Gentlemen, is there any legislation that prevents you shooting from a boat. In particular duck shooting from a rowing boat / canoe. One place I shoot a boat would be very useful. Can we use sink boats as North American wildfowlers use?

I seem to remember the reg's prohibit shooting from any boat under power of an engine.

You can shoot I think from a stationary rowing boat or punt. I assume you could shoot from a canoe also in that case.

Here in the USA I've hunted geese from a canoe .That was paddling down a river.Tough to do alone but not too bad with someone to do your paddling.
I did meet a hunter who shot at a deer from a canoe .Don't know his shooting or canoeing skill but he used a 7mm Magnum .Shooting of the side of the canoe he and the gun and canoe flipped over !

We do beaver hunting with a canoe shooting with rifles. It has a stabilisator one one side (because it once tippad over with a rifle lost in the creek in a couple of months).

In Italy is forbidden to shoot from the boat when in movement. The anchored boat is considered like a barrel.

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Originally posted by Claret_Dabbler:
I seem to remember the reg's prohibit shooting from any boat under power of an engine.

You can shoot I think from a stationary rowing boat or punt. I assume you could shoot from a canoe also in that case.

Same here in the Republic of Ireland.You may only use a boat under sail or being rowed or paddled.
Although I have seen plenty[all] of gits powering across the lakes from one group of ducks to another

I had a fowling friend and IIRC he would anchor his boat and remove the 15hp outboard while shooting.

After a couple of times of nearly dropping the motor off the back he resumed to shooting off of the island as he always had done!!

K

Thanks Gents. So it will be out with the canoe and some decoys to catch the widgeon on the tide. But no engine will be used. I suspect though will continue to swear at them from the safety of the shore!