Is there ang Mininum age for big game hunting (Moose/Deer)?

[greatwhite]

I know you can take the hunters course at the age of 12 and hunt as an apprentice sharing a gun ( 3 years) and then you can hunt at 16. Is there a Minimum age for big game hunting (Moose/Deer) in Ontario? I ask because when I started hunting 20 odd years ago in NB you could get your FAC and hunt small game at 16 but you could not deer/moose hunt until 18. So is there a restriction?

[35wailin]

I was hunting moose @16. My nephew is 15 with his first small game. With parental permission, I believe he could hunt moose/deer/bear/elk in appropriate seasons with appropriate licenses.

I could be be wrong, but I don't think you can do that as an apprentice hunter.

[Minshall]

As long as they have their minors permit + apprentice paperwork they will be fine. Just cant be off on their own while hunting. I went moose hunting when I was 13, just couldnt have my own gun and be by myself...

[outback]

My son shot his big buck when he was 12, he had done and passed his hunters and firearms courses just 2 months before.

outback

[scarkner]

When it comes to age, all hunting in Ontario is treated the same, from squirrel to moose.

[mbhunter]

https://www.ontario.ca/environment-a...ario-residents

As far as I read, 16 or 15 with parent consent.

[greatwhite]

So the young lad can hunt big game, but it will be another 6 years before my son can. He will get his beginners in 3 more years. Wow that will put me to at 48 and 51 before he can go on his own..

[redd foxx]

The age for hunting any game is the same for all of it as mentioned above. The rules for being an apprentice are in place from 12 - 15 or 16 depending on parental permission and what a hunter uses such as a gun or bow. The firearm Act determines at what age a person can carry a gun on their own and under what conditions.