Game Bird Hunting
Firearms
Pellet Guns and Rimfire Rifles
A pellet gun or rimfire rifle (e.g., .17 or .22 calibre) may be used to hunt upland game birds. They may not be used to hunt wild turkey or migratory game birds.
Centrefire Rifles
A centrefire rifle may not be used to hunt upland game birds, wild turkey or migratory game birds.
Shotguns
A shotgun may be used to hunt upland game birds, wild turkey
or migratory game birds. A shotgun with slugs may not be used
to hunt upland game birds, wild turkey or migratory game birds.
For upland game bird, wild turkey and migratory game bird hunting, the magazine of a shotgun must be plugged or altered to carry no more than two shells.
The following additional restrictions apply to migratory game bird hunters:
- Non-toxic shot is mandatory.
- A shotgun larger than ten gauge may not be used.
- No more than one shotgun may be possessed in the field at one time unless each additional shotgun is unloaded and disassembled or cased.
Muzzleloaders
A muzzleloading shotgun may be used to hunt upland game birds,
wild turkey or migratory game birds. A
muzzleloader firing a single projectile (including a sabot)
may not be used to hunt upland game birds, wild turkey or migratory
game birds.
Bows
Bows may be used during the upland game bird, wild turkey or migratory game bird seasons. A bowhunter hunting wild turkey shall not be in possession of a long bow or recurved bow requiring less than 18.1 kg. (40 lbs.) draw weight at 71 cm. (28 in.) draw; or a compound bow set at less than 18.1 kg. (40 lbs.) peak draw weight; or an arrow using a broadhead point less than 2.2 cm. (7/8 in.) in width.
Crossbows
A hunter may not be in possession of a crossbow while hunting for wild turkey or migratory game birds.
A person may not have or carry a loaded firearm in or on
any vehicle or discharge a firearm from any vehicle. A rifle
or
shotgun is considered loaded if it has a live shell or cartridge
in the chamber, attached magazine or loading mechanism. A
muzzleloader, with a charge in the barrel, may be transported
between hunting sites only if the firing cap is removed or,
in the
case of a flintlock, the flint is removed.
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