Ontario hunting license question.

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Hey guys

Looking into getting my hunting license but I have a question. Does everyone that is hunting with me have to have a hunting license? For example if I get my hunting license and I bring a few friends do they also have to have a hunting license??
 
Icontractor82 said:
Hey guys

Looking into getting my hunting license but I have a question. Does everyone that is hunting with me have to have a hunting license? For example if I get my hunting license and I bring a few friends do they also have to have a hunting license??
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They do if they are participating in the hunt at all. If they are simply spectators then they don't need a licence but if they call game, flush it, scout, shoot, etc. then they are considered hunting and require a licence.
 
The CO's will consider anyone that is accompanying you that is old enough to qualify for a hunting licence whether they are walking with you or in the general vicinity as hunting, and they will need to have the appropriate licences. This is regardless of whether they are carrying a gun or not.
 
If Turkey hunting all people present must also have the Wild Turkey course too they cannot even be there to photograph Turkeys with you if they dont have the course but have all other hunting requirements a friend found this out this past season .
 
Buckster1968 said:
If Turkey hunting all people present must also have the Wild Turkey course too they cannot even be there to photograph Turkeys with you if they dont have the course but have all other hunting requirements a friend found this out this past season .
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I find that hard to believe.... If you are saying I can't take a non licensed hunter with me I think you are mistaken, I can take my son/brother/sister with me anytime I want as long as they are not participating in the hunt... There would be a lot of dads getting fined for taking their children myself included...
 
This is from the MNR website
Question Re: Non-hunter Vs Hunter and Licence Requirements
I am 20 years old and from a family of non-hunters, but I enjoy hunting of all kinds. I don't have many other people to go out deer hunting with, and since it is dangerous to go alone my dad often comes with me for company. He doesn't have a hunting licence, but he enjoys being with me, and dresses in orange just to be safe. We were told that is illegal for him to do this and he can be charged with illegal hunting even if he isn't carrying a gun? How can this be? Aren't crown lands open for everyone to use, not just hunters during hunting season? How can he be charged for simply walking around in the bush with me?

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This practice is absolutely legal if the non-hunter does not actively participate in the hunt. Let me give you a couple of scenarios to explain this:
in our hunt camp we have a member who is a non-hunter. On occasion, he goes out with one of the 'doggers', walking alongside him and taking photographs. This is perfectly legal as he is not an integral part of the chase. Equally legitimate, he sometimes sits on a watch with another hunter (only one gun) and takes photos, visits, etc.
in the same scenario, if the non-hunter decided that he wanted to walk by himself in the same general area and thus function as an additional 'dogger', then that would mean he is now meeting the definition of "hunt" and would need a licence.

Clearly, anyone can simply walk around on crown (or private, with permission) land but once there is any indication that they are actively involved in 'chasing, pursuing, in search of,.' then they are liable to the requirement for a hunting licence and may be charged if they do not have one - whether or not they have a firearm!
 
fratri said:
I find that hard to believe.... If you are saying I can't take a non licensed hunter with me I think you are mistaken, I can take my son/brother/sister with me anytime I want as long as they are not participating in the hunt... There would be a lot of dads getting fined for taking their children myself included...
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Sorry l stand corrected on the children part as apprentice hunters yes but from my reading or talking to the Ministry or a CO if that person is unlicensed and they enter with you onto a property while you are hunting even with just a camera they can spot game you might not have seen in turn alerting you then its classified as participating in the hunt .
 
Buckster1968 said:
If Turkey hunting all people present must also have the Wild Turkey course too they cannot even be there to photograph Turkeys with you if they dont have the course but have all other hunting requirements a friend found this out this past season .
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Not true.. the MNR site clarifies that non-hunters can attend BUT are very limited in what they can do.

NOW.. that does not mean you won't get hassled by a CO, who will investigate fully if he comes across you in the field. it's his job to confirm you are NOT hunting, and if he gets a sense of any dishonesty, you will be charged and have to fight it..

just cause you "can" does not mean you won't have to go through the efforts of proving it to a CO you come across (you will have to prove it..)
 
mrgoat said:
The CO's will consider anyone that is accompanying you that is old enough to qualify for a hunting licence whether they are walking with you or in the general vicinity as hunting, and they will need to have the appropriate licences. This is regardless of whether they are carrying a gun or not.
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Completely wrong.
 
Buckster1968 said:
If Turkey hunting all people present must also have the Wild Turkey course too they cannot even be there to photograph Turkeys with you if they dont have the course but have all other hunting requirements a friend found this out this past season .
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Wrong.
 
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