[NatureNS] Was anyone at Bisset Lake after 3:30 today?

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arass all the birds you like during the hunting season.&lt;br&gt;&
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     It is against the law to chase any wildlife with any type of vehicle!!=
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On Tue, 2 Dec 2014 14:33:19 -0400, chris kennedy  wrote:

         As far as I can tell, unless Bisset Lake is/has some kind of 
wildlife reserve designation, the person scaring off waterfowl is 
legally allowed to do so. 

Under Section 2 of the Migratory Birds Regulations, of which the 
enabling act is Migratory Bird Convention Act, it states that the 
definition of "hunt" is as follows:

=E2=80=9Chunt=E2=80=9D   =E2=80=9Chunt=E2=80=9D means chase, pursue, worry,=
 follow after or on 
the trail of, lie in wait for, or attempt in any manner to capture, 
kill, injure or harass a migratory bird, whether or not the migratory 
bird is captured, killed or injured; (chasser)
    The underlining is my own addition. So, I guess, as a hunter you 
may legally harass all the birds you like during the hunting season. 

  The opening of duck hunting season is slightly staggered for various 
species, but generally everything is open season from October 22 to 
January 15. 
  I find it SHOCKING to learn that the there exists a bag limit of 1 
for Barrow's Goldeneye, but I believe this is because it is listed as a 
'Species of Special Concern' pursuant the federal Species at Risk Act 
and NOT 'Threatened', 'Endangered', or 'Extirpated'

  Section 32 of this act states:

   *  (1) No person shall kill, harm, harass, capture or take an 
individual of a wildlife species that is listed as an extirpated 
species, an endangered species or a threatened species. 

   *  (2)=C2=A0No person shall possess, collect, buy, sell or trade an 
individual of a wildlife species that is listed as an extirpated 
species, an endangered species or a threatened species, or any part or 
derivative of such an individual. 

  Nova Scotia Migratory Birds Hunting Regulations (2014-2015) -- 
http://www.ec.gc.ca/rcom-mbhr/default.asp?lang=3Den&n=3DBA8069D0-1#t1fnb_s

  Migratory Bird Convention Act -- 
https://www.ec.gc.ca/nature/default.asp?lang=3DEn&n=3D7CEBB77D-1
  Hope some of this is educational, please anyone correct me if you 
find that I've reported any of this info incorrectly. 

  -Chris Kennedy

On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 10:28 AM,  wrote:

:-(

---- Keith Lowe  wrote:
> -- I wonder if was so they wouldn't be iced in was his motive?
>
> I sure wish that was the case but it is a big lake and has no chance 
> of being iced in for some time yet. 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca 
> [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of 
> garymurray@ns.sympatico.ca
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2014 10:05 AM
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Cc: Richard Stern
> Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Was anyone at Bisset Lake after 3:30 today?
>
>
> I wonder if was so they wouldn't be iced in was his motive?
>
>
> ---- Richard Stern  wrote:
> > When I was there at 1:15 there was a guy heading out in a kayak. He
> > didn't look like somebody who would deliberately scare the geese off,
> > but if he was still around it could have been a factor. 
> >
> > Richard Stern
> > Sternrichard@gmail.com
> > Sent from my Android device
> > On Dec 2, 2014 9:02 AM, "Keith Lowe"  wrote:
> >
> > > Yes I saw it. Presumably he was scaring them out of Bisset so they
> > > might go somewhere where they could shoot them. 
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:
> > > naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *chris kennedy
> > > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 02, 2014 8:16 AM
> > > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> > > *Subject:* Re: [NatureNS] Was anyone at Bisset Lake after 3:30 today?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Keith and all,
> > >
> > > Did you actually see someone doing this? What were they doing?
> > >
> > > I hope the canvasback returns, I was hoping to go out to see that soo=
n. 
> > >
> > > -Chris Kennedy
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 7:38 PM, Keith Lowe  wrote:
> > >
> > > I was just curious because I was there just before that but only
> > > arrived in time to see close to a thousand ducks and geese take
> > > flight. I cannot say sure that it was deliberate but it appeared to
> > > me that someone was trying to chase the waterfowl out of Bisset
> > > Lake. If that was his intent he sure succeeded. There was only 1
> > > goose , some Bufflhead and fraction of the scaup left but I was too
> > > disheartened=C2=A0 to count them. They flew high and away to the SE 
> and I doubt they returned to Bisset today?
> > >
> > >
> > >
>

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