Elk Hunting in Ontario
Elk Hunting in Ontario
I got some information about the first elk hunt since the reintroduction of the species to Ontario in the 1990's. Is there anyone who is planning on entering the draw for an elk tag on the forum? Will the hunting strategies be similar to what we see on southwestern US hunts (tree stands and bugle calls)? I have a cottage near Bancroft and I haven't heard them bugle yet, but I hope one day I do!
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Funny you mention elk hunting. Friday coming home from work I seen four elk. Two had radio collars. Beautiful animal. When is the hunt going to be?
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Sept. 19th for one week. Not 100% sure but it's around $16 to enter the draw and $50 to buy the lic. should you be fortunate enough to win one of the limited tags. Does anyone know how many tags there will be.
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http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume ... 068306.pdf
I will be entering the draw one of my shotgun hunters just bought a farm outside of Bancroft and four of us will be entering
the latest version of the notice. Click here to view the latest version
Regulation Proposal Notice: EBR Registry Number: 011-0746
Title:
Amendments to Regulations under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act to establish a hunting regime for elk (including hunting methods and associated requirements consistent with Elk Harvest Management Guidelines) and to establish an open season for hunting elk in specific Wildlife Management Units Ministry:
Ministry of Natural Resources
Date Proposal loaded to the Registry:
August 30, 2010
Keyword(s): Fish and Wildlife
Related Act(s): Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997(Formerly the Game and Fish Act)
The comment period for this proposal is now over.
Description of Regulation:
Between 1998 and 2001 the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), in collaboration with many partners and volunteers, released 443 elk from Elk Island National Park in Alberta at four locations (Bancroft, Blind River, south of Sudbury and south of Kenora) across the province as part of an elk restoration program. Since 1998, monitoring has revealed that restored elk herds have grown, dispersed and in some areas struggled with Ontario’s diverse landscape patterns and uses.
In 2009, following public and stakeholder consultation, the ministry released Ontario’s Cervid Ecological Framework which provides overarching provincial guidance for the sustainable management of all Ontario’s cervid species (moose, deer, caribou and elk). Consistent with the Cervid Ecological Framework, and in response to the need for more species specific guidance for the management of Ontario’s elk populations, the ministry released an Elk Management Plan in 2010, following public and stakeholder consultations. The plan includes a number of objectives and strategic actions to guide management decisions that support sustainable and healthy elk populations.
One of the objectives of the Elk Management Plan and of the original restoration program includes the provision of recreational hunting opportunities where self-sustaining elk populations exist. These proposed regulations would establish an elk hunting regime that is consistent with the supporting policy documents, and would include the following elements:
A) Establish a hunting regime through amendments to Ontario Regulation (O.Reg) 665/98 (Hunting) that would permit the hunting of elk, including:
General provisions
A valid Ontario Resident Outdoors Card plus an elk licence would be required to hunt elk.
An elk seal must be attached to any elk killed.
A person would only be permitted to hunt the age or sex of elk specified on their licence.
The wearing of hunter orange would be required.
If elk are hunted on private land, a hunter would be required to carry written permission from the landowner(s).
Mandatory reporting would be required for each person who receives an elk seal.
The use of dogs would not be permitted while hunting elk.
Firearms provisions
All classes of firearms could be used to hunt elk (i.e. bows, rifles, shotguns and muzzleloading guns).
The same firearm restrictions that apply for moose hunting would apply to elk hunting (e.g. minimum draw weight, shot size, centre-fire rifle).
Hunting in a party
Party hunting would be limited to a total of four individuals (i.e. the successful applicant and up to three party members as specified on their elk draw application).
B) Establish an open season for elk in specific Wildlife Management Units under O. Reg. 670/98 (Open Seasons)
Amend Table 1 in the regulation to establish an open season for hunting elk (3rd Monday in September to the following Sunday) in WMUs 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, and 63A.
Although the whole WMU will have an open season, elk hunting may be restricted to specific portions of the WMU.
Purpose of Regulation:
To consult on proposed regulation amendments to enable elk hunting opportunities in Ontario, as part of a provincial management program intended to support self-sustaining elk populations for the continuous provision of ecological, cultural, economic and social benefits to the people of Ontario.
As this regulation proposal is posted concurrent with the policy proposals that it is intended to support, amendments to the policies that are made as a result of the consultative process may necessitate changes to the proposed regulation amendments.
Other Information:
The following weblinks provide supporting/additional information about this notice:
Proposed Elk Harvest Allocation System
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume ... 068304.pdf
Proposed Elk Harvest Management Guidelines
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume ... 068302.pdf
E-Laws – O. Reg. 665/98 (Hunting). The current regulatory provisions regarding the hunting of other big game species are found in O. Reg. 665/98.
http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/regs/e ... 0665_e.htm
Fact sheet: Preparing for Ontario’s first modern day elk hunt…How could YOU hunt for elk in Ontario?
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume ... 068306.pdf
Elk Management in Ontario website
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/FW ... 79013.html
The Ministry is currently consulting on several other elk management components to support a comprehensive elk management program through the Environmental Registry, including:
Proposed Elk Population Objective Setting Guidelines (Registry Number 011-0743)
Proposed Elk Population Objective for the Bancroft-North Hastings Area Herd (Registry Number 011-0742)
Proposed Elk Harvest Management Guidelines (Registry Number 011-0744)
Proposed Elk Harvest Allocation System (Registry Number 011-0741)
Proposed Policy for Protecting Agricultural Property from Elk (Registry Number 011-0745)
More information on these proposals can be found by searching the appropriate Registry Number at www.ontario.ca/environmentalregistry
Public Consultation:
This proposal was posted for a 45 day public review and comment period starting August 30, 2010. Comments were to be received by October 14, 2010.
All comments received during the comment period are being considered as part of the decision-making process by the Ministry of Natural Resources.
Please Note: All comments and submissions received have become part of the public record.
Other Public Consultation Opportunities:
Preliminary consultation has occurred with local and provincial stakeholder groups on various aspects of elk management and an elk hunting regime. Preliminary input has been used to draft this proposal. Additional consultation and outreach may occur locally concurrent to this regulation proposal posting.
Regulatory Impact Statement:
The anticipated environmental consequences of this proposal are positive or neutral. In those areas of Ontario where a hunt is being proposed, elk populations have reached self-sustaining levels and continue to increase in size. Establishing the regulatory regime for an elk hunt will allow for a harvest system to be employed to contribute to the achievement of elk population objectives in these areas. These objectives consider the full range of ecological and socio-economic factors affecting elk management decisions.
The anticipated social and economic consequences are also generally positive. Establishing the proposed elk hunt will contribute to the achievement of elk management goals regarding the provision of benefits to Ontarians through expanded opportunities for hunters, and regarding the management of human-elk conflict.
A regulation is the most appropriate means to achieve the proposal's objectives. Regulations provide more openness, consistency and certainty than other control mechanisms; they provide the force of law and are enforceable.
Contact:
Attention: Elk Management Program
ELK PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Ministry of Natural Resources
Policy Division
Biodiversity Branch
Wildlife Policy Section
300 Water Street
PO Box 7000
Peterborough Ontario
K9J 8M5
Phone: (705) 755-1964
Fax: (705) 755-1957
I will be entering the draw one of my shotgun hunters just bought a farm outside of Bancroft and four of us will be entering
the latest version of the notice. Click here to view the latest version
Regulation Proposal Notice: EBR Registry Number: 011-0746
Title:
Amendments to Regulations under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act to establish a hunting regime for elk (including hunting methods and associated requirements consistent with Elk Harvest Management Guidelines) and to establish an open season for hunting elk in specific Wildlife Management Units Ministry:
Ministry of Natural Resources
Date Proposal loaded to the Registry:
August 30, 2010
Keyword(s): Fish and Wildlife
Related Act(s): Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997(Formerly the Game and Fish Act)
The comment period for this proposal is now over.
Description of Regulation:
Between 1998 and 2001 the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), in collaboration with many partners and volunteers, released 443 elk from Elk Island National Park in Alberta at four locations (Bancroft, Blind River, south of Sudbury and south of Kenora) across the province as part of an elk restoration program. Since 1998, monitoring has revealed that restored elk herds have grown, dispersed and in some areas struggled with Ontario’s diverse landscape patterns and uses.
In 2009, following public and stakeholder consultation, the ministry released Ontario’s Cervid Ecological Framework which provides overarching provincial guidance for the sustainable management of all Ontario’s cervid species (moose, deer, caribou and elk). Consistent with the Cervid Ecological Framework, and in response to the need for more species specific guidance for the management of Ontario’s elk populations, the ministry released an Elk Management Plan in 2010, following public and stakeholder consultations. The plan includes a number of objectives and strategic actions to guide management decisions that support sustainable and healthy elk populations.
One of the objectives of the Elk Management Plan and of the original restoration program includes the provision of recreational hunting opportunities where self-sustaining elk populations exist. These proposed regulations would establish an elk hunting regime that is consistent with the supporting policy documents, and would include the following elements:
A) Establish a hunting regime through amendments to Ontario Regulation (O.Reg) 665/98 (Hunting) that would permit the hunting of elk, including:
General provisions
A valid Ontario Resident Outdoors Card plus an elk licence would be required to hunt elk.
An elk seal must be attached to any elk killed.
A person would only be permitted to hunt the age or sex of elk specified on their licence.
The wearing of hunter orange would be required.
If elk are hunted on private land, a hunter would be required to carry written permission from the landowner(s).
Mandatory reporting would be required for each person who receives an elk seal.
The use of dogs would not be permitted while hunting elk.
Firearms provisions
All classes of firearms could be used to hunt elk (i.e. bows, rifles, shotguns and muzzleloading guns).
The same firearm restrictions that apply for moose hunting would apply to elk hunting (e.g. minimum draw weight, shot size, centre-fire rifle).
Hunting in a party
Party hunting would be limited to a total of four individuals (i.e. the successful applicant and up to three party members as specified on their elk draw application).
B) Establish an open season for elk in specific Wildlife Management Units under O. Reg. 670/98 (Open Seasons)
Amend Table 1 in the regulation to establish an open season for hunting elk (3rd Monday in September to the following Sunday) in WMUs 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, and 63A.
Although the whole WMU will have an open season, elk hunting may be restricted to specific portions of the WMU.
Purpose of Regulation:
To consult on proposed regulation amendments to enable elk hunting opportunities in Ontario, as part of a provincial management program intended to support self-sustaining elk populations for the continuous provision of ecological, cultural, economic and social benefits to the people of Ontario.
As this regulation proposal is posted concurrent with the policy proposals that it is intended to support, amendments to the policies that are made as a result of the consultative process may necessitate changes to the proposed regulation amendments.
Other Information:
The following weblinks provide supporting/additional information about this notice:
Proposed Elk Harvest Allocation System
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume ... 068304.pdf
Proposed Elk Harvest Management Guidelines
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume ... 068302.pdf
E-Laws – O. Reg. 665/98 (Hunting). The current regulatory provisions regarding the hunting of other big game species are found in O. Reg. 665/98.
http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/regs/e ... 0665_e.htm
Fact sheet: Preparing for Ontario’s first modern day elk hunt…How could YOU hunt for elk in Ontario?
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/stdprodconsume ... 068306.pdf
Elk Management in Ontario website
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/FW ... 79013.html
The Ministry is currently consulting on several other elk management components to support a comprehensive elk management program through the Environmental Registry, including:
Proposed Elk Population Objective Setting Guidelines (Registry Number 011-0743)
Proposed Elk Population Objective for the Bancroft-North Hastings Area Herd (Registry Number 011-0742)
Proposed Elk Harvest Management Guidelines (Registry Number 011-0744)
Proposed Elk Harvest Allocation System (Registry Number 011-0741)
Proposed Policy for Protecting Agricultural Property from Elk (Registry Number 011-0745)
More information on these proposals can be found by searching the appropriate Registry Number at www.ontario.ca/environmentalregistry
Public Consultation:
This proposal was posted for a 45 day public review and comment period starting August 30, 2010. Comments were to be received by October 14, 2010.
All comments received during the comment period are being considered as part of the decision-making process by the Ministry of Natural Resources.
Please Note: All comments and submissions received have become part of the public record.
Other Public Consultation Opportunities:
Preliminary consultation has occurred with local and provincial stakeholder groups on various aspects of elk management and an elk hunting regime. Preliminary input has been used to draft this proposal. Additional consultation and outreach may occur locally concurrent to this regulation proposal posting.
Regulatory Impact Statement:
The anticipated environmental consequences of this proposal are positive or neutral. In those areas of Ontario where a hunt is being proposed, elk populations have reached self-sustaining levels and continue to increase in size. Establishing the regulatory regime for an elk hunt will allow for a harvest system to be employed to contribute to the achievement of elk population objectives in these areas. These objectives consider the full range of ecological and socio-economic factors affecting elk management decisions.
The anticipated social and economic consequences are also generally positive. Establishing the proposed elk hunt will contribute to the achievement of elk management goals regarding the provision of benefits to Ontarians through expanded opportunities for hunters, and regarding the management of human-elk conflict.
A regulation is the most appropriate means to achieve the proposal's objectives. Regulations provide more openness, consistency and certainty than other control mechanisms; they provide the force of law and are enforceable.
Contact:
Attention: Elk Management Program
ELK PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Ministry of Natural Resources
Policy Division
Biodiversity Branch
Wildlife Policy Section
300 Water Street
PO Box 7000
Peterborough Ontario
K9J 8M5
Phone: (705) 755-1964
Fax: (705) 755-1957
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Does anybody know when you can start to apply for the draw ??
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Details will be out mid to late April in the updated hunting regs 2011 check online around that time as the info will be posted.catcher wrote:Does anybody know when you can start to apply for the draw ??
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bancroft seems to be getting quite popular lately , what do you guys think of the area so far? as far as hearing a bugle go to hartsmere rd in mcarthers mills just east of bancroft or new carlow north of bancroft and you'll hear all the bugles you can handle.as far as i've heard there will be less than 50 tags but everybody will know more when the new regs are released .
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Have not heard them bugle yet but got a glimpse of one on the 4 wheeler last summer on the new road to Percy lake near ft Irwinmikej wrote:bancroft seems to be getting quite popular lately , what do you guys think of the area so far? as far as hearing a bugle go to hartsmere rd in mcarthers mills just east of bancroft or new carlow north of bancroft and you'll hear all the bugles you can handle.as far as i've heard there will be less than 50 tags but everybody will know more when the new regs are released .
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I'm glad to hear that the animal is thriving in the reintroduction area. They say that the reintroduction heard has split into smaller satellite heards that have migrated out of the original reintroduction zone. Also, the tags available will be for limited areas that will split WMUs into smaller areas- a departure from deer and moose hunting. There is a healthy number, between 450-750 (approx.) so if there are 50 tags available as speculated that's fewer than 10% of the lower estimate of the heard that is available to hunt and of those tags many won't be filled. This is, in my opinion, a very moderate introduction to the hunt and it will increase awareness of elk and of the importance of this animal in the southcentral Ontario ecosystem. Just thought it was cool that elk are back. I hope one day we hear a similar success story with respect to woodland caribou.
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