EHD Infiltrates Ontario for First Time in History
It was early in September when a pair of dead deer were recovered displaying signs of an odd sickness that prompted the autopsy. Two deer were submitted to the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative with systemic bleeding as typically seen with deer infected with the deadly Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD). After the autopsy was completed, officials […]
Pair of Ontario Men Fined for Illegal Deer Hunt
(RELEASE) – Two Sault Ste. Marie men have been fined a total of $2,000 for an illegal deer hunt. Cameron Tucker pleaded guilty and was fined $500 for unlawfully hunting deer without a licence and $500 for obstructing a conservation officer. Tucker also received a two-year hunting prohibition on top of a three-year ban for […]
Turkey Poacher Crashes Car Fleeing Scene of Crime
Idiocy truly is something reserved for the poaching community, which I would like to add, has nothing to do with the hunting community, despite what some news sources would like to label it as. This sentiment was apparent after an Ontario man decided he was going to illegally get himself a bird last spring but […]
Ontario Teen Arrows Himself Through the Chest with Crossbow
It’s still unclear how it happened but an Ontario teen is in hospital after he reportedly arrowed himself in the chest using a crossbow on Monday. The 19-year-old from Tweed, Ontario, was rushed to a Belleville hospital after paramedics recovered the young man with a 70-centimeter-long arrow stuck in his chest and protruding through his […]
Ontario Conservation Officer Attacked by Trio of Anglers
In a routine license and catch check, a veteran Ontario conservation officer found himself “fearing for his life,” after an altercation broke out on a frozen Ontario lake last winter. The conservation officer and the accused anglers; Alex Friel, 20, Steven Friel, 43 and Garry St. Jean, 46, were in court this week as part […]
Cutting Ontario Moose Tags Will Not Solve Declining Populations
Earlier this year, a Canadian wildlife advocacy group made headlines, calling for an end to Ontario’s calf moose hunt. Citing declining populations, the group believes that removing future breeders – calves in this case – will prove to be catastrophic for the province’s moose populations. While in theory, the sentiment makes sense. If a […]
Frozen Cougar Carcass Could Be First Confirmed Mountain Lion in Ontario
While exploring a sandpit area outside of Thunder Bay in northwestern Ontario, a couple and their friends came across what could possibly end up being a historic discovery. After noticing a van pulled to the side of the road and seemingly examining something from a distance, Mandi Weist and her boyfriend inquired, asking if […]
Ontario Men Who Shot Bull Moose Decoy Handed $9K in Fines
The two Ontario men who shot a bull moose decoy on a rural roadside in the fall of 2015 pleaded guilty to their charges and were handed down suspensions and $5,000 worth of fines. On October 13, 2015, Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources officers placed a bull moose decoy on a rural road east […]
61-Year Old Canadian Man Fights Off Bear with Fists
Sixty-one year old Rick Nelson of Sudbury, Ontario was routinely walking his dog in a wooded area last weekend, when he was suddenly confronted by a black bear cub. Startling the cub, it quickly called for its mother out of fear. “I sat down on a log and the bear cub poked its head out […]
Hunting Black Bears in Ontario? Here’s What You Need to Know About Baiting
Produced by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, the video below features an interview with Provincial Enforcement Specialist David Critchlow of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry and discusses restrictions on baiting bears in Ontario. With the expansion of the spring bear hunt in the proving of Ontario, many folks have been […]