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ok the work would be out on private property. How do you explain to CO/LEO why you have dead raccoon/rabbits out of season or red squirrels I shot but no trapping license? Would a letter with landowners info that states that I have been to remove them work?Quote:
Originally Posted by trappermatt
I'd suggest that may be a good idea , I'd also suggest you can prove that the animals you have taken are causing damage and that you took no more then necessary to mitigate the damage as the onus is on you to prove this
As of July 1st 2013
The law
You don’t need a permit to scare away, capture or kill most wild animals, if the animal is causing damage to your property.
You do need to follow certain rules.
Special rules apply to:
- endangered/threatened species
- moose
- white-tailed deer
- American elk
- black bear (capturing)
You can also use someone else to remove the animal for you, if they meet certain criteria. This person is considered a “wildlife agent”.
Source law
This is a summary of the provincial laws. You can find a complete set of rules related to this activity in:
- Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997
- Ontario Regulation 665/98 (hunting)
Species at risk
Special rules apply for endangered or threatened species. You can only keep a protected species under very limited circumstances (e.g., for scientific and education purposes).
Protected species are listed on the Species at risk in Ontario list. Please contact a local Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) office for more information about the rules.
Species at risk in Ontario list
Find an MNR district office
Who can be a wildlife agent
If you use someone else to remove the animal, they must meet at least 1 of these criteria:
- have a valid H1 Outdoors Card only to harass or kill wildlife but not to capture wildlife
- have a valid trapping licence
- be employed to control wildlife by a municipality
- be an Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals agent or employee
- be your immediate family member
- be a person that runs a wildlife removal business, but only to capture and release (not kill) the problem wild animals
- be authorized by the Ministry of Natural Resources
Rules for removing animals
You or your agent must:
- abide by all municipal by-laws and other applicable laws
- not harass, capture or kill more wildlife than is necessary to protect your property
- deal humanely with wildlife that is killed, captured or harassed
- restrict activity to your property
- not destroy the den of a furbearing mammal or a black bear without approval from MNR. Requirement for approval does not apply to fox or skunk dens
- release captured live wildlife within 24 hours
- release captured live wildlife within 1 kilometre of where they were captured
- release wildlife on private property only with the landowner’s permission
Wildlife agents can only act, if the landowner of the property asks them to. Property owners or their agents may dispatch captured wildlife if they do not cause unnecessary suffering.
link where i got the information is below.
http://www.ontario.ca/environment-an...ivate-property
Snowwalker. I'm not sure regarding the deer licences. My farmer friend has been told by the mnr that as long as he has crops in he can harvest the pest. In his case it is mostly wild turkey. I'm not sure how this differs from large game.
almost impossible to get one for corn damage its high value crops like apple trees that get the deer permits. after a few years of damage the mnr will re the damage and if still high they will issue permits year round except for late march till late aug
I will let you guys worry about the deer...go get them. I have been asked to remove/control raccoons and red squirrels. One is out of season when the landowner wants it done and the other never has an open season for hunting.
Never heard of MNR issuing permits or anything on wild turkeys for crop damage . Deer yes and some other critters but never turkeys . I'm not arguing but does seem odd although I can see them being a nuisance in some areas .Quote:
Originally Posted by Goosesniper
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