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The Ontario government is safeguarding moose populations by ensuring hunters don’t hunt illegally. Patrick Stillar of...

The province has rolled out details on how a new point-based system for moose tags will be used for the 2021 moose hunt. Ontario announced earlier in 2020 that it would be changing its current moose tag allocation system, to one that uses points based on when a hunter...

Local naturalists are asking that hunters planning to take part in this fall’s cormorant hunt stay away from a pair of island nature reserves. The Land Conservancy for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington owns Snake Island and Salmon Island and maintains them as...

Stock up before hunting season, outfitters say, as supply chains from the U.S. hitting hurdles Hunters in northern Ontario may have a difficult time buying guns and ammunition this fall, as stock and shipments from the U.S. have hit a supply chain "pinch." Walter...

Ontario’s wildlife will likely experience a population boom thanks to an ongoing state of emergency that is keeping most people in the province at home, a pair of experts say. It’s not just that there are fewer cars on the roads or less pollutants in the environment,...

The population of double-crested cormorants has grown exponentially in the province, but unleashing hunters on them is not the way to control their numbers, says a prominent McMaster University biologist. Jim Quinn, who has been studying cormorants and other water...

MNRF has launched a better way for hunters and anglers across the province to get their Outdoors Cards and hunting and fishing licensing products. “Our government is making life easier and allowing you to get outdoors quicker,” said John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural...

THUNDER BAY - Moose meat is a dietary staple for some people living in the Northwest, even though it’s not always the easiest to come by. But for people who enjoy it, the taste is definitely worth all the effort. “I marinate it for about a day or so with some spices,”...

Most hunters and anglers stopped during a recent road check station on Highway 502 were found to be obeying Ontario’s hunting and fishing regulations. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry conservation officers conducted an enforcement blitz on August 18, 2017....

The shooting three years ago of one of the largest black bears ever harvested in Ontario has led to a stiff fine and the loss of hunting privileges for a Longlac man. Michael A. Gauthier was convicted after a trial in Geraldton this week and fined $5,000 for hunting...

ROCK 'EM BACK TO EARTH GOOSE HUNTERS: BANG SOME HEADS WITH THE NEW ZINK CALLS LONG NECK ROCKER GOOSE CALL Port Clinton, OH (August 22, 2017) – There is no doubt; the short-reed goose call has revolutionized the waterfowl hunter’s ability to sound just like living...

Decision to cut moose tag numbers based on incomplete data, sportsmen's alliance says The province's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) is once again reducing the number of moose tags available to hunters in an effort to curb drops in Ontario's moose...

Ontario's Minister of Natural Resources won't say if she's concerned about the millions of dollars of outstanding fish and wildlife fines in the province, but conservation and hunting lobby groups are. Unpaid fines issued under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act...

The MNRF changes to small game regulations will both positively and negatively affect Ontario hunters Government's lack of understanding of hunting in northern Ontario shows throughPETERBOROUGH – For 10 years the OFAH has been asking for a review and update to small...

Thunder Bay Taxidermist Dan Cavicchiolo confirms the animal found was a wild mountain lion A startling discovery made this weekend north west of Thunder Bay may have answered a decades-old question about whether cougars prowl northwestern Ontario. On Saturday Mandi...

Newly-formed association holding inaugural annual meeting in Elk Lake TEMISKAMING SHORES – Next week, four New Democrat MPPs from Northern Ontario will attend the Annual General Meeting being held in Elk Lake for the newly organized Northeastern Ontario Bear...

OpEd from Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry Kathryn McGarry This year, Ontario made changes to enhance the spring black bear hunting pilot that began in 2014. Our government has extended the pilot to 2020 and expanded the hunt to all 88 Wildlife Management...

Ontario is helping to protect the province's threatened Algonquin wolf population by introducing new rules for hunting and trapping in certain areas. Due to the similarity in appearance of Algonquin wolf and coyotes and other wolves, the province has closed the...

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry will be stepping up enforcement efforts with a focus on safety in northeastern Ontario this fall. In particular, during the regular gun calf season for moose from October 22 to November 4, conservation officers will be...

The fall hunting season might not be the same for some Ontario hunters after a major wind farm company asked landowners to ban it on their properties. Engie, formerly GDF Suez Canada Services, has sent a letter to property owners where its wind turbines stand, asking...

Conservation officers planted a bull moose decoy on the roadside as a trap for unlicensed hunters Two Petrolia, Ont. men have been fined and had their hunting licences suspended after shooting a moose decoy placed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry....

ALMAGUIN – Hunters are the victims of their own success when it comes to moose tags being handed out in one of the more popular hunting zones in the province. Wildlife Management Unit 47 stretches north from Highway 124/Magnetawan River to the French River/Lake...

Choosing the Right Turkey Call Want to call yourself a turkey hunter? Learn to talk the talk. By Jay Anglin Long before the modern hunting era began, Native American hunters effectively mimicked turkey vocalizations using flutes they made from turkey wing bones. Sure,...