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I know that someone from the USA needs a hunting license to hunt anything that is considered game animal. the reason I'm asking this is, several years ago I was hunting black bear in Onterio and while siting in a tree stand over bait something caught my eye moving by about 30 yds from my stand to my left. I realized it was a lynx and a big one. I could have taken him easily but though I had a license with a bear tag, I didn't know if I could legally take the lynx. The confusion came from the fact that in the USA as far as I know the bobcats, and lynx are legal with nothing more than a hunting license, and in some cases without a license of any kind for a resident. I guess my question is, are lynx considered a varmint, or are they totally protected, for a resident, and are they available at all for a nonresident hunter? That cat was a very nice lynx and would have made a great full body mount. However I didn't shoot him, and it has bothered me till today that I may have missed a fine opportunity and I didn't get a bear either! …………………………………………………………….   MacD37....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith  | ||
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Being mean because I am bored, but I guarantee you that no one is from Onterio. No one. I apologize in advance. | |||
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Mac......no, I am not from Ontario. Having said that, I am pretty sure that Ontario does not allow hunters to shoot lynx. They are a "fur-bearing animal" and can only be taken by licensed trappers, which is the case in most of the Canadian provinces and territories. There is nowhere in Canada that classifies lynx as "varmints". However, British Columbia is an exception to the norm and you can get a tag to hunt lynx in BC....but non-residents/non-resident aliens must use a guide-outfitter. Chilcotin Hillbilly on this forum is a guide-outfitter in BC that uses dogs and offers hunts for cougar, bobcat and lynx. Although there are exceptions, the season in most management units is Nov 15 - Feb 15 and the bag limit is one. ______________________________________________ The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who are bereft of that gift. | |||
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Funny you mention that. A couple years back I was black bear hunting in Alberta when a wolverine appeared. I wondered the same thing and also didn't shoot. But I had read the game regs beforehand but couldn't remember what they said about wolverines. Just as Skyline said wolverines are fur bearers so no shooting them. Roger ___________________________ I'm a trophy hunter - until something better comes along. *we band of 45-70ers* | |||
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In Alberta, a Lynx is a fur bearer, only available to trappers and in limited numbers. I suspect Ontario that would be the same. Probably worth your ass, if you had pulled the trigger.  Grizz When the horse has been eliminated, human life may be extended an average of five or more years. James R. Doolitle I think they've been misunderstood. Timothy Tredwell | |||
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From what I have seen from reading the ONT hunting regs many times. As a non resident they well have a lic for you to shoot anything at the right price. | |||
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Thanks for the heads up on the cats. I was almost certain that he was off limits, especially for a non resident. However though I have seen many cats in the wild, and have taken both cougar, and bobcats, I had never got my sights on a very large Lynx,and my trigger finger was doing a dance on my rifle, for sure! Thanks again!  ....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith | |||
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PS:: On that same trip to Canada, we had to change planes in Ontario, to fly down to Thunder Bay and rent a van for the three of us to go to the camp. While we were in the process we had to open our gun cases to show our rifles were legal in Canada. After we got through my friend who was behind me in the inspection line, asked me if I heard the guy's comment behind him. to which I replied NO. He said the guy behind him said to his friend, "those crazy Americans. that guy has a scope mounted on double barreled shotgun! " My rifle was a side by side double rifle, with a Quick release lighted reticle scope, and chambered for 45-70 for shooting in the vary last dim light of the day for black bear from a baited tree stand! ……...…......…...…….  MacD37....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1 DRSS Charter member "If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982 Hands of Old Elmer Keith | |||
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My wife liked to retell the story, about the Americans who thought Calgary was an hours drive from Niagara Falls. Grizz When the horse has been eliminated, human life may be extended an average of five or more years. James R. Doolitle I think they've been misunderstood. Timothy Tredwell | |||
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MacD37: You need to check state laws before hunting here in the US also. I think lynx are now a protected species under federal laws. Here in my state of Utah, and a number of others, bobcats are considered a furbearer. A general hunting license does not cover them - you also need a furbearer license. Utah also requires you to buy bobcat tags before the season and get the hide sealed after you take one. The state takes the bottom jaw of each bobcat for research. The last time I hunted in Texas my general license was good for bobcat, but it is not the same everywhere. That is why you should always get a copy of the regulations whenever you buy a license. | |||
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Strange thing coming from a guy who can't spell Ontario. Grizz When the horse has been eliminated, human life may be extended an average of five or more years. James R. Doolitle I think they've been misunderstood. Timothy Tredwell | |||
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Mac.....  That does not surprise me really. I have known a lot of hunters that were not "gun" people and probably had never even heard of a double rifle. They bought or inherited a .30-06 or a .270 when they were young and never looked back. No real interest in firearms beyond smacking a deer or a moose for the freezer in the fall. Nothing wrong with that, but look at all the fun they miss out on.That of course is assuming the customs guy was even a hunter. Quite likely wasn't and just assumed your double was a shotgun because it had two barrels on it. ______________________________________________ The power of accurate observation is frequently called cynicism by those who are bereft of that gift. | |||
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I bet the "natives" don't shoot them.  _________________________ Liberalism is a mental disorder. | |||
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