Conservation Officers Encourage Safe Wild Turkey Hunting

The Ontario Conservation Officers Association (OCOA) wants to wish all of Ontario’s wild turkey hunters a safe, enjoyable, and successful hunt. The 2014 spring wild turkey season in most of Ontario opens on April 25th and is a result of the reintroduction of wild turkeys to Ontario in the late 1980’s. The subsequent growth of turkey populations allowed for a …

Conservation Officers Treat York Region Kids To Wilderness Adventure

For 18 kids from across York region, it was a chance to escape from the city life and experience nature first hand. For a group of 13 OCOA members, it was chance to give back to the community and teach kids how to fish. For the 7th year, the OCOA organized the Kids and Wardens Fishing Adventure, which sees youth …

2013 Ontario Conservation Officer of the Year

Aurora – The Ontario Conservation Officers Association (OCOA) is pleased to announce that Dan VanExan has been selected as the 2013 Conservation Officer of the Year. Dan currently works for Peterborough Enforcement Unit and is based out of Belleville. Dan was presented the OCOA award Saturday night at the annual OCOA banquet. “Dan has been a Conservation Officer almost 30 …

OCOA To Provide York Region Kids With Trip of a Lifetime

On the morning of Saturday, August 24, twenty youth from the York Region Boys and Girls Club will be climbing onto a Greyhound bus for 4 days of fishing, canoeing, nature hikes, campfires, and more – and it’s all being provided to them free of charge! For the seventh consecutive year, the Ontario Conservation Officers Association – with the support …