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Ontario OUT of DOORS (OOD) was a runner-up in two categories at the 2022 Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA).
Ask a CO: Is the CF1 an acceptable substitute identification card for veterans to fish free in Ontario?
This reader asks if the CF1 is a suitable form of veteran identification, allowing them to fish free in Ontario.
Ask a CO: If a buck sheds its antlers in mid-to-late December, is it considered antlerless?
This reader asks for clarification as to how antlered deer versus antlerless deer are classified in December.
Ask a CO: do crossbows need to be encased, uncocked, and unloaded in the field before and after legal shooting times?
This reader enlists the knowledge of Conservation Officers to question when crossbows need to be encased in the woods.
Ask a CO: If I don’t fill a doe tag during rifle season, can I still use it later during bow season?
"If I don’t fill a doe tag during rifle season, can I still use it later in the same WMU during the bow season?"
Ask a CO: What is the minimum info an angler or hunter must legally provide a Conservation Officer?
This reader asks what hunting and fishing information is required when interacting with a Conservation Officer.
Ask a CO: Am I permitted to keep an arrow in my quiver for small game during bows-only deer season?
Am I permitted to keep arrows in my quiver with a small-game point during bows-only deer season? I don't want to waste a broadhead.
Ask a CO: What are the penalties if a misidentified moose is shot?
This reader's Ask A CO question asks: what are the penalties if a misidentified moose is shot? Specifically, calves and yearlings?
Ask an expert: Do fish feel pain?
Knowing fish don't feel pain in no way absolves anglers from acting responsibly. Just the opposite is true.