Planning to party hunt moose? Don’t forget to purchase your moose licence! Remember that if you intend to party hunt with a moose tag holder, you need to purchase a moose licence prior to your hunt. While moose hunting, you Continue reading Don’t forget to purchase your moose licence!
Connect with landowners about permission to hunt on private property. Download the OFAH landowner’s permission form http://bit.ly/29HfWDD and let them know about your OFAH membership and its benefits.
https://oodmag.com/caribou-agreement-struck/ The provincial and the federal governments reached an agreement in late April to support the conservation of boreal caribou in Ontario. Estimates suggest approximately 5,000 boreal caribou remain in the province, ranging north of Sioux Lookout, Geraldton, and Cochrane, Continue reading Caribou agreement struck
July 7, 2022 is the deadline for the second chance moose tag allocation. Still have questions about how the new system works? This article breaks down how to navigate the second chance allocation: https://www.ofah.org/…/how-to-navigate-ontarios-second…/
Invasive species are recognized as one of the key threats to Ontario’s biodiversity and are a significant threat to the province’s economy. Once established, invasive species are extremely difficult and costly to control. The combined potential impacts of invasive species Continue reading Ontario is taking action to stop the spread of invasive species
The ministry is always looking to improve hunting and fishing in Ontario, both through effective management and by creating products and services to serve you better. In 2019, we moved to the new Fish and Wildlife Licensing Service, which has Continue reading Seeking your feedback on game tags!
With the arrival of spring, we know you are counting down the days until the fall 2022 moose hunt. As you plan for your hunt, be informed! Here is what you need to know including important dates, rules, and tips. Continue reading Attention Moose Hunters
Proposal to simplify and align provincial white-tailed deer hunting seasons https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-4637 This consultation was open from: November 19, 2021 to January 4, 2022 Decision summary We have made a decision to amend the Open Seasons and Hunting regulations under the Fish Continue reading Decision notice for ERO 019-4637
Members be advised that there is an ERO posting open until the 29th of April with respect to aligning white-tailed deer hunting seasons in WMU 91 AND WMU 92. If this is an area you have an interest in please review Continue reading ERO POSTING
Attention hunters! The Ontario antlerless deer draw is now open. Hunters may apply to the big game draws online, over the phone, or in person. Find out more information at https://www.ontario.ca/page/apply-hunt-antlerless-deer Good luck everyone!!!!!
by Steve Galea | January 20, 2022 https://oodmag.com/ontario-whitetails-test-positive-for-covid/ The virus that causes COVID-19 was found in five white-tailed deer samples collected in southwestern Ontario last November. Help from hunters Those deer were brought in for testing by hunters to Chronic Wasting Continue reading Ontario whitetails test positive for COVID
https://oodmag.com/revisit-pheasant-hunt-cancellation/ by Jeff Helsdon | January 31, 2022 Hunters want the Grand River Conservation Authority to revisit its decision to cancel the pheasant hunt program at Conestogo Lake Conservation Area. Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) provincial director-at-large Tony Jackson was part of Continue reading Revisit pheasant hunt cancellation, hunters ask
https://oodmag.com/ask-a-co-explaining-the-tagging-system/ Q: When do I have to invalidate (notch) my tag? A: If you are the tag holder for that animal, you must invalidate the tag immediately after the kill, at the site of the kill. The animal cannot be moved Continue reading Ask a CO: Explaining the tagging system
Editor’s note: As of Jan. 1, 2022, hunting wild pigs in Ontario will be illegal. One key preventative measure will raise a lot of eyebrows among OOD readers: prohibiting the hunting of wild pigs. This move might seem counterintuitive, but Continue reading Why wild pigs should NOT be hunted in Ontario
https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-hunting-regulations-summary/black-bear Voluntary black bear tooth submission All successful black bear hunters are encouraged to submit two premolar teeth from each black bear harvested to assist in determining the age structure of local bear populations. As a thank you for providing Continue reading Voluntary Black Bear tooth submission
https://oodmag.com/deer-ehd-outbreak-confirmed/ Samples taken from deer found dead in the Kingston area have tested positive for epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD), officials confirmed. The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) confirmed an adult buck and doe fawn from Wolfe Island and an Continue reading Deer EHD outbreak confirmed
Hunters play a crucial role in detecting if CWD arrives in Ontario by submitting deer samples as part of the NDMNRF’s roving CWD surveillance. If the time comes when Ontario does get CWD, the only way to eradicate it is Continue reading CWD testing
Firearms licence applicants are now subject to a lifetime background check (instead of five years) to ensure eligibility. “The lifetime background check (implemented on July 7) will include criteria that must be considered in deciding whether to grant a firearms Continue reading Lifetime background check implemented for firearm licence applicants