Ask A CO: On canine and hunter orange
Q:I’m not a hunter, however I reside on an open-country property and have canine that look A LOT like coyotes. How a lot orange ought to they be sporting to be protected?
Cassandra Levy, Bowmanville
A: Whereas there are not any guidelines on canine sporting hunter orange, it’s at all times prudent to take precautions to guard one’s pets, particularly in the event that they seem like coyotes. There are commercially accessible canine vests in hunter orange. Any of these must be enough. Please remember the fact that canine shouldn’t be working at massive. If the canine are stored on a leash, it must be readily obvious to hunters that your canine usually are not coyotes.
In the event you enable looking in your property, chances are you’ll contemplate maintaining your canine indoors whereas looking is happening and advising the hunters that you’ve got canine.
ANSWER BY: David Critchlow, Provincial Enforcement Specialist, MNR
Initially printed within the August 2024 difficulty of Ontario OUT of DOORS
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