Category Archives: MNR
New license system
https://www.huntandfishontario.com/?lo=True
License expire soon?
Licences expire 31 December 2018? You can purchase on-line licences now. (1) go to website and create an account (2) log in and make your purchases. Click on “My Account” and log in using your outdoors card and the password Continue reading License expire soon?
CORMORANTS
The MNRF is proposing to establish a hunting season for double-crested cormorants, which would run from March 15 to December 31. In principle, the government is planning to use hunters as a tool to reduce cormorant populations and mitigate their Continue reading CORMORANTS
Elk population
Did you know you can play a part in helping manage Ontario’s wild elk population? Report your elk sightings at: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/ontario-elk-distribution
Fishing license fee Freeze
https://news.ontario.ca/mnr/en/2018/12/fishing-licence-fee-freeze.html?fbclid=IwAR2uCycRRKS2Bb48hTDiQjtI0jOYAbAptILaIKjCGc6e1ZwAvTE08wVwWAo
New license free fishing weekends
https://news.ontario.ca/mnr/en/2018/12/fishing-licence-fee-freeze.html?fbclid=IwAR0hMyFS2d66EL0NOZKoo20qZ7g8c9lQa7XbgtxPcrBbznXeL4sEFZVE8k4
Chronic Wasting Disease monitoring depots open in Ontario,
There are 12 different Chronic Wasting Disease monitoring depots open in #Ontario, including five close to the Ontario/Quebec border where a recent case of #CWD was discovered. If you’re harvesting deer in these areas, please participate in the program by Continue reading Chronic Wasting Disease monitoring depots open in Ontario,
Licensing System Update
Attention hunters and anglers! While we get the new Fish and Wildlife Licensing Service up and running, there will be a short period from November 19th to 25th, 2018, during which you won’t be able to buy Ontario fishing and Continue reading Licensing System Update
Rabies Vaccine
From July to October, ministry crews will be distributing vaccine baits by air and on the ground in southern Ontario. In rural areas, MNRF staff will be flying in a yellow Twin Otter airplane or yellow EC130 Helicopter at low altitude Continue reading Rabies Vaccine
Bear premolars
Send in two premolars from your harvested black bear this spring! In return we will send you a Ontario Bear Hunter Crest and information about the age of your bear! See page 76 of the Ontario Hunting Regulations Summary for Continue reading Bear premolars
Ontario’s New Licensing Service
MNRF gave the attached presentation during the OFAH AGM and Wildlife Conference. We wanted to share this info with you because it will have an impact on you in one way or another. Please share this info with your fellow Continue reading Ontario’s New Licensing Service
Proposing Changes
The Canadian Wildlife Service is proposing changes to the migratory game bird hunting regulations for the next two hunting seasons (2018-2019 and 2019-2020). Read about the proposed changes: http://bit.ly/2E8Pcg0 and submit your comments to miggamebirds.ec@canada.ca by February 28, 2018.
MNRF Quiz
Do you consider yourself a hunter that follows the rules and makes safety a #1 priority? Take the MNRF Hunter Safety Quiz to make sure you’re on top of your game. *Challenge: You need at least 75% to pass! http://m.sgizmoca.com/s3/8d1eda9d34f7 Continue reading MNRF Quiz
CWD Surveillance Program
Attention hunters! You can earn a ‘Limited Edition 2017 Ontario 150 CWD Surveillance Program Crest’ by taking part in the annual testing for chronic wasting disease in deer. Scientists will be testing deer harvested in Wildlife Management Units 64A, 64B, Continue reading CWD Surveillance Program
Expired PAL?
Earlier this year, the federal government announced its intention to end the current amnesty period for expired PAL holders as of December 31, 2017. For more on how this impacts you, visit: http://bit.ly/2myqs8u
URGENT: Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in Deer
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (similar to bluetongue) has been discovered in two dead deer near London, Ontario. More details will likely emerge in the coming days, but for now, we have set up a page with all of the relevant available Continue reading URGENT: Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in Deer
Migratory Birds Hunting Regulations, 2017-2018: Ontario
https://www.ec.gc.ca/rcom-mbhr/default.asp?lang=en&n=99FDEC59-1
2017 Fishing Regulations
https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-fishing-regulations-summary 2017-ontario-fishing-regulations-summary-english-1
2017 Hunting Regulations
https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-hunting-regulations-summary hunting-regulations-e-final-aug23