Application Deadline: August 15, 2023, at 4:30pm
Draw Date: August 18, 2023, at 1:30pm at the Elders Lodge.
Elk Season: September 01, 2023 – December 21, 2023, or until filled.
Cow Moose Season: October 07, 2023 – December 21, 2023, or until filled.
Bull Moose Season: October 07, 2023 – January 15, 2024, or until filled.
Note: Moose harvesting outside Algonquin Park shall begin October 11, 2023
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS:
Harvest Tags will be available at the Administration Office. If you cannot pick it up, you can arrange to have someone from your group sign for it.
Pick-up: Monday to Friday from 9:00am – 4:00pm.
*Closed: 12:00pm-1:00pm
UNSUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS:
If your group is unsuccessful in the draw, you can apply for a Moose Calf Tag. Calf Tags will also be available for those not wishing to enter in the Annual Adult Moose Draw.
Calf Tags: Restrictions apply based on the results of Moose Draw.
Calf Moose Season: October 07, 2023 – January 15, 2024, or until filled.
Note: Moose harvesting outside Algonquin Park shall begin October 11, 2023
Deer Season (Inside Algonquin Park): October 07, 2023 – January 15, 2024
Deer Season (Outside Algonquin Park): September 01, 2023 – January 15, 2024
Deer Season (WMU 41): September 01, 2023 – December 15, 2023
The following guidelines are designed to assist you in avoiding the possibility of confrontation with
MNR Officers while you exercise your right to harvest.
- Algonquin Harvesters should be sure to carry their status cards at all times when harvesting.
- No Algonquin shall refuse to stop their vehicle(s) when signaled to do so, either by means of hand signals or lights, by a monitor of the Harvest Department or by an officer of the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR)
- To harvest a moose, you must be in a hunting group with an Algonquin person who has an adult or calf tag issued by the Algonquin Harvest Department.
- The moose tag must be attached to the harvested moose before transporting it. (i.e. the nose or hind leg).
- Any member of your hunt group and/or moose tag holder must be present when transporting the harvest.
- Report immediately of any harvest, you must notify the Harvest Department by phone, in person, email, etc.
- No Algonquin shall have a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle, or shoot from a vehicle or power boat, without a special permit.
- No Algonquin shall harvest, or attempt to harvest, while under the influence of alcohol or any intoxicant, narcotic or drugs.
- During an open season for moose or deer, no Algonquin shall possess a loaded firearm on a paved roadway or the right-of-way of a paved road.
- No Algonquin, who has taken any wild game suitable for food, shall allow the flesh to be destroyed or spoiled.
- No Algonquin shall willfully mutilate, deface, destroy or tamper with any sign or poster erected, maintained, or posted, for the purpose of giving notice to the public of private property or restricted hunting or fishing.
- No Algonquin shall shoot a deer or moose while it is swimming.
- Do not litter or leave garbage behind. Bring out what you take in. Leave no trace
- Harvesting under the Algonquin Law does not allow a non-native or a non – Algonquin person to hunt with you. If you hunt with a non-native or non – Algonquin person you must have a provincial hunting licenses and obey provincial regulations.
Remember, conservation is everyone’s business
The LEM Department is looking for individuals who are interested in being a monitor for this year’s hunt.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain monitoring stations at designated areas and specific times as determined by the Manager of Lands.
- Assist with the preparation of Field monitoring equipment and ensure equipment is in good working order.
- Collect and report harvest data and any other related responsibilities.
Applicants must have a valid driver’s license and a reliable working vehicle with proof of insurance. First Aid and CPR certifications are an asset.
If interested, please send your resume and express your interest in being a monitor to AOPFN HR Services — ac.na1711620762ganak1711620762awkip1711620762@rh1711620762
Please use “Your Name – Monitor” as the subject line of the email.