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I believe Saskatchewan made it legal last year, and it's okay in Ontario, but what about the rest? I could check "the Google", but it is easier to ask here.


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Steve;
Top of the morning to you sir, I trust the day is as pleasant in your part of the world as it is here and that this finds you well.

We're not only able to hunt deer with a .22 Centerfire, we can hunt them with a .19 or a .17 as the regulation simply states "Centerfire"

The only big game animal with a restriction on it for caliber is bison, which has to be hunted with a 175gr bullet minimum and it must have 2000ft lbs energy at 100 meters.

Of course you can still carry your .17 in the same area and hunt bull moose, bull elk or before they banned it, grizzly bears. crazy

Anyway that's the view from the western most province Steve.

I didn't know my home province of Saskatchewan had recently changed it. Good on them for getting into the 20th century, eh? laugh

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Alberta...unlawful to hunt big game with a calibre of less than .23. At one point we had a case length restriction as well, that was removed years ago.

So pretty much the 6mm/.243 is the minimum calibre for deer in Alberta unless one wants to create a .23 calibre wildcat and swage their own bullets.

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Saskatchewan put in some strange regulations in 2018. Before it was centerfire less than .23 calibre. Illegal now. Any cartridge with an empty case length of 32mm. Any .17 centerfire. .22 Hornet .22 K Hornet .218 Bee .25-20 Winchester .32-20 Winchester .30 Carbine .357 Magnum .41 Remington Magnum 44-40 Winchester .45 Colt.

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So, just to be clear, you can use 224 centrefire cartridges as long as the case length is 32mm (1.26 inches). The 223 Remington is a go.

You cannot use any 17 cal, .22 Hornet, .22 K Hornet, .218 Bee, .25-20 Winchester, .32-20 Winchester, .30 Carbine, .357 Magnum, .41 Remington Magnum, 44-40 Winchester, or .45 Colt.


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That is correct Steve. Those calibers apply to all big game. You could hunt moose with a .223 legally. Our Wildlife Federation isn't too pleased with this and hopefully changes will be made limiting .22 centerfire to antelope and deer only. Personally I like the old regulation of .23 and over.

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I was planning to use my .357 magnum carbine for deer last year, then the SK regs changed. I certainly have not been harmed by the legislation, since I have several other ( much more suitable) rifles to use for hunting deer, but I just wanted to give the little carbine a job to do. The people who were really upset were those who hunted with their granddad's .44-40. That traditional round and the .45 colt are pretty capable deer cartridges at close range, not sure why they were banned and at the same time I can now hunt hoofed game and bears with a .222 Remington.

I'm pretty sure Manitoba hunters can use .22 centerfires for deer, but don't know more specifics.

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Originally Posted by Steve Redgwell
I believe Saskatchewan made it legal last year, and it's okay in Ontario, but what about the rest? I could check "the Google", but it is easier to ask here.

It's quite legal here.

I use a 1:9" faux TI in 22-250 with 52gr TSX. Have used 70gr Speers in the past in my old 1:14" A-Bolt 22-250.


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I just got told that Quebec requires a 6mm or larger for whitetails.


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In Manitoba- any center fire, but less than .23 caliber not recommended.
-minimum 20ga shotgun single projectile.
- muzzleloaders
-.44cal min for deer, caribou and wolf.
-.50 cal for moose, elk and bear.

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For Coyotes only in Newfoundland. But then again we have no deer!


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We've yet to hear from NS and the territories.


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