Ontario OUT of DOORS 2021 Hunter Survey

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* 1. How many years have you been a licensed hunter?

1-5 years

6-10 years

11-20 years

20-25 years

25+ years

Let's just say my first hunting licence was chiseled on a stone tablet.

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* 2. Are you a female hunter?

Yes

No, but women are part of my hunting group.

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* 3. On average, how many times a season do you get stopped or inspected by a conservation officer?

Zero

Less than two

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* 4. When buying new hunting gear (guns, boots, camo, etc.) what is your primary consideration?

Price

Quality

Trend

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* 5. Where do you shoot most?

Gun range or archery club

Private range

Farm, gravel pit, or other property

Public land

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* 6. How many bows and guns do you own in total?

None

1-3

4-6

This is just between us, right?

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* 7. When do you sight-in and check your firearm?

I don't.

Prior to each season.

When I'm trying out new loads or factory ammo.

If I feel something is off.

Whenever I need an excuse to explain how I missed a ridiculously easy shot.

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* 8. What's the longest shot you've taken at an animal?

50 metres or less

100 metres

200 metres

300 metres

300-500 metres

500+ metres

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* 9. Do you use a rangefinder?

Yes

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* 10. When hunting big game, do you set up in the dark or wait until you can see and stalk your way in?

I walk in the dark.

I prefer to wait until there is enough light to see.

With my state-of-the-art flashlight and headlamp, there is no such thing as the dark.

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* 11. When hunting big game, what shots are you comfortable taking?

I wait for them to stop and turn broadside.

I shoot stopped and walking animals.

I shoot stopped, walking, and running animals.

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* 12. How do you prefer to hunt?

Solo

With one or two good buddies/family members

Group hunts

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* 13. How successful are you when solo hunting?

Never.

Occasionally.

I usually fill my tag.

I don't solo hunt.

Let's just say I have learned many good tag recipes.

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* 14. How successful are you when party hunting big game?

I don't party hunt.

Never.

Rarely.

We always put a few on the game pole.

We always fill the game pole.

We often place the blame squarely on the wolves.

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* 15. Do you bowhunt?

Crossbow

Modern vertical bow

Crossbow and vertical bow

Traditional bow

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* 16. What is your favourite big game rifle calibre?

.243 Winchester

.30-30 Winchester

.44 Remington Magnum

6.5 Creedmore

.270 Winchester

.308 Winchester

.30-06 Springfield

7 mm Remington Magnum

.300 Winchester Magnum

.375 H&H

Don’t make me choose!

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* 17. Do you have difficulty getting permission hunting on private land?

Yes

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* 18. Have you ever used a hunting guide?

Yes

Only because I wanted someone to witness my greatness.

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* 19. Have you ever fallen asleep in a tree stand?

Yes

Just once, and I slept for four days.

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* 20. Do you prefer to use a tree stand, ground blind, or just rely on camo clothing?

Tree stand

Ground blind

Camo clothing

It depends on who I'm hiding from.

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* 21. Have you ever had an animal taxidermied?

Yes

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* 22. How much do you focus on scent?

I keep my hunting clothes smelling natural, use cover and attractant scents, and play the wind.

I try to play the wind and sometimes use other scents.

I don’t worry about it.

In or outside of hunt camp?

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* 23. Do you read about hunting while hunting?

Yes

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* 24. Do you hunt from a ground blind because you’re afraid of heights?

Yes

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* 25. Besides a sharp knife, what is most important to you when big game is down?

Butt-out tool

Flashlight

Backpack

Rope

Game bags

A friend with a strong back or ATV

A film crew to document the event for a 14-part series on social media.

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* 26. Do you find regulations more or less understandable than they were when you started hunting?

Less

At my age, everything is confusing.

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* 27. Why do you hunt?

For meat

For trophies

To be outdoors

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* 28. What is your main concern regarding hunting in the future?

Nothing. I think the future looks bright.

Possible growth of anti-hunting sentiment.

Fewer hunting locations.

Diseases, such as chronic wasting disease, affecting game populations.

Cost.

Fewer hunters.

Too many hunters.

Increasingly restrictive firearms regulations.

Habitat destruction.

Tag availability.

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* 29. Thank you for completing the survey. Please enter your full name and email below so we may contact you, should you be selected.

Name

Email Address