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MNR changes
DIR By: allmanav
Date: March 16, 2020, 6:42 am
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Licence dollars at work
Did you know? Your purchase of an Ontario fishing or hunting
licence goes right back into fish and wildlife management! 100%
of licence revenue goes into the Fish and Wildlife Special
Purpose Account, which amounts to more than $70 million. This
money is used to stock fish into lakes, monitor fish and
wildlife populations, enforce the regulations and more.
Thank you to all the hunters and anglers who contribute to the
sustainability of our natural resources through the purchase of
hunting and fishing licences and products.
IMPROVEMENTS COMING IN 2021: Making moose tag allocation fairer
for hunters and more sustainable for moose populations
Hunters have been asking for change to Ontario’s moose
management system and we’ve heard you. Through our Moose
Management Review we’ve worked with the Big Game Management
Advisory Committee, that is made up of stakeholders from across
the province, and listened to feedback from hunters to make tag
allocation fairer and more sustainable for moose populations.
Starting in 2021, moose tags will be allocated to resident
hunters based on a new points system, which will allocate tags
to hunters who have been unsuccessful for the most years since
their last tag.
A moose licence will allow a person to hunt moose but would no
longer include a calf tag. This change would enable someone who
was unsuccessful in the tag allocation to party hunt with
another hunter who holds a moose tag. Wildlife Management
Unit-specific calf tags will be allocated through the points
system.
Instead of requiring all applicants to the allocation process to
buy a licence, there will be a modest application fee and a
reduced licence fee. Hunters pay tag fees only if they are
successful and choose to buy the tag. This approach will reduce
costs for unsuccessful applicants.
There will no longer be group applications. Each applicant will
be considered based on the number of points they have
accumulated over time. Hunters who are successful in getting a
tag can organize themselves into their hunting party.
For more information about the changes visit here and for more
information over the coming year visit Ontario.ca/moose.
n December, MNRF updated the Chronic Wasting Disease Prevention
and Response Plan. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a
progressive, fatal disease of the nervous system of members of
the deer family or “cervids” (e.g., white-tailed deer, American
elk, moose).
CWD can cause lasting harm to wildlife and the economy. It has
been found in farmed and wild populations of mule deer,
white-tailed deer and/or elk in 26 US states, and in Quebec,
Saskatchewan and Alberta. A recent detection on a Quebec deer
farm near the Ontario border underlines the importance of
keeping CWD out of Ontario.
Since 2003, MNRF’s CWD surveillance program has sampled
hunter-harvested deer in areas with the highest risk of CWD. It
has found no evidence of the disease in Ontario wildlife. Hunter
participation in the surveillance program, by submitting the
head of harvested deer for testing, is critical to Ontario’s
efforts to detect CWD.
Our updated CWD plan reflects current scientific knowledge,
lessons learned from other jurisdictions, and the roles of
government agencies. The goals of the CWD Prevention and
Response Plan are:
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coordinated approach that provides effective direction for CWD
prevention and response.
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benefits provided by Ontario’s wild deer, moose, elk and
caribou.
Changes made to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997
will support CWD prevention and response, as well as other
potential threats to the health of Ontario’s wildlife. These
changes include:
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ministry to quickly respond to wildlife disease in Ontario.
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activities that would otherwise be prohibited under the FWCA.
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regulations in support of long-term prevention and response
measures.
More information about CWD and Ontario’s prevention and response
plans, and information on how to participate in CWD prevention
can be found online at ontario.ca/cwd.
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