Set times for nuisance kills ?

I don't think it would matter. If you've found chickens being eaten at night by coons, your not gonna wait till morning to dispatch them. What kind of area are you located in? Lots of people? or just lots of beavers?
 
as soon as they fall unter the nuisance category your not hunting anymore. Its pest controll. The only thing I would watch outfor ae the by-laws which in yur area
 
Coyotes Abound

HELL NO!
Pete...
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We had a beaver blocking a culvert on our road and flooding the place. I called the township and they said its going to cost 300-400$ to trap it. I said "can I shoot it?" Hang on says township "I'll call you back." 5 minutes later he says "do it!" I do-I'm happy,Townships happy, all is well(and thw wife made a great stew too!) JITC, ps I used a 1,000,000 candle power "jack light"
 
I suggest you contact the MNR office responsible for the specific area where the beavers are causing the problems. You may indeed run afoul of LOTS of regulations, not the least of which in Ontario is the presumption of guilt if you have a loaded firearm in an area where game is generally present. :eek: (The presumption is that you are HUNTING, and therefore all the rules apply.) If you read the Ontario Fish and Game Conservation Act you will discover this reverse onus provision, which SHOULD be struck down under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, but to the best of my knowledge has not gone to a supreme court challenge. I tried to argue this in front of a provincial JP on behalf of a buddy of mine but we ended up in diversion instead of the court hearing the charter challenge.

Your township may be happy with you shooting nuisance beavers, but the Conservation Officer who comes to visit may decide that you are breaking the law. So CYA BEFOREHAND with the local MNR office..........

I paid a pretty penny for this bit of advice, so it is actually worth more than the usual free advice you might get............;)

Doug
 
"...So CYA BEFOREHAND with the local MNR office..." Preferably in writing on MNR letter head with the signer's name printed.
"SHOOTING
People are allowed to shoot beaver on their own
property. The Game and Fish Act allows private
landowners to destroy a nuisance animal if the animal is
damaging their property. Check with your municipal
office first to determine if the discharge of firearms is
prohibited by local by-laws in your area.
As with trapping, shooting is a temporary measure. As long
as there is suitable habitat, other beaver will quickly move in."
Go here. http://www.lrconline.com/Extension_Notes_English/pdf/bvr.pdf
 
Same problem here, I'm in western Quebec, and the local municipality wants me to shoot all the beavers in the area. Overpopulated.
Game warden says only "if they are destructive, go ahead and shoot".
However I don't yet have the certificate that lets a person walk off his property with a rifle. Don't need it yet, as I shoot from my back deck while drinking morning coffee.

I think I killed at least one of the adults, and the dam is not being repaired as it was last summer, but they are wise to me and maybe jacklighting is the only way. Trouble with that is that my neighbours across the lake might be able to see a light through the trees & bushes.

Any successful beaver hunting tricks welcome, I am new to this.

And what about one neighbour's advice that a .22lr is not enough gun? I shoot at about 20 yards.
 
Shoot Shovel Shut up

I live in Ottawa and around here I would not want to be caught with a discharge after dark charge. Pop them at last light and bury the things.
 
Open the dam and wait out of sight and downwind within good shooting distance. They will come to fix it as the sun starts to go down. If you can position yourself to the east, you can use the reflected light off the water to locate and aim. Be careful of shooting any rifle at a beaver in the water, especially a .22 LR when you have neighbours across the lake. Those .22 bullets are very likely to skip like rocks, and they won't stop for a looong ways. A 12 ga. shotgun with full choke and goose loads would be my choice in that situation. A .22 hornet rifle or bigger works real well on beaver in unpopulated areas. I use my hornet to shoot several beaver every year.
 
Longwalker said:
Open the dam and wait out of sight and downwind within good shooting distance. They will come to fix it as the sun starts to go down. If you can position yourself to the east, you can use the reflected light off the water to locate and aim. Be careful of shooting any rifle at a beaver in the water, especially a .22 LR when you have neighbours across the lake. Those .22 bullets are very likely to skip like rocks, and they won't stop for a looong ways. A 12 ga. shotgun with full choke and goose loads would be my choice in that situation. A .22 hornet rifle or bigger works real well on beaver in unpopulated areas. I use my hornet to shoot several beaver every year.
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Sounds like a good plan. Thanks.
Tried something like it last year, but they could probably see me.
The far side of the creek is dense forest on a hill - good backstop, and never seen anyone fool enough to try to walk through it.
 
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