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 obtainable canine vests in hunter orange. Any of these must be adequate. Please remember that canine shouldn’t be working at massive. If the canine are saved on a leash, it must be readily obvious to hunters that your canine will not be coyotes.
If you happen to permit looking in your property, you could think about retaining your canine indoors whereas looking is going down and advising the hunters that you’ve got canine.
ANSWER BY: David Critchlow, Provincial Enforcement Specialist, MNR
Initially printed within the August 2024 concern of Ontario OUT of DOORS
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