I would like to visit Canada

[Colin]

For clarification, we do not hunt dogs in Canada.

The coyotes do, but than again they are also helping to keep the massive "outdoor" cat population in my neighborhood down.

[mkmound]

For clarification, we do not hunt dogs in Canada.

Not even when they escape from your yard?

[McMurdo]

David
I am not a hunter, I've never done it, however as Grant said if you are in the Southern Ontario region, please let us know we will at least get a kilt night out of it.

[Jock Scot]

Ok you chaps,just humour a poor old Scot for a wee while.Our(British)idea of hunting is with a pack of hounds,say 15 couple( ie 30),and a "field" of up to 150 people mounted on horses.We call shooting, well er,shooting.Is this what you chaps call hunting?

[Raphael]

For clarification, we do not hunt dogs in Canada.

Not if they left a little something in my yard. Haggis anyone?

[James MacMillan]

Don't hunt dogs? Does that mean that ALL the hamburgers are horse meat?

[ccga3359]

Don't hunt dogs? Does that mean that ALL the hamburgers are horse meat?

Yet another oblivious American . We don't have horses up here like you have we call ours Mooses and yes they make tasty burgers.

[Archangel]

Ok you chaps,just humour a poor old Scot for a wee while.Our(British)idea of hunting is with a pack of hounds,say 15 couple( ie 30),and a "field" of up to 150 people mounted on horses.We call shooting, well er,shooting.Is this what you chaps call hunting?

I think most people here are more used to hunting the nocturnal red haired Canadian fox.

Duck season started last week, Ducks unlimited have a project underway near Mitchell but it's not ready for hunting yet.

Hunting is more like poaching, then. Basically, you're in the woods with a buddy, or a small group. You, or your group, have permits depending on what's being hunted. From what I hear, there's little stalking. You find a trail or site and wait. There are several seasons: rifle, black powder, bow.

For more English language fun, in duck hunting you watch from the blinds. That's sort of a camo base. Dogs are involved as retrievers to get the bird from the pond, or wherever.

The gun laws are in tension. Non-hunters think the laws here are too loose, hunters think they are too tight. All agree that they are too expensive and don't do what they were supposed to do. (No response needed from other countries unless you want the thread shut, rules.) Check the laws, the border here is pretty tight about guns and the game wardens will confiscate everything for violations. I know of too many examples.

We used to have the UK style of fox hunt here but it was a scented trail but it's a rich people game and why cut them slack. The other thing that happened locally is that houses near the Hunt Club became desired and then the homeowners didn't want the Hunt Club riding by. Ironic, isn't it.

Anyway, I'm just passing on anecdotal info. Please check our local laws before and remember that guns and alcohol equal Darwin.

[ccga3359]

Actually guns are banned here, we now have to resort to hand grenades for hunting.

[James MacMillan]

Actually guns are banned here, we now have to resort to hand grenades for hunting.

Oh! Sort-of like I fish?