End Coyote Killing Contests and Bounties

End Coyote Killing Contests and Bounties

Chesher's Outdoor Store ran a coyote killing contest all through February and now a municipality is trying to disguise an illegal bounty as a "coyote compensation program".

Bounties and contests are obviously barbaric and ecologically harmful, but did you know they are also illegal in Ontario? The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act forbids anyone from hunting for expectation of gain, inducing anyone else to hunt for gain, paying or receiving bounties.

Why then, is the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry letting these activities continue?

 

 

See section 11 of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act to understand why wildlife ...

Chesher's Outdoor Store ran a coyote killing contest all through February and now a municipality is trying to disguise an illegal bounty as a "coyote compensation program".

Bounties and contests are obviously barbaric and ecologically harmful, but did you know they are also illegal in Ontario? The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act forbids anyone from hunting for expectation of gain, inducing anyone else to hunt for gain, paying or receiving bounties.

Why then, is the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry letting these activities continue?

 

 

See section 11 of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act to understand why wildlife killing contests and bounties are illegal in Ontario.

Did you know that Ontario's lax hunting and trapping regulations allow unlimited, year-round coyote killing and do not even require hunters to report their kills in Southern Ontario? This open-season area includes some of the threatened Algonquin wolf's range, too.

 

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Call the Fish & Wildlife Legislative Specialist

Can you call Josh Annett, Fish & Wildlife Legislative Specialist? He is responsible for interpreting the laws in order for them to be effective. 

Call Josh Annett

Josh Annett Josh Annett Fish & Wildlife Legislative Specialist, Wildlife Section, Fish and Wildlife Policy Branch 705-772-8896

Introduce yourself

  • I am very concerned about the coyote killing contest being run by Chesher's Outdoor Store that the Ministry has not yet shut down
  • Why does section 11 of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act not apply to this particular contest given that two very similar coyote killing contests were shut down by the Ministry in 2015?
  • Are you aware that this contest endangers the Algonquin wolf, a threatened species that cannot be told apart from eastern coyotes ...

Introduce yourself

  • I am very concerned about the coyote killing contest being run by Chesher's Outdoor Store that the Ministry has not yet shut down
  • Why does section 11 of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act not apply to this particular contest given that two very similar coyote killing contests were shut down by the Ministry in 2015?
  • Are you aware that this contest endangers the Algonquin wolf, a threatened species that cannot be told apart from eastern coyotes by sight?
  • How are you going to take action to uphold the Act, and work with Enforcement to shut this contest down?

Remember to thank Josh for his time and dedication to wildlife.

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