Hunter's information - Ontario, Canada

Bill C-19 update ( An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act )
Short Title ( Ending the Long-gun Registry Act ),
Parliament of Canada / House of Commons / Debates
update Feb. 16 2012 - Bill C-19 has passed the third reading, it is now at the Senate, SCRAPPED ?

Changes to dates when hunting is permitted - MNR

Hunting will not be permitted in Kawartha Highlands Signature Site Park from the Friday before Victoria Day to August 31.
The summer hunting ban is designed to minimize potential conflicts with other park users.

Hunting will be permitted in the park from September 1 until the Thursday prior to Victoria Day,
subject to open seasons for individual species, with the exceptions in the section below.

Deer hunting, for this area ( WMU 60 ) is the first Monday of a full week in November. see our calendar page for reference per year

Changes to species which may be hunted

Hunting will be permitted for game mammals, game birds, migratory game birds, and furbearing mammals, with the following exceptions. Hunting will not be permitted for wolves, coyotes, snapping turtles, bullfrogs and for other wildlife that do not appear in the schedules attached to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. These include groundhogs, porcupines, crows, and grackles.

News Ontario
http://www.news.ontario.ca/mnr/en/2009/03/changes-to-hunting-regulations-at-kawartha-highlands-signature-site-park.html

Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997

Consolidation Period: From May 12, 2011 to the e-Laws currency date.
Last amendment: 2011, c. 9, Sched. 27, s. 26
http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_97f41_e.htm

Hunting Seasons 2011 Ontario WMU 60

Determine when hunting season occurs in your area, the following is information is for Wildlife Management Unit 60

Wildlife Management Unit, WMU 60, 2011-2012;
"Wild Turkey seasons (resident and non resident) (April 25 to May 31 2011 and 2012)". "Deer season (resident and non resident) (Nov 7 to 20 2011)". "Deer season(Bows only-No dogs) (resident and non resident) (Oct.1 to Nov.6, Nov.21 to Dec.4, Dec.12 to 15 2011)". "No Elk season West of HWY # 28". "Moose season (resident Oct.17 to Oct.22 2011, non resident, no season)". "Black Bear season (resident and non resident) (Sept.1 to Nov.30 2011)". "Wolf and Coyote season (all year)". "Game Birds season (resident and non resident) (pheasant Sept.24 to Dec.15 2011) (sharp tailed grouse and ptarmigan Sept.24 to Dec.31 2011) (ruffed grouse and spruce grouse Sept.24 to Dec.31 2011) (gray hungarian partridge Sept.24 to Nov.12 2011) (northern bobwhite, no season)". "Small Mammals season (squirrel Sept.24 to Dec.15 2011) (rabbit and hare Sept.24 2011 to Mar.31 2012)". "Furbearing mammals season (small game) (raccoon all of Ontario, resident Oct.15 2011 to Jan 15 2012) (raccoon all of Ontario, non resident Oct.15 2011 to Jan 15 2012 no night hunting), (red fox, resident and non resident south of french and mattawa rivers, all year), (arctic fox, resident Oct. 25 2011 to Mar.31 2012)-( non resident, no season), (grey fox, all of Ontario, no season), (skunk, all of Ontario, resident all year)-(non resident, no season), (weasal, all of Ontario, resident Oct. 25 2011 to the last day of Feb. 2012)-(non resident, no season), (opossum, all of Ontario, resident, Oct.25 to Jan.15 2012)-(non resident, no season)". Generally, furbearing mammals may not be hunted in provincial parks and crown game preserves, Hunting will not be permitted in Kawartha Highlands Signature Site Park from the Friday before Victoria Day to August 31. The summer hunting ban is designed to minimize potential conflicts with other park users, see 2011, 2012 MNR Ontario Hunting Regulations Summary on this page for more information.

Full hunting seasons information available at the following Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) link,
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/FW/2ColumnSubPage/291144.html

2011 Waterfowl Seasons - Environment Canada

Waterfowl hunting is overseen by the Canadian Wildlife Service.
View Ontario open seasons for waterfowl on the Environment Canada website.
Migratory Birds Hunting Regulations, 2010 – Ontario Environment Canada link
http://www.ec.gc.ca/rcom-mbhr/default.asp?lang=en&n=99FDEC59-1

If you become aware of a fish or wildlife related infraction, please report it.
Call the Natural Resources TIPS Reporting Line at 1-877-TIPS-MNR (847-7667).

Maintaining wildlife habitat in Kawartha Highlands Signature Site is important to us in our park

Ministry of Natural Resources requirements and concerns
All Guests and visitors are encouraged to show a strong stewardship ethic, in order to protect the natural and cultural values of the area.

Hunting and Wildlife Populations Legal hunting does not endanger wildlife populations. In fact,
it can play an important role in maintaining an abundant population within the carrying capacity of its habitat.
Those species that are hunted are managed sustainably.
This management is based on sound science and long-term monitoring.
The pressures on our wildlife populations today include habitat fragmentation and destruction, pollution, invasive species and unsustainable use.
The Importance of Hunting, Hunters contribute a great deal of time, money, and effort to wildlife management.
Hunters are involved in a variety of volunteer programs that help maintain and enhance wildlife and their habitat.
In Ontario, the money from hunter license fees contributes to monitoring and protecting wildlife. The funds raised with the Waterfowl Stamp on the federal Migratory Bird Hunting Permit support habitat protection programs that benefit all wildlife that depend on wetlands.

Hunting in Ontario

Information updates for hunters - MNR

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources - MNR link,
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/FW/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_173985.html

Enjoy Nature: Hunting in Ontario

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources - MNR link
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/STDU_12977397bf.html?CSB_ic-name=tourPages&CSB_ic-info=enjoy-hunting_Eng

MNR- Ministry of Natural Resources - Hunting Regulations Summary - 2011-2012

The following is an Adobe Acrobat Reader Document,
2011-2012-MNR-Ontario-Hunting-Regulations-Summary-239841.pdf ( 583 KB )
http://longlakelodge.ca/2011-2012-MNR-Ontario-Hunting-Regulations-Summary-239841.pdf

Adobe Acrobat Reader Document
WMU - Wildlife Management Unit 60 - ( 2.14 MB ) .PDF - MAP
http://longlakelodge.ca/mnr_wmu60_pdf.pdf

More information - MNR - Ministry of Natural Resources
Hunting Regulations Summary
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/FW/Publication/MNR_E001275P.html

Wildlife Management Unit Maps
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/FW/2ColumnSubPage/256933.html

If you need further detail, the officially regulated WMU maps may be viewed at any MNR district office by appointment Contact the MNR district office responsible for that WMU.
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/ContactUs/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_179002.html

MNR office Bancroft 106 Monck Street, Box 500, K0L 1C0 (613) 332-3940

NOTE; * ATV access restricted to areas for hunting, private property and tenured land only, which permits access to private property or to hunt or trap only

MNR - Trapping in Ontario

Trapping in Ontario is governed by regulations and policies administered by the Ministry of Natural Resources. MNR uses a variety of management tools to regulate harvests and maintain healthy populations.

Wildlife management can help reduce conflicts between people and wildlife. Examples of situations where management efforts may be of benefit include reducing Coyote predation on livestock, and rabies control. Some furbearers can significantly alter habitat through actions such as dam-building (Beavers) or depletion of prey species (Fishers, Lynx). Others can create problems in and around human dwellings such as Raccoons and Striped Skunks in garbage bins.

Trapper Education

To qualify for a license, trappers must successfully complete the Fur Harvest, Fur Management and Conservation Course. The course is administered by the ministry and delivered cooperatively by trapper organizations. The course emphasizes safe and humane trapping, survival skills, good pelt preparation and sustainable management practices.

MNR - Trapping in Ontario link

http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/FW/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_168422.html

Service Ontario links

Hunting and Fishing licenses as well as a variety of permits are available at select Service Ontario centres,
ServiceOntario.ca/findservices

Browse by category / Fish and Wildlife
https://www.services.gov.on.ca/services/start.do?action=services

Night raccoon hunting license - Check WMU maps for area
https://www.services.gov.on.ca/services/searchServices.do?action=service_details&id=11351&last_category_id=26&last_sub_category_id=29&locale=EN

Outdoors Card and Hunting License Options for Residents of Ontario

MNR link
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/FW/2ColumnSubPage/244610.html

Products / Licenses / Outdoors Card link
http://outdoorscard.mnr.gov.on.ca/english/oc_initial.asp

Hunting in Ontario - MNR link
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/FW/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_168421.html

Where to find Ministry of Natural Resources Services

- License to Chase Raccoon at Night & Fox/Coyote During the Day
- License to Hunt Raccoon at Night
- Non-Resident Black Bear Validation Certificate
- Replacement Seals for Immobilized Game (Bear)
- Guide Licenses
- Non-Resident Moose Validation Certificate (Tourist Outfitters)
- Trapping & Fur Licenses
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/ContactUs/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_178999.html

Hunting in York Region is subject to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act

Adobe Acrobat Reader Document
Hunting Species and Seasons York Region 2010

R.C.M.P. ( Royal Canadian Mounted Police )
Regulations - Firearms

Firearms include rifles, shotguns, air or pellet guns, bows and crossbows.
Before hunting, check local sunrise-sunset times. You may only hunt from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset (exceptions: night raccoon, spring wild turkey, and in some Wildlife Management Units [WMU], pheasant).
If you are in an area usually inhabited by wildlife, during the period from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise, you must unload and encase any firearms (including air gun, pellet gun, bow or crossbow) in your possession.

Adobe Acrobat Reader Document
http://longlakelodge.ca/2011-2012-MNR-Ontario-Hunting-Regulations-Summary-239841.pdf

R.C.M.P. ( Royal Canadian Mounted Police )
Your source for firearms services and information

Canadian Firearms Program
The Government of Canada has announced the fees for most firearms license renewals or upgrades have been waived until May 16, 2012, extending the existing waiver for one more year.

A licence is your authorization to possess and register a firearm and to obtain ammunition
Your licence must be kept current for as long as you possess firearms in Canada
For Canadian residents 18 and older, for non-residents aged 18 and older, for individuals aged 12 to 17, for firearms business
The Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL) is the only licence currently available to new applicants. It is renewable every five years.
The fee to renew a licence is waived. As a general rule, applicants must have passed the Canadian Firearms Safety Course.
Firearms Acquisition Certificates (FAC) issued under the former law are considered to be licences.
They need to be replaced with a PAL before they expire.

Contact "http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/index-eng.htm" for more information

The RCMP Canadian Firearms Program

Licensing Canadian Firearms Program - RCMP website licensing link - http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/information/lic-per-eng.htm

Fishing in Ontario - Fishing License

Fast Facts about Ontario Outdoors Cards and Fishing Licenses

A license to fish in Ontario consists of an Outdoors Card plus a fishing license tag (either affixed to the card or accompanying the card).
Ontario residence
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/LetsFish/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_164832.html

MNR - WMU - Ministry of Natural Resources - Hunting in Ontario Provincial Parks

Wildlife Management Hunting is permitted in the following Ontario Provincial Parks.

Hunters should ALWAYS check with the appropriate park office regarding areas open to hunting,
species that can be hunted, and other restrictions that apply in each park.
Call 1-800-667-1940 for assistance.
Kawartha Highlands Signature Site - MNR park office in Bancroft 613-332-3940 ext.# 261

Abitibi-De-Troyes, Albany River, Alexander Lake Forest, Algoma Headwaters, Algonquin Park(Clyde, Bruton and Eyre Twps.), Amable du Fond River, Aubinadong-Nushatogaini Rivers, Aubinadong River, Aubrey Falls, Barron River, Batchawana River, Big East River, Biscotasi Lake, Bissett Creek, Black Creek, Black Sturgeon River, Blind River, Blue Lake, Bon Echo, Bonnechere River, Brightsand River, Chapleau-Nemegosenda River, Charleston Lake(Blue Mountain area only), Chiniguchi Waterway, Dana-Jowsey Lakes, Darlington, Eagle Dogtooth, East English River, Egan Chutes, Englehart River Fine Sand Plain and Waterway, Esker Lakes, Fawn River, French River, Fushimi Lake, Goulais River, Grant’s Creek, Greenwater, Groundhog River Waterway, Grundy Lake, Gull River, Halfway Lake, Ivanhoe, Jocko Rivers, Kap-Kig-Iwan, Kashabowie, Kawartha Highlands Signature Site - North Kawartha - Southeastern Ontario - WMU Unit 60, Killarney, Killarney Lakelands and Headwaters, Kopka River, La Cloche, Lake of the Woods, Lake St. Peter, Lake Superior, LaMotte Lake, Larder River Waterway, LaVerendrye, Little Abitibi, Little Current River, Little White River, Long Point, Lower Madawaska River, Magnetawan River, Makobe-Grays River, Mashkinonje, Matinenda, Mattawa River, McRae Point, Missinaibi, Mississagi, Mississagi River, Nagagamisis, Nakina Moraine, Neys, Nimoosh, Noganosh Lake, North Channel Inshore, Obabika River, Obatanga, Obonga-Ottertooth, Ogoki River, Opeongo River, Otoskwin-Attawapiskat River, Ottawa River, Oxtongue River-Ragged Falls, Pancake Bay, Pigeon River, Pipestone River, Point Farms, Polar Bear, Presqu’ile, Pretty River Valley, Pukaskwa River, Puzzle Lake, Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands, Restoule, River aux Sables, Rock Point, Rondeau, Ruby Lake, Rushbrook, Sandbar Lake, Sandpoint Island, Severn River, Silent Lake, Silver Falls, Solace, South Bay, Spanish River, St. Raphael, Steel River, Sturgeon River, Temagami River, The Massasauga, The Shoals, Turtle River-White Otter Lake, Upper Madawaska River, W.J.B. Greenwood, Wabakimi, Wanapitei, Wenebegon River, Westmeath, West English River, West Montreal River, White Lake, Whitesand, Widdifield Forest, Winisk River, Woman River Forest.

Adobe Acrobat Reader Document
2011-2012-MNR-Ontario-Hunting-Regulations-Summary-239841.pdf ( 583 KB )
http://longlakelodge.ca/2011-2012-MNR-Ontario-Hunting-Regulations-Summary-239841.pdf

If you become aware of a fish or wildlife related infraction, please report it.
Call the Natural Resources TIPS Reporting Line at 1-877-TIPS-MNR (847-7667).

Maintaining our Woodlands is important

Maintaining our woodlands is important at Long Lake Cottages and Trailer Park to protect our parks natural and cultural heritage values and maintain its traditional uses and provide the opportunity for recreational activities that are compatible with the natural heritage values and semi-wilderness characteristics of the park, while permiting continued access and enjoyment of private property and of Crown land that is subject to a land use permit, licence of occupation or lease where that private property or Crown land is surrounded by park lands or abuts park lands, please respect our newest Provincial Park.

Legal hunting does not endanger wildlife populations,

Hunting is an important activity for people around the world,

The Kawartha Highlands contains many highly significant natural heritage features, Tracts of relatively undisturbed natural landscape with wilderness qualities that are large enough to support mammals with extensive home ranges, vast areas of exposed bare bedrock, older forest stands, representation of the transition zone between Palaeozoic limestone bedrock and Precambrian granite bedrock, high-quality bog and fen communities, sandy and peaty shoreline communities dominated by Atlantic Coastal Plain-associated plants.

There is a long fish stocking history of lakes in the Kawartha Highlands ( North Kawartha ) area, for species such as Lake Trout, Splake, Brook Trout and Largemouth Bass. The Kawartha Highlands was already a major natural recreational destination prior to the area being designated a provincial park. The close proximity of the Kawartha Highlands to the large population centres of southern Ontario makes the region a convenient destination for recreational pursuits.

NOTE; * ATV access restricted to areas for hunting, private property and tenured land only,
which permits access to private property to hunt or trap only

Ontario's Hunter Education Program ( O.H.E.P. )

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources in partnership with the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters

Hunting is an ancient tradition and an integral part of our cultural heritage.
The ancestors of today's human populations ensured our survival by hunting for food and clothing.
Today hunting is still an important activity for millions of people around the world.
For many, it is still an important method of food gathering.
For others, hunting is a recreational activity that provides an opportunity to further friendships and camaraderie, an opportunity to experience nature and relax in the outdoors and to make an important contribution to conservation.
Responsible hunters support the many rules that have been established to ensure that our wildlife populations are sustained and that hunting remains a safe activity.
The Ontario Hunter Education Program is administered by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources in partnership with the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters. In 1960, Ontario became the first Canadian province to establish a mandatory Ontario Hunter Education course that included training on safe and responsible hunting.

Hunting Instructor search, Course search;
OHEP link http://www.ohep.net/

Hunter Education Manual

Your 188 page Ontario's hunter education manual is available upon your training course with your instructor or may be purchased at
http://www.ohep.net/order.cfm

Hunter Safety Practice Test

Test your hunting knowledge with this 10 random question hunter safety practice test.
You need to answer 8 out of 10 questions correctly to pass! --> click here

Managing Wildlife - MNR

The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) acts on behalf of the public as steward to Ontario's forests, fish, wildlife, mineral aggregates, and the Crown lands and waters that make up 87 percent of the province's 1,070,000 square kilometres. MNR manages this through a diverse legislative mandate, and an array of programs and tools aimed at meeting the needs of a broad client base.
MNR link http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/FW/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_168418.html

Wildlife Issues / Managing Human-Deer Conflicts in Southern Ontario

Ending the Long-gun Registry Act

Study: Bill C-19, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act
Short Title; Ending the Long-gun Registry Act

update Feb. 16 2012 - Bill C-19 has passed the third reading,
Bill C-19 SCRAPPED ?
Bill C-19 passed 159 to 130 and now it is at the Senate for another round of votes and committee hearings.

Current status of BILL C-19, Parliament of Canada, House of Commons,
http://www.parl.gc.ca/LEGISInfo/BillDetails.aspx?billId=5188309&Mode=1&Language=E

BILL C-19 Committee meetings
http://www.parl.gc.ca/housechamberbusiness/ChamberSittings.aspx?Key=2012&View=H&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=41&Ses=1

Law abiding citizens are being scrutinized with long gun registry while the criminals go on without any registration.

PAL Possession and Acquisition Licence and a training course with a hunting instructor will remain in place.
Every seller or transferee must continue to retain a record of a sale containing name, address, model and serial number of said long gun (rifle) from the purchaser.

If you become aware of a fish or wildlife related infraction, please report it.
Call the Natural Resources TIPS Reporting Line at 1-877-TIPS-MNR (847-7667).

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