Gun enthusiasts anything from Hunting to target shooters.

[itsasmallfarm]

going to down to our hunting camp this weekend or i should say where building a hunting camp this coming weekend, maybe will get some hunting in for migratory birds, if not still awesome to go down to my grand parents farm and set up a camp.

i mean its good hunting land but awful for farming (floods half the years and the other years are okay at best) so its turning back to natural prairies, and has moose, mule and white tail deer. (might go white tail on it) not drawn for moose but got drawn for mule deer elsewhere.

also told lots of rabbits love me some rabbit hunting. (that is where my 20GA shines lol)

 

[itsasmallfarm]

back from my hunting/camp trip, did a bunch of work this weekend and got to do a little hunting,

saw a bunch of prairie chicken (sharp-tail grouse) and a few partridge (grey/Hungarian) but the season is not open yet, also saw a few Canada geese (shot at one but got nothing) and then a few cranes on our land so i chased them a bit (sand hill crane) just to note yes in my province we can hunt sand hill cranes, but shot nothing fun trip though.

 

[getaclue]

Sand hill cranes are protected here. Not only can't you shoot them, you can't even disturb them in any way.

 

[WVduckchick]

Does anything ever go OFF the endangered/protected list?? Like hawks! We have boatloads of them, and they terrorize my chickens and ducks. Have killed several of my birds. Flew off with baby ducklings in their talons. Yet I'm not "allowed" to fire back. Well that's a crock!

 

[itsasmallfarm]

Sand hill cranes are protected here. Not only can't you shoot them, you can't even disturb them in any way.

ya, but we can not shoot doves for example in my province, yet i think only two provinces in Canada allow crane hunting and where allowed 5 a person per day and 15 in your freezer.

 

[itsasmallfarm]

Does anything ever go OFF the endangered/protected list?? Like hawks! We have boatloads of them, and they terrorize my chickens and ducks. Have killed several of my birds. Flew off with baby ducklings in their talons. Yet I'm not "allowed" to fire back. Well that's a crock!

i think so, its rare but i know of one case, lynx here in my province i was told by a friend back in the late 80s and early 90s they where limited to 3 a season and then none for a year or so and now there is no limit.

 

[getaclue]

It depends on several factors, but yes they can come off the endangered list. Normally it's unusual, and takes a long time.

 

[Tiller]

Brown bears and wolves have been de-listed in some places. As far as predatory birds, I doubt any will ever because people will risk a small fine to shoot one compared to a federal offense if they are still listed.

 

[itsasmallfarm]

went down to our family farm yesterday and saw quite a few sharp tail grouse. going mule deer hunting this Thursday with my hawken rifle going to be awesome.

 

[WVduckchick]

went down to our family farm yesterday and saw quite a few sharp tail grouse. going mule deer hunting this Thursday with my hawken rifle going to be awesome.

Good luck!