Goose/duck hunting with spectator legal?

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Archer Sam

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New to waterfowl hunting and can't find an answer anywhere so any help would be great.
I will be going fishing with my son who doesn't hunt. Where we will be going is marshy in some places. Would I be legal to take the shotgun with me in case I get any fly overs? I won't be setting decoys. He won't be involved in the hunt other than being there.
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One hunter with the correct Migratory Bird and Provincial Hunting licences = one shotgun for that hunter. Your son is a spectator/observer and needs no licence for that. If you are also fishing, be careful to observe the hunting regulations related to discharging a firearm from a boat.
 
Ashcroft said:
One hunter with the correct Migratory Bird and Provincial Hunting licences = one shotgun for that hunter. Your son is a spectator/observer and needs no licence for that. If you are also fishing, be careful to observe the hunting regulations related to discharging a firearm from a boat.
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Will be in a canoe with no motor.
 
Archer Sam said:
Good to know. LOL
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Here's the ref:

https://www.canada.ca/en/environmen...-bird-hunting/frequently-asked-questions.html


While hunting from a boat, may I start shooting at waterfowl while the motor is still running?

Answer: No. Hunting may only commence once the motor has been turned off and the boat (any boat, canoe or yacht equipped with a motor) has stopped its forward progress as a product of the engine’s propulsion.


I'm still unsure about the 'human-powered' stuff though

Read a little below the above-link, and you have this:


What are the regulations around retrieving migratory game birds and subsequent use of harvested birds?

Answer: The regulations require hunters to have an adequate means of retrieving birds and immediately make every reasonable effort to retrieve a migratory game bird that has been killed or injured, and if it is still alive that they kill it immediately. A power boat may be used to retrieve a crippled, injured or dead migratory game bird. However, you may not shoot at a migratory bird while the boat is in motion. Migratory game birds taken must be then counted toward daily bag and possession limits. Also to be taken into account is that some provinces and territories have laws which require that edible meat of harvested game not be wasted, destroyed, spoiled or abandoned.


 
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Absolutely 100% legal to have others along observing. And you can hunt from any boat that is moving as long as it’s not powered by a motor. A human paddling is not a motor. Alot of us would have gotten charged years ago using skull boats on Lake O chasing rafts of bluebills if rowing up on them and jump shooting them was illegal. Read the regs, it says MOTOR!!
 
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the spank said:
Absolutely 100% legal to have others along observing. And you can hunt from any boat that is moving as long as it’s not powered by a motor. A human paddling is not a motor. Alot of us would have gotten charged years ago using skull boats on Lake O chasing rafts of bluebills if rowing up on them and jump shooting them was illegal. Read the regs, it says MOTOR!!
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exactly
 
tharkhold said:
I still beleive the vessel has to stop moving to be able to legally shoot, regardless of propulsion mechanism.

Oh, and canoes do have a 'reverse speed'... just fire off 3 shots forward with a 12g in rapid succession and see what I mean ;)
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Not in Ontario.
 
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