Need PAL to hunt?

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I've always heard people talk about the "1 gun between them" thing, but have never officially seen a law / rule on it?

I haven't either - but I suspect it's overlapping with the apprentice/minor hunting thing. When my son and I started hunting and he didn't have a full license, it was very clear that we were only allowed one firearm between us. Perhaps that requirement is not the case when the two hunters are both adults - but everything I was told during our hunting course was that with a minor apprentice hunter it was absolutely one firearm.

Which was really a pita since we were bow hunters at the time, and we could only bring one bow out (and his bow at the time was way smaller than me).

[brent]

You are referring to the apprentice hunter which is provincial law, while firearms possession is federal law.

[410001661]

As far as I know, an unlicenced individual can operate a firearm, provided they are under direct and immediate supervision of an individual licenced for that class of firearm.

Correct as long as hte licenced owner is within reach. How many people have been to a gun range without a licence.


PLUS you do not need a PAL/POL to bow hunt

[Pat32rf]

[QUOTE=410001661;591732]Correct as long as hte licenced owner is within reach. How many people have been to a gun range without a licence.


Exactly! How would a person learn enough gun handling to get his PAL if they could not hold the gun under their control. Similarly, if I take a young friend out to my range, I will probably be taking more than one gun for them/us to use/practise with.

[brent]

ANYONE in possession of a firearm MUST have a PAL or POL(if still valid meaning unexpired). To NOT do so leaves one open to a criminal charge of "unlawful possession of a firearm". Anyone "in direct supervision" must be actively engaged with the shooter and only one firearm is allowed between both shooters. The only instance where a hunter doesn't need a PAL is when using archery equipment,only. Of course,a hunting license is always a "must have".

False.

[trimmer21]

False.

Not false.See post #26

[rick_iles]

False.

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[Pat32rf]

It's time we all got on the same page with a definition of " possession". If I hand you my gun to look at or hold while I climb the fence, load the ATV, open the door, or shoot at a target, then you are in possession of the gun in a physical sense, NOT a legal sense. If you are loaned a vehicle that has a shotgun in the trunk, then you are legally in possession of that gun, even if you didn't know it was there.

[brent]

Not false.See post #26

I'm not really sure what post 26 is saying. Care to clarify your stance?

The only law that says anything about having only one firearm is as an apprentice hunter which is under the age of 14 or 15. That is provincial legislation.

[rick_iles]

It's time we all got on the same page with a definition of " possession". If I hand you my gun to look at or hold while I climb the fence, load the ATV, open the door, or shoot at a target, then you are in possession of the gun in a physical sense, NOT a legal sense. If you are loaned a vehicle that has a shotgun in the trunk, then you are legally in possession of that gun, even if you didn't know it was there.

So given your rationale, if I give you a pound of dope to hold, you are not in the "legal" possession ?? If you are holding a firearm....you are most definitely in "possession", legal or otherwise. Just to clarify !!