Question for duck hunters

[RangerClay]

I'm taking my kids duck hunting this weekend.  My brother wants to tag along to film the hunt.  Is he required to have a duck stamp? 

[virgil]

Only if he is actually hunting. 

[RangerClay]

1 hour ago, virgil said:

Only if he is actually hunting. 

Thank you!  I figured as much but I wanted to check because adults without guns must have a stamp during the youth duck season.

[virgil]

Right. I think that’s because, in that case, the adult is considered to be responsible for the youth. If you have a stamp and you’re the responsible adult, no need for the cameraman to have one. 

Good luck this weekend. We’ll be out there also. Weather looks warm. 

Edited October 3, 2018 by virgil

[Elmo]

Technically he's also can't help in any other way such as make duck calls, flush the ducks, etc. but it's sort of hard for them to prove he was unless the officer literally watched him do it or you admitted it.

[philoshop]

I sit with my friend on occasion in his dock blind on Seneca Lake. It's a lot of fun. I carry a camera and go for the camaraderie and a chance to get out of the house and eat bad hot dogs. FWIW he's a retired NYS trooper. I also climb in the rowboat when we go out to fetch one, but the only thing I shoot is digital photography. It's probably pushing it that I call for him now and then, because I'm really good at it, but someone would have to prove that it was me. A lot of it is also voice calling. I can't quite picture someone saying, "You're under arrest for sounding like a duck," Picture the judge's face in that case.

"Material assistance" is the threshold from what I understand. In that sense I suppose I'm somewhat guilty for the calling. But we're taking about taking a couple of ducks home for dinner, not trying to decimate the entire population for personal profit. There are limits. on both sides of the issue.

Edited October 3, 2018 by philoshop

[philoshop]

My friend's Dad has a rather advanced Alzheimer's condition. My Dad's is just starting. I've been trying to get the four of us in that duck blind. I can't even  imagine the duck-blind and duck hunting stories that would yield.  I'll be in tears just laughing. God bless the older folks in our lives.

Take your Dad into the woods, even if he doesn't know he's in the woods, or that he's your Dad. He'll probably remember something stupid you did while hunting 40 or 50 years ago, and take you you down a notch. Then you give him a big hug and thank him.

[Salmon_Run]

Don't forget your waterfowl "HIP" number...

Best of luck

[RangerClay]

On ‎10‎/‎3‎/‎2018 at 5:17 PM, Salmon_Run said:

Don't forget your waterfowl "HIP" number...

Best of luck

Already done!  Thanks for the reminder.