party hunting question

[crawler harness]

Ok me and my dad where having this discussion this weekend while fishing. My brother in law is going to bow hunt until our slug season (3b). He is bow hunting in a lottery area and our slug area is also a lottery area. If he shoots a deer with his bow can he still party hunt with us? I know he would not be able to tag a deer while slug hunting with us, but can he hunt? He cannot shoot a buck while hunting with us, since the new law this year, but if a doe comes by him can he shoot it and I can put my tag on it, since we would all be afield party hunting or would he have needed to put in for the lottery in order to shoot one and have me tag the doe if I was successful in the lottery? Or is he done hunting all together?

[Bear55]

Bow and gun hunters can not party hunt together. Why can't he shoot a buck? You kind of lost me towards the end there.

[mrklean]

yea i got a little lost to, but he can hunt with you guys just cant do any tagging with you guys what he shoots he can tag only and what you guys you you can tag

[crawler harness]

I was wondering if I would lose somebody on the wording sorry. He is bow hunting until our slug season. Once that gets here he will trade the bow in for a slug gun and hunt with us. As for him not being able to take a buck during slug season that was only if he shoots a deer with his bow before we go slug hunting.

[lichen fox]

PARTY HUNTING

• A “party” is defined as any group of two or more licensed deer hunters

who are all afield; hunting together at the same time; and all

using firearms (including muzzleloaders) or all using archery.

• A mixed group of firearms and archery hunters is considered two

separate parties.

• Crossbow hunters may not party hunt with firearms hunters.

• Crossbow hunters may party hunt with archery hunters if they

possess an archery license with a crossbow disability permit.

• Any member of a party meeting this definition may kill a deer for any

other member of the party who has an unused tag valid for that deer.

• Some restrictions apply to 300 series deer permits. See page 78.

from page 78....

Buck Cross-Tagging

This is most commonly referred to as party hunting. The intent of this

regulation is not to break up the hunting party or force hunters to leave the

field once they are successful. This regulation simply requires the hunter to

shoot and tag their own antlered buck. Specifically,

• A person cannot take and tag an antlered buck for another member of

their party. This applies to all hunters, license types, and seasons.

• It remains legal to take and tag antlerless deer for members of the

party. This is a population management strategy and may lead to slight

increases in antlerless deer harvest.

• Party members may not kill an antlerless deer in a lottery deer area

for: 1) a member of the party who is a resident under age 18; or 2) a

disabled person authorized to take antlerless deer under a permit to

shoot from a motor vehicle.

• Party members may not kill an antlerless deer for a youth in limited

youth-only areas.

So, yes, he can purchase a license and hunt with you, and shoot a doe and you can tag it, as long as you're not under 18 or hunting with a disablity permit...

[crawler harness]

thanks fox, I thought that he would be able to, but just was not sure with pertaining to the doe permit deal. Now I know.

[Bear55]

I was wondering if I would lose somebody on the wording sorry. He is bow hunting until our slug season. Once that gets here he will trade the bow in for a slug gun and hunt with us. As for him not being able to take a buck during slug season that was only if he shoots a deer with his bow before we go slug hunting.

ok I see now, you should be fine to party hunt then.

[mrklean]

yep that makes sense now

[BobT]

Assuming he buys a firearms license. He can't use a firearm with a bow license even during the firearms season.

[crawler harness]

Yes he will be buying a firearms license