Hunting Etiquette
 

so, just spotted a man in orange jacket stalking through the woods that we own behind our house, not much more than 50 metres from our back deck:eek:

What are the rules for hunting regarding private land etc, or is it down to us to have no hunting signs up around the house?

Lucky our dog wasnt running round like he normally is or one of the kids playing:blink:

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Forget etiquette. It's downright illegal:

No person shall at any time hunt, take or kill or attempt to hunt, take or kill wildlife with a firearm loaded with a rifle cartridge, single ball or slug or discharge a firearm loaded with a rifle cartridge, single ball or slug within 402 metres of a dwelling, playground, golf course, athletic field, woods operation, place of business or public building other than a school.

Subsection 11(2) amended: O.I.C. 95-499, N.S. Reg. 96/95; O.I.C. 96-460, N.S. Reg. 109/96.



From:http://www.gov.ns.ca/just/regulations/regs/wifire.htm

(Google is your friend.;))

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Thank you, :thumbup: seems to have disappeared now, will be shouting if I see him again:curse:

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Unless there's a right of way, or easement etc, no-one should be on your land without permission. However, there is a difference between walking with an orange jacket, and hunting and shooting a rifle.

He might have just been lost.

Also, you don't mention if he had a gun.

It's not illegal per se to have a firearm near a dwelling. My firearms are within my dwelling! What is illegal is discharging a firearm within the prescribed limits.


Maybe put up signs.

Is your land fenced off? If not people may not know where your boundaries are.

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But it's OK to do it on a school? WTF. :eek:

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The relavent section was omitted in the above post. ;)

11 (1) No person shall at any time hunt, take or kill or attempt to hunt, take or kill wildlife with a weapon or discharge a weapon within 804 metres of a school.
Subsection 11(1) amended: O.I.C. 96-460, N.S. Reg. 109/96; O.I.C. 2010-244, N.S. Reg. 84/2010.

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couldnt see 100% for certain if he was carrying anything, but even still he shouldnt have been on our land,

It was lashing down with rain, and has been for 2 days, so dont believe he was just out for a walk,

The main thing that got me was safety if he was hunting and had a gun and if not, the fact that he was on our land, and this would be obvious from where he would have entered it from the main road and straight past our house and the neighbours.

Maybe we need to put some signs up, Deer are very common around our area

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I'm impressed that Nova Scotian deer can read.

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lol, on reflection should have phrased that better

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They can't read, but they know sign language.

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he's probably out pushing bush (walking around trying to either flush out deer or check for tracks etc.)

Basically as everyone says he is in the wrong, so put up a sign that says "Posted - no hunting" because there have been hunters around our area going across farmers land and then being unbelievably annoyed when they get told to sling their hook because the land wasn't posted.!!!

Look at it this way - Sandra Bullock could run naked through our living room in hunting season and my husb wouldn't bat an eyelid - it's all about the chase - so for once this guy is not thinking with his little head, but with his deer killing head!

At least in NS they have to wear the orange jackets so you can see em - over here they are not required!!!!!

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Maybe he's an escaped convict or on a reccie to see which house to creep into tonight to raid the fridge.

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Very good. :)

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indeed;)

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Deer are rather refined around here

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don't you just love regulations that took the imperial to metric conversion literally.

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Yes, but it's only a quarter mile to three decimal places.

Very sloppy.

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We don't have any decimal places in this town but there are some eating places which are less than a mile away.

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To be pedantic: converting to the exact metric equivalents probably meant that they didn't have to rewrite the legislation - 'cos anything can happen during that process.

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agree, based on the amount you see dead on the highway round these parts:(

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He ain't going to be doing much stalking in an orange jacket, not exactly good camo unless he was on a construction site!

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He doesn't need to be camo'd from other hunters - just to the deer - who by the way apparently can't see the colour orange, that why its the safest way for them to be identifiable but still hidden!

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Bears aren't colour blind though, so you don't have to wear orange if you are sitting up a tree waiting for the bear.

Apparently. Not that I have ever sat in a tree waiting for bear

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I'd say just a decent pair of Nikes would be appropriate ;)

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Hi Nikki,
there is an interesting discussion in the following forum concerning the hunting signage in NS... and if in doubt, maybe ask those guys what they think.
In our area there are quite a few hunters and we know most of them , and the ones that are not directly known to us ask for permission to go hunting


http://novascotiahunting.com/forums/...nd-no-hunting/

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thanks, interesting link, doesnt appear to be straight forward regarding signs and what you state.

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very sharp! :D

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We post several signs around our property (start of hunting season and remove end of season), this was after first year hunters crossed out land without asking and even if they asked we would have said no

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You can even get orange coats for your dogs so the hunters can see them :eek:

http://www.dontshootme.ca/dog-apparel-2/

Best not walk your dog there in the first place I say :rolleyes:!

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Well - some dogs are hunting dogs!

E.g., your Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever.

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I've seen horses with hunter orange coats on too. No guns though, they have trouble pulling the trigger.

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mmm <nods head> I can't see that them getting in a tree stand would be all that easy either

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Yeah, but they wouldn't be in a tree stand if they were wearing orange, and everyone knows horses don't hunt bear.

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I do realise that - great dogs the Tollers, considering getting one myself for agility, as I would like to compete in a different dog sized group other than toy with my Border Terrier. Well - either a Toller or maybe an Australian Cattle Dog.

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No one should toy with Border Terriers.

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How true - one of the other reasons for wanting a different breed for agility :rofl:

She's good when she's focused, but when she's not, forget it, terriers eh! (but I wouldn't be without her)

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Here's my Border, Buster.

http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/e...P6171589-1.jpg

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erm he's not wearing orange - nor is he up a tree

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No; but he's got you sussed!:D

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aaaah yes the terrier death stare <backs off slowly>