H Wally
11-11-2008, 12:18 PM
I'm asking this about an island hunt, but with the amount of traffic on the island forum I figured this would get a more concrete answer.
I'm looking at the special maps for Vancouver Island and see that some of the close up maps (IE: map A15) and it says that there's a shotgun only area that coincides with a special antlerless mule deer season.
Does the shot only season allow for use of bows, or really and truly only shot?
Also, would a smoothbore or rifled, flintlock or cap and ball musket fall under these regs? I've heard that they are treated more like bows than rifles under the regulations, but I've yet to see much mention of them at all in the BC regs.
I called my friends and none of them have a clue. Some people said that blackpowder season was just amalgamated with regular rifles... which is rather unfortunate. The Gov offices are closed today for rememberance day or I'd have called them.
EDIT - got partial answer - special blackpowder season was done away with 10 years ago partially due to the newer inline BP rifles (or so it is supposed). That would explain why it isn't really mentioned at all...
I'm looking at the special maps for Vancouver Island and see that some of the close up maps (IE: map A15) and it says that there's a shotgun only area that coincides with a special antlerless mule deer season.
Does the shot only season allow for use of bows, or really and truly only shot?
Also, would a smoothbore or rifled, flintlock or cap and ball musket fall under these regs? I've heard that they are treated more like bows than rifles under the regulations, but I've yet to see much mention of them at all in the BC regs.
I called my friends and none of them have a clue. Some people said that blackpowder season was just amalgamated with regular rifles... which is rather unfortunate. The Gov offices are closed today for rememberance day or I'd have called them.
EDIT - got partial answer - special blackpowder season was done away with 10 years ago partially due to the newer inline BP rifles (or so it is supposed). That would explain why it isn't really mentioned at all...