Dépôt légal -
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, 2012
ISBN : 978-2-550-64593-1

Authorized arms and ammunitions

Big game
Turkey
Small game

Big game

Gear	Caribou Note 1 moose	White-tailed deer, black bear

Rifles	Rifles of a 6 mm (.243) calibre or greater: centre-fire cartridges	Rifles of a 6 mm (.243) calibre or greater: centre-fire cartridges
Shotguns	10 or 12 gauge shotgun firing a single bullet	10, 12, 16 or 20-gauge shotguns. Cartridges with a single ball: slugs or buckshots of 1 buck or SG (.30) calibre or greater

Gear	Caribou Note 1 moose	White-tailed deer, black bear

Black powder and modern powder firearm Note 2 Note 3	Muzzle-loading or breech-loading rifles or shotgun without a casing, of a 12.7 mm (.50) calibre or greater, loaded with a single ball	Muzzle-loading or breech- loading rifles or shotguns, with- out a casing, of a 11 mm (.45) calibre or greater: loaded with a single ball or buckshot must be 7.6 mm (1 buck or SG or .30) in diameter or greater
Bows	Bows having 18 kg (40 lb.) or more of pull within an extension of 71 cm (28 in.)	Bows having 18 kg (40 lb.) or more of pull within an extension of 71 cm (28 in.)
Crossbows Note 4	Crossbows having 54 kg (120 lb.) or more of pull with a string extension of a least 25 cm (10 in.) and equipped with a safety catch. The bolt must be at least 40 cm (16 in.) in length including the broadhead	Crossbows having 54 kg (120 lb.) or more of pull with a string extension of a least 25 cm (10 in.) and equipped with a safety catch. The bolt must be at least 40 cm (16 in.) in length including the broadhead
Arrows and bolts	Arrows and bolts with a cutting diameter of 22 mm (7/8 in.) or more	Arrows and bolts with a cutting diameter of 22 mm (7/8 in.) or more

Wild turkey

Gear	Wild turkey

Rifles	None
Shotguns	10, 12, 16 or 20 gauge shotguns: no. 4, 5 or 6 shot cartridges Note 6
Black powder and modern powder firearm	Muzzle-loading and breech-loading firearms, without a casing, used with no. 4, 5 or 6 shot Note 6
Bows	All
Crossbows Note 4	All
Arrows and bolts	Arrows and bolts with a cutting diameter of 22 mm (7/8 in.) or more

Small game

Gear	Small game (Except : coyote, wolf, woodchuck, red fox and migratory birds)	Coyote, wolf, woodchuck, red fox	Migratory birds

Rifles	Rifles with rimfire cartridges	All	None
Shotguns	Shotguns: cartridges having pellets that are 5.6 mm Note 5 in diameter or smaller	All	10-gauge shotguns or smaller: non-toxic shot (pellets or buckshot)
Air guns	.177 gauge or bigger air rifles, developing a velocity of at least 152.4 meters/second (500 feet/second).	None	None
Black powder and modern powder firearm	Muzzle-loading or breech-loading rifles or shotguns, without a casing: shot pellets must be 5.6 mm Note 5 in diameter or smaller for shotguns and must be 9.14 mm (.36) in diameter or smaller for rifles	All	10-gauge shotguns or smaller: non-toxic shot (pellets or buckshot)
Bows	All	All	All
Crossbows Note 4	All	All	None
Arrows and bolts	All	All	All

Note 1 : Hunting for caribou with a shotgun is prohibited.
Note 2 : To hunt white-tailed deer or black bear during the season reserved for muzzle-loading firearms, bows and crossbows, the expression 'muzzle-loading firearm' designates muzzle-loading single-barrel shotguns and rifles, of a calibre equal to or greater than 11 millimetres (.45), used with one bullet at a time. The same rule applies for muzzle-loading firearms used during the white-tailed deer hunting season with a shotgun in zone 7.
Note 3 : To hunt moose during the season reserved for muzzle-loading firearms, bows and crossbows, the expression 'muzzle-loading firearm' designates muzzle-loading single-barrel shotguns and rifles, of a calibre equal to or greater than 12.7 millimetres (.50), used with one bullet at a time. This hunting season only exists in zones 1, 2 and 10 (east), in zecs Dumoine, Kipawa, Maganasipi and Restigo.

Note 4 : The use of the crossbow is prohibited for hunting purposes in zones 17, 22, 23 and 24.
Note 5 : Shotshells numbered 4 buck, F or AAA or smaller are allowed to hunt for small game.
Note 6 : 10, 12, 16 or 20 gauge shotguns using shot having a diameter from 2.60 to 3.40 millimetres; black powder shotguns and rifles using shot having a diameter from 2.60 to 3.40 millimetres are also permitted. Cartridges numbers 4, 5 or 6 are thus permitted. Crossbows and bows, as well as arrows and bolts permitting a cutting diameter of 22 mm (7/8'') or more.