(CHATSWORTH, ON) – Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind the public that rifle, deer hunting season starts one half hour before sunrise next Monday, November 4th and ends one half hour past sunset on Saturday, November 9th, 2013.
During this annual event, police often receive calls from concerned residents reporting hearing gun shots being fired. Residents can expect to hear gun shots during rifle hunting season and there is no cause to be alarmed. The OPP and the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) will be patrolling the area to ensure all hunters are complying with the regulations.
Hunters are easily recognizable by wearing blaze orange hats, coats and vests.
Hunters must follow these guidelines:
Do not hunt from roadways.
Do not shoot across roads.
Do not shoot from your vehicle.
ALWAYS be sure of your target before shooting.
ALWAYS carry your firearms and hunting licence with you.
ALWAYS have permission to hunt on lands that you don’t own.
Rifles must be unloaded at roadside and while transporting.
Rifles must be in hard or soft cases prior to and after hunting times.
Compliance with these simple guidelines will ensure public safety and greater enjoyment of the deer hunting season. Failure to do so can result in charges.
For more hunting information visit: www.mnr.gov.on.ca.