Waterfowling in a boat question.

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Originally Posted by 3Wheelerdude

Exactly, Environment Canada had to explain this section for those of you who do not understand that you cannot shoot from a moving boat, no matter what.

And still, some of you refuse to understand.

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Unless chasing a crippled bird.

S.

I find it hard to believe that some are still trying to defend such an unsafe act, legal or illegal. I can think of no possible scenario where discharging a firearm from a boat under power is safe (rather a recipe for disaster).

I believe someone posted the reg that stated any reasonable means

I can think of no bird worth mine and my buddies well being, I can clearly see others do not see things this way and ere on the side of caution.................scary really.

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Originally Posted by Sinker

Unless chasing a crippled bird.

S.

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This is not anywhere in the migratory bird act.
There is only the provision that a "power boat" may be used to retrieve birds.
It does not indicate in any way that you may shoot from a "power boat".

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Originally Posted by werner.reiche

This is not anywhere in the migratory bird act.
There is only the provision that a "power boat" may be used to retrieve birds.
It does not indicate in any way that you may shoot from a "power boat".

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Theres no section that says you can't ! Enlighten us....post one that says you can't !

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Originally Posted by fishing1

you also can shoot a crippled bird with the motor running.

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You bastard...

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Originally Posted by Sprite

You bastard...

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Hahahahaha!!!!

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Originally Posted by werner.reiche

This is not anywhere in the migratory bird act.
There is only the provision that a "power boat" may be used to retrieve birds.
It does not indicate in any way that you may shoot from a "power boat".

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Do we need an exemption rule that says you can chase and harass waterfowl as long as you've crippled it?
NO!.its automatically exempted under the "retrieving a bird".

We just so happened to have been pulled over this morning by a federal wildlife officer... According to him a crippled migratory bird is still being hunted. A firearm cannot be loaded or discharged from a boat under power and all other hunting regulations must be followed to retrieve the bird including legal shooting time (for evening hunters retrieving birds after dark).
Here is his contact information

Justin Cooke
Wildlife Officer
Wildlife Enforcement Branch, Ontario Region

Email: [email protected]

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Originally Posted by steelshed

We just so happened to have been pulled over this morning by a federal wildlife officer... According to him a crippled migratory bird is still being hunted. A firearm cannot be loaded or discharged from a boat under power and all other hunting regulations must be followed to retrieve the bird including legal shooting time (for evening hunters retrieving birds after dark).
Here is his contact information

Justin Cooke
Wildlife Officer
Wildlife Enforcement Branch, Ontario Region

Email: [email protected]

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Read post 34 again !

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Originally Posted by rick_iles

Read post 34 again !

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Shooting at a crippled migratory bird is still hunting, you cannot hunt from a motor vehicle, under the federal migratory bird act we are given an exemption for hunting from a power boat as long as the motor is off and the boat has ceased it's forward momentum. We are also allowed to retrieve birds with the power boat.... I don't know how much simpler it can get? Please contact the wildlife officer or provide the contact information of these wildlife officers that you have hunted with.