Wild TV Grizzly Award goes to OFAH-produced program PETERBOROUGH – The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) is proud to announce that its popular long running outdoors show, Angler & Hunter Television, was awarded Wild TV Hunting and Fishing Network’s prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award. The honor was presented at the second annual Grizzly Awards, [...]
Lack of accountability, dual role and self-investigation must be addressed On November 18, 2010, the Ontario Legislature will debate and vote on a resolution by Newmarket-Aurora MPP Frank Klees, which urges the government to amend the OSPCA Act and reverse changes to that Act under Bill 50, which gave the OSPCA virtually unfettered powers of [...]
Ontario OUT OF Doors writers enjoyed a hunting & fishing weekend at Elmhirst Resort on Rice Lake. Ontario OUT of DOORS Editor-In-Chief John Kerr along with Department Editors, Field Editors and Contributors enjoyed a writer’s rendezvous at the Elmhirst Resort on Rice Lake. Saturday morning nine writers hunted pheasants at the Pinegrove Pheasant Farm in [...]
New summer camp gets kids outdoors. This summer, Peterborough and area families have a new day camp option that is packed with more than enough activities and outdoor adventures to keep even the busiest kids happy. Three sessions of day camps are being offered by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters as part of [...]
Wild turkey season opens today Permission to access private property and safety are hunters’ top priorities Every spring, thousands of hunters take to the outdoors to participate in the spring wild turkey hunt. This year, the season opens on April 26 and runs until May 31 in many parts of southern Ontario. The Ontario Federation [...]
Instructors mark 50 years of hunter education in Ontario Half century of mandatory training has made Ontario a safe place to hunt In 1960, Ontario became the first province to make hunter training mandatory for all first time hunters. Since that time, well over one million people have successfully completed a hunter education course. The [...]
Hunting and Fishing State- of- the -Art Education Center opens in Peterborough. The O.F.A.H / Mario Cortellucci Hunting and Fishing Heritage Centre located in Peterborough Ontario is a must stop destination for young kids and adults who enjoy learning about conservation, hunting and fishing. Now open to the public for free until September this state-of-the-art [...]
O.F.A.H./Mario Cortellucci Hunting and Fishing Heritage Centre A preview open house weekend is being held April 10 & 11, 10 am – 4 pm for the general public Please be our guest to the heritage centre venue before it opens officially to the public. In this incredible facility – the Shimano Sportfish Aquarium, spectacular Canadian [...]
Garry Breitkreuz, MP, awarded Certificate of Merit at O.F.A.H. Conference Since his election to Parliament in 1993, Garry Breitkreuz, Member of Parliament for Yorkton-Melville, Saskatchewan, has worked tirelessly in support of legal, licensed firearms owners. During the 82nd Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (O.F.A.H.) Annual General Meeting and Fish & Wildlife Conference held recently [...]
Outdoors enthusiasts gather for fish & wildlife conference The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (O.F.A.H.) hosted its 82nd annual Fish & Wildlife Conference in Mississauga over the weekend. Candice Hoeppner, Member of Parliament for Portage-Lisgar, Manitoba and sponsor of the bill to repeal the long gun registry, delivered the keynote address. The province’s largest [...]
MP Candice Hoeppner to deliver keynote at annual O.F.A.H. conference The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (O.F.A.H.) will host its 82nd annual Fish & Wildlife Conference in Mississauga later this week. Candice Hoeppner, Member of Parliament for Portage-Lisgar, Manitoba and sponsor of the bill to repeal the long gun registry, will deliver the keynote [...]
O.F.A.H. responds to demand for second women’s outdoor weekend event Today is registration day for the new spring session of Women’s Outdoor Weekend. The popular outreach program is designed and hosted exclusively for women by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (O.F.A.H.). The province’s largest conservation-based organization has added a spring weekend for 2010 [...]
Hunters encouraged to share the wealth Food banks may welcome donations of wild game as need for assistance increases Each fall, tens of thousands of Ontario residents take to the field during moose and deer seasons, which provides them with an unparalleled opportunity to enjoy our valuable natural resources. Those who are fortunate enough to [...]
New Fisheries Management Plan includes regulations for the Kawartha Lakes area Anglers in Ontario spend more than a million days fishing every year, and that number may soon rise. The Ministry of Natural Resources (M.N.R.) has announced a new Fisheries Management Plan for Zone 17 that includes a year-round fishing season for panfish. Already a [...]
O.F.A.H. applauds move to celebrate our nation’s founding traditions The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (O.F.A.H.), the province’s largest hunting and fishing conservation organization, applauds the introduction of Bill C-465, An Act respecting a National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day by Rick Norlock, Conservative M.P. for Northumberland-Quinte West on October 26, 2009. “Mr. [...]