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Hey all!

Question for you, because I cannot, for the life of me, find the literature I'm looking for.

Say I want to bring a friend hunting with me for a day. If we both have PALs, and both have 20 GA shotguns, can I bring my buddy hunting with me for like a "Hey, you should try this out" outing, or does he have to leave his firearm at home, and come along sans arms? Thanks!!
 
No hunting license ...dont bring the gun.

Careful that his actions may not be considered "hunting" by a LIEBERAL CO.

Having said that I take my kids and nephews along to jump the bunny piles all the time. Legal by the letter of the law, no. But, the day I get charged by some dumbass, is the day I quit hunting.

By the way check the regs for definition of hunting!
 
If he comes with you and you are hunting, then he is also "hunting". If he doesn't have a hunting license and you get stopped, there may be an issue, or there may not, depends on the guy stopping you.

I would definitely say, "don't let him bring a gun if he doesn't have hunting license."

I bring my boys (10 years old) with me hunting all the time, and they don't have licenses. Never been a problem with the CO guys. Might be for an adult though.
 
I COULD see the problem with having someone without a licence, but if I'm the one holding the gun when anyone comes around, and if I explain that he's "along for the ride", what can they do about that? Unless someone sees him shooting the animal, what's stopping it from being "mine". I just want to bring somoene along, so they can experience hunting, and then maybe get into it.
 
Remember, we as hunter are expected to do the "right thing". Go to a gamefarm where you dont need a license.

BTW if I was witness to what you are proposing , I would report you.

poaching is poaching is poaching! No matter how you wish to justify it.
 
I recently asked this very same question to a CO who was tending to a display at a local hunting show.
My question was: "when hunting, can I bring along a friend? I have the game license, I carry the gun and ammo. Said friend is just along for the walk, to keep me company, take photos, and call 911 if I drop dead".

The response fro the (Ontario MNR) Conservation Officer was: "as long as they don't push the animal to you, point it out to you, fire your gun, or assist in any way in the capturing the animal. They can stand behind or next to you, walk along with you, and even help you if you need a second set of hands, but cannot contribute to the kill itself". The 3 other CO's there tended to agree with 99% of what he said. They did differ on opinion about recovery of game, but when I said that they wouldn't be carrying the game, just in lifting it into the truck (as any passer by may do) then they were 100% OK with it.

He also joked that if I though in advance that I'd need 911, maybe I'd better hit a treadmill before I go north :D

Does this help?
 
Happens frequently that people will go hunting and bring their spouse with them to keep them company, enjoy the outdoors etc... Never heard of it being a problem as long as the other person doesn't touch a firearm, and preferably doesn't have a pair of binoculars around his/her neck.
 
cdngunner said:
No hunting license ...dont bring the gun.

Careful that his actions may not be considered "hunting" by a LIEBERAL CO.

Having said that I take my kids and nephews along to jump the bunny piles all the time. Legal by the letter of the law, no. But, the day I get charged by some dumbass, is the day I quit hunting.

By the way check the regs for definition of hunting!
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BTW if I was witness to what you are proposing , I would report you.

poaching is poaching is poaching! No matter how you wish to justify it.
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HEAD HURTING>>>PLEASE STOP.

Not trying to start a fight here, but how do you reconcile these two posts? Did you report yourself for poaching?????
 
The difference ,and it is a big one which I will point out to you, is...

Gizmo
Unless someone sees him shooting the animal, what's stopping it from being "mine".
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my interpetation is that he will actually let an unlicensed person shoot an animal that he will apply his tag to.

which I think, maybe not you, is worse then letting a couple of kids jump on sticks

ME
I take my kids and nephews along to jump the bunny piles all the time
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I personally think that YOUR kids should be covered under your license untill they are old enough to get their own, age 12 I believe.
 
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cdngunner
I think there are shades of grey. For example, when your hunting partner tags out before you do, should he be able to push bush for you? This is common practice for a lot of hunters, but I suspect if you were to be caught by a stickler, you'd be pooched.
 
Well that is where group hunting comes in. Here morontario we are allowed to group hunt, luckily.

Yah, there are good laws and bad laws, there are good parts of bad laws and bad parts of good laws.

And then there are various interpetations of the above, depending on the position of the moon, yuor wifes menstrul cycle, and your ###ual prefferences

;):D:runaway::runaway::runaway::runaway:
 
Final question for you guys. From what I can gather, someone can come with, as long as they don't participate in any way, shape, or form that would help me hunt. Am I correct in this?
 
Nice! That'll uncomplicate a lot things.

My gf has been looking for things to do together, and she wants to come hunting to see what it's all about. She has no inclination to go busting through bush or shoot anything, but if I take her for a nice walk along some trails around the area, maybe I'll chance upon a bird or two. This way she gets her together time, and I get a better chance of getting anything as opposed to going for a walk in town. At the minimum, it'll give me a chance to tune my ear to what's in the area.
 
The annoying thing about the law as it is currently written is that technically you can't employ family and friends as "beaters" as is very common practice in the UK and parts of Europe, that is to say, where a line of people with sticks send the birds in the direction of waiting guns. While it's not as practical here, I could see the tactic being employed where a group or club of hunters were to release a large number of birds for a charity shoot or big event. I wonder if the rules for a hunting preserve/game farm would be any different?
 
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