canoe hunting

[lbdc34]

Anyone hunt out of a canoe. I just picked one up my Dad had sitting around. Looking for ideas for some kind of blind set up. Thanks

[jonny one shot]

i hunted out of a canoe for years before i got my john boat never had a blind on it matter of fact it was blue we just hunted ditches and creeks and paddle real slow and quit the ducks dident even know we were there :thup:

[DoubleDown]

just be carefull! hunting out of a canoe can be hairball in the dead of winter.

[lbdc34]

Slow paddling down creeks was what I was thinking. My cousin did pretty good out of his kayak last year. I figured it would not hurt to have a little cover here and there to break up the shape of the boat.

[avasea]

I would suggest you might get a piece of 4x4 fastgrass and drape it over the bow if you wanted something there. It's simple, rolls up neatly when you are done, and if you were to get out somewhere and wanted to build a makeshift blind you have the front ready to go.

[Darrin Greene]

Piece of 4x12' 3d fabirc in the right color...

Ghillie hat or hat & jacket

hunt it like a layout boat...

trust me ;)

[njgolfer]

I hunted wood duck out of a canoe once. I would paddle along and essentially jump-shoot them around the bends in the river. It was one of those rivers where you could only legally hunt while on the water - not land.

To make a long story short - flipped canoe, new gun sinking, my feet caught in the camo netting and 40 degree water filling my waders - all in only four feet of water. I was lucky to make it out of there.

My bigest mistake - hunting alone, paddling and shooting. I won't do that again.

[captgfb]

I hunted wood duck out of a canoe once. I would paddle along and essentially jump-shoot them around the bends in the river. It was one of those rivers where you could only legally hunt while on the water - not land.

To make a long story short - flipped canoe, new gun sinking, my feet caught in the camo netting and 40 degree water filling my waders - all in only four feet of water. I was lucky to make it out of there.

My bigest mistake - hunting alone, paddling and shooting. I won't do that again.


That doesn't sound like fun.

[lbdc34]

That does not sound fun at all. I was thinking about taking turns. Having one guy paddle in the back and the other guy shoot from the front. Or using it as a layout blind in the water.

[tool box]

Little too tippy for me.

[shadow12]

At least the paddling will keep you warm - not a bad idea.