Fish, Hunt, or both?

[smitter]

I love the opening day of Moose Season!

 

Mostly because I'm the only steelheader left on the river

 

Seriously though, I don't hunt, but I'm interested in learning. One problem though, wifey is pretty opposed to guns in the house.

[archie_james_c]

Love both ...although I can't seem to shoot any big game

 

January-September= Fishing

October/November= Hunting

December= Back to fishing

 

Whats everyone shoot? My main toy is a Sako Model 85 Stainless Laminate in .338 Federal.

[T Fisher]

I fish and Hunt and sometime at the same time Moose hunting from a canoe while draging a spoon catching Northern pike and large Specks, also hunt Deer, Turkey, Grouse & Jack Rabbits. No more Ducks or Geese, you can blame steel shot. Love the outdoors and the outdoors will love you back.

[irishfield]

You mean moving place to place in the canoe and then hunting moose correct?

[archie_james_c]

You mean moving place to place in the canoe and then hunting moose correct?

 

 

You can shoot big game from a canoe, so long as it doesn't have a motor.

[irishfield]

New to me Archie. When I did my stuff any vehicle/vessel was out of bounds unless hunting water fowl. Regs still state: Snowmobiles, vehicles or boats may not be used for chasing, pursuing, harassing, capturing, killing, injuring or destroying any wildlife.. and the definition of a boat according to the OMNR hunting regs is any power boat... be it motor powered or muscular powered. I have an open mind.. if you can point me to the reg stating shooting from a canoe is okay...

Edited February 6, 2010 by irishfield

[archie_james_c]

NOTE: Restrictions on the use of motor boats. Under the Fish

and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 a motor boat means a

boat with a motor that is attached to the boat

 

[archie_james_c]

MOTORBOAT:

A boat with a motor that is attached to the boat and that is capable of

being used as a means of propulsion, and includes any floating object

being towed by a motorboat

 

 

There you are fine sir.

[irishfield]

Got that part and I stand corrected, thanks... "muscular powered" applies to vehicles.. not boats.. so I guess no shooting the 303 from your bicycle! lol

[archie_james_c]

... "muscular powered" applies to vehicles.. not boats..

 

 

Gotta love Ontarios rediculously pointless laws....some Liberal yuppy from Toronto probably wrote that one up...

[Sinker]

There used to be a law against fishing AND hunting at the same time. I'm not sure it still exists, but is another example of a stupid law written by some Liberal dumb ass!

 

S.

[Sinker]

I fish and Hunt and sometime at the same time Moose hunting from a canoe while draging a spoon catching Northern pike and large Specks, also hunt Deer, Turkey, Grouse & Jack Rabbits. No more Ducks or Geese, you can blame steel shot. Love the outdoors and the outdoors will love you back.

 

I don't know when the last time you used steel shot was, but it kills them just fine for me and my buds. Get them a little closer and shoot thier face off

 

S.

[Billy Bob]

I don't know when the last time you used steel shot was, but it kills them just fine for me and my buds. Get them a little closer and shoot thier face off

 

S.

 

HUGE difference in steel shot compared to lead shot.......that's why the rest of the hunting world

(rabbit, squirrel, pheasant, turkey, partridge, woodcock, etc....) is still using LEAD and not steel shot.....

 

BTW....I fish and hunt deer, ducks pheasants, woodcock, rabbits squirrel, partridge, etc....also pilferage, plunder, grow things and collect edibles......

Edited February 6, 2010 by Billy Bob

[Carp]

I do both. Don't keep many fish and never shot anything that wasn't going to be eaten.

[backbay]

Used to do a lot of upland game stuff, not much in the way of deer hunting, and shot trap and skeet, and some small bore target shooting, but these days mostly stick to fishing.

[Radnine]

When someone invents C&R hunting I'll try it.

 

I wish I knew more about wild life photography.

 

JF

 

I'm on board with this too. I am afraid I just don't get it (don't be upset, I don't get basketball either)

Jim

[Curtis]

Jim i think this is probably true with 75% of the hunters on the board. We grew up doing it and its like a family tradition that our fathers, fathers showed them. It comes natural too me i have been shooting guns since i was 9 years old and hunting since i was 12.

 

As for hunting accidents SOME ppl shouldn't even be allowed to own a firearm thats my view on any hunting accident...

 

I love both sports just waiting on a buddy right now to go chase yotes..

Edited February 7, 2010 by Curtis

[moose]

fish and hunt here with two beagles that hunt and want to learn how to fish

[JohnF]

[quote name='malcolm' date='Feb 7 2010, 01:48 PM' post='430664'

two beagles that hunt and want to learn how to fish

 

Isn't it tough for them to cast with their little paws, not to mention tieing on lures?

 

JF

[waterwolf]

When someone invents C&R hunting I'll try it.

 

I wish I knew more about wild life photography.

 

JF

 

i take a camera everywhere i go hunting\fishing\driving. unfortunately i got a skunking this year but have many photos when not actually hunting so still had a great year.even a 130 class at the GTA airport. another 10 pointer goes even bigger but just a bit out of 4x camera range. that's C&R . hunting aint always what you kill but more like what you take home without taking anything.