The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is investigating after a moose was found shot and abandoned northeast of Thunder Bay. According to the MNRF, conservation officers were notified of a cow moose left to spoil near Walkinshaw Lake. The…
October 3, 2018– Assessing Fish Population in Lake Nipissing Ontario, in partnership with Nipissing First Nation, will be conducting research and data collection on Lake Nipissing this fall. Nets will be placed in the water during the month of October.…
September 27, 2018- A New Liskeard man has been fined $1,000 for violating the Forest Fires Prevention Act. Steven Huppe pleaded guilty to driving on a closed road during a forest fire emergency. Court heard that on July 24, 2018, Huppe…
Be sure you can identify the difference between moose calves, yearlings and cows. Properly identifying moose can be challenging even for skilled hunters. The following provides helpful information on distinguishing characteristics. A moose under the age of one is a…
Most anglers stopped at a border check on Trans-Canada Highway 17 in Ontario, at the Manitoba border, were found to be complying with Ontario’s fishing regulations. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry conservation officers, along with one of the regional…
Two Thunder Bay men have been fined a total of $1,500 for violations under the Public Lands Act. One of the individuals was convicted at trial and fined $1,000 for constructing a road or trail and a water crossing on…
August 3, 2018 Assessing Fish Population in Lake Nipissing Ontario, in partnership with Nipissing First Nation, will be conducting research and data collection on Lake Nipissing this summer. Nets will be placed in the water during the month of August. This project…
Two men from the Greater Toronto Area have been fined more than $5,000 for an illegal moose hunt last fall. The pair — one from Markham and the other from Newmarket — both pleaded guilty to a variety of hunting infractions.…
More forest fires have been discovered in northern Ontario, bringing the total number of fires burning in the province past 150 even as some existing fires were extinguished. Nine new fires were discovered in the province’s northwest and four others…
July 30, 2018– The Stewardship Youth Ranger Team from the North Bay District, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) and Ontario Parks’ staff from Restoule Provincial Park are working collaboratively to create hiking and biking trails within the park…