Chase raccoon, red fox, coyote or wolves
The rules for chasing:
- a raccoon at night
- a red fox, coyote or wolf during the day
The law
You need a valid small game licence to chase:
- a raccoon at night
- a red fox, coyote or wolf during the day
You must also follow certain rules.
Source law
This is a summary of the provincial laws. You can find a complete set of rules related to this activity in:
The rules
You must have a valid small game licence.
Outside of the open season:
- you must not carry or use a firearm
- you must not capture or kill the animals you chase
- you must be accompanied by a dog
- if chasing raccoon at night, the dog must be licensed for hunting
During the open season:
- you may carry or use a firearm
- you must be accompanied by a dog licensed for hunting, if you chase raccoon at night
- if chasing a raccoon at night, follow the firearms restrictions for hunting raccoon at night
Non-residents of Ontario may not:
- carry or use a firearm while chasing a raccoon at night, even during the open season
- capture or kill raccoons at night
Restricted areas (Algonquin Park)
You cannot pursue, chase or search for coyotes or wolves in and around Algonquin Provincial Park, including these areas:
- Airy
- Alice
- Ballantyne
- Boulter
- Boyd
- Bruton
- Burns
- Butt
- Calvin
- Cameron
- Chisholm
- Clancy
- Clara
- Clyde
- Dickens
- Dudley
- Eyre
- Finlayson
- Franklin
- Fraser
- Hagarty
- Harburn
- Harcourt
- Havelock
- Head
- Herschel
- Lauder
- Livingstone
- Maria
- McClintock
- McClure
- McCraney
- McKay
- Murchison
- Papineau
- Paxton
- Petawawa
- Richards
- Rolph
- Sabine
- Sinclair
- Wylie
How to get a licence
To get a small game hunting licence, you need a hunting-version Outdoors Card.
Licence a dog for hunting
To get a licence to use a dog for hunting, visit:
- a ServiceOntario Centre
- an independent license issuer (e.g., local hunting supply store)
Updated: July 04, 2024
Published: December 19, 2013