scooter
11-25-2007, 07:11 PM
This topic came up this weekend and I'm wondering what say you all about it...
I was always under the impression that you needed to be a certain distance away from your vehicle before you could shoot. Whether it's an OHV (atv, etc) or a truck/car or whatever.
Where the heck is the "distance" from motor vehicles?
All I could find in the regs was this section on motorized vehicles:
VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS
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The use of vehicles, including off-highway vehicles (OHVs), is controlled by various regulations. Refer to the 2007 Wildlife Management Unit Map for more information (click here to order your copy of the 2007 Alberta Guide to Hunting Regulations which contains the WMU map).
Vehicle Use and Restrictions
The ‘footprint’ of vehicles is much greater than the average foot. Noise, erosion, soil compaction, habitat disturbance and vegetation impacts generally increase with vehicle use. Hunters are requested to minimize the impacts of vehicles where they are permitted and abide by limitations to vehicle use where applicable. All off highway vehicles (OHVs) operated on public land must be registered, insured and have a visible licence plate. Vehicles must also have a headlight, tail light, muffler and spark arrestor.
Forest Land Use Zones (FLUZ)
Several areas in the province are designated as FLUZs to allow for the management of recreational interests and pressures on local ecology. On and off highway vehicle restrictions apply in all FLUZs and may limit vehicle type, trail access and seasons open to vehicle use. WMU and FLUZ boundaries may overlap and all – or portions of – WMUs may have vehicle access restrictions. Please refer to FLUZ maps available at your local SRD office or http://srd.alberta.ca/lands/usingpublicland/recreation for details.
Forest Land Use Zone (FLUZ) Off-Highway Vehicles Associated WMUs
Allison Chinook Seasonal access on designated trails only 402
Athabasca Ranch Seasonal access only 344
Brule Lake Designated corridors only 438
Castle Seasonal access on designated trails only 400
Cataract Creek Snow
Vehicle Snowmobiles only with additional conditions 404
Coal Branch Seasonal access on designated trails only 436-438
Dormer / Sheep Designated trails only 416
Ghost Designated trails only 316, 412, 414, 416
Job / Cline Seasonal access on designated trails only 426, 430, 432, 434
Kiska / Willson Designated trails only with some seasonal restirctions 326, 328, 416-418, 420, 422, 426, 428-430
McLean Creek
Off-Highway Permitted with conditions 406
Sibbald Snow Vehicle Snowmobiles only with additional conditions 406
Blackstone / Wapiti NOT PERMITTED 430, 434
Holmes Crossing NOT PERMITTED 507
Kananaskis Country NOT PERMITTED 404, 406, 408
Panther Corners NOT PERMITTED 416, 418
Whitecourst Sandhills
X-Country Ski NOT PERMITTED 507
Wildland Provincial Parks
Hunting is allowed in the Wildland Provincial parks shown on the enclosed WMU map. However, special access restrictions apply to all motorized vehicles. For example, Bob Creek Wildland Provincial Park provides a network of designated trails on which only specific OHVs (quads and snowmobiles) may be operated from May 1 to December 15. For more detailed information, contact a Fish and Wildlife Division office (click here for details).
Hunting with Motorized Vehicles
It is unlawful to
* discharge a weapon at antelope from within 46 m (50 yards) of a vehicle;
* use motorized travel within Willmore Wilderness Park; and
* carry a weapon (see definition) on an OHV between 1 hour before sunrise and the following noon during an open season for big game on public land in the following WMUs: 102-166, 200-260, 300-360, 400-446, 507, 508, 514, 521, 522, 526 and 841. This does not apply when the operator is on a direct route to or from a location accessible by vehicles designed for highway travel and his or her isolated campsite, and the weapons and ammunition are carried out of view in separate locked containers.
Also, the restriction does not apply in a WMU when the only big game season open is a spring black bear season.
I was always under the impression that you needed to be a certain distance away from your vehicle before you could shoot. Whether it's an OHV (atv, etc) or a truck/car or whatever.
Where the heck is the "distance" from motor vehicles?
All I could find in the regs was this section on motorized vehicles:
VEHICLE RESTRICTIONS
back to top...
The use of vehicles, including off-highway vehicles (OHVs), is controlled by various regulations. Refer to the 2007 Wildlife Management Unit Map for more information (click here to order your copy of the 2007 Alberta Guide to Hunting Regulations which contains the WMU map).
Vehicle Use and Restrictions
The ‘footprint’ of vehicles is much greater than the average foot. Noise, erosion, soil compaction, habitat disturbance and vegetation impacts generally increase with vehicle use. Hunters are requested to minimize the impacts of vehicles where they are permitted and abide by limitations to vehicle use where applicable. All off highway vehicles (OHVs) operated on public land must be registered, insured and have a visible licence plate. Vehicles must also have a headlight, tail light, muffler and spark arrestor.
Forest Land Use Zones (FLUZ)
Several areas in the province are designated as FLUZs to allow for the management of recreational interests and pressures on local ecology. On and off highway vehicle restrictions apply in all FLUZs and may limit vehicle type, trail access and seasons open to vehicle use. WMU and FLUZ boundaries may overlap and all – or portions of – WMUs may have vehicle access restrictions. Please refer to FLUZ maps available at your local SRD office or http://srd.alberta.ca/lands/usingpublicland/recreation for details.
Forest Land Use Zone (FLUZ) Off-Highway Vehicles Associated WMUs
Allison Chinook Seasonal access on designated trails only 402
Athabasca Ranch Seasonal access only 344
Brule Lake Designated corridors only 438
Castle Seasonal access on designated trails only 400
Cataract Creek Snow
Vehicle Snowmobiles only with additional conditions 404
Coal Branch Seasonal access on designated trails only 436-438
Dormer / Sheep Designated trails only 416
Ghost Designated trails only 316, 412, 414, 416
Job / Cline Seasonal access on designated trails only 426, 430, 432, 434
Kiska / Willson Designated trails only with some seasonal restirctions 326, 328, 416-418, 420, 422, 426, 428-430
McLean Creek
Off-Highway Permitted with conditions 406
Sibbald Snow Vehicle Snowmobiles only with additional conditions 406
Blackstone / Wapiti NOT PERMITTED 430, 434
Holmes Crossing NOT PERMITTED 507
Kananaskis Country NOT PERMITTED 404, 406, 408
Panther Corners NOT PERMITTED 416, 418
Whitecourst Sandhills
X-Country Ski NOT PERMITTED 507
Wildland Provincial Parks
Hunting is allowed in the Wildland Provincial parks shown on the enclosed WMU map. However, special access restrictions apply to all motorized vehicles. For example, Bob Creek Wildland Provincial Park provides a network of designated trails on which only specific OHVs (quads and snowmobiles) may be operated from May 1 to December 15. For more detailed information, contact a Fish and Wildlife Division office (click here for details).
Hunting with Motorized Vehicles
It is unlawful to
* discharge a weapon at antelope from within 46 m (50 yards) of a vehicle;
* use motorized travel within Willmore Wilderness Park; and
* carry a weapon (see definition) on an OHV between 1 hour before sunrise and the following noon during an open season for big game on public land in the following WMUs: 102-166, 200-260, 300-360, 400-446, 507, 508, 514, 521, 522, 526 and 841. This does not apply when the operator is on a direct route to or from a location accessible by vehicles designed for highway travel and his or her isolated campsite, and the weapons and ammunition are carried out of view in separate locked containers.
Also, the restriction does not apply in a WMU when the only big game season open is a spring black bear season.