Post by ARROW SLINGER on Jan 24, 2009 12:58:25 GMT -4
Yes , Bobs post - cut and paste from the wildlife act regulations, encased has many modes of legal compliance! and easy to abide by.
The point isnt the definition of ENCASED, it's the difference between a FIREARM and a BOW all being changed to WEAPON now.
The only thing that affects bowhunters is the word change to WEAPON, a bow has always been a weapon and not a FIREARM.
I used to carry my longbow and compound from point A-B all the time uncased during legal hours and I was taught this on the Bowhunters safety course.
AND I even had my longbow strung in my truck when I got that silly fine bear hunting last year that was later dropped!!, the CO asked to see what I was hunting with and I showed him - no problems!.
This was a change BANS lobbied and got accepted from 1993-1997, trying to keep our individuality as Bowhunters. Now we have been lumped back into the same category as Long guns.
Before Sept. 08
(4) (a) No person shall possess a firearm in or on a vehicle at any time unless it is encased.
NOW - it says WEAPON wich includes Bows and Xbows
Apollogies for making things sound confusing too many dead brain cells from breathing Diesel fumes for 20 years
From BANS History:
About 1994, Nova Scotia required bow hunters to encase their bows while in or on a motorized vehicle, something bow hunters were not accustomed to, lumping bows into the same group as gun hunters once again. With some knowledgeable people regarding bow hunting now within D.N.R., this regulation was revamped some three years later and excluded bows during legal hunting hours.
No clear difference between Firearms, Bows, and Xbows when it comes wording for certain regulations can affect future decisions on seasons, hunting areas,and void past efforts and accomplishments to maintain our Bowhunting Heritage and Individuality.
The point isnt the definition of ENCASED, it's the difference between a FIREARM and a BOW all being changed to WEAPON now.
The only thing that affects bowhunters is the word change to WEAPON, a bow has always been a weapon and not a FIREARM.
I used to carry my longbow and compound from point A-B all the time uncased during legal hours and I was taught this on the Bowhunters safety course.
AND I even had my longbow strung in my truck when I got that silly fine bear hunting last year that was later dropped!!, the CO asked to see what I was hunting with and I showed him - no problems!.
This was a change BANS lobbied and got accepted from 1993-1997, trying to keep our individuality as Bowhunters. Now we have been lumped back into the same category as Long guns.
Before Sept. 08
(4) (a) No person shall possess a firearm in or on a vehicle at any time unless it is encased.
NOW - it says WEAPON wich includes Bows and Xbows
Apollogies for making things sound confusing too many dead brain cells from breathing Diesel fumes for 20 years
From BANS History:
About 1994, Nova Scotia required bow hunters to encase their bows while in or on a motorized vehicle, something bow hunters were not accustomed to, lumping bows into the same group as gun hunters once again. With some knowledgeable people regarding bow hunting now within D.N.R., this regulation was revamped some three years later and excluded bows during legal hunting hours.
No clear difference between Firearms, Bows, and Xbows when it comes wording for certain regulations can affect future decisions on seasons, hunting areas,and void past efforts and accomplishments to maintain our Bowhunting Heritage and Individuality.
