Man shoots two Moose from side of HWY 17.

So I live and hunt in WMU 65, which is shotgun only. My understanding is that we are shotgun only because of the number of people hunting and the open areas so rifles generally travel farther. Apparently if your FN you can hunt with a rifle as safety is not affected.

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Originally Posted by Sam Menard

Did you know that, years ago, when the MNR was exploring whether to change the law with respect to loaded firearms and discharging from road allowances that many hunters were against it?

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Miles of old logging roads, many grown in enough only atv width is what many moose hunters use in the north.
Most of the old logging roads we hunted never seen vehicals for years. The only use of vehicals during our hunting only used from retrieval of an already downed moose or dropping off hunters to different areas. Big difference driving down a hwy and shooting big game imo.
The keepers of the land are at times a disgrace to hunting

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Originally Posted by js4fn

It does doesn’t it
I went to rez today to get fuel thinking hmmm no deer but then I’ve never see deer near or on the rez. Lol

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I cam tell you there is more deer on the rez near Brantford them anywhere in Ontario.
I run dogs with some guys dowm there and have walked a ton of that land.

Lol the first moose that I shot (37 years ago) was from the shoulder of Highway 17. It happens all the time in northern Ontario even today. In southern Ontario I understand that you can’t do it, but you can in the North (except in Kenora and Rainy River). As long as your off the travelled portion of the road and shooting safely towards the woods (Crown land). I don’t see what the fuss is about:

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Originally Posted by Sam Menard

I don’t see what the fuss is about:

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I agree...people tend take things out of context....and then get 'offended' when applying our value system to an incident.

Not saying the North is behind the times, but it's still a place where the laws are a little less rigid to accommodate the Northern culture. People, up there, are a little more laid back and less judgemental. ..just ask Bushmoose :)

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Originally Posted by Sam Menard

Lol the first moose that I shot (37 years ago) was from the shoulder of Highway 17. It happens all the time in northern Ontario even today. In southern Ontario I understand that you can’t do it, but you can in the North (except in Kenora and Rainy River). As long as your off the travelled portion of the road and shooting safely towards the woods (Crown land). I don’t see what the fuss is about:

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Interesting- I somehow thought that 8 m is the mandatory distance from the TRAVELED portion of any road ,where loaded firearm can not be had in hands(once was even checked for it by a CO-around Mount Forest).He was happy,i was too.

Is there a different rule up north?Would be good to know.
Where is starts then?
Thank You Sam.

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Originally Posted by gbk

Interesting- I somehow thought that 8 m is the mandatory distance from the TRAVELED portion of any road ,where loaded firearm can not be had in hands(once was even checked for it by a CO-around Mount Forest).He was happy,i was too.

Is there a different rule up north?Would be good to know.
Where is starts then?
Thank You Sam.

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Check out s.63 of Reg 665
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/980665#BK11
The area description where the regulations apply are on Schedule 2 of Regulation 663
https://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/980663#BK4

For the record, although I shot my first moose from the shoulder of the road, I’ve grown as a hunter and prefer to hunt away from roads and vehicles.