Quebec Moose Hunting?

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Me and a Friend are looking into going to Quebec on a Moose hunt. We don't want to go with a outfitter, we are just going to hunt on our own instinct. Does anyone know Good Zones to go to that are easy to drive to and are open to anyone for moose hunting without applying for a license. Just go to the store and buy your lincense.? We are none Resident.

Thanks Mike
 
guncrazy-sako85 said:
Hello
Me and a Friend are looking into going to Quebec on a Moose hunt. We don't want to go with a outfitter, we are just going to hunt on our own instinct. Does anyone know Good Zones to go to that are easy to drive to and are open to anyone for moose hunting without applying for a license. Just go to the store and buy your lincense.? We are none Resident.

Thanks Mike
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If you're a non-resident, you have to buy a non-resident's licence. I think they're 300 and change. BUT, this year everything is open (Bull, calf, cow.)

Don't know about areas as I haven't hunted there, but on the western side...anything north of Fort Collonge is golden.
 
I've been looking at their regs and contemplating a hunt there also. Would cut about 24hrs of driving for me, to hunt an area where 2 guys can get an adult tag...

Even with the non-res license, I would save hundreds in fuel, and 2 days of driving...
 
Several of my buddies did that last year. Long story short, they were chased out of THREE locations (on Crown land) by angry locals. Same kind of thing that happens in Ontario on a lot of Crown land...........you know, "We have been hunting here since Louis Riel rode the buffalo and no ferriners are going to steal OUR moose!" :rolleyes:

So it is definitely a "buyer beware" proposition.

Doug
 
Doug's right. Probably going to be a headache if you end up in the wrong place. Realizing the outfitter/guide option is an expensive one, it is also usually much more hassle free.
 
I should have added, the "ZEC" option mentioned by Mahoney1977 is a good one. Essentially, an outfitter is granted exclusive access to a given area and manages it on behalf of the province, but for profit. The outfitter's best interests are served by good conservation and management, the land (and water) is ACTIVELY managed in most cases, and the clients of the outfitter generally get a quality experience. It is a good system, in my view, and when I lived in Quebec I visited a number of ZECs.

Doug
 
I would suggest you go to a Lodge outfitter I know some that have up to 95 sq miles of private territory, you would be given a large section exclusive to you and your friend.You could go to area via boat or roads. You would have good pickeral & pike fishing. You do not need to hire a guide.Hunt on your own with no other hunters or problems you can get going on crown land from other hunters. This year you can shoot Bull,Cow or calf.
You would get nice cabin with fridge stove, indoor plumbing and diesel powered electricity.
and a 16' boat for about $500 each for a week. bring your outboard and gas and food gas is exspensive at Lodges. you should look now as there is always more hunters when you can shoot cows.
 
Doug said:
Several of my buddies did that last year. Long story short, they were chased out of THREE locations (on Crown land) by angry locals. Same kind of thing that happens in Ontario on a lot of Crown land...........you know, "We have been hunting here since Louis Riel rode the buffalo and no ferriners are going to steal OUR moose!" :rolleyes:

So it is definitely a "buyer beware" proposition.

Doug
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I can confirm this. The posting of signs like "6 hunters, 2009 - 2015" are common on crown land. No one has a right to do that, and you would be completely within the law to tell them to pound sand. Things could get a little dicey, though - especially with out-of-province plates / accents.

ZEC's work. I haven't checked what the going rate is these days for hiring a Beaver, but you could also just pick a lake and have them drop you off. Less chance of meeting someone that way.
 
Hey Doug , I've never hunted in a Zec just Crown Land & Provincial park's . So I was wondering how it work's , do you have a designated area like a park ? Or is it a free for all like on public land ?

My delema is the same as Blargon's , it's about a 13 hr trip to the camp I can use in Abitibi . Going to a Zec could shave up to 10 hr off my travle time .
 
back to mahony1977.........

I only went to ZECs for fishing when I lived there, never did hunt in PQ because of the regs at that time............

I suggest you look at the area you want and find a pourvoirie that has the rights to that area, then contact the pourvoirie directly. HTH.

Doug

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I may be confusing some terms here...............:redface: I recall that a ZEC is a "Zone D'exploitation Controllee" (Controlled Exploitation Area) and I was thinking that outfitters had exclusive access to a ZEC. But it looks in the link posted by mahony1977 that a ZEC is not the same as what I recall, at all. It looks more like a ZEC is not unlike a regional conservation authority.....

I do not recall what the arrangement is called, if it is not a ZEC, where an outfitter has exclusive access............but that situation is the one I was suggesting in order to avoid turf wars with unhappy locals. And it is also what I think manitou 210 is talking about.

Now I am going to have to figure out what they call that exclusive access thing, which might not be called a ZEC........:rolleyes:
 
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ZEC's are government run. Basically paid access to land where bag limits can be different and much more specific. Not sure about getting a designated area assigned - definitely not the case for small game hunting.

Pourvoirie is an Outfitter. They have been granted exclusive hunting and fishing rights over a piece of crown land. Funny thing, and it would happen infrequently enough that they may be unaware of the actual law, but anyone is allowed to be on that property if they are not hunting. The outfitter only has hunting and fishing rights - they can't cite anyone for trespassing if they are not in possession of hunting or fishing gear.

Then you have provincial parks, which operate similar to ZEC's, except that in some, like Chic-Choc and Matane, you can only get in by lottery.
 
Thanks looch. It is the pourvoirie with exclusive huntign and fishign rights that I was talking about. My confusion was that the ZECs and the pourvoiries are both on Crown Land, but in both cases are managed differently from "other" crown land. Thanks for clearing that up.

Now is it my imagination, or is it possible that some pourvoiries are inside ZECs?

Doug
 
Doug said:
Several of my buddies did that last year. Long story short, they were chased out of THREE locations (on Crown land) by angry locals. Same kind of thing that happens in Ontario on a lot of Crown land...........you know, "We have been hunting here since Louis Riel rode the buffalo and no ferriners are going to steal OUR moose!" :rolleyes:
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haha..

I've had some issues hunting different areas of Ontario. Nobody chased us, but they made some nasty remarks.

I used to be worried....but quickly realized how I don't give a $hit. Maybe in another province I'd feel a little miffed as a non-res. But I won't be pushed around in my own province. Don't like me... tough ####, I'm stayin!
 
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Thanks looch. It is the pourvoirie with exclusive huntign and fishign rights that I was talking about. My confusion was that the ZECs and the pourvoiries are both on Crown Land, but in both cases are managed differently from "other" crown land. Thanks for clearing that up.

Now is it my imagination, or is it possible that some pourvoiries are inside ZECs?

Doug
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Don't know about that. I suppose it's possible. You would be subjected to the bag limits imposed by the ZEC, while being hosted like at an outfitter's. The ZEC would want their piece of the action though and since the bags are usually smaller, not bigger, in a ZEC, I can't see what the attraction would be for either the outfitter or the hunter.

Oh and an important thing to add - there are some outfitters in Quebec that DON'T have exclusive access. You hunt public land and could actually meet other hunters who have the right to be there.
 
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hi... i live in quebec and hunt moose.best advice i can give is find an outfitter with exclusive rights.the zecs are public and open to all.they are full of hunters.
i never hunt there.i hunt in provincial reserves with sepaq.in public forest the best bet
is to go by plane where there is no roads.check statistics at m.r.n.f. quebec.
you have the harvest by zone and success rate ..
there are 170,000 hunters and harvest is from 16,000 to 20,000 mooses.good luck.
 
Hi,
We own 2 hunting/fishing camps within a Quebec Zec & how it works (at least in this particular zec) is when you check in at the main gate of the zec, there is a large map of the enitre zec posted on the wall. People make their territories with a push-pin & everyone respects that. Seemed like an odd way to mark your territory, but it works well. As for pricing, take a look at this link. It will at least give you an idea. Best of luck!
 
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