Raccoon Hunting Methods on Vancouver Island
If raccoons come and go in your neighbourhood, provided that shooting with firearms is allowed and you have the licence, there's no problem with coon hunting. Hunting aside, you may not trap the creature without being a registered trapper.
According to the BC Government's synopsis regarding hunting and trapping regulations, you can use rifles and bows for hunting raccoons. No shotgun hunting is permitted. Besides, you may choose to hunt raccoons with your dogs and other exclusive approaches we will elaborate on later.
Both weapons are allowed. Whether you choose rimfire or centrefire hunting, first of all, you should have a licence for hunting small game. Second, try to keep your gun loaded all the time since coon hunting is no easy hunt.