ON Proposal to reduce bear bait to vehicular right of way distance from 200m to 30m

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"To respond to these concerns, the ministry is proposing regulatory changes to reduce the minimum distance for bait placement from a right of way for public vehicular traffic and marked recreational trails from 200 metres to 30 metres.
There is no change proposed to the existing 500 metre bait placement restriction from dwellings and public buildings."

Not sure if already posted but closing soon. Have your say, Closes June 17th.

ht tps://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-00...QyYyst4_4kJRfw
 
I can’t wait to read all the “road and quad hunters are driving past my stand” threads.

Then there’s the “Hunters built their stands on the road and now act like they own the place” threads.
 
There was a guide/outfitter up by Kenora or Dryden who had 60 baits off some old logging roads . Two Game Wardens followed him and charged him for every one . He won in court as the logging roads weren't maintained by the province and rarely maintained by the forestry company . Rumor was their boss shyte all over them and told them to never lay such chicken shyte charges again when there are baits in the middle of nowhere . One of the Game Wardens had a very bad reputation among hunters long before that .
 
I think it would be fun to watch some guy on ATV hit a bear cause they're drawn to the bait so close to the trials.
 
CrazyNut said:
I think it would be fun to watch some guy on ATV hit a bear cause they're drawn to the bait so close to the trials.
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Not very likely. Bears are not hit very often, even on the highway. Thousands of moose and deer are killed by cars, and just a comparative handful of bears. Hit by an ATV is even less likely.
 
Coworker of mine (MNR) had a bear run into the side of his work vehicle in village of Haliburton in the daytime. Neither bear or vehicle were "damaged"

Over my career with MNR (37 yrs) I've heard of maybe a dozen bears being hit by vehicles. Car/bear collisions can be nasty as the vehicle quite often rides up on top of bear.
 
OMNRF made a mistake fiddling with that baiting regulation. It effectively ended all baiting in southern Ontario because most concession roads are within the prescribed distances,not to mention the definitions of "roads and trails" applied to crown and CA lands where ATV/snow machine trails run through them in multiple directions. Many hunters resorted to "spot and stalk" style hunts,something that until now,was very rare in this province. Success rates were moderate to low,but,more hunters took part and had a very enjoyable hunt whether they were successful or not.
 
Old Ranger said:
Coworker of mine (MNR) had a bear run into the side of his work vehicle in village of Haliburton in the daytime. Neither bear or vehicle were "damaged"

Over my career with MNR (37 yrs) I've heard of maybe a dozen bears being hit by vehicles. Car/bear collisions can be nasty as the vehicle quite often rides up on top of bear.
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I can verify this. I was heading north on HWY 503 around midnight and though I was seeing things as a black shadow kept going from the middle of the road to the right side. All of a sudden the shadow looked back at me and I realized it was a bear. It went rite under the passenger front tire and raised the F 250 van I was driving. I backed up and didn't see it on the road. It was in the ditch dead. No damage to the van.
 
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