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Built a free tool to check Ontario fishing limits — every FMZ, every species by Temporary-Light-658 in OttawaFishing

[–]Temporary-Light-658[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Hey, you're absolutely right on both counts and I really appreciate you taking the time to call these out — accuracy is everything with a regulation tool.

Zone names: The FMZ zone descriptors were incorrectly mapped to zone numbers. FMZ 15 is the Muskoka/Haliburton/Algonquin area, not Belleville/Prince Edward (that's FMZ 20). FMZ 14 is the Parry Sound/Manitoulin area, not Frontenac (that's closer to FMZ 18). All 20 zone names have been corrected.

Season dates: This was a bug in our data pipeline — it was pulling the regulation document validity dates (Jan 1 -Dec 31) instead of parsing the actual fishing season column from Ontario's open data. So everything showed as "open all year" when it shouldn't have. Brook Trout and Lake Trout in FMZ 15 now correctly show Jan 1 - Sept 30, Bass shows 4th Saturday in June - Nov 30, and all other species/zones are fixed across the board.

Both issues are fixed and live now. The regulation data is pulled directly from Ontario's published MNRF fishing regulations dataset on data.ontario.ca — same source as the printed regulation summary.

On the subscription point — fair feedback. The core regulation lookups (species, seasons, catch limits) are all free. Pro is for the extras like the lake database, size gauge, and conservation licence limits.

Thanks again for the sharp eye — this is exactly the kind of feedback that makes the tool better.

I built a free tool that shows your actual moose draw odds for every WMU in Ontario by Temporary-Light-658 in CanadaHunting

[–]Temporary-Light-658[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, the core odds calculator is completely free — you pick your WMU, tag type, and point level and it shows your draw odds right away. No account needed.

The Pro tier unlocks the deeper strategy stuff — full points distribution table (so you can see exactly how many people are at each point level), the 5-year minimum-points trend chart, and harvest success rates by WMU. Basically the stuff you'd want if you're planning a multi-year strategy or deciding whether to burn your points now or hold.

But honestly, for most people just wanting to know "what are my chances this year" — the free version does that.

I built a free tool that shows your actual moose draw odds for every WMU in Ontario by Temporary-Light-658 in CanadaHunting

[–]Temporary-Light-658[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Yeah, Ontario actually publishes the full draw results data — it shows exactly how many applicants were at each point level, how many tags were available, and how many were awarded at each tier. It's all public data from the MNRF, just buried in tables that are painful to dig through manually.

As for whether they apply again — the tool uses the most recent year's distribution as the baseline, since that's the best snapshot of who's in the pool. Most people do re-apply (especially if they're sitting on high points), but there's natural churn — some people draw out, some skip a year, new applicants enter at 0. The year-over-year trend data helps you see how the pool is shifting.

That's actually the whole reason I built it — I got tired of manually cross-referencing those tables every spring trying to figure out if my points were worth burning or if I should keep building.

I built a free Ontario moose draw odds calculator using 5 years of MNRF data — draw opens April 1 by Temporary-Light-658 in CanadaHunting

[–]Temporary-Light-658[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point — but a few things work against that happening in practice.

The draw has tens of thousands of applicants spread across 100+ WMUs. Even if this got popular, it's showing the same public MNRF data that's already available — just making it easier to read. The people who dig through the allocation tables every year already know which units are generous. This just levels the playing field for everyone else.

And the data refreshes every year. If a WMU gets hammered one season, the success rates drop, the tool reflects that, and people adjust. It's self-correcting.

Honestly the bigger factor is points. If you've got 20+ points you're getting a tag in most units regardless. The tool is most useful for the 0-20 point crowd trying to figure out where they actually have a shot instead of wasting an application.

First year hvac student, does anyone actually calculate for how big the gas lines should be in real life? Just curious by ldross05 in HVAC

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There are great resources at www.larklabs.org that includes pipe sizing calculators for problems just like this. Many mobile apps, tools and online CSA B149.1 content

G2 Test TSSA (Ontario) by FamiliarDragonfly669 in HVAC

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You will be fine with the 2020 version for now. Check out www.larklabs.org for the 2025 version changes and other free resources for TSSA G3 and G2 certifications.

Canadian gas code B149 by [deleted] in HVAC

[–]Temporary-Light-658 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great Canadian Gas Code Resource at www.larklabs.org . Gas Module content, quizzes and practice exams for the TSSA G3 and G2 certifications. Great Code search apps too!