{"id":87864,"date":"2026-11-10T07:35:34","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T12:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=87864"},"modified":"2026-11-10T07:35:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T12:35:34","slug":"make-this-a-safe-and-successful-hunting-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/10\/make-this-a-safe-and-successful-hunting-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Make this a Safe and Successful Hunting Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/OCOA.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-87865\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/OCOA.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/OCOA.png 300w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/OCOA-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/OCOA-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/OCOA-70x70.png 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>With small game and deer hunting seasons in full swing 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>\u201cI would like to remind all hunters planning to head out into the field this fall to make safe hunting a top priority,\u201d says OCOA President Bill Ingham, \u201cWear hunter orange, always handle firearms safely and responsibly and respect landowners and other hunters while you are out in the field enjoying our beautiful natural resources.\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>\u201cWe wish everyone a safe, enjoyable and successful hunt,\u201d says Ingham, \u201cBy remembering and practicing these safety rules we can ensure that the sport of hunting will continue to be enjoyed by future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information about a natural resources or public safety-related offence is encouraged to call the Ministry of Natural Resources violation reporting line at <strong>1-877-847-7667 <\/strong>or contact their local Conservation Officer directly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With small game and deer hunting seasons in full swing across the province the Ontario Conservation Officers Association (OCOA) would like to remind hunters to put safety first. &nbsp; \u201cI would like to remind all hunters planning to head out into the field this fall to make safe hunting a top priority,\u201d says OCOA President &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":87865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-northern-ontario"],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87864","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\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87864"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87866,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87864\/revisions\/87866"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}