{"id":47569,"date":"2021-09-21T08:01:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T12:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=47569"},"modified":"2021-09-21T06:50:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T10:50:01","slug":"a-safe-hunt-is-a-successful-hunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2021\/09\/21\/a-safe-hunt-is-a-successful-hunt\/","title":{"rendered":"A Safe Hunt is a Successful Hunt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With both small game and big game hunting seasons opening across the province the Ontario Conservation Officers Association (OCOA) would like to remind hunters to put safety first.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny hunter planning to head out into the field this fall should keep safe hunting practices as a top priority,\u201d says OCOA President Matthew McVittie, \u201cWear hunter orange, respect landowners and other hunters and always be aware of your surroundings while handling a firearm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The OCOA would like remind all hunters to remember the following acronyms delivered in firearms safety ACTS and PROVE:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A<\/strong>ssume every firearm is loaded<\/li>\n<li><strong>C<\/strong>ontrol the muzzle direction at all times<\/li>\n<li><strong>T<\/strong>rigger finger must be kept off the trigger and out of the trigger guard<\/li>\n<li><strong>S<\/strong>ee that the firearm is unloaded \u2013 PROVE it safe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>P<\/strong>oint the firearm in the safest available direction<\/li>\n<li><strong>R<\/strong>emove all ammunition<\/li>\n<li><strong>O<\/strong>bserve the chamber<\/li>\n<li><strong>V<\/strong>erify the feeding path<\/li>\n<li><strong>E<\/strong>xamine the bore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With new moose hunting regulations coming into effect in many parts of the province this year, moose hunters are encouraged to review the Hunting Regulations Summary.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wish everyone a safe, enjoyable and successful hunt,\u201d says McVittie, \u201cSafe, responsible and legal hunting are crucial to ensuring future generations will be able to enjoy our natural resources.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information about a natural resources or public safety related offence is encouraged to call the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry violation reporting line at <strong>1-877-847-7667<\/strong>, contact their local Conservation Officer directly, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source &#8211; Ontario Conservation Officers Association<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With both small game and big game hunting seasons opening across the province the Ontario Conservation Officers Association (OCOA) would like to remind hunters to put safety first. &nbsp; \u201cAny hunter planning to head out into the field this fall should keep safe hunting practices as a top priority,\u201d says OCOA President Matthew McVittie, \u201cWear &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-24 10:24:42","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47569"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47570,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47569\/revisions\/47570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}