Ontario holds a high standard in delivering the best Hunter Education and Firearms safety courses in North America. The courses provide critical information on hunting and handling firearms safely. Instructors in Ontario are trained and certified to deliver the courses. They bring a wealth of knowledge to the classrooms. Emad is proud to be part of Ontario’s instructor's community. Emad has more than 22 years of teaching experience. He develops state-of-the-art educational material for all his courses and seminars. It provides graphics, illustrations, and animations to assist his audience in understanding the subject being taught. The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, RCMP, Firearms Safety Education Service of Ontario, and the Chief Firearms Office have highly rated and recognized his work. His teaching enthusiasm makes the learning experience more enjoyable and ensures the students feel safe and competent in handling firearms safely. The most significant outcomes of the courses are to; increase the student firearms safety knowledge, alter how firearms are perceived to promote safe firearms handling attitude, and lastly, to build safe firearms handling skills that will ensure students are competent in applying safe procedures every time they handle a firearm.

Canadian Firearms

Safety Course

Covers safe use and handling of non- restricted firearms

Canadian Restricted

Firearms Safety

Course

Covers safe use and handling of restricted firearms

Ontario Hunter

Education Program

Covers hunter safety, hunting laws, bowhunting, ethics and wildlife conservation

National Bowhunter

Education Program

Covers Bowhunting safety, ethics, techniques, wildlife identification and treestand safety

Tracking the Geographic Origins of Mourning Doves Mourning Doves are the most hunted migratory game bird in North America. Emad Hazboun is leading the first research of its kind on this species in North America, using hydrogen stable isotope analysis of Mourning Doves wing feathers to determine the geographic origin of harvested doves. He began this research in 2023 under the supervision of Western University scientist Dr. Keith Hobson, one of the first to pioneer the use of this approach to investigate the geographic origin of migratory birds. The study found that doves taken in the southern U.S. states were mostly from local population, while those harvested in Southern Ontario originated from farther northern regions of Ontario. These findings help fill critical knowledge gaps and support wildlife managers in developing targeted conservation strategies to ensure the long-term sustainability of Mourning Dove populations Emad dedicates this research to the memory of Dr. Hobson— a mentor, friend, and a pioneering scientist—whose legacy continues to shape the field. His scientific fingerprints will endure in future studies and inspire generations of researchers to come.

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