Bow use on Highways in Mainland BC

[tufferthandug]

What are the rules for using a bow right off highways in BC? Certain highway's, certain rules?

[BCrams]

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Firearm

- includes a device that propels a

projectile by means of an explosion, compressed

gas or spring and includes a rifle,
shotgun, handgun, pellet gun, "BB" gun or spring


gun but does not include a bow.


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No Shooting Areas

It is unlawful to discharge a firearm in a
No Shooting Area (see Definitions section).
No Shooting Areas as prescribed under the

Wildlife Act are open to the use of bows
(including crossbows) unless specifically
restricted (see regional sections).


HIGHWAY
NO SHOOTING AREAS

It is unlawful to discharge a firearm
across or to discharge a firearm or hunt
within the road allowances of all numbered
highways and any two lane or greater
public road in BC that is maintained by the
Ministry of Transportation (or their
Contractors), the federal government or
another province or territory.The road
allowance extends:
(a) 15 metres on either side of the middle of
a road with less than three lanes, or
(b) 15 metres from the edge of the paved
surface of a highway with three lanes or
more, or
(c) to the boundary of private or cultivated
land, whichever comes first.


In addition to the above universal restriction,
several major or heavily populated
routes in the province have an additional
400 m area bordering the road allowance
in which the discharge of a firearm using a
single projectile is prohibited.The discharge
of a shotgun using shot only is permitted.
These areas are listed in the section “400 m
Single Projectile Prohibited Areas”.


In other words, in those 400 meter firearm single projectile prohibited areas, you can use the bow if you're 15 m off as indicated in the regs.

[willyqbc]

quick and simple answer is you may use your bow 15 metres off the centreline on any 2 lane road and 15 metres off the side of the ashphalt on a 3 lane or bigger. 400 metre restriction does not apply.....I do not know of any roads or highways that are archery restricted unless you are within city limits of a town like Quesnel that has a bylaw forbidding use of gun or bow in city limits.

Chris

[mooseless]

If my memory is correct, highway 5 "the coke" has signs that say "No hunting within 400m..."

Is that correct...anyone??