Gerritt Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 Looks like the feds have stepped in... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/feds-cautioned-ontario-on-proposed-cormorant-hunt-1.5059306 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 All they said was that hunters 'could' get charged if hitting other species.. Nothing about it being scrapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cisco Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 (edited) Bill the hunters could be charged not for 'hitting' other migratory species but for disturbing them while they were nesting. That is a judgement call in the field. A way for the anti-hunting bios to stop a hunt. I very much doubt many other migratory birds are close to cormorant nesting sites. Any that are, that experience any nesting failure would be inconsequential IMHO. Edited March 17, 2019 by cisco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 1 minute ago, cisco said: Bill the hunters could be charged not for 'hitting' other migratory species but for disturbing them while they were nesting. That is a judgement call in the field. A way for the anti-hunting bios to stop a hunt. I very much doubt many other migratory birds are close to cormorant nesting sites. Any that are, that experience any nesting failure would be inconsequential IMHO. So it's like catching out of season bass while pike fishing in the spring? 'Could' be charged and 'Charged' are two very different things, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 It would be the RCMP that would have to lay those charges, I expect you would be OK with the Provincial CO's unless you were really screwing up other species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 ??? If you were to shoot 50 of them in one day? What the heck would you do with them? Do people eat them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.mech Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 14 hours ago, dave524 said: It would be the RCMP that would have to lay those charges, I expect you would be OK with the Provincial CO's unless you were really screwing up other species. Why is that? The OMNRF enforce the migratory bird laws that are federal not the RCMP....not all federal laws have to be enforced by RCMP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 5 hours ago, G.mech said: Why is that? The OMNRF enforce the migratory bird laws that are federal not the RCMP....not all federal laws have to be enforced by RCMP. I used to work at Long Point and lived in Port Rowan, quite a while ago, it was the Mounties that enforced a lot of the migratory game bird stuff including setting up roadblocks on the causeway spot checking duck hunters , the CO's at that time stuck mostly to enforcing small game, sport and commercial fishing. There was a lot of CWS sanctuary land there and both the MNR and CWS had land open to hunters as well. If the fed's are setting up a roadblock to the provincial commorant shoot I would expect that our CO's would leave you alone and the RCMP might bust you. A situation not unlike the legal cannabis states where the local police are OK with it but the American Federal Custom guys will bust you if returning from a trip and have some in possession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave524 Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 6 hours ago, OhioFisherman said: ??? If you were to shoot 50 of them in one day? What the heck would you do with them? Do people eat them? Plant them in the garden along with the grass carp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 6 hours ago, OhioFisherman said: ??? If you were to shoot 50 of them in one day? What the heck would you do with them? Do people eat them? Nothing, let them sink to the bottom. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted March 17, 2019 Report Share Posted March 17, 2019 Yeah let the fish eat them for a change 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cisco Posted March 18, 2019 Report Share Posted March 18, 2019 Fisheries are also Federal. Transfer payments from the Federal gov't to Provincial governments is what I understand pays/contracts fisheries and migratory bird enforcement out to our COs. I expect the OMNR and CWS will be giving an announcement re the things they will be laying charges for. Expect a uniform enforcement approach from both the CWS and OMNR officers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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