TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – The local hunting season for geese opened Monday, September 1, with duck season starting Wednesday, September 10.In order to hunt ducks and geese, hunters need both an Ontario Outdoors card with valid small game licence and a federal Migratory Game Bird Hunting Permit (MGBHP).
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TEMISKAMING SHORES (Special) – On September 13 and 14 the Tri-Town chapter of Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) will be hosting their annual weekend for local youth interested in learning more about the sport of waterfowl hunting.And while the event is a month away, the deadline to
Hunting’s waning perceptionDear Editor:RE: Englehart Echoes, published in The Temiskaming Speaker May 21, 2014With the great relish of the uninformed, Mr.[Bud] Colquhoun proclaims the “pendulum is swinging” against the public’s perception of hunting.Portraying hunters as bloodthirsty killers more interested in thrills than meat has been
Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – The candidates agree –Temiskaming should be included in a pilot project re-introducing a limited spring bear hunt.There was unanimity when the issue was raised at an all-candidates’ meeting in Haileybury last week.Progressive Conservative Peter Politis, also mayor of Cochrane, said his
Dear Editor:When I first met the bear, one on one, I was afraid. So I shot him. My daughters were with me. I am not proud to tell you. The bear ran off into the bush and cried. He cried for me to hear. He died. The next
NORTH BAY (Special) – A Cobalt man was among three deer hunters fined in connection with violations late last year.The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources reports that court was told that a conservation officer visited a trio’s hunt camp in Nipissing Township on November 8, 2013.
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Moose hunters will be further impacted by tightening restrictions.The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources has announced it will be reducing adult moose tags it will be distributing this year. In the Kirkland Lake wildlife management unit encompassing Temiskaming Shores, Englehart, Kirkland Lake and Matheson, the number of adult
Darlene Wroe Speaker Reporter DISTRICT – The Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) local volunteer committee will be holding their annual fundraising dinner Friday, May 2.The event is chaired by Pete Gilboe who was recently recognized by Ducks Unlimited for over 20 years of volunteer work for the organization.The event
MNR announces reduction in moose tagsTo the Editor,In Ontario, the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) monitors moose populations and carefully regulates hunting to ensure populations remain sustainable.This past winter, the ministry completed moose aerial inventory surveys for 25 wildlife management units across the province. The surveys
DISTRICT (Special) – Allowing meat from a harvested animal to spoil can lead to charges, warns the MNR.Two Ontario men pleaded guilty and were fined a total of $3,000 for bear hunting offences under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act.Half of that fine was based on hunting black
