Upland birds around Dryden, Ont.?

[deerwood]

Hello all Western Ontario hunters!
I am looking for info on hunting opportunities in the Dryden area. Are there any birds (Grouse, Partridge, etc.) to be hunted? What types of birds are there? Any help would be great, as I am thinking of relocating to this area...
Cheers,
Deerwood

 

[roop]

ruffled, spruce and sharptails

 

[M12shooter]

Lots of ruffed grouse in NW Ontario

 

[the keepa]

We also have a tricky little fellow called a Woodcock.
Lots of other hunting opportunities around Dryden ....Moose, deer, bear, wolves, geese, ducks etc., etc....

 

[dumbdawg]

We also have a tricky little fellow called a Woodcock.
Lots of other hunting opportunities around Dryden ....Moose, deer, bear, wolves, geese, ducks etc., etc....

some of the best hunting area you can want to be in

 

[M12shooter]

some of the best hunting area you can want to be in

And angling as well!

 

[fugawi]

x2

but MB isn't bad either

 

[the keepa]

And angling as well!

I heard some guys are already ice-fishing....not me, not until after Jan. 1st

 

[M12shooter]

I heard some guys are already ice-fishing....not me, not until after Jan. 1st

A foot or more ice on most of our shallow lakes...but way too cold to enjoy a mornings ice fishing. Will wait for temps. to moderate.

 

[JohnC]

lots of ruffed and spruce grouse especially in peak years- but the numbers vary from year to year depending especially on how wet the spring has been. In over 25 years i've only ever seen 1 pair of sharptails though. Agree with dumbdawg and thekeepa it's a great hunting and fishing area - only problem is too many hunters at times...

 

[roop]

I saw at least a dozen sharptails this year.

 

[redryder]

It was a bad year for grouse this year. Way too wet in the spring. More and more sharpies around tho.

 

[JohnC]

I saw at least a dozen sharptails this year.

Whereabouts? most years I've bird hunted off 502 ( Gold Rock, Minnehaha, Sniowfall), but last year was bird hunting trails running off Century Road (past Bear Narrows between km 20 and 30). got a dozen over 2-3 days when they finally came out.

 

[roop]

north of eton rugby, amesdale, and saw a couple on the fort end of the 502. I've never seen that many sharptails.

 

[redryder]

North end of Lac Seul. Lots of em. Long ways away from anything tho.

 

[the keepa]

I didn't go out much for Partridges this year 'cause I thought their numbers were so small, especially at the first of the season(didn't see many while getting my winter firewood). But my neighbour and one of his buddies would mostly limit out hunting on the back roads east of Eton Rugby and east of Dinorwic .
Like JohnC I have hunted lots south and west of Dryden...shot lots of partridges and moose over the years in that area .
What didya think of the Quartz mine , JohnC ?

 

[mveniot]

Don't forget about the Dryden Buck that was poached back in 2003. 199 7/8 green score, ON record.
Go to: http://www.whitetaildeer.name/dryden-buck.htm