I set out to learn if harvesting large white-tailed deer with impressive antlers reduces the number of large deer in future generations.
I set out to learn if harvesting large white-tailed deer with impressive antlers reduces the number of large deer in future generations.
As hunters, we should embrace our hunting and conservation success stories, and focus less on the age and size of our harvests, Jeff Helsdon writes.
The province is investing $6.7 million to aid approximately 150 wetland projects across the province, funding six conservation partners.
Hunters who do not comply with mandatory hunter reporting requirements will face a $25 surcharge even if they did not hunt or harvest.
Prohibiting the hunting of wild pigs may seem counterintuitive, but it’s an important step in the effort to tackle this threat.
While some anglers spend a good portion of the year waiting to target a specific species during a certain season, many anglers are constantly on the go, never relenting in their pursuit of fish, regardless of the species or time of year.
Hunters who did not file a 2020 mandatory hunter report can still purchase a licence in 2021, the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) has confirmed with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF).
Approximately 32,000 anglers and a sample of seniors across Ontario were asked to complete the Survey of Recreational Fishing in Ontario sent out on Jan. 12.
Additional regulations meant to prevent Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) from entering Ontario were introduced on December 17.
