What is the legality of carrying a firearm on a small fishing craft? I am under the expression that some folks carry a .410 shotgun on their boats to dispatch big halibut. Is this legal and are there different rules for shotguns vs rifles? If it is legal what is the firearm of choice on fishing craft on the Pacific coast?
Firearms on a small craft
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salmonkiller01
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Barnacle Bill
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Not legal to shoot halis with any kind of firearm in Canada. But go " North to Alaska" and there you can. Been there, done that. ....BB
you will just put a hole in the boat and sink so get an aluminum kids baseball bat.
Cuba Libre
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Unless you regularly get butts over 200 lbs, there is no need for "packing" even if it is legal in the US of A . Ditto on the baseball bat too . Much safer for your passengers and your boat!
salmonkiller01
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Ya me too kinda feel bad for starting it off bad
Hali killer
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Its not legal to shoot from a boat. I believe its considered a vehicle.
Sculpin
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You can shoot from a boat as long as the motor is turned off and in the up position.
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lorneparker1
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My understanding is that it just has to be not under "mechanical power" . meaning you can row your butt around and shootfrom a power boat just fine as long as its not running. Motor being up is a moot point i think. but its not sopposed to be readily started. THey do mention tilting the motor, but the key in your pocket is the same IMO.
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spring time
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yes you can carry a gun in a boat of any size same rules as a truck unload
fish stalker
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wouldnt a shotgun be last type of gun you would want to use. why would you want to shot a 200lb worm ol fish anyway.
If you get checked dont excpet dfo to know the rules about transporting guns, half the time cops dont even know.
If you get checked dont excpet dfo to know the rules about transporting guns, half the time cops dont even know.
lorneparker1
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migratory game birds by using a power boat, unless the boat is beached, resting at anchor or fastened within or tied immediately alongside of a fixed hunting blind,
. Again im not a CO, but i have been killing ducks my whole life. as long as its not under power blast away is my understanding. and i cant find it , but when you are chasing cripples its pretty hard to be at anchor, and you need your motor running. THere is also a law that you must make every attempt to retrieve your game. And that one super ceedes the one above. Anyway! to answer the
orginal question yes you can carry a gun, if you have your PAL and its not loaded.
Good point Fish stalker, MOST of the time cops dont know whats ok when it comes to transporting firearms.
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the fog ducker
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last 200 lb hali i looked at , had zero worms in it ,225 just a couple of months ago now...
anything over 70 lbs can be a handfull . i had a 80 that just wouldnt go ta sleep this year ...
they can do some serious damage if not dealt with accordingly...do what ya gotta do lol..
fd
anything over 70 lbs can be a handfull . i had a 80 that just wouldnt go ta sleep this year ...
they can do some serious damage if not dealt with accordingly...do what ya gotta do lol..
fd
fish stalker
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I chopped up and cooked a friends hali and it looked like no worms but them when you cooked it they curled up and you found em. yuck not to many but a few. mabey just the area? was about a 70 plus he said.
if my boyfriend finds out he might get to shot a fish he will be on board getting hali gear asap! lol im just getting over feeling bad bonking them nvm blasting them. I dont look in there eyes. just for the record I feel that im not into keeping breeders. the long lines get enough of them.
if my boyfriend finds out he might get to shot a fish he will be on board getting hali gear asap! lol im just getting over feeling bad bonking them nvm blasting them. I dont look in there eyes. just for the record I feel that im not into keeping breeders. the long lines get enough of them.
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