Hunting geese during deer season.

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November 7th, 2019, 11:23 AM
greatwhite

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Originally Posted by Rob Stewart

Nothing unless you are hunting species that see colours.

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Would only affect yotes or wolves but not grouse or rabbits.
November 7th, 2019, 11:51 AM
Fox

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Originally Posted by Snowwalker

Dufferin has shotgun as does WMU's is SW Ontario, but it's " NICE " that there are no RIFLE seasons. Most wooded areas are very small. Way too small for rifles.

You want to be squirrel hunting on the one side of a piece of land, wondering if there is a deer hunter with a rifle only 800 to 1000 yards away? Nice to not have Rifle seasons around here.

Yes, but you still have to wear hunter orange for small game hunting during a shotgun or muzzle loader hunt as well.

You also have to consider how far a bullet can still be deadly. Remember your hunters course, a 22LR is deadly for a long way, think about a guy with remington accutips of a spitzer muzzle loader bullet in a sabot. Then do the wrong thing and shoot at a deer that is silhouetted against the sky, where is that bullet coming down? Is that more or less dangerous than hunting in a rifle zone?
November 7th, 2019, 01:06 PM
Snowwalker

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Originally Posted by Fox

You also have to consider how far a bullet can still be deadly. Remember your hunters course, a 22LR is deadly for a long way, think about a guy with remington accutips of a spitzer muzzle loader bullet in a sabot. Then do the wrong thing and shoot at a deer that is silhouetted against the sky, where is that bullet coming down? Is that more or less dangerous than hunting in a rifle zone?

It seems that a lot more of the accidents ( yes I know nothing is an accident) are the result of something like a miss and the whole or pieces the bullet ricocheting . Sky line shots are not safe is something every hunter has ingrained, but thinking if your back stop could cause a ricochet is important too.

Hunter Orange should be a traditional color of EVERY outdoor sport. Just think how easy it would be to see other skiers or for search and rescue to see you.
November 7th, 2019, 01:18 PM
sabmgb

snowwalker, couldn't agree more, can't believe how many people I see ice fishing with white on. How they never need help while out there. I wear red or orange. I wear orange when rabbit, pheasant squirrel hunting. Basically for everything other than turkey or bow.
November 7th, 2019, 01:28 PM
DanO

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Originally Posted by Snowwalker

Dufferin has shotgun as does WMU's is SW Ontario, but it's " NICE " that there are no RIFLE seasons. Most wooded areas are very small. Way too small for rifles.

You want to be squirrel hunting on the one side of a piece of land, wondering if there is a deer hunter with a rifle only 800 to 1000 yards away? Nice to not have Rifle seasons around here.

I can't believe they allow rifles in all of 82a which is north of Mount Forest and Dundalk. As the area builds up I hope they consider slug hunts. I can't have enough hills around my house and I'm a hunter!!
November 7th, 2019, 02:44 PM
fratri

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Originally Posted by greatwhite

Would only affect yotes or wolves but not grouse or rabbits.

Coyotes don't see colour, I would imagine it would be the same for wolf..... but you do it if you are hunting for them during a open deer gun season....
November 7th, 2019, 07:02 PM
greatwhite

I always wear my orange for small game anyways. When your in brush you only have to be 10 ft away and it starts to get hard to see the other person.

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Originally Posted by fratri

Coyotes don't see colour, I would imagine it would be the same for wolf..... but you do it if you are hunting for them during a open deer gun season....
November 7th, 2019, 07:11 PM
SongDog

Its a shotgun hunt here. Deer season ends and we break out the coyote guns.

.22 250s, .243s and .270s blasting across country lol

Just make sure no 30-30s or .303s as they are super dangerous I guess since theres a .270 rule lol

Know where your shooting, you wont have a problem.

I will wear an orange hat when coyote hunting, I definitely wouldn't wear it goose hunting. I put orange out in fields where I dont want them to land LOL

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November 7th, 2019, 07:14 PM
Rob Stewart

I personally prefer to squirrel with a shotgun because if I use a 22LR I’m limited to when the squirrel is on the ground. In a tree they tend to run to the other side and either way I don’t want to take the chance.

On that note: WTF can’t you hunt raccoons at night with a shotgun!?! It’s really dumb of the MNR to limit it to 22LR since you have to have a licensed dog and the dog trees the raccoon and then you are shooting a rifle in the air!!!

I really wish they would update the regs to allow shotgun. Hell even limit you to carrying birdshot only!

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November 8th, 2019, 12:34 AM
Snowwalker

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Originally Posted by Rob Stewart

I personally prefer to squirrel with a shotgun because if I use a 22LR I’m limited to when the squirrel is on the ground. In a tree they tend to run to the other side and either way I don’t want to take the chance.

On that note: WTF can’t you hunt raccoons at night with a shotgun!?! It’s really dumb of the MNR to limit it to 22LR since you have to have a licensed dog and the dog trees the raccoon and then you are shooting a rifle in the air!!!

I really wish they would update the regs to allow shotgun. Hell even limit you to carrying birdshot only!

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You got two option with the squirrels.
1) get a buddy to stand on the other side of the tree.

2) Find a nice thick tree, smear peanut butter on the trunk a few feet off the ground, then go sit back a ways and wait.

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