Bringing an adult non hunter observer on a hunt?

[ru rancher]

Join a fish and game club, become a member of the BCWF, educate yourself on the process of how these proposals come to fruition. You can contribute a lot more through the proper channels. By doing this you can have a voice in the regulations process. You're a smart guy and you're passionate. Whether I agree or disagree with your position, we need young guys like you stepping up..

sounds good ill keep that in mind

[300H&H]

The regs are VERY clear on this point. NO he can not "help" during the hunt, that includes glassing the cut blocks and helping identify animals. Makes NO difference if he has a firearm or not, if he's "helping" and does not have a license he's breaking the law. Once the hunt is ended, animal on the ground, yes he can help with game retrieval and processing/gutting.

I could not find where this is in the hunting regs.
Would you please post it here for me. Thanks.

Then I will self-report myself to the RAPP Line as I have had non hunters accompany me on hunts.
All this time I thought I was being nice and exposing non hunters to a activity I enjoy and allowing them to be "in the bush" instead of sitting in front of the TV. Bad me...bad, bad, bad.

This post is just me being facetious.

fa·ce·tious
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adjective
adjective: facetious
1.
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.

synonyms:

flippant, flip, glib, frivolous, tongue-in-cheek, ironic, sardonic, joking, jokey, jocular, playful, sportive, teasing, mischievous; Morewitty, amusing, funny, droll, comic, comical, lighthearted, jocose "unfortunately, they took my facetious remarks seriously"

antonyms:

serious

[E.V.B.H.]

The point is, the regs say you are only hunting if you have the intent to capture or kill. If you don't you are not hunting. Plain and simple. You can look and point out stuff to the person who has that intent all day long.

[Cookie1965]

The way I interpret the rules, is that in order to be hunting one needs to either intend to kill or capture the wildlife or be in possession of a firearm. If I bring an unlicensed companion with me he is neither intending to shoot or in possession of a firearm. I have been pulled over by COs while with unlicensed people and the question hasn't even come up. I was in possession (cased on the back seat of my truck) of more firearms than I hold licenses too.

[Sofa King]

personally, I'd have no problem with it.
thinking back, I've done this.
I took a friend along on a hunt.
he had never experienced hunting, he's an outdoor nut, insane with fishing.
so he came along, excited as all hell.
as I was driving in to the cut where I planned to hike, I spotted a deer just as we were getting to the end of the road.
it was way, way off to our left, just hugging the edges of the trees.
I parked and we got out.
I glassed him and confirmed he was a 4 point.
he was small though, and it was very early in the season, so on most circumstances, I would have let him walk.
but he was mega-excited and really, that's why I brought him, so he could experience a hunt.
so I made the decision to take the deer, I grabbed my rifle and took a seat in the cut behind a big stump.
it was a 400 yard shot and I was going to need a solid rest and some time to get settled.
while I was preparing for the shot, he watched through the binos, to see it all up-close.
the shot rang out and the deer collapsed in it's tracks.
and it all unfolded right before his eyes, zoomed in with the binos.
he said it was the coolest thing he had ever seen.
but I guess technically, some would say that was breaking the law.

[E.V.B.H.]

personally, I'd have no problem with it.
thinking back, I've done this.
I took a friend along on a hunt.
he had never experienced hunting, he's an outdoor nut, insane with fishing.
so he came along, excited as all hell.
as I was driving in to the cut where I planned to hike, I spotted a deer just as we were getting to the end of the road.
it was way, way off to our left, just hugging the edges of the trees.
I parked and we got out.
I glassed him and confirmed he was a 4 point.
he was small though, and it was very early in the season, so on most circumstances, I would have let him walk.
but he was mega-excited and really, that's why I brought him, so he could experience a hunt.
so I made the decision to take the deer, I grabbed my rifle and took a seat in the cut behind a big stump.
it was a 400 yard shot and I was going to need a solid rest and some time to get settled.
while I was preparing for the shot, he watched through the binos, to see it all up-close.
the shot rang out and the deer collapsed in it's tracks.
and it all unfolded right before his eyes, zoomed in with the binos.
he said it was the coolest thing he had ever seen.
but I guess technically, some would say that was breaking the law.

Awsome. Some would say lawbreaker but their wrong! This is a great thing to do as it encourages people to start hunting. Co's want to increase hunter numbers as well and this is a great way to do it, the ones I've talked to are very supportive of exposing people to hunting this way.

[E.V.B.H.]

As a side, you can be carrying a gun for defence without a licence. Lot of people around here do that, in fact this summer a guy had to shoot a grizz at about ten feet with a 45-70 lever. It was reported by him, he doesn't have a licence but does have his pal, no action was taken against him because he didn't break any laws.

[Cookie1965]

There's no way bringing an unlicensed companion on a hunt can be a problem, unless you buy him dinner on the way home and he's now an unlicensed guide

[happyhunter]

Seems like you would be fine. I have been out hunting with people before I had my core. One time we were stopped by a CO and we had two guns, one long range rifle and one shotgun and he said we were ok I just couldn't be using either of them. Just to muddy the waters a bit here... But what about schedule C critters which you do not need a licence to hunt?

[300H&H]

Seems like you would be fine. I have been out hunting with people before I had my core. One time we were stopped by a CO and we had two guns, one long range rifle and one shotgun and he said we were ok I just couldn't be using either of them. Just to muddy the waters a bit here... But what about schedule C critters which you do not need a licence to hunt?

Good point. You should still need a PAL.