Horseback Riders, Hikers, Cyclists, and Many Others Use
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The Dufferin County Forest is a 1,066 hectare Amaranth, Hockley, Leening, Levitt, Little, trails. (2,636 acre) forested area divided into fourteen Main, Mono, River Road, and Thomson. Treestands and blinds must be of a portable, tracts. These tracts are located throughout There is no hunting allowed in any freestanding design and must be removed Dufferin County in the Townships of Mulmur, Dufferin County Forest tract between June after every use. The County assumes no Melancthon, Amaranth, East Garafraxa, and the 1 and September 30. responsibility for treestands or blinds left in Towns of Mono and Grand Valley. The largest is the Forest or for their use. the Main Tract (604 hectares/1,492 acres), Hunters are required to obtain a forest use located in Mulmur Township north of the permit from the County in order to hunt in For your own protection, ensure that you are hamlet of Mansfield. A map showing the the County Forest. The permit is valid from in compliance with the requirements of the locations of the tracts and the corresponding October 1, or the date of issue, whichever is Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act and Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) boundaries is later, until the following May 31. The fee for associated regulations at all times while on the reverse. All of the County Forest tracts the permit is $30.00 + HST = $33.90. An hunting in the Dufferin County Forest. are identified by 4’ x 4’ green signs giving the additional $2.25 + HST fee will be applied if Note that the preceding information applies name of the tract, identifying it as part of the you wish to have the permit mailed to you. to hunting on the Dufferin County Forest Dufferin County Forest, and giving phone The fees are used to support the ongoing properties only, which are shown on the numbers for both emergencies and information. management of the Dufferin County Forest; reverse. Hunting on other properties in the specifically the provision of signs and Horseback riders, hikers, cyclists, County is governed by rules stipulated by advertisements to inform both hunters and the owner(s) of those properties. Ensure and many others use the County non-hunters about the times when they can that you have the landowner’s permission Forest tracts for recreation. BE expect the greatest number of hunters in prior to hunting on any property. the Forest. Permits may be obtained in AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS person or by mail from the address below, AND OTHER USERS AT ALL TIMES. or online at www.dufferincounty.ca. Please Any questions, comments, or concerns regarding The following are the clauses of the County make cheques for permits payable to the this information should be directed to: Forest By-Law (2017-39) that you should be County of Dufferin. Caroline Mach, R.P.F. aware of when hunting in the Dufferin County Hunters are required to provide proof of County Forest Manager Forest (copies of the full by-law are available at membership in a recognized c/o Museum of Dufferin www.dufferincounty.ca or from the address organization that provides a minimum 936029 Airport Road Mulmur, ON L9V 0L3 below): of $5 million liability insurance for its 519-941-1114 or 877-941-7787 ext. 4011 [email protected] On July 8, 2021, Dufferin County Council members while they are engaged in www.dufferincounty.ca passed a motion to discontinue hunting hunting activities, in order to obtain a in the Main Tract (WMU 77B) of the Forest Use Permit. Dufferin County Forest. Electrically powered vehicles are permitted Hunting is permitted from October 1 to May for game retrieval. Otherwise, there are no 31 in the following tracts: south portion of motorized vehicles allowed on the County Amaranth, Gara Gore, Melancthon, Forest properties, with the exception of Randwick, Riverview, and Simmons. areas designated for parking (in the Main Tract on the east side of Airport Road) and There is no hunting allowed at any time in snowmobiles using designated Ontario the following tracts: north portion of Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (O.F.S.C.) Dufferin County Forest Hunting .