Farmers have threatened the MNR that they would cull the herd them self. The MNR advised them any such action would be met with fierce legal action to set a president.
Ontario Elk Hunt this Fall
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Farmers have threatened the MNR that they would cull the herd them self. The MNR advised them any such action would be met with fierce legal action to set a president.
It was - I often hunt that guy's farms. No shortage of deer still after he killed hundreds of deer over a few years. In fact, the most buck sign I have seen in years was on his land this year. Frankly, I believe the herd is healthier now after being thinned out.
I think the MNR is worried because of what happened in the Lanark area. A few farmers took matters into their own hands after the MNR would not deal with the issue. The MNR did nothing about them shooting deer on their own land (illegally) and in fact now gives the farmer extra tags to keep the population under control.
Is there not a class action suit going on srt to get the farmers compensated?
Some folks have had to leave their farms, losing a lifes work.
Maybe the MNR needs to be shown the meaning of fierce? Are the Landowners involved? ( Remember their "unofficial" deer culls!
).This could have been done right, but just like with firearms, the rights of a minority can be trampled to appease govt desires.
It's funny how on one side the news is: OFAH and MNR rejoice! We have returned elk to Ontario and now DEEM a few of you lucky enough to shoot some.
When really its: Landowners and OFA have put enough pressure on MNR that we gotta thin some of these @#$%er's out.
When really its: Landowners and OFA have put enough pressure on MNR that we gotta thin some of these @#$%er's out.
Any farmer could PM me and let me know where I can find one in WMU 57,
If you don't draw a tag - the odds of which against are pretty good, you could always buy a cow and shoot it.
- Location
- Southern Ontario
Bull Elk
A mature bull elk made to the northern outskirts of Stirling this November. It was seen around the mutli use (reclaimed railway) at the Campbellford road and left lot's of rut, as in scraping trees. Left lot's of sign in the bush at a buddy's farm.
That's about as far south as any report I've heard in very recent years. Anyone else from the community received any information on their range south?
A mature bull elk made to the northern outskirts of Stirling this November. It was seen around the mutli use (reclaimed railway) at the Campbellford road and left lot's of rut, as in scraping trees. Left lot's of sign in the bush at a buddy's farm.
That's about as far south as any report I've heard in very recent years. Anyone else from the community received any information on their range south?
My buddy at work that has a farm just outside of Wilton ON. (Just north west of Kingston) saw a huge buck on his land last fall. Hopefully they keep spreading and the hunting zone will increase next year so that more of us can get out and try for one.
I posted the news of an elk hunt for fall of 2011 last yr and not many beleived me !!!!.I belong to the B&C hunt club and the prez for the hunt club is on the Bancroft-Hastings Ontario elk committy and at our annual meet the mnr was there and confirmed an elk hunt for 2011.
Guess I was right was'nt I !!!!!!!
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Guess I was right was'nt I !!!!!!!
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