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Thread: Legal SHOOTING hours? Not hunting!

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    Legal SHOOTING hours? Not hunting!

    Is there a regulation that any of you can point me to in the Canada Firearms Regs that shows the legal hours (if any) that you can discharge a rifle in butt-Fxxk nowhere? Someone asked me today if they can check their scope with a target outside of legal hunting hours. I’m picturing a deserted gravel pit beyond 400m from a highway on the way to an early morning hunt, with LED lights on a target at 100 yards type thing.
    If we’re not supposed to eat animals, how come they’re made out of meat?

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    Re: Legal SHOOTING hours? Not hunting!

    It's fine, fire away at 3am if you'd like.
    "If you ever go into the bush, there are grizzly bears lurking behind just about every bush, waiting to pounce, so you need a powerful gun, with huge bullets" - Gatehouse ~ 2004

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    Re: Legal SHOOTING hours? Not hunting!

    Hunting... 1 hour before sunrise, 1 hour after sunset.

    Not hunting.. no regs.. fire away
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    Re: Legal SHOOTING hours? Not hunting!

    Thanks guys. I know the hunting regs fine, just wasn’t sure if there was a “recreational” time limit.

    I know there isnt in Mexico as the AKs were going off plenty at 12:00 am on Jan 1...
    If we’re not supposed to eat animals, how come they’re made out of meat?

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    Re: Legal SHOOTING hours? Not hunting!

    Dont think the mexicans were sighting in their ak's... just sayin
    "It's not the kill, but the thrill of the chase" - Deep Purple

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    Re: Legal SHOOTING hours? Not hunting!

    Hmmm. That’s annoying. I know Alberta’s hunting laws transfer to the firing of firearms all throughout the yearly hunting times. You can’t discharge a firearm regardless of purpose, past legal light.

    I tend end to agree with this. As we have some guys behind our home with a recreation property who party and shoot all though the night. It’s crazy.

    If one can’t see, I struggle to see how shooting in the dark can be deemed safe.

    My my opinion of course.

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    Re: Legal SHOOTING hours? Not hunting!

    Quote Originally Posted by rocksteady View Post
    Dont think the mexicans were sighting in their ak's... just sayin
    no need to...spray,,,and prey

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    Re: Legal SHOOTING hours? Not hunting!

    [QUOTE=WaterFowlin;2119434]Hmmm. That’s annoying. I know Alberta’s hunting laws transfer to the firing of firearms all throughout the yearly hunting times. You can’t discharge a firearm regardless of purpose, past legal light.

    I tend end to agree with this. As we have some guys behind our home with a recreation property who party and shoot all though the night. It’s crazy.

    If one can’t see, I struggle to see how shooting in the dark can be deemed safe.////// well if there really bright moon light and snow....i been hunting foxes and rabbits at winter night...no probl.. in finnyland not here..legal there.

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    Re: Legal SHOOTING hours? Not hunting!

    Big game 1 hr befor sun up and 1 hr after sun down. Water fowl 1/2 hr before, 1/2 hr after.
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    Re: Legal SHOOTING hours? Not hunting!

    I used to compete at a BR match which was held at night and ran all night long. This was in Alberta. GD

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