Slap in the face from the mnrf

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Originally Posted by Jayardia

Honestly, I imagine the actual "enemy" is over generalization and *bureaucratic disconnect*... to which- (GAH!) -I'm quite accustomed to in my field.

Metaphorically speaking- using a broad brush, when a fine one is required, ...and misunderstanding "the map" for "the territory".

Hopefully there'll be more to come this. ---Either a good and solid explanation...and/or an appropriate fine tuning of the regs.

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Further on your over-generalization and disconnect point, it could also be the "Bambi effect". The minister brings down an initiative to curb hunting in the "spring" only to not understand the majority of the province still has snow. Perhaps whomever thought this up doesn't understand how little bunnies are hunted up north.

Im figuring once marijuana is legal we should see some of these regulations becoming more relaxed...

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Originally Posted by Jayardia

Honestly, I imagine the actual "enemy" is over generalization and *bureaucratic disconnect*...

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Over-generalization is certainly a big part of this. The original proposal would have imposed the same grouse limits across southern Ontario regardless of the state of local populations and habitat. The MNR is applying a very broad brush here.

But the broad brush may be justifiable ... it's the reasons for this season change that are a bit of a puzzler.

The snowshoe hare population where I live is on the upswing in recent years after a low. I am seeing them in my yard and my neighbours yards as well, at all times of the day.

There is no reason they couldnt have made this change effective for 2018. They did the same to the moose hunters a few years ago when the restricted the calf hunt at the last minute and oretty much cancelled the hunt for those that did not get adult tags and could not reschedule vacation time.

I have no problem streamlining the regs because let's face it way to many WMUs with different regs. We are a huge province so the rules can't be uniform but surely there is room for streamlining. I wouldn't read anything sinister into this just same old when dealing with gov regulations, what sounds good in a meeting room in Ottawa or Toronto doesn't play in the real world. Like most things government does: good intentions, total cluster F in execution. A similar situation happened a few years back on the fishing side when the government made some changes to the regs for panfish. Panfish, Like small game are an often over looked resource but one that still needs to be managed, problem is that pan fishing is a big draw for US customers, resort owners had already booked trade shows in the US and had some customers booked as well when the changes were sprung on them. Not quite abruptly as this but still too quickly. Once again not a bad idea but poor implementation.

i had a hare at my front door this week.
sad, because i had planned a hunt early april... where else am i to find my chocolate eggs?

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Originally Posted by punkrockerpj

i had a hare at my front door this week.
sad, because i had planned a hunt early april... where else am i to find my chocolate eggs?

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It's back on- (for this year) -until June 15th. ...At least it is in the northwest--

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/t...sion-1.4067071

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Originally Posted by punkrockerpj

i had a hare at my front door this week.
sad, because i had planned a hunt early april... where else am i to find my chocolate eggs?

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I'd think twice about any chocolate eggs you find.

Glad I missed the whole hullabaloo, the hunt was off and back on again before I've had a chance to go out!

Also, I see that there is no open season for Snapping Turtle hunting in Ontario anymore.