Use of 2-way radio's for hunting

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Hi all just a question. Is it legal in Ontario to use 2way radios to give each other the heads up on game movment. Ex. Hey Jim 3 does just crossed the creek and are heading your way. I know this is also a question of your hunting ethics, but is it legal? Would you give your gang a heads up?
 
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its perfectly legal my hunting partner and I use them with head sets and mics on our shirt they work great....it allows us to work as a team if he sees something coming my way or I see something going his...or if we see something thats not coming to either of us but we can come up with a plan on a stalk to try to get close.
 
Perfectly legal, but nope, no heads up. They should be paying attention already, and the bleep-bleep of the radios will give them away. (most guys don't turn the bleep off).

Besides, its hard to hear the radio with the hounds tonguing.:)
 
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Perfectly legal, but nope, no heads up. They should be paying attention already, and the bleep-bleep of the radios will give them away. (most guys don't turn the bleep off).

Besides, its hard to hear the radio with the hounds tonguing.:)
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thats why you use a head set no bleep bleep....we use them more for if something is coming in a bad direction.....last week I missed a 40yd shot on a nice buck but if it wasnt for the radio I would have never been able to get into position to even get a shot.
 
and the bleep-bleep of the radios will give them away. (most guys don't turn the bleep off).
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It's called a "roger beep" and BE SURE to buy radios where you can turn that "feature" off. Some low end Cobra's can't and you can hear the beeps from 100+ yards away, as you can't adjust the volume of the beeps, just the talking.
 
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thats why you use a head set no bleep bleep....we use them more for if something is coming in a bad direction.....last week I missed a 40yd shot on a nice buck but if it wasnt for the radio I would have never been able to get into position to even get a shot.
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Yeah, I used to wear the earpiece all the time, but there's always one chuckle head hitting the call button, so now it stays off in my pocket.
 
We use them all the time as well,and I thought they were legal to use until I read an artical about ethics and the use of cell phones and such. I thought I better just inquire just incase I was wrong. I have the ear bud and every time I turn my head it falls out of my ear. Pain in the ass but better than digging into your pocket for the thing. I feel alot better in the woods having a radio. Thanks guy's
 
I just turn mine very low, and clip it to my pack strap on top of my shoulder. I don't like having anything in my ear to hamper my hearing.
 
We use them set on vibrate only. I keep mine in my breast pocket, and call only if there's cause to. Since shot noise turns around in the bush, If I nail something, or my bud does, then we call the other, but ignore any shots that don't result in a contact.
 
It's a must, if you are hunting with partners. We always use 2 ways. Not only for letting each other know about game movement, but for safety as well. The last thing you need is to get injured and have nobody to come help. Cell phones don't always work, depending on where you are. The 2 ways are a must, as far as I'm concerned. And ya...buy a good set of radios, no beep beep. Another thing to remember is not to talk, or yell into them...wisper...the louder you are in the bush, the more chance that the game you are hunting will hear you.
 
Unless the laws have changed you cannot use them in the pursuit of game. You can use them to notify your partner that lunch is ready... you have an animal down which can be important if gang hunting with only one adult moose tag...or that a chase is over...to arrange a meeting...or saftey!
 
In Ontario "Each member of the party must be able to reliably and immediately communicate with other members of the party"
and ...immediately notify others of a kill and the type.
I don't see how you can group hunt without a radio.
 
I use the radios, but not for chasing game and such. Usually we have them off and turn them on, on the hour to check in. The only other time we turn them on is after a gunshot.

I have been in a situation where hand held radios have rescued a couple of guys while hunting, and thus, I pack them now.
 
For shared draws, you MUST be in communication with your partner... in case one of you fills the tag. Otherwise, unless you go everywhere together, you could end up in a sticky situation with two animals but only one draw.
 
don't know what the law says, don't care either since i almost always hunt alone. i have carried one so that i could "phone home" so to speak since i am often within a few km of the house.

that said, IIRC the B&C club frowns on them if inclusion in that book is any motivation for you.
 
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