Can I carry a gun while bow hunting?

[GreyTech]

Pretty sure it also states that this is subject to provincial and municipal laws

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[shikarchi]

Thanks for all responses, I know that bear attack is very rare, but there is still possibility especially when you see bear signs where you are hunting... People have different feeling, for some may not even think about it, some might be a bit concerned and some might be more concerned about bear or other wild animal attacks. It is all about your safety and your feeling when hunting and that should be fun and safe... When I ask if I can carry a shotgun for my protection, it is exactly like an Aribag safety in your car that may never ever be activated, BUT it is there if an accident happened and it saves you against injury and life threatening collisions.. this is exactly like that, just gives you a safe feeling when hunting...You may never use it but you feel safe while hunting...

[kevyaggs]

just bring a gun if you want to... your personal preference.

[smitty55]

There's always going to be bears around in the bush pretty well anywhere, regardless of how much sign you see. I agree that your fear has no basis. Thousands of bow hunters go afield every day. Now if we were in grizzly country my attitude would be different no doubt.

Cheers

[rf2]

I recently had a conversation with what I consider to be a very knowledgeable and ethical hunter. He was showing me a nice rifle that he just bought and mentioned that it was light and compact, which is why he bought it. It turned out that these characteristics were very important to him because he carries the rifle with him while bow hunting deer so that he can shoot coyotes, which he sees on a regular basis.
I told him that I was pretty sure that he was not able to carry it while bow hunting for deer because the regulations summary (as quoted above by another poster) made it pretty clear that this was not allowed. He told me that he had asked the MNRF about this and was told it was fine as long as the gun was encased when entering and leaving the hunting location. I didn't get into the details about this (whether there was an open gun season for deer or not), so I don't know if there are other stipulations that he failed to mention to me.

In summary, you should call the MNRF to get a definitive answer.

[recurve40]

Lots of bear sign where I hunt; I am very confidant on the slim chance id get attacked by a bear; it would get an arrow through it without an issue. I feel just as lethal with my recurve in the woods as I do with a shotgun...just sayin

[seabast]

When deer bow hunting in the bush, where I am going to hunt, I have seen some bear signs so I don't feel safe and there is a possibility of bear attack, so is it legal to carry my shotgun just to protect myself for bear or wolf attack?

No, you can not carry a gun while bow hunting deer during the bow season only, and you can't even have one in your vehicle either.

[rick_iles]

No, you can not carry a gun while bow hunting deer during the bow season only, and you can't even have one in your vehicle either.

If that's the case, then why is it legal to yote hunt with my .243, during our bows only deer season ?

[shikarchi]

If that's the case, then why is it legal to yote hunt with my .243, during our bows only deer season ?

Good point rick_iles... people may carry gun in their vehicle in the bow season for different reason. For example, how if someone wants to bow hunt in the bush in the morning, and he would like to go for waterfowl in the afternoon without coming back to home which sometime is pretty far from the site...

[seabast]

If that's the case, then why is it legal to yote hunt with my .243, during our bows only deer season ?

If you are hunting deer with a bow during bow season, your gun has to stay home.