It sounds like she will be a primary because it's HER tag, you're the partner.. If you're hunting moose in archery season because she's the primary she will also need to have a bow hunting permit. You CAN'T hunt without her, she CAN hunt without you. And she CAN'T hunt without a bow hunting permit. There's nothing wrong with carrying a rifle for protection while hunting archery. With that said if she gets checked and says she's hunting but doesn't have the ability to use her archery equipment because she doesn't have any she's not hunting. Technically hunting does mean more than just having the ability to kill an animal, scouting also includes it. This would most likely be a charge by an officer and the judge would have to figure it out because it's a very unique situation. To avoid the confusion I would suggest your wife has archery Gear with her that she can use.
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