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A reader asks for further clarification on Crown waterbodies, and how access can be affected, if landowners stake their claim.
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A reader asks if it’s legal to snare rabbits in Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 50, which extends north of Huntsville to South River.
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| Ask a CO | Small Game | Upland |
A reader asks if there are size requirements for shotgun pellets when hunting for small game like grouse or rabbit.
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Ask a CO: Can a friend help deploy my fishing gear?

Ask a CO: Can a friend help deploy my fishing gear?

This reader asks if I’m trolling with one line, can somebody without a fishing licence assist by helping to deploy the gear?

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Two hunters in camouflage gear preparing to field dress a deer in a grassy field.

Ask a CO: Who does the tag stay with?

A reader asks who keeps the tag after a successful hunt—the taxidermist, the meat processor, or the hunter?

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Ask a CO: On wearing hunter orange during a bow hunt

Ask a CO: On wearing hunter orange during a bow hunt

A reader asks do I need to wear orange on my stand, or just walking in and out while bow hunting for moose?

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deer baiting

Ask a CO: On deer baiting

Q: I was told I can’t hunt deer over bait like apples and corn and to stop baiting near stands two weeks before the season starts. Is this correct? Dave Hubley, Orillia A: This information is not correct. Ontario does not have any regulations pertaining to bait­ing for deer, apart from not being able to… Read More »

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Ask a CO: On leaving decoys

Ask a CO: On leaving decoys

A reader asks is it illegal to leave decoys in a field on private land after an evening hunt to use again the next morning?

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Ask a CO: Is it considered a line?

Ask a CO: Is it considered a line?

A reader asks: If I cast my portable fish finder using a fishing rod, does it count as having a line in the water.

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Ask a CO: On shooting turkeys that damage property

OOD’s turkey columnist Jeff Helsdon asks whether farmers have the legal right to shoot wild turkeys damaging their crops.

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Ask a CO: On self-defence

Ask a CO: On self-defence

In this installment of Ask a CO a reader asks can a person shoot a charging wild animal in self-defence, as a last resort?

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snaring rabbits

Ask a CO: On snaring rabbits in WMU 50

A reader asks if it's legal to snare rabbits in Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 50, which extends north of Huntsville to South River.

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grouse or rabbit

Ask a CO: On pellet size for grouse or rabbit

A reader asks if there are size requirements for shotgun pellets when hunting for small game like grouse or rabbit.

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