Watercrafts like the nucanoe and the native fill a certain niche and are very good for the purpose. They are very good for small water and could be pressed into service on even larger water where conditions are right. Lake where you would launch but be able to hug the shore to get where you want to go and could navigate safely. I would think of using something like it where you have to cross any distance in case of weather change. I couldn't see myself crossing back if weather change and it went from a calm to 2 or 3ft wave with a wind.
Even though I've for all intent have retired from waterfowling recently , myself and others that were die hard waterfowlers owned more than one boat to fit different hunting situations.