Swamphunter Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 What are the laws on a US citizen, (in particular, me) hunting in Ontario for a weekend with a friend or by myself on private property? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBow Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 I think the only restriction in regards to hunting, is that you must purchase a non-resident hunting license. However, if you are going to hunt moose, I believe that you must go though a registered outfitter / guide. I believe for whitetails and bear (I think), you are allowed to hunt on your own after purchasing your valid license(s). Residents of Ontario are required to take a conservation Turkey Coarse in order to hunt turkeys in Ontario. I'm not sure if that goes for non-residents as well or not, but I'll look into it and get back to you. As far as bringing firearms (guns, not bows) into Canada, you should check with the Customs, but I think it's just a matter of a little bit of red tape and it's no problem. I would make a point of calling them first rather than show up at the border with a gun or two and try and get it all done right there. I did however hear a couple guys talking at my fish & game club today about some sort of restriction stateside about not being able to export ammunition out of the USA into Canada, but I haven't confirmed that or if it even concerns ammmunition carried for personal use. Finding property to hunt on is likely going to be the hardest thing. If you've got friends or family already in Ontario with property, your on the road to success. The further north you travel in Ontario, the greater amount of Crown property there is, that allows anyone to hunt on, providing there's no regional restrictions. Here's the link to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resourses. It only listed the 2010 Hunting Regulations, so I'm not sure if the 2011 regs are out yet or not: http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/FW/Publication/MNR_E001275P.html TBow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted February 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Thanks...I've got the rifle through customs thing down...I've done it before to hunt with Shaun300... just need to know the restrictions of hunting without a guide... thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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