I received my pal renewal ahead of schedule just the other day. If you were stopped and they asked you to produce your pal then there would be a problem, however I have never been asked by the mounties nor a conservation officer for a pal. Fact is many mounties dont know the law regarding gun laws in Canada and if my pal was slow in coming it wouldn't stop me from hunting in my home province.
I've been asked to produce a PAL by a mountie. My last one took over 6 months and they deliberately held onto it until my current one had expired. Had my friendly MP straighten them out for me, got it in 3 days after that phone call.
