Gonna give hunting from a 16 foot scanoe a try this year, bought a small outboard and am gonna fab a rifle holder to fasten to the gunwales. Ive never owned a canoe previously much less hunted out of one so maybe some of you more experienced folks can share some tips, tricks and wisdom with me.
hunting from a canoe tips
- Thread starter BwanaDave
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Life jacket for sure and some way of attatching your firearm (s) to the scanoe....
If it tips, think sink.
I have a floater case for my rifle and have it tied to the boat.
Careful with the floater cases as they tend to rust your firearm if they
are wet inside.
If it tips, think sink.
I have a floater case for my rifle and have it tied to the boat.
Careful with the floater cases as they tend to rust your firearm if they
are wet inside.
How fast can you tilt or disengage the motor?
PFD, all the time
spare paddle
buddy to do the paddling would be perfect
- Location
- Back in the Peace Country
The best advice I can give, is have fun !
Wear a lifejacket !
I would not have my gun attached to the gunwale...
Have a dry change of clothes... comfy clothes...
Careful of your prop on any shallows...have extra pins and a few simple tools (screwdriver, thumbwrench, etc.
Have your eyes peeled...it's easy to be fixated on the river...watch the shores...
Be ready when you go around the bends...
Set out at before dawn....
For the evening, make camp and walk the shorelines..banks..
If you float and hunt in the evening and get an anmal, you need to
1) take care of the animal and then 2) Make Camp
which can be tiring or not optimal depending on the work involved with animal and darkness...
When you get the animal on board, distribute the weight so you can still run the motor as close to plane as possible...without risking being to heavy in the stern....a lot of weight up front will make for slow going and difficult control...
Have your gear securely tied or strapped to your canoe...if you dump, it will all be there when you get your canoe back....
Wear a lifejacket !
I would not have my gun attached to the gunwale...
Have a dry change of clothes... comfy clothes...
Careful of your prop on any shallows...have extra pins and a few simple tools (screwdriver, thumbwrench, etc.
Have your eyes peeled...it's easy to be fixated on the river...watch the shores...
Be ready when you go around the bends...
Set out at before dawn....
For the evening, make camp and walk the shorelines..banks..
If you float and hunt in the evening and get an anmal, you need to
1) take care of the animal and then 2) Make Camp
which can be tiring or not optimal depending on the work involved with animal and darkness...
When you get the animal on board, distribute the weight so you can still run the motor as close to plane as possible...without risking being to heavy in the stern....a lot of weight up front will make for slow going and difficult control...
Have your gear securely tied or strapped to your canoe...if you dump, it will all be there when you get your canoe back....
Scanoes are pretty stable and very buoyant and sturdy (the beefy coleman variety is what I am sure you are referring to). You have some good advice above...have fun, be safe...if in a river having a good man up front can be very beneficial if you are in unfamilair water that becomes technical.
- Location
- Saskatchewan
I have used a coleman scanoe for many moose hunts. Very stable, capable vessels. A scanoe can haul two hunters and a moose carcass in calm waters. Mine is still going strong after more than 20 years.
my Scanoe actually hauled BOTH bull moose you see in the picture -at the same time!
A very foolish beginner moose hunter I was back then, I was loading meat and the canoe didn't sit very low in the water, so loaded more until it was all in. pushed off and then realized the canoe had been sitting on the bottom during loading. we pushed a wake with the aluminum gunnels all the way back to camp. God looks after fools and newbies I guess.
Properly loaded, your choice will serve you well.
my Scanoe actually hauled BOTH bull moose you see in the picture -at the same time!
A very foolish beginner moose hunter I was back then, I was loading meat and the canoe didn't sit very low in the water, so loaded more until it was all in. pushed off and then realized the canoe had been sitting on the bottom during loading. we pushed a wake with the aluminum gunnels all the way back to camp. God looks after fools and newbies I guess.
Properly loaded, your choice will serve you well.
We are going on a 230 mile canoe trip, hunting moose and bear, later this month.
Have already been asked to post lots of pictures on the board after we return. That's a tip for you. Please take lots of pictures, and do the same.
And, wear your PFD!
Ted
Have already been asked to post lots of pictures on the board after we return. That's a tip for you. Please take lots of pictures, and do the same.
And, wear your PFD!
Ted
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It is about hunting. Hence "How fast can you tilt or disengage the motor?"
In BC :
However:
There is more .
How 'bout next African country wants to revolt, we help 'em out in exchange for a really, really gov't-limiting constitution.
Read the regs.
Everything else is common sense. Bring extra clothes, you'll get wet.
Read the regs.
Everything else is common sense. Bring extra clothes, you'll get wet.
If your barrel is resting against the gunnels use a length of that hot water pipe insulation - the foam tubes that have a split along its length. Fit the tube over the gunnel and protect the barrel from scratches or rubs.
Did anyone mention about a PFD.
Did anyone mention about a PFD.
Check your local hunting regulations:
For Ontario:
Use of Vehicles, Boats or Aircraft
(see Definitions, page 86)
Aircraft may not be used while hunting. Snowmobiles, vehicles or boats may not be used for chasing, pursuing, harassing, capturing, injuring or killing any wildlife.
It is illegal to have a loaded firearm in or on, or discharge a firearm from, an aircraft, vehicle (including snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle) or motorboat or anything towed by the boat. An exception to this rule is that a person may obtain an authorization through the local ministry office if the person’s mobility is impaired and the person meets one of the following criteria:
1. A paraplegic or hemiplegic
2. A single (above the knee) lower limb amputation or a double (below the waist) amputation
3. Suffers severe disability, and cannot hunt without the use of a wheelchair or similar means of locomotion. In this case, the hunter must provide a medical certificate stating disability.
The authorization is valid for a period of up to five years for a person with a permanent disability.
A loaded firearm may be carried in, and discharged from, a canoe or boat that is being paddled, with no motor attached.
MOTORBOATS: Under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, a motorboat means a boat with a motor that is attached to the boat (see Definitions on page 86). There is an exception to this rule if you are hunting waterfowl in accordance with the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994.
I believe the exception is that the motor must be off and all forward motion has stopped....but I can't find the relevant section right now.
For Ontario:
Use of Vehicles, Boats or Aircraft
(see Definitions, page 86)
Aircraft may not be used while hunting. Snowmobiles, vehicles or boats may not be used for chasing, pursuing, harassing, capturing, injuring or killing any wildlife.
It is illegal to have a loaded firearm in or on, or discharge a firearm from, an aircraft, vehicle (including snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle) or motorboat or anything towed by the boat. An exception to this rule is that a person may obtain an authorization through the local ministry office if the person’s mobility is impaired and the person meets one of the following criteria:
1. A paraplegic or hemiplegic
2. A single (above the knee) lower limb amputation or a double (below the waist) amputation
3. Suffers severe disability, and cannot hunt without the use of a wheelchair or similar means of locomotion. In this case, the hunter must provide a medical certificate stating disability.
The authorization is valid for a period of up to five years for a person with a permanent disability.
A loaded firearm may be carried in, and discharged from, a canoe or boat that is being paddled, with no motor attached.
MOTORBOATS: Under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997, a motorboat means a boat with a motor that is attached to the boat (see Definitions on page 86). There is an exception to this rule if you are hunting waterfowl in accordance with the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994.
I believe the exception is that the motor must be off and all forward motion has stopped....but I can't find the relevant section right now.
Logan_Lamothe
Regular
- Location
- Big River, Sask
In Sask just turn the motor off and your good to go.
Brutus
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
In Alberta, motor off and upraised prop out of water, or an anchored canoe?
We've had a heated discussion with this at work, amongst two moose hunting co-workers.
Turns into a grammar arguement of the use of "or" and "and."
We've had a heated discussion with this at work, amongst two moose hunting co-workers.
Turns into a grammar arguement of the use of "or" and "and."
- Location
- Saskatchewan
In Sask we would paddle out of camp before dawn with the motor out of the water, shoot a moose, & motor back to camp.
I've hunted ALOT from canoes in my younger days!!! Wear a pfd... Carry 3 paddles...
As I rounded corners while duck hunting, IF there were ducks ahead I would line the canoe up with a few last strong strokes & slowly let go of my paddle with NO noise... I would then coast towards the ducks till they flushed & I grabbed my shotgun & blasted them! I could then grab my spare paddle & pick up my ducks & go back for my paddle I dropped...
FUN! Just be careful...
Cheers
Jay
As I rounded corners while duck hunting, IF there were ducks ahead I would line the canoe up with a few last strong strokes & slowly let go of my paddle with NO noise... I would then coast towards the ducks till they flushed & I grabbed my shotgun & blasted them! I could then grab my spare paddle & pick up my ducks & go back for my paddle I dropped...
FUN! Just be careful...
Cheers
Jay
Here is a quote from Alberta "Guide to hunting regulations " poage 18
have a loaded firearm (live ammunition in breech, chamber or magazine) in or on, or discharge a weapon from
a boat unless the boat is propelled by muscular power or is at anchor and the person is hunting, or
any kind of aircraft or vehicle whether it is moving or stationary.
Doesn't say anything about "motor off and upraised prop out of water".
