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Hey everyone
New to hunting geese and was looking for clarity about hunting geese during deer gun hunt.
I assume I need my orange on but can I remove it once I'm in my layout blind or does it have to be on at all times. I'll be hunting in the middle of a field.
Thanks for any input
Be safe and happy hunting.
Mobb.
You don’t have to wear orange while waterfowl hunting, only woodcock.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mobb style fishing
You should get a copy of the Regs and study them !!
Not even during the deer gun season. I was always under the impression during deer/moose gun season orange had to be worn
Do you not wanna deer hunt? Leave geese for a week. Get deer hunting. You’re missing out!!
I'm with him deer not my thing geese only thing available outside of the bush. Looking for a field for fridayQuote:
Originally Posted by marky.mark
Migratory bird hunting is the exception to the rule. Not mandated by law so you're good to go no orange shouldn't be a safety concern as out in the middle of the field, hunting a beaver pond where you have to trudge through forest well might want to take along your orange for visablityQuote:
Originally Posted by Mobb style fishing
I'm heading to camp on Sat but I've got geese in the backyard now. I thought I was ok without orange in the field but jus wanted to double check.
Thanks again for all the help
Happy hunting and straight shooting
Mobb.
Doesn't hurt to wear it in and out of the field. It doesn't cost anything to put it on.
If you were say driving right up to the water body or field you were planning to hunt. You don't need to wear hunters orange. However if you were going to be walking through the bush to get to a body of water you wanted to hunt for geese or ducks you still don't leaglly have to wear the orange no different than a small game hunter or a person walking through the woods. However if I was walking through the forest in an area where there might be deer hunters I would still err on the side of caution and wear my orange. In fact I wear my orange hunting everything except for ducks and geese. Deer cannot see orange very well and small game like Yotes, bunnies, grouse etc don't really notice it either or don't see it.
So no you don't need to really wear orange hunting Ducks and geese. But depending on your route to get there is your only consideration.
You were doing well until you mentioned small game hunter.....Quote:
Originally Posted by greatwhite
Awesome responses guys. Really appreciate it. I wasn't to worried about safety as I'm walking out my backyard into which no one else has permission,I was more concerned about legalities. To me it didn't make sense to wear orange in a wide open field with decoys but just wanted others opinions.
So thanks again everyone and be safe during the hunting season.
Mobb.
Mobb man, after this year's shotgun hunt, nothing feels safe to me anymore. I literally had groups and tresspassers pissing through my backwoods and fields where only one other hunter has permission for the next 3 farms. behind me is a no go for hunters as well. friends who are staying here said they literally heard these cowards reloading but they wouldn't show their faces and hid. when confronted, no names given and they just said they "had permission" and then hightailed it right after the confrontation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mobb style fishing
stay safe, be careful out there and have fun.
BEST advice - Practical - Migratory bird hunting is the exception to the rule. Not mandated by law so you're good to go no orange shouldn't be a safety concern as out in the middle of the field, hunting a beaver pond where you have to trudge through forest well might want to take along your orange for visablityQuote:
Originally Posted by finsfurfeathers
Yep. During an open gun deer season small game hunters must also wear orange!Quote:
Originally Posted by rick_iles
I think he meant during a bow season for deer you don’t have to wear orange to small game.
I usually do when on public land and both my clubs require it on their land.
FYI coyotes DO see it and will bust you.
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No hunter orange needed, it specifically says that with respect to waterfowl hunters.
Remember though that you are limited to BBB steel or BB bismuth if you are hunting during an open gun season. It says this for small game hunting but the regulations specify no hunter orange for waterfowl but they do not specify any difference for waterfowl in this case, so unless your local CO says you are ok to use it you would probably be safer to keep the T and F steel at home for the time a big game gun season is on, not that many people use that stuff anymore.
Best of luck, remember to be visible if you see other hunters come around, better to bust a flock than to get shot.
Nice thing( only nice thing) about SW Ontario is the lack of deer rifle seasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob Stewart
What? It’s shotgun this week in my WMU (Dufferin) so orange IS required. Next WMU north is uncontrolled this week and AFAIK is all firearms including rifles.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowwalker
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Any gun hunt, hunting during the controlled hunts in November and December still require hunter orange for small game hunters.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowwalker
What's wrong with wearing orange for small game?
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Originally Posted by rick_iles
Nothing unless you are hunting species that see colours.Quote:
Originally Posted by greatwhite
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Originally Posted by Rob Stewart
Dufferin has shotgun as does WMU's is SW Ontario, but it's " NICE " that there are no RIFLE seasons. Most wooded areas are very small. Way too small for rifles.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fox
You want to be squirrel hunting on the one side of a piece of land, wondering if there is a deer hunter with a rifle only 800 to 1000 yards away? Nice to not have Rifle seasons around here.
Would only affect yotes or wolves but not grouse or rabbits.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob Stewart
Yes, but you still have to wear hunter orange for small game hunting during a shotgun or muzzle loader hunt as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowwalker
You also have to consider how far a bullet can still be deadly. Remember your hunters course, a 22LR is deadly for a long way, think about a guy with remington accutips of a spitzer muzzle loader bullet in a sabot. Then do the wrong thing and shoot at a deer that is silhouetted against the sky, where is that bullet coming down? Is that more or less dangerous than hunting in a rifle zone?
It seems that a lot more of the accidents ( yes I know nothing is an accident) are the result of something like a miss and the whole or pieces the bullet ricocheting . Sky line shots are not safe is something every hunter has ingrained, but thinking if your back stop could cause a ricochet is important too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fox
Hunter Orange should be a traditional color of EVERY outdoor sport. Just think how easy it would be to see other skiers or for search and rescue to see you.
snowwalker, couldn't agree more, can't believe how many people I see ice fishing with white on. How they never need help while out there. I wear red or orange. I wear orange when rabbit, pheasant squirrel hunting. Basically for everything other than turkey or bow.
I can't believe they allow rifles in all of 82a which is north of Mount Forest and Dundalk. As the area builds up I hope they consider slug hunts. I can't have enough hills around my house and I'm a hunter!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowwalker
Coyotes don't see colour, I would imagine it would be the same for wolf..... but you do it if you are hunting for them during a open deer gun season....Quote:
Originally Posted by greatwhite
I always wear my orange for small game anyways. When your in brush you only have to be 10 ft away and it starts to get hard to see the other person.
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Originally Posted by fratri
Its a shotgun hunt here. Deer season ends and we break out the coyote guns.
.22 250s, .243s and .270s blasting across country lol
Just make sure no 30-30s or .303s as they are super dangerous I guess since theres a .270 rule lol
Know where your shooting, you wont have a problem.
I will wear an orange hat when coyote hunting, I definitely wouldn't wear it goose hunting. I put orange out in fields where I dont want them to land LOL
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I personally prefer to squirrel with a shotgun because if I use a 22LR I’m limited to when the squirrel is on the ground. In a tree they tend to run to the other side and either way I don’t want to take the chance.
On that note: WTF can’t you hunt raccoons at night with a shotgun!?! It’s really dumb of the MNR to limit it to 22LR since you have to have a licensed dog and the dog trees the raccoon and then you are shooting a rifle in the air!!!
I really wish they would update the regs to allow shotgun. Hell even limit you to carrying birdshot only!
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You got two option with the squirrels.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob Stewart
1) get a buddy to stand on the other side of the tree.
2) Find a nice thick tree, smear peanut butter on the trunk a few feet off the ground, then go sit back a ways and wait.
I’m going to try that peanut butter trick. I bet the squirrels taste better that way too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowwalker
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There is a third option....
You can climb up a tree and act like a nut 🤪
not much acting on your part..........:joker:Quote:
Originally Posted by greatwhite