Can my wife hunt with me? :S
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Ontario has 2 separate classes of Outdoors Card.
This off the MNR website...
Gun Hunting - The Class H1 Outdoors Card allows hunting with all the methods permitted under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act (guns, archery and falconry). To qualify for a H1 Outdoors Card, the applicant must provide proof of passing both the Ontario Hunter Education Course exam and the Canadian Firearms Safety Course exam.
Non-Gun Hunting - The Class H2 Outdoors Card allows hunting with all the methods permitted under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act except guns (primarily archery and falconry). To qualify for a H2 Outdoors Card, the applicant must provide proof of passing the Ontario Hunter Education Course exam.
So, no H1 card, no gun hunting.
If they are doing anything directly related to helping harvest an animal they are hunting and require a license in ontario... Not sure about elsewhere...
Thanx for clearing that up. I am uneducated in the hunting regs for ontario. Makes me extra glad I don't live out there. That's a pretty dumb requirement if ya ask me.
Basic firearms handling, identification and safety are covered in the BC CORE program, essentially the nonrestricted side of the firearms course.
Completion of the CORE however, is not accepted for PAL application. Completion of Core gives a BC resident a permanent hunter card to buy a liscence with each year and apply for lottery hunts.
Looks like ontario wants to prevent hunting throwing up stupid hoops like these H1 and H2 cards . Morons
^^exactly.
Thanx for clearing that up. I am uneducated in the hunting regs for ontario. Makes me extra glad I don't live out there. That's a pretty dumb requirement if ya ask me.
Basic firearms handling, identification and safety are covered in the BC CORE program, essentially the nonrestricted side of the firearms course.
Completion of the CORE however, is not accepted for PAL application. Completion of Core gives a BC resident a permanent hunter card to buy a liscence with each year and apply for lottery hunts.
Looks like ontario wants to prevent hunting throwing up stupid hoops like these H1 and H2 cards . Morons
They've actually removed all firearm handling from the Hunter Education course here since if you want to use them you have to take the PAL course anyways. Luckily my instructor still includes it in his course in case anyone is out hunting and has to handle a firearm in an emergency or something.
Got a response back from MNR...
Hello,
Thank you for your inquiry.
While there is no law that prohibits non-hunters from enjoying the wilderness in areas where hunting occurs, caution should be exercised when having a non-hunter friend or family member accompany you while you hunt.
The definition of hunting, according to the Fish a Wildlife Conservation Act and the Ontario Hunting Regulations Summary (page 86) is as follows:
Hunting "includes lying in wait for, searching for, being on the trail of, pursuing, chasing or shooting at wildlife, whether or not the wildlife is killed, injured, captured or harassed. You need a hunting licence to do any of these things, except where the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 states otherwise".
Having your girlfriend in the blind with you could be considered "lying in wait for" and having her walk beside you in the woods could technically constitute "searching for" or "being on the trail of". Whether a Conservation Officer (CO) chooses to follow this regulation to the letter of the law is at the discretion of the CO and may depend on other circumstances.
What we suggest is speaking to the CO that patrols your area of interest. Let him/her know that you want to take your girlfriend and that she will simply be observing. She cannot point out game, call, bait, carry a firearm, shoot, etc. The CO may grant you permission to do so, or not.
A list of MNR offices and their contact information is available online at http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/ContactUs/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_179002.html.
We hope you have found this information helpful.
Hello,
Thank you for your inquiry.
While there is no law that prohibits non-hunters from enjoying the wilderness in areas where hunting occurs, caution should be exercised when having a non-hunter friend or family member accompany you while you hunt.
The definition of hunting, according to the Fish a Wildlife Conservation Act and the Ontario Hunting Regulations Summary (page 86) is as follows:
Hunting "includes lying in wait for, searching for, being on the trail of, pursuing, chasing or shooting at wildlife, whether or not the wildlife is killed, injured, captured or harassed. You need a hunting licence to do any of these things, except where the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 states otherwise".
Having your girlfriend in the blind with you could be considered "lying in wait for" and having her walk beside you in the woods could technically constitute "searching for" or "being on the trail of". Whether a Conservation Officer (CO) chooses to follow this regulation to the letter of the law is at the discretion of the CO and may depend on other circumstances.
What we suggest is speaking to the CO that patrols your area of interest. Let him/her know that you want to take your girlfriend and that she will simply be observing. She cannot point out game, call, bait, carry a firearm, shoot, etc. The CO may grant you permission to do so, or not.
A list of MNR offices and their contact information is available online at http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/ContactUs/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_179002.html.
We hope you have found this information helpful.
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Absolutely false.
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