Hi,
I am planning on hunting grouse with a slingshot.
1) do you know if I need a hunting license?
2) Can I shoot in "no shooting" areas?
Thank you
Junior Member
Hi,
I am planning on hunting grouse with a slingshot.
1) do you know if I need a hunting license?
2) Can I shoot in "no shooting" areas?
Thank you
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Bigbuckadams
Yes, to hunt or harvest any game you need a licence. As far as hunting with a slingshot in a "no shooting" area, sorry, can't help you with that one.
Member
A slingshot is not a firearm so it is fair game in a no shooting zone, but NOT in a no hunting area.
Junior Member
Thank you for the info guys; much appreciated.
Member
ok, different question, is it legal to use a slingshot? I know a bow has to have 40# draw for small game(pg 16 of the regs) for small game so does the slingshot need the same?
Kirby
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It's legal.Originally Posted by Kirby
SO is using a rock, stick or spear. But you gotta have the licence...
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I may stand corrected, but I believe the regs define legal hunting methods for big and small game. I reckon a grouse is small game. If that is the case, a slingshot is out. I don't recall seeing any reference to a wrist rocket in the regs though.
Page 16 of the regs gives all the legal hunting methods for various game. If a slingshot is legal, it was left out of the table.
Based on this I would say it is illegal.
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ASK A CO IF IN DOUBT.... it sounds like there is some doubt
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Only weapon types specified in the regs are legal. Slingshots are illegal for hunting. Also there is a higher risk of wounding critters with them because they are not accurate.
Member
The CO's often contribute to the writing of the regs, but when they interpret the regs, it is important to understand, they are not a court of law.ASK A CO IF IN DOUBT.... it sounds like there is some doubt
We had a CO come into our camp this year and we were asking him a question about bag limits etc for the area we were in. He finally admitted, he had it totally wrong. He was somewhat surprised.
Often when you ask someone like a CO a question such as Kirby's, they've likely never thought about it, so what you get, is their own personal opinion. Not the position of a court of law.
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