Do you pursue a wounded animal even if it means trespassing?

[LowbanksArcher]

It's an interesting topic. I've gotten permission from all my neighbors to retrieve game on their properties. But no one has ever asked me about retrieving game on our farms. I think everyone just assumes it's no big deal and does it anyways. I've actually found the pealed off backings from the old sticky deer tags on my property. But that's after shotgun week, when everyone is trespassing anyways

[diverduck]

If I had an email address I would email the Ask a CO and get an answer to this question

There is nothing to ask. You can’t trespass to retrieve game. It boils down to if your willing to accept the potential consequences. For me, I would make every effort to obtain permission. If I couldn’t (and I’ve been in this exact situation on one occasion) then I’ll do what I have to do and accept the consequences. But there is no way around it your trespassing.

[greatwhite]

I cannot find it but I remember reading before in the Ask the CO. They said something along the lines of call the CO and they will come out and the owner of the land will have a choice they can allow you to remove the animal or the owner of the land can claim it and the owner must have a license if they do not they would be charged with hunting without a license. Generally the onwer will then allow the hunter to remove the animal.

There is nothing to ask. You can’t trespass to retrieve game. It boils down to if your willing to accept the potential consequences. For me, I would make every effort to obtain permission. If I couldn’t (and I’ve been in this exact situation on one occasion) then I’ll do what I have to do and accept the consequences. But there is no way around it your trespassing.

[blasted_saber]

I cannot find it but I remember reading before in the Ask the CO. They said something along the lines of call the CO and they will come out and the owner of the land will have a choice they can allow you to remove the animal or the owner of the land can claim it and the owner must have a license if they do not they would be charged with hunting without a license. Generally the onwer will then allow the hunter to remove the animal.

The owner of the land won't be charged. They can get a license to possess (the same as a roadkill) and no hunting license is necessary.

I can't believe the amount of people that think a landowner has any legal responsibility or liability here at all. They have none. They can let it rot on their front lawn and theres nothing anyone can do about it.

[greatwhite]

Personally I don't know I never hunt where I have to worry about it. Some Provinces it does not matter like in NS, you can perfectly well go retrieve and do not need the landowners permission.

Kinda like what Saskatchewan use to be like.

The owner of the land won't be charged. They can get a license to possess (the same as a roadkill) and no hunting license is necessary.

I can't believe the amount of people that think a landowner has any legal responsibility or liability here at all. They have none. They can let it rot on their front lawn and theres nothing anyone can do about it.

[Fox]

But that's after shotgun week, when everyone is trespassing anyways

Lots of bow hunters out there trespassing too

[Gilroy]

Personally I don't know I never hunt where I have to worry about it. Some Provinces it does not matter like in NS, you can perfectly well go retrieve and do not need the landowners permission.

Kinda like what Saskatchewan use to be like.

GW its very nice that you keep telling us about what goes on down in NS but guess what we are here, so their laws do not apply.

If a landowner here is paying taxes and expects some privacy why do you think it proper that you a none tax payer can slip into a property and take a deer off. If that was allowed we would all simply hunt Crown land and not pay property taxes.

[Sam Menard]

I would like to add the common sense must be used by some hunters. I have a few neighbors up my way that are on 10 acre lots.

This would seem to be reasonable to hunt but is it really? Their frontage is about 130feet wide and they are then onto their neighbors property if a deer runs north or south .So not big enough to hunt without some problems.

Hunters definitely need to use common sense. They should know who the neighbours are, how to contact them, and discuss what to do if a wounded animal ends up on their land. If the landowner won’t grant permission, then the hunter may have to take reasonable and practical steps to ensure wounded wildlife don’t wander onto the neighbour’s land. This might mean not hunting parts or portions of land (maintaining a reasonable distance from the property line), brushing shooting lanes so projectiles are not deflected, using a shooting rest or bipod, limiting shooting situations (standing broadside, < 100m).

The onus is on the hunter to ensure that an animal dies quickly and within a short distance from where hit. Knowing that your neighbour won’t let you retrieve game on his land but hunting anyway is risky. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t do it, but you need to devote some time before hunting to come up with a plan on how not to waste game .

[greatwhite]

Gilroy can you read, I also said at the beginning that I do not have personal experience and never will as I do not hunt in places where I can be put into that position unless of course the deer runs a km

GW its very nice that you keep telling us about what goes on down in NS but guess what we are here, so their laws do not apply.

If a landowner here is paying taxes and expects some privacy why do you think it proper that you a none tax payer can slip into a property and take a deer off. If that was allowed we would all simply hunt Crown land and not pay property taxes.

[greatwhite]

However I would hope that any hunter would allow another hunter to at least retrieve his deer etc. I guess I was brought up in a part of Canada where people get along.

Probably why so many people from Ontario moving to NS and NB to retire LOL. There is a large influx. Some reports are they were shocked when neighbors said hi.

I can tell just from your tone I probably would never want you as a Neighbor. Even where I currently live every farmer I have ever met could care less if you skidoo on their property and some were shocked that I asked permission, I thought they were transplants from the Maritime s, turns out they were Dutch.

GW its very nice that you keep telling us about what goes on down in NS but guess what we are here, so their laws do not apply.

If a landowner here is paying taxes and expects some privacy why do you think it proper that you a none tax payer can slip into a property and take a deer off. If that was allowed we would all simply hunt Crown land and not pay property taxes.