Hunting Season for Gopher in South Ontario...
- Thread starter cornelunc
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You'll be looking for a long time to find any gophers in Southern Ontario.You would be better off to look for ground hogs instead, and there is no closed season on them.
seen the first one the other day and seen one dead on the road. I dont usually hunt them til august to let them breed first. They arent a real problem where I hunt them, I just like to keep a steady population for each year.
- Location
- Peace River, Alberta
Gophers in southern Ontario
I shot all the gophers in southern Ontario so I moved out to Alberta to try to do the same. I do it for the greater good of mankind!
Absolutely no gophers down there boy!
Greg
I shot all the gophers in southern Ontario so I moved out to Alberta to try to do the same. I do it for the greater good of mankind!
Absolutely no gophers down there boy!
Greg
- Location
- Peace River, Alberta
Groundhogs
Around Chatham, there are a few groundhogs but not a lot. You need to go at least 3 hours north to get into some better groundhog territory.
Greg
Around Chatham, there are a few groundhogs but not a lot. You need to go at least 3 hours north to get into some better groundhog territory.
Greg
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- Location
- On my way to Hell in a handbasket
Ya, up near Wyerton.......they have one named Willie.
Do us all a favour and take him out. 6 more weeks of winter, my a$$!!
I've hunted alot in Ont. and the West and there aren't any gophers in Ont., those big things are groundhogs or woodchucks(same thing), you need more gun for them or you'll wound them and they run into their hole to die. Out west there are a few types of gophers, but they are all smaller and out to about 100yds. a .22 will work fine.
Have to nail em before they breed.
What's this about shooting golfers?
Yup have seen a bunch up in trees as well as shot a few out of them when there is a good backstop, they love to sun themselves up on fence posts
as well.
Slayer
There are no Richardson's Ground Squirrels in Ontario.
Richardson's Ground Squirrel. http://people.uleth.ca/~michener/main.htm
Ground Hog. http://www.hww.ca/hww2.asp?id=109
There's no ground hog hunting season in Ontario, but don't go looking for them between late September and early Spring(depending on the weather). They're a true hibernator and spend the winter deep in the ground.
Around Chatham, you'll have to knock on some farm house doors and ask permission to hunt. Don't go on Sunday and don't have a firearm or be wearing hunting clothes.
"...groundhogs listed in the Ontario regs?..." They're not protected under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 (e.g., groundhogs). Hence, no mention of 'em, but a small game licence is still required.
Richardson's Ground Squirrel. http://people.uleth.ca/~michener/main.htm
Ground Hog. http://www.hww.ca/hww2.asp?id=109
There's no ground hog hunting season in Ontario, but don't go looking for them between late September and early Spring(depending on the weather). They're a true hibernator and spend the winter deep in the ground.
Around Chatham, you'll have to knock on some farm house doors and ask permission to hunt. Don't go on Sunday and don't have a firearm or be wearing hunting clothes.
"...groundhogs listed in the Ontario regs?..." They're not protected under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, 1997 (e.g., groundhogs). Hence, no mention of 'em, but a small game licence is still required.
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