Wildlife Management on Sagamok's Lands and Traditional Territiories

FISHERIES

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "2018 Fishing Ontario: Recreational Fishing Regulations Summary (Effective January 1, 2018)" Ontario Government, January 2018 112 pages

https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/5046/2018-ontario-fishing-regulations-summary-english.pdf

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ZONE 10

FMZ 10 is located in Northeastern Ontario. is north of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay its eastern border extends northwards from the mouth of the French River to Elk Lake its western border follows the east shore of Lake Superior from Sault Ste. Marie, north to Wawa cities include Sudbury, Espanola and Blind River
This zone has: the highest road and population density of all the Northeast zones more lake trout lakes and brook trout lakes than any other Northeast zone many streams flowing into Lakes Superior and Huron small, deep, clear inland lakes the “Specially Designated Waters” of the French River and Manitoulin IslandSelinger, Wayne and Doug Lowman "The Status of Lake Trout Populations in Northeastern Ontario (2000-2005), October 2006" Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources [Unpublished Draft Internal Report], May 2014 110 pages.	INFORMATION ON THE STATE OF OUR FISH Ministry of Natural Resources "Fisheries Management Zone 10: Lake Trout Operational Objectives and Management Strategies" Ontario Government, May 2014 6 pages - MNR operational objectives and management strategies for Fisheries Management Zone 10 related to Lake Trout Ministry of Natural Resources "Fact Sheet: Lake Trout in Fisheries Management Zone 10" Government of Ontario, May 2014 4 pages. - MNR fact sheet concerning trout in Fisheries Management Zone 10

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ZONE 14

FMZ 14 includes the waters of Georgian Bay and the North Channel of Lake Huron.

includes the waters of Georgian Bay and the North Channel of Lake Huron
stretches northwest to the compensation works on St. Mary’s River Sault Ste. Marie
dividing line from FMZ 13 (the main basin of Lake Huron) begins at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula, goes through the Bruce archipelago to Manitoulin Island
FMZ boundary extends across river mouths in most cases
cities include Sault Ste. Marie, Blind River, Gore Bay, Little Current, Parry Sound, Midland, Collingwood, Owen Sound and Wiarton, and more than 20 First Nations communities

This zone has:

the largest bay on the Great Lakes
Thirty Thousand Islands, the world’s largest freshwater archipelago
shoreline that includes Canadian Shield, glacial areas and limestone
many tributaries draining the Canadian Shield
farmland to the south
near-shore fisheries for walleye, small and largemouth bass, northern pike, muskellunge, yellow perch
offshore recreational fisheries for chinook salmon, rainbow trout
commercial fisheries for lake whitefish, walleye, lake trout, yellow perch

"A Revised Lake Trout Rehabilitation Plan for Ontario Waters of Lake Huron" Ontario Government, May 2014 5 pages

https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/2630/stdprod-086681.pdf

"A Joint Strategic Plan for Management of Great Lakes Fisheries - Revised June 10, 1997" Great Lakes Fishery Commission May 2014 38 pages.

https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/2632/stdprod-086674.pdf

"Fish-Community Objectives for Lake Huron - April 1995" Great Lakes Fishery Commission Special Publication 95-1, May 2014 42 pages

https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/2633/stel02-198020.pdf

"The State of Lake Huron in 1999 - December 2005" Great Lakes Fishery Commission Special Publication 05-02, May 2014 146 pages.

https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/2634/stel02-198021.pdf

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "2017 Hunting Regulations Summary: Fall 2017 - Spring 2018" Ontario Government, April 2017 104 pages

- for reference: current Ontario Hunting Regulations

https://www.ontario.ca/document/ontario-hunting-regulations-summary

Moose

Ministry of Natural Resources "Cervid Ecological Framework" Ontario Government, June 2009 19 pages

- Document concerns how MNRF manages and protects 4 wild cervid species (moose, white-tailed deer, woodland caribou and American elk)

https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/3086/263997.pdf

Moose Population Policy Documents

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Moose Management Policy" Ontario Government, June 2009 13 pages

https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/3083/263991.pdf

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Moose Population Objectives Setting Guidelines" Ontario Government, June 2009 16 pages

https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/3084/263993.pdf

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Moose Harvest Management Guidelines" Ontario Government, June 2009 27 pages

https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/3085/263995.pdf

Moose Population Reports

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Estimated Resident Moose Hunting Activity and Harvest by Wildlife Management Unit (2006-2013)". Ontario Government, July 2014 12 pages

- Information is organized by Wildlife Management Unit for the years 2006-2013

https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/3602/estimated-resident-moose-hunting-activity-and.pdf

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Moose Resource Report: Wildlife Management Unit 37" Ontario Government, 2015 4 pages

http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/fish-and-wildlife/Moose-Resource-Report-WMU-37-Final-2014.pdf

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Moose Resource Report: Wildlife Management Unit 38" Ontario Government, 2015 4 pages

http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/fish-and-wildlife/Moose-Resource-Report-WMU-38-Final-2014.pdf

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Moose Resource Report: Wildlife Management Unit 39" Ontario Government, 2015 4 pages

http://files.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/fish-and-wildlife/Moose-Resource-Report-WMU-39-Final-2014.pdf

For more information on MNRF Moose Population Management practices, visit: https://www.ontario.ca/page/moose-population-management

Wolves

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Strategy for Wolf Conservation in Ontario" Ontario Government, June 2005 11 pages

https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/3090/263811.pdf

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "State of Resources Reporting: Wolves in Ontario" Ontario Government, February 2007 5 pages

https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/2971/stel02-166014.pdf

Black Bears

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Estimated Provincial Black Bear Hunting Activity and Harvest by Wildlife Management Unit (2003-2013)" Ontario Government, July 2014 14 pages

- Information is organized by Wildlife Management Unit for the years 2003-2013

https://www.ontario.ca/document/black-bear-hunting-summary

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Backgrounder on Black Bears in Ontario" Ontario Government, June 2009 44 pages

https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/3088/274503.pdf

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Framework for Enhanced Black Bear Management in Ontario" Ontario Government, June 2009

https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/3087/274504.pdf

Bear Wise

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Prevent bear encounters (Bear Wise)" Ontario Government, 2018

https://www.ontario.ca/page/prevent-bear-encounters-bear-wise

White-Tailed Deer

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry "Estimated Resident White-tailed Deer Hunting Activity and Harvest by Wildlife Management Unit (2008-2013)" Ontario Government, July 2014 14 pages

- Information is organized by Wildlife Management Unit for the years 2008-2013

https://dr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net/documents/3600/resident-white-tailed-deer-hunting-activity.pdf

"White-Tailed Deer Management Policy for Ontario" Government of Ontario

https://www.ontario.ca/page/white-tailed-deer-management-policy-ontario