party hunting? whats that? legal?
12-12-2005, 10:35 PM
#4
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wall SD USA & Jamestown ND
Posts: 11,474
RE: party hunting? whats that? legal?
That is the way I understand it. It used to be legal in our state but I guess it is no longer true. The tab on the tag for deer allows a hunter to hunt predators or fur bearing game during deer season. However it is strictly illegal for one hunter to tag a deer shot by another hunter. Also therefore illegal for a hunter to fill a tag for another hunter.
12-12-2005, 11:46 PM
#5
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: USA
Posts: 494
RE: party hunting? whats that? legal?
As someone already said, some states allow a group of hunters, hunting in an area together to tag any deer killed on anyone's available tag - party hunting. Some states strictly prohibit it. You should check your state regs - it is often addressed in the regs under "party hunting" since it's a common question and issue.
12-13-2005, 09:09 AM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: MN USA
Posts: 1,489
RE: party hunting? whats that? legal?
Here in Minnesota it is legal. I don't necessarily agree with it because it allows hunters back in the woods after they have their own tags filled. I think there are too many possiblities of gray areas for this to be legal. Example being distance to other hunter? Knowing where the other hunter is exactly? Shooting 2 deer with only one tag, etc. I will say though that it does have one advantage in that when the deer numbers are high, it helps with population control.
12-14-2005, 04:41 AM
#9
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 75
RE: party hunting? whats that? legal?
Here is the law in Ontario as written in the regulations. This has worked without any problems for my group.
Party Hunting for Deer
The term “party hunting for deer” means two or
more persons hunting during an open season for deer
under all of the following conditions:
•
Each person has a valid licence to hunt deer.
•
The total number of deer killed by the party does not
exceed the total number of game seals held by the
members of the party licensed to hunt deer.
•
The total number of antlered or antlerless deer killed by
the party does not exceed the total number of game seals
validated for antlered or antlerless deer that are held by
members of the party.
•
All members of the party hunt together in the same
Wildlife Management Unit or portion thereof as the
person who holds the game seal for the deer that is being
hunted.
•
Each member of the party hunts within 5 kilometres of the
person who holds the game seal that is valid for the deer
being hunted.
•
Each member of the party must be able to reliably and
immediately communicate with other members of the party.
The person who kills the deer while hunting in a party shall
immediately notify all other members of the party the deer
has been killed and the game seal holder shall immediately
affix the game seal to the deer in the manner prescribed on
the seal. At this point, party members at the kill site must
determine the category of animals that may still be hunted.
You must then make sure your other party members, who did
not come to the kill site, are informed. The hunter in your
party who killed the animal, and the hunter who attached
the game seal, may continue hunting, provided other
members of your party possess valid, unused game seals.
A person shall not hunt deer in a party during a controlled
deer hunt season unless he or she holds a controlled deer
hunt validation tag. The exception is a Hunter Apprentice
hunting with a Mentor (in which case the Mentor must have
a controlled deer hunt validation tag).
If you have questions about party hunting, the best time to
get answers is before the hunt begins. Contact a Conservation
Officer at the MNR office in the district in which you will be
hunting. A list of MNR offices and phone numbers can be
found on page 96.
