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Non-hunter going with hunter
h20hunter:
I see no issue there at all. I've carried a long gun while having a bear tag in my pocket and hunted with a buddy during archery deer. Totally legal and above board imo.
chiwawadan:
--- Quote from: h20hunter on April 15, 2020, 10:26:57 AM ---I see no issue there at all. I've carried a long gun while having a bear tag in my pocket and hunted with a buddy during archery deer. Totally legal and above board imo.
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This is what I both hoped and assumed. Thanks for the response.
Bango skank:
--- Quote from: chiwawadan on April 15, 2020, 10:15:01 AM ---I don't mean to hijack the thread, but I've also been curious about bringing a non-tag-holder during a hunt with a weapon.
For example, let's say Person A has modern elk tag, Person B has archery elk and a general black bear tag. Can Person B tag along with a rifle during modern elk in case a black bear pops up so long as he doesn't shoot any elk and obeys all other regulations? Or is there a regulation somewhere against this?
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The only restriction even close to this that im aware of is on page 93 of the reg book, #11. It says if youre hunting wildlife during modern deer or elk season, its illegal to use a rifle of .24 cal or larger unless you have a deer, elk, bear, cougar, moose, sheep or goat tag valid in that place and time. So basically if you have no big game tags at all, and you want to hunt yotes or bobs during a mf season, your rifle has to be smaller than 6mm. Basically by what they say is acceptable, and what theyre omitting as illegal, youre good to go. A guy can hunt bear or cats with a rifle during sn archery deer or elk hunt if he doesnt have archery deer or elk tags. You might get a bow hunter reporting gun shots, but if all is on the up and up, theres no problem.
chiwawadan:
--- Quote from: Bango skank on April 15, 2020, 11:19:36 AM ---
--- Quote from: chiwawadan on April 15, 2020, 10:15:01 AM ---I don't mean to hijack the thread, but I've also been curious about bringing a non-tag-holder during a hunt with a weapon.
For example, let's say Person A has modern elk tag, Person B has archery elk and a general black bear tag. Can Person B tag along with a rifle during modern elk in case a black bear pops up so long as he doesn't shoot any elk and obeys all other regulations? Or is there a regulation somewhere against this?
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The only restriction even close to this that im aware of is on page 93 of the reg book, #11. It says if youre hunting wildlife during modern deer or elk season, its illegal to use a rifle of .24 cal or larger unless you have a deer, elk, bear, cougar, moose, sheep or goat tag valid in that place and time. So basically if you have no big game tags at all, and you want to hunt yotes or bobs during a mf season, your rifle has to be smaller than 6mm. Basically by what they say is acceptable, and what theyre omitting as illegal, youre good to go. A guy can hunt bear or cats with a rifle during sn archery deer or elk hunt if he doesnt have archery deer or elk tags. You might get a bow hunter reporting gun shots, but if all is on the up and up, theres no problem.
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Great news and this makes sense to me.
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