I am planning on taking someone hunting for their first time on Saturday. Small game season is open, so I'll be taking a bolt action .22 rifle.

I would also like to carry my bow - archery deer season is open but deer rifle season isn't (also would be illegal with the .22 anyway). The way I see it, its 2 people, 2 weapons, 2 different game animals. The fact that we are walking and/or sitting together shouldn't make either of us illegal.

Additionally, there is a very slim chance of me taking a deer. If we get stopped by a game warden, I'm just going to say we are squirrel hunting for simplicity sake. Squirrel hunting with a bow is legal.

However, lets say the nearly impossible happens and I take a deer and we get stopped with the bow, the rifle, and the deer all in our possession at the same time. Is he going to be considered illegal?

I think just to play it on the safe side, if the nearly impossible happens we will just walk back to the truck and put the rifle up before we retreive the deer.

Anyone have any thoughts on this?