Trail Cam Photo Contest 2023 winners
OOD’s annual Trail Cam Photo Contest gave us countless Ontario wildlife snapshots to enjoy. Check out the winners for 2023.
Counterfeiting doesn’t pay
A central Ontario hunter was fined $6,000 for possessing copied (counterfeit) deer tags and hunting deer without a licence.Â
December 2023 solunar calendar
The December 2023 solunar calendar is now available! Get the dates and times when fish and wildlife will be most active this month.
Funding to reduce Simcoe phosphorous
Four multi-year projects aiming to reduce the amount of phosphorus entering Lake Simcoe are getting more than $1.3 million in provincial funding.Â
Ask an expert: Why is this lake trout so darkly coloured?
A reader asks OFAH expert why a lake trout caught by OOD Photo Friday winner Ayden Veitch is so darkly coloured.
Wildfire damage nearly triples average
More than 700 fires burned 441,000 hectares of forest between April and October — nearly three times as many hectares as the 10-year average, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF).
Comment sought on legislation to restore Greenbelt
An Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO) post seeks public input on legislation that would restore 15 parcels of land redesignated or removed from Ontario’s Greenbelt in 2022.
Nov.-Dec. 2023 digital issue available
OOD's Nov.-Dec. 2023 enhanced digital issue is now available. Read yours today for the latest hunting, fishing, and outdoors content.
Trail Cam Photo Contest 2023
The Ontario OUT of DOORS Trail Cam Photo Contest 2023 is now underway, offering participants a chance to win one of three Bushnell prizes.