Ask A CO: On skunk dispatch poles
Q: Is a skunk “dispatch pole” authorized to be used on skunks in Ontario? There are lots of (possible American) movies of them getting used on YouTube.
Sheldon Gerber, Lanark
A: Usually talking, these wouldn’t be authorized to use to dispatch a skunk, as the tactic of killing is definitely the injection of poison into the animal. The use of poison to kill wildlife is prohibited by subsection 29(1) of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997.
ANSWERS BY: David Critchlow, Provincial Enforcement Specialist, MNR
Initially revealed within the June-July 2024 concern of Ontario OUT of DOORS
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