Shutting down hunting areas

Its been reported that there is a problem with Chronic Wasting Disease in WMU 8, 9A and 9B (plus several others). I dont know whats going on these days with it though.

You would think it would be easier to find out info on that sort of thing.
 
heres a pic of one of the many signs going up..



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fogducker, where was that sign put up?
I don't mind being one of those contacting MNR for answers, just to let them know we are keeping an eye on things, but we'd need to know the location of the sign(s).
Thanks
 
bronco_mudder said:
Would this be one of those areas restricted to the general public but not to outfitters that I read about in another thread?
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You gotter' bud. They're all over the place, not just WMU 8 & 9.;) Contact your MPP to complain about it.

"Northern Ontario Resource Alliance (NORA)”– Tom Brason recently told media "“The MNR is playing God by telling the public that they can'’t travel portioned-off areas of Crown land for the purpose of hunting, fishing, hiking and, yes even the picking of blueberries"

This is from the Public Roads Act for Ontario:

Closure of public forest roads

52. (1) The district manager of the administrative district of the Ministry in which a public forest road is situate may, from time to time in his or her discretion and for such period or periods as he or she may determine, close the public forest road or part thereof to travel by the public generally or by any class or classes of the public or by the public generally with the exception of persons operating any class or classes of vehicles used for hauling forest products or other products designated by the regulations. R.S.O. 1990, c. P.43, s. 52 (1).

Methods of closure

(2) A closing of a public forest road under subsection (1) may be effected by the erection of signs or barricades. R.S.O. 1990, c. P.43, s. 52 (2).

Barricades

(3) Where a district manager closes a public forest road or part of a public forest road under subsection (1) by the erection of barricades, he or she shall cause to be erected at each end of the public forest road or part so closed and at each intersection thereof with any other road a barricade upon which a red or flashing amber light visible for a distance of 150 metres shall be exposed and kept burning or operating continuously from sunset until sunrise, and at such ends and intersections shall cause to be erected a notice that the public forest road is closed. R.S.O. 1990, c. P.43, s. 52 (3).
 
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John Y Cannuck said:
If you can get Hampton stirred up, he'll at least make a lot of noise. :D
How did you guys make out with the signs last season? Was your road signed?
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those were on the roads that we were planning on camping on.after a few days most of the signs were laying in the ditches.guess they were either knocked over by a loved starved moose or a disgruntled local.but we still stayed out of the areas
 
In addition to calling MNR try contacting whatever timber company built these roads and see what they have to say. Anyone who is familiar with the Sultan road knows these are private roads built on crown land by whomever holds the timber rights. The timber companies also have rights to restrict travel on these roads although I'm not sure to what extent.
 
Bryan said:
In addition to calling MNR try contacting whatever timber company built these roads and see what they have to say. Anyone who is familiar with the Sultan road knows these are private roads built on crown land by whomever holds the timber rights. The timber companies also have rights to restrict travel on these roads although I'm not sure to what extent.
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By and large the timber company's don't care. They have to battle MNR to get approval to built the road in the first place. The company only cares about accessing the timber, once they are done they either decommission the road, pull bridges or do whatever MNR has made them agree to when planning the road.

In MNRs defence, they are simply implementing the land use decision which was probably made back in the 1980's when these outfitter lakes were designated with commitments by the government that they would stay remote.

I personally don't have an issue with the concept. But I like to canoe, portage and work to get into some remote lakes. Once the road people get access is when you get garbage, broken beer bottles, cached boats and a lake with fewer decent fish. I have seen two really good lakes go this way.

By the way, you are not restricted from going to the lake. You can portage in or hire your own float plane with a boat and go.
 
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