Slap in the face from the mnrf

[swampsinger]

This lastest move by the MNRF shows a lack of respect for hunters and no sence of their obligation to the hunters of Ontario. I had a snowshoe hare hunt planned with my son and grandaughter. I can't believe that the mnrf would close the season so abruptly, with 10 weeks left in the legal traditional season. The snowshoe hare population in wmu's 1 thru 60 are not in any immediate danger of going extinct and as a matter fact they doing just fine with traditional seasons and limits that have been in place for many years.
Not a rabbit hunter, don't worry the mnrf will be streamlining you next.

I thank you very much Kathryn McGarry

[rick_iles]

She likely has never seen a rabbit !!

[Gregger17]

I'm expecting there're is going to be a lot more this kind of thing.

[trimmer21]

Somebody has to make sure there's lots of rabbits to feed all the Algonquin Wolf hybrids the MNRF is trying to "protect",right?

[BEPPEQ]

Is there a site where they post these mid-season reg changes? I know the planning and excitement that goes into planning a hunt, this would totally suck!

Bep

[sawbill]

I've always been concerned about MNR hiring biologists who are clearly anti-hunters. I can name a couple around here who should have absolutely no say in determining seasons, quotas, etc.

[welsh]

The MNR has made an utter hash of this change.

Since there is no pressing conservation concern, it would have made sense to put the new regulations in place after the closing date of the last affected season (June), or (because that might conflict with the new ban on turtle harvest), to phase the implementation so rabbit hunters wouldn't be affected.

Instead, they made the whole thing effective April 1. They posted the changes on the EBR on March 31. OFAH, trying to keep its members informed, posts warnings on social media April 1, which some people take as an April Fools' joke. This morning, based on what I read elsewhere on the forum (see thread in Small Game), it seems some COs are not even aware that the regulations have changed, and still think this is in the recommendation stage.

Completely disorganized, sowing confusion everywhere.

[bogey63]

She likely has never seen a rabbit !!

Not true knows Easter bunny !

[hollywood]

it seems to me that that every MNR action taken in the past few years has been aimed at reducing hunting opportunities.

[ridgrunner]

Its like sawbill says, lots of antis working at MNRF. But it also starts at the top.....

Have not read the reg change as don't keep abreast of social media postings by mnr but let me get this straight. I decide to spend the winter at the remote cottage with no cell reception. I abide by the printed regs and harvest snowshoe hares all winter ( I wish). Enforcement corals me with a season change of which I am unaware. I'm busted? Think I would be attennding court on that one.