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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 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 »
