February and typically enter torpor in July. It's an interesting life cycle. Check out the website link. I am pretty sure the world's expert is at University of Lethbridge.
 
fivehundredlimited said:
But looks like I'll have to if I want to hunt birds. Thanks for the replies guys.
Just curious, why do they go to sleep so soon? Does it start to get cooler there already?
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Gophers do something called Estivate I think it's spelled. The grass and such has started to die off in the summer heat and everything is browning off so they have fattened up for the year and retire for the year until the nice green stuff comes up in the spring. In the spring it's cute to see a gopher sitting on the top of a snow drift as the males come out pretty early sometimes looking for girls. I farmed for 51 years in Alberta before coming to raccoon country by the way.
 
The 2016 Sask Hunter/Trapper Guide can be found here:

http://publications.gov.sk.ca/documents/66/93283-2016 Hunters and Trappers Guide.pdf

You will need a Wildlife Habitat Certitificate - $10.79 and Canadian Resident Game Bird License - $56.91 (GST Incl.). If you want to hunt Waterfowl you will need your Federal Migratory Permit as well.

If you hunt Sharp Tail or Partridge you need to fill out a Harvest Ledger. All the info can be viewed in the PDF.
 
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