Letter to Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry about Rethinking Ontario’s Sustainable Bait Management Strategy
https://www.ofah.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Smith-bait-management-apr4-23.pdf
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NASP heads North
CO of the year named
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Wildlife feeding banned in Toronto
https://oodmag.com/wildlife-feeding-banned-in-toronto/
2023 Duck Stamp Selected
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Apprentice Needed
AHTV Apprentice – This Could be You! Apprentice Needed!! We are looking for an apprentice to join host Mike Miller filming an upcoming episodes of Angler & Hunter Television! The selected applicant will join Mike on a hunting or fishing Continue reading Apprentice Needed
Support proposed changes to training and trial regulations
The OFAH needs YOUR support! The MNRF is proposing changes to regulations concerning sporting dog training and trialing areas that include a one-time 90-day application period for licences to establish new training and trialing areas, and to allow for existing Continue reading Support proposed changes to training and trial regulations
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Pheasant hunt at the Conestogo Lake Conservation Area returns
Group collaboration leads to return of a pilot program in 2023 Following the efforts of a small group of dedicated pheasant hunting enthusiasts, and with strong support from the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, the Conestogo Pheasant Club Continue reading Pheasant hunt at the Conestogo Lake Conservation Area returns
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What influences Fish Mercury Levels?
MNRF researchers and partners collected samples from seven fish species across 141 Ontario lakes. They found that variation in mercury concentration among individual fish depended mostly on their age or size. For most species, age was a better predictor of Continue reading What influences Fish Mercury Levels?
MNRF Monitoring Black Bear population in Ontario
MNRF staff have been setting baited hair traps in wildlife management units (WMUs) across the province. They set 81 lines of 40 barbed wire hair traps across black bear range. Hair traps lure bears across a line of barbed wire Continue reading MNRF Monitoring Black Bear population in Ontario
Ask a CO: Does a minnow trap need to be marked with the licence holder’s name?
https://oodmag.com/ask-a-co-does-a-minnow-trap-need-to-be-marked-with-the-licence-holders-name/
Fixing new bait rules
https://oodmag.com/fixing-new-bait-rules/\ In case you haven’t heard, the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry implemented a new Bait Management Strategy (BMS) at the start of the year. The regulations divide the province into four Bait Management Zones (BMZs) and restrict how anglers and commercial Continue reading Fixing new bait rules
Town of Grimsby – Discharge of Firearms and Bows By-Law
https://www.ofah.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Jordan-Town-Council-OFAH-Delta-mar9-23.pdf Town of Grimsby – Discharge of Firearms and Bows By-Law
Stopping the latest invasive bug
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Ontario athlete wins three biathlon medals
https://oodmag.com/ontario-athlete-wins-three-biathlon-medals/
New catch-and-release rules considered
https://oodmag.com/new-catch-and-release-rules-considered/
Smoky goose pepperettes
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First Nations cut out of caribou management
https://oodmag.com/first-nations-cut-out-of-caribou-management/