Schedule C Animals

[The Dude]

As a reminder of what Schedule C animals are, and what you can shoot under this list. From the regs. Question: Why Magpies? I always thought Magpies were cool....

Schedule C

Schedule "C" animals can be captured
or killed anywhere and at any time in BC.

Schedule “C” birds may be hunted using electronic
calls. You do not need a hunting licence
to hunt or kill the following
Schedule “C” wildlife:

(a) Rana catesbeiana - American bullfrog
(b) Rana clamitans - green frog
(c) all species of the family Chelydridae -
snapping turtles
(d) Didelphis virginiana - North American
opossum
(e) Sylvilagus floridanus - eastern cottontail
(f) Oryctolagus cuniculus - European rabbit
(g) Myocastor coypus - nutria
(h) all species of the genus Sciurus - gray
squirrels and fox squirrels
(i) Passer domesticus - house sparrow
(j) Sturnus vulgaris - European starling
(k) Columbia livia - rock dove (domestic
pigeon)


You do need a hunting licence to hunt the
following Schedule “C” wildlife UNLESS you
are hunting them on your property or they are
damaging your property:
(a) Corvus caurina - Northwestern Crow
(b) Corvus brachyrhynchos - American Crow
(c) Pica pica - black-billed magpie
(d) Molothrus ater - brown-headed cowbird
and the eggs of this bird species may be
destroyed.

[Mr. Dean]

Just the Black-bills.
Yellow-Bills are a No Shoot zone so be sure of an accurate ID before placing the scope on it.

[Mr. Dean]

Snapping Turtles are cool too, when they're in thier proper element. :wink:

[boxhitch]

Pests are pests , and this opens the door to deal with them properly for those that choose to.
Some on the list are actually invasive species, that don't belong here, and should be targeted by more , environmental cleansing

magpies cool ? you haven't been woken up early by their squawking very often then.

[Glenny]

Yah they're kinda cool looking. Pretty scarce from what I've seen. Must be all hanging out at boxhitcheses joint.

[Big Lew]

Yah they're kinda cool looking. Pretty scarce from what I've seen. Must be all hanging out at boxhitcheses joint.

Maybe, in the valley, but there's a healthy population of them in the south-central B.C. dry belt.

[Drillbit]

Magpies aren't something you want picking on your livestock.

[The Dude]

My rancher pals have a lot more issues with ravens and crows with newborn calves.....never heard any Magpie complaints...

And Boxhitch, you have to wake up before they do! :D

[Sofa King]

the ravens decimate the ducklings in kelowna.
they come right down and kill them and fly away with them.
very sickening to watch.

[Wild one]

Magpie's are just fancy looking crows

[Drillbit]

Maggpies'll sit on a cow and pick away at it's back causing a open hole which may or may not get infected. I have shot lots right off cows (carefully of course).

[BiG Boar]

killed at any time...hmmmm so at night for possum and rabbits is okay?

[lorneparker1]

MAGPIES! Man i always wanted to cap those, thought they were protected.

[frankthedog]

Anyone been able to find Schedule C in the 2016-2018 Regs? It was page 13 in the last set of regs...

[Fella]

Page 14 this year

[frankthedog]

Page 14 this year
Well shit...looks like I need to look closer...thanks

[604Stalker]

They need to add poachers to this list.

[russm]

Magpies and red squirrels always like to give away where im at when im out hiking, the damn ravens too.

[604Stalker]

If chipmunks were on the list as well that would be great always getting busted by those pricks

[Surrey Boy]

Make sure to read the fine print about feral pigs.

[Looking_4_Jerky]

I thought feral pigs were considered sched C as well. What does the fine print say?

[Bonz]

pig are still schedule C, but you do need a basic hunt licence to hunt them, where others you dont on that list

[barry1974w]

We've had magpies kill lambs a few times, it's more common with crows and ravens (even calves), but it happens. And they eat lots of baby grouse and ducks and song birds and such

[Drillbit]

MAGPIES! Man i always wanted to cap those, thought they were protected.

They're smart and learn quick.