Ontario Hunting Regulations, Requirements

If you wish to hunt in Ontario, you must have a license valid for the species or group of species you are hunting, and you must carry the license and validation tag with you while hunting. You must show the license to the Conservation Officer (CO) is asked to do so. Residents and non-residents must be 16 years of age or older to be eligible for an Ontario license to hunt. (Some resident exceptions may apply.)

Moose Season and Regulations Firearms Regulations and Forms

Non-Resident Licenses and Tags

Tags and game seals are considered to part of the license.

Moose Licenses, Tags, and Game Seals

Black Bear Licenses, Certificates, and Game Seals
Non-residents must have a Black Bear Hunting License Validation Certificate as well as a black bear hunting license. They must also complete the report that comes with the Certificate and return it to the issuer of the Certificate by the date indicated.

Dog License - Moose or Bear

Small Game Licenses and Tags
This license authorizes a non-resident to hunt fox, game birds (except wild turkey), rabbits and hares in most areas, raccoon (except at night), wolf, coyote, and black, grey, and fox squirrels but not red squirrels. You are not authorized to hunt American crow, brown-headed cowbird, common grackle, house sparrow, red-winged blackbirds, or starlings. $82.50 (2004)

Getting Your Non-Resident Hunting License

Non-Residents must present one of the following to obtain a license to hunt in Ontario:

• an Ontario non-resident's hunting license issued to you after January 1, 1968, or
• a hunting license issued to you by a competent authority in any jurisdiction as a resident of that jurisdiction* after January 1, 1968, or
• an Ontario Hunting License Examination Certificate issued to you after January 1, 1968, or
• and Ontario Hunting License Verification Certificate showing you were issued and Ontario license to hunt; or passed the Hunting License Exam, or
• a certificate, issued to you after January 1, 1968, by a competent authority in any jurisdiction, giving you permission to purchase a resident's hunting license in that jurisdiction.

* A hunting license from your home state from a previous year is accepted. It will not be returned to you.

Wildewood will issue you your valid 2006 hunting license when you arrive. To be valid, you must sign it on its completion. Please send your old license (as in the above requirement) 30 days prior to arrival so we can have it ready.

Bringing Your Rifle or Shotgun into Canada

You may use semi-automatic or self-loading firearms for hunting in Ontario, but not handguns or fully automatic firearms. Effective January 1, 2001, federal firearms regulations require hunters who bring rifles or shotguns into Canada declare their firearms at their point of entry. A fee is required to complete this procedure; this confirmed declaration is valid for up to 60 days. Firearms Declaration Forms are available from Customs officers, Canadian Firearms Centre info line at 1-800-731-4000, or save time and download the forms here (takes a couple minutes 108K and 92K). They are in Adobe Acrobat Reader format.

Non-Resident Export Permits

Permit is required for any part of the animal, including carcass, hide, or antlers. You can pick one up at an Ontario bait shop on your way home. Export permits have sub-permits attached to them for exporting a part of parts of the animal for which an export permit has been issued. You may use up to three sub-permits for this purpose. Receptacles containing game wildlife or specially protected wildlife that are being shipped or transported to points inside or outside Ontario must have the names and addresses of the the sender and receiver, and a list of the contents written on the outside.

Moose $35.00 (2005)

Safety Requirements - Hunter Orange

All licensed hunters, including archery hunters, hunting during the gun season for moose and deer are required to wear hunter orange. All black bear hunters are required to wear hunter orange except when in a tree stand. Waterfowl hunters and archery-hunters in archery-only areas are exempt from the hunter orange requirement.

Hunter orange must cover a minimum of 400 square inches above the waist and be visible from all sides. A hunting coat or vest generally meets this requirement. Hunter orange headcover is also required. Camouflage or open mesh hunter orange does not satisfy the requirements. Hunter orange standards are generally consistent across North America. Retailers and manufacturers can provide information regarding compliance with this standard.

Moose Season and Regulations

Firearms Regulations and Forms

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