Pheasant 'hunting'

[Hunter5425]

That quote is cut and pasted from the website so it's exact. As I mentioned a CO told me that accidental interaction with wildlife is fine but if you are actively pursuing and or harassing them then they nail you. So walking in the bush with your dog is ok but if your directing the dog and using a starting pistol to reinforce a point that's a nope. I was once detained by an RCMP officer while training using chukar and a starting pistol on private land ( I had permission) because he thought chukar were wild birds even though I had them in bird launchers and had a pen in the truck. The law is wishy washy but most CO's I've met seem to be reasonable guys , most of whom hunt themselves.

[walking buffalo]

Originally Posted by Hunter5425

That quote is cut and pasted from the website so it's exact. As I mentioned a CO told me that accidental interaction with wildlife is fine but if you are actively pursuing and or harassing them then they nail you. So walking in the bush with your dog is ok but if your directing the dog and using a starting pistol to reinforce a point that's a nope. I was once detained by an RCMP officer while training using chukar and a starting pistol on private land ( I had permission) because he thought chukar were wild birds even though I had them in bird launchers and had a pen in the truck. The law is wishy washy but most CO's I've met seem to be reasonable guys , most of whom hunt themselves.

Unfortunately, as written, enforcement of the "letter of the law" is only as reasonable as the CO or the government of the day.

This law makes activities such as searching for or waiting for deer just to look at them a crime if done out of season and without the appropriate hunting license.

The Sask hunting community and stakeholders should get this definition amended before it bites them.

[puphood1]

What a bunch of spouting off with out knowing your WLA ....First in AB and who gives a dam about SK's wild life act/law the person asking the question is referring to AB. You can train on wild birds year round ...it may not be ethical or advised to do so but you can. The only part of the province that has any limitations is in the south east part of the province because of Sage Hens. And even in that part of the province you are good to go after Aug 1...Just as long as you have permission from the land owner or lease holder you are good to go....

[pikergolf]

Originally Posted by puphood1

What a bunch of spouting off with out knowing your WLA ....First in AB and who gives a dam about SK's wild life act/law the person asking the question is referring to AB. You can train on wild birds year round ...it may not be ethical or advised to do so but you can. The only part of the province that has any limitations is in the south east part of the province because of Sage Hens. And even in that part of the province you are good to go after Aug 1...Just as long as you have permission from the land owner or lease holder you are good to go....

Are you sure.

4. Hunting

(a) Hunting Defined

For purposes of the Wildlife Act, “hunt” means to [WA 1(1)]:
shoot at, harass or worry,

chase, pursue, follow after or on the trail of, search for, flush, stalk or lie in wait for,

capture or wilfully injure or kill,

attempt to capture, injure or kill, or

assist another person in any of the above actvities while that other person is so hunting.
However an animal is not being hunted when the person is not carrying a weapon and their activity is "restricted to watching, photographing, drawing or painting a picture of the animal", or where they are seeking with humane methods to recapture a wildlife or controlled (exotic) animal that has escaped from a permitted premises (such as a zoo) [WA 1(2)].

This definition of hunting applies even where a person is hunting decoy animals set out by enforcement authorities for purposes of entrapment [WA 1(6)] (eg. moose silouettes).

[sns2]

Originally Posted by puphood1

What a bunch of spouting off with out knowing your WLA ....First in AB and who gives a dam about SK's wild life act/law the person asking the question is referring to AB. You can train on wild birds year round ...it may not be ethical or advised to do so but you can. The only part of the province that has any limitations is in the south east part of the province because of Sage Hens. And even in that part of the province you are good to go after Aug 1...Just as long as you have permission from the land owner or lease holder you are good to go....

Hey Mr Smiley. Next time save the ignorance.

[puphood1]

Originally Posted by sns2

Hey Mr Smiley. Next time save the ignorance.

Ignorance not knowing what you are talking about and these people and apparently you have never read the WLA as it pertains to dog training which I highly recommend to all that make stupid comments about it....

[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by puphood1

Ignorance not knowing what you are talking about and these people and apparently you have never read the WLA as it pertains to dog training which I highly recommend to all that make stupid comments about it....

How do you suppose a F&W officer would respond if you were observed flushing game birds and firing live ammunition as the birds flushed? The presence of a fire arm and live ammunition being discharged, would likely not be received very well outside of hunting season. Now if you remove the firearm, or replace it with a starter pistol, that would likely result in a very different response.

[Hunter5425]

Understanding laws vary among provinces I put down the Sask take on training over wild birds. I looked up the Alberta regs and all I could find was this which seems to mean one must get permit to train over wild birds not just go out and do so.

Bird dogs
50 A person shall not, in a prescribed area, train or hold field
trials for dogs for the purpose of hunting wildlife or retrieving
game birds without a permit authorizing the person to do so.
1984 cW-9.1 s50;1996 c33 s36