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Handycamp
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07/21/2017 01:06AM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
I always buy my license ahead of time, so this is just a hypothetical question. Has anyone been stopped on the water by a ranger and checked? I'm curious what they would do if only one paddler is a fisherman and has a valid license and the other is not, but he still has to store tackle and rods in his end of the canoe because his buddy just has so much stuff.

I know it seems like kind of a far-fetched scenario, but I'll bet it has happened. Does any one how the rules cover such a situation?
 
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mgraber
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07/21/2017 02:27AM  
As long as he is not observed actually fishing it should not be a problem. We were checked once near lower basswood falls.
QueticoMike
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07/21/2017 07:41AM  
I have been checked several times in Quetico. If the other person is not seen fishing, there really isn't anything the rangers can do when that individual doesn't have a license.
mgraber
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07/22/2017 01:49AM  
We were also checked for camping permits on Sturgeon this year but they were not interested in fishing licenses.
Handycamp
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07/22/2017 05:39PM  
Thanks, guys. I was just curious. Where I come from, you can get in trouble just for having a fishing rod with you if you don't have a license.
Handycamp
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07/22/2017 05:39PM  
Thanks, guys. I was just curious. Where I come from, you can get in trouble just for having a fishing rod with you if you don't have a license.
 
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