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January 13, 2022
Hunting with Others – Communication is Key
Cindy Stites, Silvercore Training guest contributor – Director of Education – Hunt to Eat
Hunting can be a great way to get away from it all and have some good quality alone time. Many …
January 2, 2022
Legal Shooting Areas in British Columbia and Canada
At Silvercore, we are often asked what the rules are in regards to where can a person legally discharge a firearm in areas throughout BC and other provinces, so we thought we’d write a blog …
November 21, 2021
What is a Range Safety Officer (RSO) and how do I become one?
Have you ever heard the term RSO, or Range Safety Officer? It’s exactly like it sounds, someone who is in charge of overseeing the safety of individuals at a Range (or Shooting Club), also known …
October 29, 2021
What You Need to Hunt with a Firearm in British Columbia
Want to get into hunting in time for the 2021 season? As an adult (18 or older), BC resident wanting to hunt with a firearm, we will explain two options to get you out in …
Information & Education | Regulations
July 15, 2021
Bill C-71 and Changes to Your ATT
Bill C-71 was first introduced on March 20 2018 in the House of Commons as an Act to amend certain Acts and regulations in relation to firearms. We briefly touched on Bill C-71 when discussing …
July 13, 2021
Calibre and Cartridge Selection
This blog post is designed to be read and used as supplemental to the Silvercore Podcast Ep. 54 which covers ballistics, calibre and cartridges for new hunters.
Paul Ballard and I spent some time …
Information & Education | Regulations
July 5, 2021
Federal Firearms Buy-Back Program Estimated Cost Report
On May 1 2020 the Canadian Liberal Government announced an Order In Council (OIC) firearms prohibition. As part of this order the Government implemented an amnesty period (ending April 30 2022) to allow legal firearms …
Blog Post | Information & Education | Safety
June 29, 2021
Will YOUR bear spray work when you need it?
Recently the Government of Canada has issued a recall on bear spray due to the canisters not functioning properly when individuals need to use them for bear protection.
So far there are 4 various bear …