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Ontario requires card for U.S. hunters and anglers

Hunting and fishing in Ontario has gotten more complicated with the Ministry of Natural Resources now requiring all non-residents to purchase an “outdoors card” to legally hunt or fish in Ontario.
Anglers and hunters from outside Ontario who want to hunt and fish in the province need an Outdoors Card effective Jan. 1, 2009. Non-resident anglers and hunters are required to purchase the card in addition to an Ontario fishing or hunting license, except for one-day fishing licenses.

The new requirement is one more step in the effort to improve the hunting and fishing licensing system. The card is available wherever Ontario hunting and fishing licenses are sold.

“We’re moving forward in our efforts to modernize Ontario’s system for licensing hunters and anglers,” said Natural Resources Minister Donna Cansfield. “The improved system will help us provide better customer service by making it easier to get multiyear licenses and ensure the sustainable management of our natural resources.”

The Outdoors Card is a wallet-sized plastic card valid for three years. The cost of the three-year card is $9 Canadian. The paper application non-residents fill out at a license issuer serves as a temporary Outdoors Card until the permanent card is received in the mail.
There are two types of Outdoors Card: the Fishing Outdoors Card, which can only be used with fishing licenses, and the Hunting/Fishing Outdoors Card, which is valid for hunting and fishing.

More information is available by reviewing Ontario’s 2008-2009 Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary at www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/LetsFish and 2008 Hunting Regulations Summary at
www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/FW/2ColumnSubPage/STEL02_173985.html

Trapper education course
A trapper education course is scheduled at the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) North Region Headquarters for July 18. The DNR is partnering with the Indiana State Trappers Assoc. (ISTA) to host a Trapper Education Course at the DNR Law Enforcement North Region Headquarters, 1124 North Mexico Road in Peru, Ind.

The program will include education on furbearer species biology, rules and regulations, traps and equipment and trap-setting demonstrations. The program will run from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Trappers will need to pre-register by July 1. To pre-register and get more information, contact the North Region Headquarters at 765-473-9722. Lunch will be provided. There are no fees or costs to attend;  just pre-register and show up.

Indiana Dunes field trip grants

Teachers looking for special field trips for their classes may want to consider the grants available for visiting the Indiana Dunes State Park. The park has finances available for school field trips during the 2009-10 school year. Funds are distributed through the Dunes Conservation Field Trip Grant Program.

The program is designed to distribute funds to public, private, parochial or home-school educators interested in taking students on field trips to Indiana Dunes State Park. The program is funded by Friends of Indiana Dunes, Inc.

Field trips may help engage students in learning about the importance of conservation while studying the flora, fauna and natural habitats of the park.

Applications are due by July 15. They may be downloaded from www.in.gov/dnr/parklake or www.friendsofindiana dunes.org or are available for pickup at the Indiana Dunes State Park Office and Nature Center.

Goose Pond FWA photo contest

The 2010 Goose Pond photo calendar contest is underway. Organized by the not-for-profit Friends of Goose Pond group, the program will run until June 30.

When it comes to diversity of flora and fauna, few places in Indiana compare to Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area. Professional and amateur photographers are eligible to compete. All entries must be photos taken at Goose Pond FWA during the past two years and be original work of the entrant.

Each contestant may enter a maximum of three photos. Entries can be in color or black-and-white. Photos must be at least 600 dpi, and all photos must be submitted in JPEG format. Maximum file size per photo attachment is 5.5 MB.

Limited image modifications are permitted. Manipulation should only be used to sharpen or produce a more natural looking photograph. Cropping is allowed but any other color modifications or the addition of any elements not existing in the original scene will not be allowed. For a complete list of rules, see www.clcinfo.org/greene_schedule.php

Maps and additional information about the Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area are available at www.in.gov/dnr/fish wild/3094.htm
E-mail your entries to friendsofgoose pond@yahoo.com and include the following information; name, mailing address, phone number, e-mail address and the number of photos attached. Each photo must be accompanied by a caption with the photographer’s name and a number identification.

Finalists will be notified by Sept. 30.

The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of Farm World. Readers with questions or comments may contact Jack Spaulding by e-mail at jackspaulding@hughes.net or by writing to him in care of this publication.

6/10/2009