Shotgun magazine restrictions

[mrpenguin]

Just checked the ministry of natural resources hunting regulations Summary to confirm that when hunting ANYTHING with a shotgun in ontario it must be plugged to 2+1. Couldnt find any exceptions to hunting. Now shooting clays is entirely different and you could have a 100 round drum if thats what floats your boat. hope that clears up some of the confusion.

EDIT: BLASTED_Saber Beat me to it.

Ok thank you ............ I forgot that there is MNR laws to this as well.
So damn confusing all these gun laws we have

 

[sunray]

"...magazine restrictions for bird hunting..." The Migratory Bird Act is Federal. Actually our legislation to implement a treaty between us, the U.S. and Mexico. Applies everywhere in all three countries.
"...hunt bear or deer using a 12 gauge pump the 3 shot limit doesn't apply..." It does. Ontario's MNR has decided it's for hunting anything with a shotgun. Doesn't apply to target shooting unless you have a semi-auto. Then the silly mag capacity law applies.
"...defense shotguns with unplugged mags in hunting season..." Kind of silly if the season was a rifle season. They'd best check the hunting regs if it was an archery season. No firearms in the blind, at all here.

 

[pklassen]

Ok thank you ............ I forgot that there is MNR laws to this as well.
So damn confusing all these gun laws we have

Ya I know. I probably unknowingly break at least one regulation every time I go hunting so I try to brush up on the latest hunting regulation summary once in a while to keep up with it all but its a lot to remember.

 

[pklassen]

"...magazine restrictions for bird hunting..." The Migratory Bird Act is Federal. Actually our legislation to implement a treaty between us, the U.S. and Mexico. Applies everywhere in all three countries.
"...hunt bear or deer using a 12 gauge pump the 3 shot limit doesn't apply..." It does. Ontario's MNR has decided it's for hunting anything with a shotgun. Doesn't apply to target shooting unless you have a semi-auto. Then the silly mag capacity law applies.
"...defense shotguns with unplugged mags in hunting season..." Kind of silly if the season was a rifle season. They'd best check the hunting regs if it was an archery season. No firearms in the blind, at all here.

Good point i totally forgot about the semi auto shotgun mag restriction. Good example of so many useless rules its hard to remember them all.

 

[Gatehouse]

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"...defense shotguns with unplugged mags in hunting season..." Kind of silly if the season was a rifle season. They'd best check the hunting regs if it was an archery season. No firearms in the blind, at all here.

You can carry a defense firearm in archery season in BC. Just can't shoot a deer or bear or whatever with it. (Unless the bear wanted to eat you)

 

[unstableryan]

If you are using shot of any kind in BC, 2 + 1, solid projectile for deer or black bear, whatever your gun holds taking into effect the 5 shot mag limit for semis.

Not actually hunting... camp gun is an 10+1 870 super mag with 7 3.5" OO buck (7+1) or an Ithaca 37 with 4 2 3/4 slugs in it. Only the Ithaca is legal for "hunting" loaded like that.

 

[eh class]

here in N.S. all we have is the Federal 3 round Migratory Bird limit and the 5 round Federal Mag Semi Auto Centerfire limit. For anything else you can load what ever it holds . However I find that my Mossberg 590 with 8 in the mag , 1 in the chamber , 6 in the side saddle and 4 in the speed feed stock is too heavy so I just take my Benelli M1 which only holds 4 .

 

[planemaker]

Just checked the ministry of natural resources hunting regulations Summary to confirm that when hunting ANYTHING with a shotgun in ontario it must be plugged to 2+1. Couldnt find any exceptions to hunting. Now shooting clays is entirely different and you could have a 100 round drum if thats what floats your boat. hope that clears up some of the confusion.

EDIT: BLASTED_Saber Beat me to it.

Perhaps if you are shooting clays on you own or permissioned property. No Trap, Skeet or Sporting Clays club allows more than 2 shells loaded and only when it's your turn to shoot.