Use of Dogs for tracking downed or injured big game

[kunuka]

Thanks for the update. I learned a bit from this.

The laughable part of this whole deal was the MNR info line could not tell me this with any degree of certainty!

[dutchhunter]

well I donot need a licence for my beagles to hunt small game at home so I can not see getting a licence to track a deer on a leash .DUTCH

[Cass]

As part of the group that really pushed for this legalization I will say the MNR doesn't really know the particulars themselves. We have been looking for clarification since it was passed with no real avail. Makes me glad I hunt where dogs can be used regardless.

[Cass]

well I donot need a licence for my beagles to hunt small game at home so I can not see getting a licence to track a deer on a leash .DUTCH

It is for WMUs that do not allow hunting with dogs. This is actually a good thing - areas that traditionally could not use dogs at all can at least now use them to track wounded game as long as they are leashed and not running at large.

[MikePal]

. Makes me glad I hunt where dogs can be used regardless.

no kidding, I had no idea it wasn't allowed in some places, we've been doing it here for close to 20 years, thought everyone did

[werner.reiche]

no kidding, I had no idea it wasn't allowed in some places, we've been doing it here for close to 20 years, thought everyone did

No dogs for any bow seasons. No dogs for 64a/66 muzzle loader season, but are allowed for rifle. No dogs in 65 at all - not sure which of the 3 wmu's you fall in - but the WMU boundaries that meet at Kemptville all seem to have different rules for dogs.

[MikePal]

No dogs for any bow seasons. No dogs for 64a/66 muzzle loader season, but are allowed for rifle. No dogs in 65 at all - not sure which of the 3 wmu's you fall in - but the WMU boundaries that meet at Kemptville all seem to have different rules for dogs.

Only ever used them during rifle in 66A....not need for ML season....the deer falls where it's hit

[beagle2618]

I had to go buy the licenses for our dogs, it has been a while but I thought it was the actual dog that had a license, not the hunter who used the dog.
So it is a licensed dog, not a dog license.

It seems really stupid that you are charged for using a dog to track, I really doubt there will be too many hunters dropping $30 to have fido at home licensed to hunt, I don't know the numbers but I am almost positive that the gangs with 15 dogs to hunt in Eastern Ontario are not dropping $400+ on licensing their dogs for deer hunting.

Go money grab.

I'm positive the gangs with lots of dogs do spend the dollars on licences..... they are the ones the ministry will ask for each and every dog licence to be produced... if we have 10 dogs tied up, when the ministry comes in, we produce 10 licences... money grab for sure... but... gotta pay if ya wanna play

[iHuntz]

It does not matter what the law is. Common sense has to rule sometimes. If I have a deer down and it gets dark, I go get my Labrador. I just keep him on a long leash and trail along behind. It usually takes him about 2 minutes to find it.

[Cass]

Good luck explaining to the CO that the law doesn't matter and common sense rules when you're caught tracking a deer with an unlicensed dog.... Not sure what part of that is the common sense part....