Put a flotation device awn yer shawtgun.
Yes, it is called "jump shooting," I have done it for four decades and it can be very effective. Once you find a few runs for jump shooting, you will always have action, even when the birds aren't flying. It does help to have a partner (shooter) in the bow while you handle the canoe, but I have also done it alone many, many times. You can also paddle into a stand of cattails and sit over decoys... you just have to keep your center of gravity low... no standing to shoot, unless you have something like a broad Coleman Scanoe... I have done my share of standing and shooting from those.
Hey guys, Ontario resident new to hunting here. I'm wondering if hunting duck from a canoe is allowed. Could I canoe down a river looking for ducks?
Thanks,
G
Thanks guys! Will post results if have any luck.
I used to jump shoot ducks quite a bit back in NB. One tip for you, sneaking AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE is important... So, cut the corners tightly & when you are close, simply let the paddle slide into the water dropping it while you reach for your shotgun... That way you make no noise putting the paddle down... Once you shoot & collect your ducks, you go back & pick up your dropped paddle...
Have fun!
Cheers
Jay
I used to jump shoot ducks quite a bit back in NB. One tip for you, sneaking AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE is important... So, cut the corners tightly & when you are close, simply let the paddle slide into the water dropping it while you reach for your shotgun... That way you make no noise putting the paddle down... Once you shoot & collect your ducks, you go back & pick up your dropped paddle...
Have fun!
Cheers
Jay
outside perspective here but why not attach a line to the paddle and the canoe and just drag it ?
Better yet carve a stock for your gun in the shape of a paddle! Two in one, paddle & gun!!
Do you carry a second paddle so you can get back to retrieve the one you dropped?
outside perspective here but why not attach a line to the paddle and the canoe and just drag it ?
Yup...
No need... Going back for the paddle is less trouble than having a line attached to it...
Cheers
Jay