Q: While moose hunting from a tree stand with a rifle, can I also carry a crossbow for deer, effectively hunting for both species?
Andy Soan, Nilestown
A: If the deer season that is open allows rifles and bows, then yes, you may carry a rifle for moose and a crossbow for deer. However, if it is a rifle season for moose and a bows-only season for deer, then you cannot be in possession of a rifle while hunting deer, which means that you could not be in a tree stand with a rifle for moose and a crossbow for deer. You could hunt both species, however, with the crossbow.
ANSWERS BY: David Critchlow, Provincial Enforcement Specialist, MNR
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Originally published in the Nov.-Dec. 2023 issue of Ontario OUT of DOORS
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