Any Forest road allowed for hunting?

[mrWiggy]

Hey All,

Can't seem to find the answer to this question. I moved to BC a year ago and still learning the hunting rules here, but back in Ontario you can only hunt on private property permission granted or crown land.

Using iMAP BC -> Land Ownership & Status -> Integrated Cadastral Fabric - > Crown Ownership - all, I've found a bunch of crown land outlined in spots, so yesterday I made my way out there. To get there, need to cross non crown land on the forest roads. No prob, just keep driving through on the sxs.

I ran into a group of other hunters and started chatting, our paths crossed outside the crown land and so I asked how they found out the owner to get permission to hunt. They replied with any forest road is approved for hunting .

So that's my question, I've seen people hunting everywhere on forest roads outside the crown land borders. And assuming they don't have permission from the landowner, is this allowed?

[Gateholio]

Forest service roads are public roads. Some of them go past private land.

[Bernie O]

Some forest service roads that I know of in the okanogan actually are on private lands.
The ones I know of are gated and permission is required to cross.

[mrWiggy]

I understand the road it's self is public land, however the land they are walking on leaving the public road and going in the bush outside of crown land, if it's not crown, wouldn't it be considered private and require written permission? And 400m or so on each side of the road before can shoot? I've seen so many people shooting grouse right on the forest road.

This is the 6-9 area if that helps

[Legacy Solocam]

As already said Forest service roads are public. If they pass across private land the adjacent area to the road is private. If it is not fenced, cultivated or posted it may not be apparent to the general public that it is actually private without looking in i-map such as you have done.

[IslandWanderer]

page 13 for the 400 m. rule and others about roads

I believe the 400 metre thing is for numbered highways.

[finngun]

I believe the 400 metre thing is for numbered highways.

Correct,,,,not forest or smaller highways..

[mrWiggy]

Thanks everyone much appreciated. Even though the license for hunting is transferable from Ontario, it's a whole new set of rules to learn. Appreciate all the clarifications.

[Redthies]

I believe the 400 metre thing is for numbered highways.

It is only for SOME numbered highways. Some are the 15m from edge of road. Read the regs people, the answers are there...

[TimberPig]

It is only for SOME numbered highways. Some are the 15m from edge of road. Read the regs people, the answers are there...

Depending on if it is 2 lanes or 3+ lanes, it may even be 15m from the centerline.