I've always been told that you could hunt any thing that you can get to from public water, you just cant tie to a tree or anchor ur boat. But we always do it anyways and nobody has ever said anything. It's not like we're hurtin anything. But of course we hunt out in the boondocks and there's not a house around for miles. Except for this old guy that lives right beside the boat ramp, I never understood why anybody would wanna live there. I'd hate to wake up to duck and goose calls every mornin at about 3 or 4 a.m. lol.