Deer hunting from canoe.

[Fishin Dood]

Any one know, or know where to find, the regs on hunting deer from a canoe? I tried searching the dnr HSOforum to no avail.

[Archerysniper]

Try checking out the moose hunting regs also, it's around there somewhere. Or a quick call to the dnr numer on the front of the game regs or local CO officer.

[Bear55]

I think you can hunt from a canoe as long as you don't have a motor on it but I would double check for sure.

[Finlander]

No trolling!

[Ufatz]

Dood: to get accurate and official information call your local CO His word is (literally) law where you live. Never take advice from legal experts here in the Forums. It's a quick way to end up in court!!

Logic tells me if you are in an open area, using the proper weapon, have appropriate tags, are hunting within legal hours and are not using bait there should be no restrictions on shooting from a canoe. Or standing on your head or bouncing on a trampoline or shooting over-the-shoulder with a mirror.

But, keeping in mind my first sentence....call the local CO.

[Meat-Run]

I second calling the CO but keep in mind that you may not be able to shoot over water or shoot a deer while deer is standing in water I think it's illegal in Canada but not sure about in MN. Sorry to add more confusion to your question better to be clear and understand the law before hand then learn the hardway.

Good luck.

mr

[Bear55]

I think the Canada rule is no shooting at swimming deer but once their feet can touch the bottom they are fair game. Like mentioned above never take internet advice without consulting the CO or the game regs.

[shunker_lure]

Make sure you have your state stickers on your canoe. Its not like waterfowl hunting where you dont need its registered. I know a guy who would always see deer when he was duck hunting and went deer hunting and got one. he put it in his boat and at the land was the dnr ticket!

[Fishin Dood]

Thanks for the advice. I'll check with the CO where we hunt and see what he has to say about it.

[cookie129]

I'm betting its perfectly legal to shoot a deeer from a canoe as lang as your not trespassing.We did a canoe hunt up here on the rapid river. We did jump a couple of deer but never had a shot. Thre greek and Bob both got a deer the second night setting up stands it good spots. It was a good time but there was quite a bit of work involved.

[Tom7227]

. It was a good time but there was quite a bit of work involved.

Imagine how much work it would have been if you got one? Hauling a dead deer in a canoe doesn't sound like fun.

[muskiemanAD]

We had a couple buddies that did it in SE MN on public land for a few years, one guy steer another guy sit in the front to shoot!

[Bear55]

Imagine how much work it would have been if you got one? Hauling a dead deer in a canoe doesn't sound like fun.

Trust me a deer in a canoe moves a lot easier than dragging them out. Heck some of my favorite memories involve crazy amounts of work to get a deer out of the woods. It seems like most people won't hunt an area if they can't get an atv in there to haul their deer out, kind of sad.