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2 minutes | Ask a CO | Hunting |
A reader asks if a hunter who has completed the hunter education course but not the firearms safety course can hunt under direct and immediate supervision without a firearms license.
3 minutes | Ask an expert | Fishing |
A reader asks whether a fluorocarbon leader is tough enough to replace traditional wire when fishing for pike and muskie.
2 minutes | Ask an expert | Walleye |
A reader asks what is the cause of these sores on my walleye? Is it harmful or contagious, and is the fish safe to eat?
Ask a CO: On bolt action centrefire magazine capacity

Ask a CO: On bolt action centrefire magazine capacity

A reader asks if the magazine capacity limit of five rounds for semiauto centerfire rifles also applies to centerfire bolt-action rifles.

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moose points

Ask an expert: Moose points

I have 20 moose points and plan to apply in a WMU where a bull tag requires 5 points. If drawn, do I use just 5 points or lose all 20?

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Hunters in camo with shotguns leaning against a duck blind, preparing for the hunt.

Ask a CO: On borrowing firearms

A reader asks if a hunter who has completed the hunter education course but not the firearms safety course can hunt under direct and immediate supervision without a firearms license.

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Ask an expert: On “Tower” and “GR” gun markings

Ask an expert: On “Tower” and “GR” markings

A reader asks I have a muzzle-loading shotgun with the markings “Tower” and a Crown over “GR” on the right lock plate, what does it mean.

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keeping roadkill deer turkey

Ask a CO: On keeping roadkill

A reader asks if keeping roadkill requires a hunting licence. MNR Provincial Enforcement Specialist David Critchlow responds.

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Full metal jacket (FMJ) cartridge

Ask a CO: Full metal jacket (FMJ) ammunition and hunting

A reader asks if metal jacket (FMJ) bullets are illegal for hunting in Ontario. MNR Provincial Enforcement Specialist David Critchlow replies.

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Ask an expert: Splake eggs

A reader asks if splake can't reproduce, then how would they still have eggs in their bellies? OFAH's Adam Weir responds.

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Ask an expert: What caused these sores on my walleye?

A reader asks what is the cause of these sores on my walleye? Is it harmful or contagious, and is the fish safe to eat?

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An upward view of a tree climber ascending a tree, wearing spurs attached to their legs for support.

Ask an expert: On tree spurs

A reader asks an expert what they need to know about using tree spurs when saddle hunting for white-tailed deer.

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Ask an expert: Are fluorocarbon leaders tough enough?

Ask an expert: Are fluorocarbon leaders tough enough?

A reader asks whether a fluorocarbon leader is tough enough to replace traditional wire when fishing for pike and muskie.

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