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I've thought of joining now for quite a while but to be honest, I've never heard of any projects they do. I know in the areas I am they don't operate. I have looked into their website, and maybe I'm just not looking correctly, but does anyone know what they do here in Ontario? I know in Michigan they are very active which is great.
It would be amazing if an organization like this could work through the MNR.
I’m sure they do excellent work but my guess is it is mostly on privately owned land. I can’t see many people wanting to contribute financially or with time to improve habitat they likely can’t hunt? Sending membership $$ dues down to the mother ship in the States seems like a major bump in the road.
Yes, to be honest that's what has prevented me.Quote:
Originally Posted by terrym
Same here, I was always interested to join but realized its all american based projects.
Lets make our own group
The North Shore chapter, Tillsonburg & thereabouts, is very active and well established. Much of their work is on public land.
PM me if you want contact info.
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I'm with the Tilsonburg chapter--great group of guys-much of the work they do is around that area some private land and some MNR land if I remember--Every spring there is a dinner -great food-silent auctions- a number of guns for raffle as well as some crossbows.--From what I have been lead to believe over the next few years the MNR might be more open to more woodlot enhancement projects in order to create better habit for Grouse, as they realize that their numbers have been declining in this part of the province. the group can be contacted through facebook.
Nothing will ever be done " thru the MNR"Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff Kavanagh
Read the hunting forecast in the Sept issue
On the 1/4 page set aside for small game It says in bold
Small game populations are not monitored
How then did the recent changes to the hunting regs involving small game come about if there is no data?
They don't care
They are active in Norfolk country and I have seen some of there work on public land.
There used to be a crown area near Winchester, south of Ottawa with some RGS signs posted. I never saw any grouse in the area and ended up moving on due to hearing some ruckus over land ownership.
The sign has rotted away and fallen down, but there are definitely grouse there. I'm not sure what the RGS has to do with the grouse being there though - given the habitat, I would be surprised if grouse did not establish a population there, with or without their involvement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Keating
Couliewalker, I definitely think you have a point about the MNRF, “ They don't care.”The presentation and organization of information in the Hunting Regulation is a case in point. It looks more like the Regs have had a shipwreck the page reference guide to the various game species is gone from the maps, as well as the chart detailing firearm to be use for big game, to name just a couple of casualties. The Regs reminds me of an item that has been done on the cheap. It would appear when the Liberals were at the helm they weren’t being cost efficient enough, when it came communicating information to us in the hunting community. That said, it does appear were seeing any breaks in the cost of licencing with the current government.Quote:
Originally Posted by Couliewalker
You don’t stop hunting because you grow old. You grow old because you stop hunting.
- Gun Nut
I thought about joining as well. Many years ago I saw a RGS sign erected along Highway 17 west of Deep River. I hunt the area for grouse. I could never find any particulars as to how they improved the area and there didn't appear to be anything done. Now the sign has grown over and I'm not sure if they're still or were active in the area.
Can't find anything on the internet for this area.
I'm a member. Yeah there's not much going on up here but they do publish a great magazine called Covers. I look forward to it in the mail every couple of months.