Ask a CO: Controlled deer hunt safety

A reader asks why rifles are restricted for controlled deer hunts but allowed for coyote hunting. How does the ministry determine safety?
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.
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.
Ask a CO: Is it considered a line?

A reader asks: If I cast my portable fish finder using a fishing rod, does it count as having a line in the water.
Ask a CO: On orange for dogs

A reader asks how much hunter orange her dogs should be wearing. An MNR Provincial Enforcement Specialist responds.
Ask a CO: On turkeys damaging property

OOD’s turkey columnist Jeff Helsdon asks whether farmers have the legal right to shoot wild turkeys damaging their crops.