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Ontario Hunter Education: Tags, party hunting and hunter reports

How tags work, notching and attaching them, tagging locations by species, the conditions for party hunting and mandatory hunter reporting.

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May you show a conservation officer your deer tag on your phone?

Study reference: Ontario Hunting Regulations Summary 2026 and ontario.ca (Oct 2026), Ch. 7 Tags, party hunting and hunter reports — Tags; General regulations — Party hunting; Mandatory hunter reporting

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  1. May you show a conservation officer your deer tag on your phone?

    1. Yes, if the phone screen is not cracked
    2. Yes, if you also carry your Outdoors Card
    3. No, tags must be carried on paper
    4. Yes, if it is the official PDF version

  2. When party hunting moose, how close must each member stay to the person who holds the valid tag?

    1. Within the same county
    2. Within 5 kilometres
    3. Within 1 kilometre
    4. Within 500 metres

  3. For a bull moose, what must stay attached to the leg that carries the tag?

    1. The lower jaw, kept whole with the carcass
    2. The tail, until the hide is removed
    3. The scrotal sac, by connective tissue
    4. The antlers, until the moose is processed

  4. You bought a deer tag but never went hunting. Do you need to submit a hunter report?

    1. No, only moose hunters report
    2. Yes
    3. Only if a conservation officer asks
    4. No, only successful hunters report

  5. Which species may be party hunted in Ontario?

    1. Ruffed grouse and wild turkey
    2. Moose, deer and black bear
    3. Wild turkey and black bear
    4. Wolf and coyote where tags are needed

  6. You leave your tagged deer at camp while you go out to party hunt. What must you do with the tag?

    1. Keep it in your pocket while you hunt
    2. Give it to the next hunter in your party
    3. Leave it on the camp table beside the deer
    4. Attach it to the deer

  7. In a deer party, a member without a valid tag shoots a deer. What must happen next?

    1. The party reports the kill within 14 days
    2. The shooter attaches a note with their name
    3. The shooter drags the deer back to wherever the tag holder is waiting
    4. The tag holder goes to the kill site and notches the tag

  8. Where is the tag attached on a black bear?

    1. Around one of the hind legs at the hock
    2. To an ear, with the head kept with the bear
    3. Through the cartilage between the nostrils
    4. To the lower jaw, which stays with the bear

  9. What happens if you fail to submit a required hunter report once?

    1. A $25 surcharge on your next purchase for that species
    2. A one-year ban on buying any hunting licence
    3. Nothing, unless you fail three years in a row
    4. A $500 fine and the loss of your Outdoors Card

  10. Your printed tag was damaged. How do you get a replacement?

    1. Print another copy at home from your online licensing account
    2. Write the tag details by hand on a new paper
    3. Ask a hunting partner to share their tag
    4. Surrender it at ServiceOntario or an issuer and pay a fee

  11. Until when must the tag stay with you or on the animal?

    1. Until the end of that day's legal hunting hours
    2. Until it reaches processing and is prepared for storage
    3. Until you have filed your hunter report online
    4. Until you leave the Wildlife Management Unit

  12. How many animals may be taken with one tag?

    1. One
    2. One per day of the season
    3. Two, if they are the same sex
    4. As many as the season limit allows

  13. Generally, when are hunter reports due?

    1. Within 14 days after the last season for that species
    2. Within 48 hours after each harvest you make
    3. Before you buy any licence the next year
    4. By March 31 of the following year, with your next licence order

  14. When must you notch (invalidate) your tag after killing a deer?

    1. Within 24 hours, before butchering it
    2. Immediately, at the kill site, before moving it
    3. When you get the deer back to your camp
    4. Before you leave the Wildlife Management Unit on the way home

Tags, party hunting and hunter reports: key rules to remember

Our summary of what the official handbook says on this topic, in our own words. Read it before or after the practice questions above, then check the original chapter. Read the official chapter ↗

Tags

  • A tag authorizes the holder to take one animal of the species and type shown; only 1 animal may be taken per tag.
  • Tags must be carried on paper; an electronic image of a tag is not accepted.
  • Copying, altering or counterfeiting a tag is illegal, as is holding more than one tag unless allowed (for example an additional deer tag).
  • Tags can be printed only once; a replacement costs a $10.50 fee, and damaged tags must be surrendered.
  • Keep tags intact and readable, for example in a resealable plastic bag.
  • Immediately after the kill, at the kill site and before moving the animal, invalidate the tag by notching the day, month and time.
  • You need not attach the tag while you stay with the animal and can show the tag, but you must attach it if you leave the animal (for example at camp, at the butcher or in another vehicle). If unsure, attach it.
  • The tag stays with you or the animal until it reaches the place of processing and is being prepared for long-term storage.
  • Tagging locations: deer and elk — antler or ear, head kept with the animal; bull moose — hind leg with scrotal sac attached; cow moose — hind leg with vulva attached; moose calf — lower jaw; black bear and wolf/coyote — through the cartilage between the nostrils; wild turkey — lower leg.

Party hunting

  • Moose, deer and black bear (and elk with extra rules) may be party hunted by 2 or more people who each hold a licence for that species.
  • At least one member must hold an unused tag, and the party may not take more animals of a type than the tags its members hold.
  • Party members hunt in the same WMU, within 5 km of the tag holder, and must be able to communicate reliably and immediately.
  • Everyone must actively take part in the hunt.
  • If someone other than the tag holder makes the kill, the tag holder must go to the kill site, confirm the animal and invalidate the tag.
  • Party hunting is not allowed for wild turkey, or for wolf and coyote where a tag is required.

Mandatory hunter reporting

  • Anyone who buys or is issued a tag for elk, deer, bear, wild turkey or wolf/coyote (where a tag is required), and every moose licence holder, must submit a hunter report, even if they did not hunt.
  • Reports are generally due within 14 days after the last season for that species closes.
  • Failing to report adds a $25 surcharge to your next purchase for that species; consecutive failures after July 1, 2026 bring a $50 surcharge.
  • Reports cover participation, harvest, effort (WMUs and days) and observations, and are used to monitor populations and set tag quotas, seasons and bag limits.

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