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I'll skip the "pi-rouge" and the motor (which I own). I like the quiet of my canoe, and I'm sure I'll much prefer the oars, though they may be problematic in tight channels, so poling may be required too. I can paddle for miles easily. In Iowa, that's 4 times around any marsh. We will do some test runs, but my plan is to go light, keep it simple.

September, the water will be warm...

It's a lot of fun turning a boat over duck hunting. I have the tee shirt....

Back in the day, I used to canoe to some hunting spots. Never hunted in the canoe, but I got there that way. Paddling upstream, through ice floes, it was all good. A bit of work, but I was young and needed the work. Now, I live in a land of miniature waterholes, thus not so big a deal. But going over would still suck. I did receive a dry bag today that I ordered for bear hunting in AK next year. I'll be testing it on ducks this year. But hopefully, it will only be for rain and snow, not submersion.

Wear a PFD. Tipping a canoe in waders can be fatal. When we hunted deep water out of a small Jon boat, I found some PFDs at Walmart that were perfect for ducking. All the flotation was around the chest, and the shoulder patches were clear for gun mounts.

Canoes are for transport, not hunting from in my case.

And yes I have PDFs. Mad River jackets. So we are "safe".

My Viszlas used to come out of the water almost like a seal and into my Ducker with little effort on my part. Always wanted to make a ramp, but never did. Now I'm stuck with a 102 lb (when dry!) Wirehaired Griffon. I can get him in, but have to have my stabilizer poles in the mud and pull hard on his collar. I row over deep water, but don't hunt where it is over my chest waders. Duckers are made with air tanks on each end; they have a flat ribbed bottom, so a large person can sit on the gunnel with legs extended inside and they won't flip over. I'll never hunt out of a canoe again.

This seems like a easy option. 114.00 on Ebay. Would work off the side or the rear of the boat.

KY Jon, I found that and a few similar. I am planning to make one similar, but set so it will run parallel to the transom instead of 90 degrees out from it. Regardless, it appears that 2 steps are required and better than a straight incline.

Found this on google:





Maybe try Schedule 80 PVC Pipe and mirror the bottom angle for a ramp