Ontario hunting/fishing

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Here is the deal, my daughter is one of my best fishing/hunting partners. She is going to be in a First Nations community (on James bay) working as a nurse soon and I want to go and visit her and be able to go fishing with her.

Then in the fall I may want to go up there and go hunting with her for anything we can hunt together.

Looking on the net for information about getting permits and licences it looks like a really complicated process. Looks like it will not be too hard for us to get fishing licences online. But the hunting licensing looks like a hoop maze.

Any helpful hints as to how I can get our ducks in a row so we can shoot some of them?
 
If she is going to be residing in Ontario she'll have to take the Ontario Hunters Safety course im pretty sure and buy licenses as a resident. Because you're not, you'll be able to purchase non-resident licenses, and you wont have to take the course.

Give MNR a ring and ask.
 
You don't need to retake the course if you have a hunting license in another province, you just need to provide a copy to the MNR as proof that you have done a hunter safety course.
 
Adult moose hunting here can be a bit of a hoopla. You have to apply in a pool as a resident early summer for the area you want to hunt and cross your fingers. Up north you may have some luck but I'm not really sure how the draw works for non-residents. You should be able to buy a small game licence and migratory bird seal without too much trouble I would think. Another factor to consider may be hunting on first nations land - may have extra requirements that way?

Not sure if you have seen this or not but here is a link to the MNR hunting regulations for 2012 - this should help answer any questions I would hope.

http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/FW/Publication/MNR_E001275P.html
 
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thing said:
You don't need to retake the course if you have a hunting license in another province, you just need to provide a copy to the MNR as proof that you have done a hunter safety course.
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Thats the way it is here in Alberta and I was hoping it would be the same but I could not see that option in the regulation info I browsed.
 
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Some info for you as a non-res hunter.

http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/FW/Publication/MNR_E001275P.html

http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/FW/2ColumnSubPage/261219.html

moose hunting non-res affidavit and application...

http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume/groups/lr/@mnr/@oc/documents/document/stdprod_096672.pdf

http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume/groups/lr/@mnr/@oc/documents/document/stdprod_096676.pdf

Non-residents may hunt with an immediate relative who
is an Ontario resident licensed to hunt moose in a WMU
that has an open season for non-residents. An immediate
relative is a person’s grandparent, parent, spouse, child,
sibling or grandchild. If you qualify under this exception,
you may apply in the resident moose draw for an adult
validation tag.
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bear...

A non-resident hunting with an immediate relative
who is an Ontario resident licensed to hunt a black
bear in a Wildlife Management Unit that has an open
season for non-residents. An immediate relative is a
person’s grandparent, parent, spouse, child, sibling or
grandchild.
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http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume/groups/lr/@mnr/@fw/documents/document/239850.pdf

deer...

http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume/groups/lr/@mnr/@fw/documents/document/239849.pdf

small game...

http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume/groups/lr/@mnr/@fw/documents/document/239852.pdf
 
Thanks for all the help guys and the links.
Here in Alberta my daughter did not have to have a PAL. She could borrow one of my rifles and hunt with me (under my supervision). It looks like that is NOT an option in Ont. She will have to get her PAL if she is to hunt at all. I would be happy just to hunt birds and bunnies. Are there white-tail deer up around James bay?
 
No white-tailed deer way up there; bear, moose, ptarmigan, probably some grouse (someone correct me if I'm wrong), snowshoe hare, deer in Ontario don't venture as far north as western Canada
 
The fishing will be outstanding, of that you can be certain. You'll be able to take your pick of dozens if not hundreds of lakes which likely have never had a line wet in them

You'll get grouse, rabbits, bear, and moose. And waterfowl. No deer. Might be the occasional caribou wandering around but no season for them.
 
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The fishing will be outstanding, of that you can be certain. You'll be able to take your pick of dozens if not hundreds of lakes which likely have never had a line wet in them

You'll get grouse, rabbits, bear, and moose. And waterfowl. No deer. Might be the occasional caribou wandering around but no season for them.
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From the link posted above it would seem that Moose and red fox are the only game in the area I am going. I am not sure what sort of transportation will be available so I am not sure what rivers or lakes I will be able to get to.
 
My Mother and her BF usually go hunting up there on the Quebec side during Cariboo season. I'm not sure of the term in English but they go to a "Open Zone" where it's basically a lottery if you get a Cariboo permit. Thing is with the Cariboo, you have to be there when they're migrating through or you won't see much. They've gotten many of them and also some white partriges. They've seen also seen wolves and foxes.

Seeing as it's northern Ontario ... depending on the time of year you go...you might want to get your black fly license =)

Good luck
 
Along with all that fabulous fishing and hunting you will also get to experiance blackfly's at there very best. Nothing can compare.
 
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