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Post by firstwd on Oct 15, 2014 22:09:44 GMT -5
Am I reading the regulation booklet correctly that the only thing that can be hunted from, or with the aide of, a boat is waterfowl?
We hunt a semi-public area that we use a boat to get to a secluded spot and I'm concerned that could constitute "the aide of" portion of the regulation.
We have always floated back down stream on the way out in case we came across deer by the water. We have also floated for squirrel. No motor, just floating the current.
The State Park we hunt told me several years ago that using a boat to get to the area we hunt there was perfectly fine, but I realize they have their own rules.
Has something changed, or has float hunting always been illegal and we just haven't been reading things properly?
Could using an atv to access a hunting area also fall under the same scrutiny?
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Post by morrison on Oct 16, 2014 14:26:09 GMT -5
Fur bearing mammals cannot be taken from a boat. Everything else can be hunted from a boat as long as it is moving by drifting or human power only. A motorboat may be used to check traps as well as to retrieve waterfowl that are crippled or dead.
A motorized conveyance cannot be used to aid an individual in the taking of any animal. This does not limit the use of motorboats or ORVs from being utilized as transportation to and from your hunting area. You can only hunt from a stationary ORV with a permit issued by the department.
just to clarify...do not confuse a 'motorboat' with a 'boat'. If you are not using the motor it is considered a boat. if the motor is running or the boat is effected by the motor running it is considered a 'motorboat'.
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Post by morrison on Oct 16, 2014 14:26:35 GMT -5
let me know if you need additional information.
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