Ask a CO: Sight in from a vehicle

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Originally Posted by trimmer21

Simply remove the wheels and you're good to go. One of my favorite blinds is an old canvas tent camper trailer sitting on blocks.

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I hope the CO would be smart enough to realize a rail caboose with wheels still on in a bush is no longer a vehicle.:party:

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Originally Posted by MeghanOOD

https://oodmag.com/ask-a-co-sight-in-from-a-vehicle/

A reader asks if it's legal to use your vehicle as a steady rest to sight in in this instalment of Ask a Conservation Officer.

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Under the Canadian Firearm Act it a violation to have a loaded firearm 'IN', 'ON' or 'LEANING AGAINST' a vehicle. When hunting, if you can get a "Disability Certification," from a physician pursuant to a mobility problem you can get a permit that allows you to hunt from an off-road conveyance (ATV).

You don't stop hunting because you grow old. You grow old because you stop hunting.
- Gun Nut

I have seen some disabled people allowed to hunt from their trucks, boats, and ATVs. When I have enquired with them it was an easy process at the time. As I recall a doctor’s note and a trip to the MNR at the time, it seems it’s different now if you read the hunting regulations.
I remember one retired neighbour always did well before the gun season with a crossbow and ATV.

Note: There is an exception (requires an authorization) to having a loaded firearm in a vehicle or motor boat if a person has a mobility disability and meets one of the following criteria:
1. A paraplegic or hemiplegic.
2. A single (above the knee) lower limb amputation or a double (below the waist) amputation.
3. Suffers severe disability and cannot hunt without the use of a wheelchair or similar means of locomotion. In this case, the hunter must provide a medical certificate stating disability.
Please plan ahead to allow for the processing of requests. To apply for an authorization, please contact NRISC at 1-800-387-7011, Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.