UPLAND BIRD HUNTING

SEASON

The Club hunting season is from September through to March.  The specific start and end dates will be determined by the Executive in consultation with the farmers and the bird raiser.

GUESTS

Members may bring guests to hunt throughout the season.

Members are responsible for the conduct and safety of their guests.

Members can choose to take their guest’s birds off their cards or pay for extra birds by sending a cheque to the Club treasurer. Unpaid cash birds will be invoiced to the member at the end of the season.  At High Release Pheasant Shoots guests’ birds can be paid in cash.

The member will be charged $10 per guest per day. .

Members shall forward the guest fee to the Club’s treasurer or they will  be invoiced for them at the end of the season.

Non-payment of guest fees is a breach of these regulations.

BOOKING A HUNT

Members should try to book a hunt at least two days in advance by contacting the farmer.

A minimum of three pheasant equivalents (6 chukar partridges) shall be released for each gun in the party.

If the member is hunting alone a minimum of 5 pheasants equivalents (10 chukar partridges) shall be released.

Members shall check with the farmer at least two hours before the scheduled bird release time if rain or other inclement weather is imminent.

If the member does not keep the appointed time for the shoot, the member will be charged for the number of pheasants or chukar partridges to be released, unless the shoot is cancelled at least two hours before the hunt was scheduled to commence.

Guests must hunt in the same area as the member who sponsors them.

A minimum of three pheasant equivalents (6 chukar partridges) shall be released for each guest.

DOG SHALL BE PRESENT

A minimum of one hunting dog shall accompany each party on walk up shoots for pheasant and partridge.

HUNTING RESTRICTED TO BOOKED AREA

On walk up shoots for pheasant/partridge members must hunt only in the area booked.

Under no circumstances shall members and guests hunt outside the area where their birds have been released.

Members and guests may send a dog into a non-hunting area to recover a cripple.

Birds that escape off a Club farm shall not be pursued on to adjacent land.

Members and guests shall abide by the No Hunting signs posted around buildings on the farms and other prohibited areas.

BIRD RELEASE FORMS

When hunting pheasant/partridges, bird release forms shall be signed by members before they commence hunting and fully completed before leaving the farm after the hunt.

The bird release forms contain a liability disclaimer therefore the form must be read and signed by the member before the hunt commences.

The signing and full completion of the bird release form is also a Ministry requirement as part of the Ministry’s authorization of the release of pheasant and chukar partridge on our farms.

PINK COPY

The bird release forms are in triplicate.  The pink copy is for the member and must be retained by the member after a walk up shoot or high pheasant shoot.  This pink copy provides the member proof that the birds in his or her possession have been legally taken.

As the birds are released pursuant to provincial authorization, members can shoot pheasant/chukar partridges in excess of the normal bag and possession limits for these species.

The member is also allowed to take species outside the normal season and without reference to any prohibitions to the shooting of hens.

Members can only prove that the birds were legally taken if they produce the pink form when stopped by the RCMP or Provincial Conservation Officers.