Lake Simcoe Bait Lockdown

By John Kerr

VHS (viral hemorrhagic septicemia) has been confirmed in gobies, perch, and bullheads in Lake Simcoe. The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) responded late this past December by creating a new zone around Simcoe up to Gravenhurst where baitfish movements by commercial... more »

Opening-Morning Elk (3,129 views)

Allan Glover of Wooler shot this 5 by 6 bull elk at 8:50 a.m. September 19, the opening of the first legal elk hunt in Ontario since the 1970s, near Cemetery Rd., Mayo Township, in Wildlife Management Unit 61. The bull dressed out at 501 pounds at the... more »

World-Record Walleye? (2,962 views)

A retired Saskatchewan police officer hopes to claim the ice-fishing world record for catch-and-release walleye. Tim Geni, 51, of Wilcox, Saskatchewan, hooked, landed, and released a walleye that measured 33.75 inches in length and 19.375 inches in girth on January 5.... more »

Cooking for a Cause (1,398 views)

Ontario's Conservation officers are once again sharing their favourite wild-game recipes. The recently published Ontario Conservation Officers Association Cookbook contains 352 recipes.... more »

Lancaster Perch Bounce Back (1,683 views)

Yellow perch, the most abundant species in this broad, relatively shallow stretch of the St. Lawrence River between Cornwall and Valleyfield, Quebec, are highly prized for their exceptional taste and, at one time, large size. The population crashed in the 1990s for several reasons... more »

Crime Stoppers and Conservation (1,638 views)

The ministry has used Crime Stoppers since 1991 at local levels, alongside its TIPS-MNR violationreporting programmes. Bringing Crime Stoppers to the forefront in MNR publications and to the outdoors media, however, has increased violation reports by 90%... more »

OFAH Changing of the Guard (1,587 views)

A new Executive will lead the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters next year. Angelo Lombardo will take over when Executive Director Mike Reader retires on March 30, 2012.... more »

Asian Carp in Court (1,748 views)

Attorneys representing Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and two native groups have lost a court action aimed at stopping Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes.... more »

Duck-Hunter Rescue (1,868 views)

Quick action by a father and son saved the lives of two other waterfowlers in late November on Lake Scugog.... more »

Green Energy Versus Greenheads (1,248 views)

Green Energy Versus Greenheads Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) added its voice to the growing outcry against Ontario's Green Energy Act (GEA). The national conservation organization raised concerns over wind turbines being built without consideration for migratory birds, noting that some are... more »


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