Coyote hunting in Southern Ontario - where???

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I would like to hunt coyotes this winter but have no connections with farmers or land owners in Southern Ontario. I don't want anybody to post their secret spot(s) but I would very much appreciate some suggestions of potentially good hunting areas available for public use within 2-3 hours drive from Toronto.
In return, I will post pictures after every successful hunt. :D
Also, feel free to flood my PM box with invitations. :D
 
They don't exist.

Private land and permission from it's owner is the way to go.

If there is one thing that farmers will likely allow you on therir land to hunt it is coyotes though.

Much easier to get permission for coyotes then any other game.

Go start knockin on some doors.

Good luck!
 
If I'd be you, I would search for sheep farmers between Toronto and Barrie and then go knock on some doors to obtain permissions and signatures. Sheep farmers will usually be more than happy to let you hunt their properties.
 
rustysdream said:
I would like to hunt coyotes this winter but have no connections with farmers or land owners in Southern Ontario. I don't want anybody to post their secret spot(s) but I would very much appreciate some suggestions of potentially good hunting areas available for public use within 2-3 hours drive from Toronto.
In return, I will post pictures after every successful hunt. :D
Also, feel free to flood my PM box with invitations. :D
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They really don't exist...not south of Barrie anyway. I believe if you are a member of OFAH you get access to some simcoe county forests. Contact the conservation authorities. I know for a fact that the Grand River Conservation Authority offers access to 20 or so 100+ acre properties for $65/year. They're clustered between Waterloo, Guelph and Mount Forest. Up towards Owen Sound I know the conservation authority there offers something similar.
 
rustysdream said:
I would like to hunt coyotes this winter but have no connections with farmers or land owners in Southern Ontario.
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Make new connections. Go knock on doors, arrive prepared with a written agreement that manages landowner expectations, and bring a nice gift. Coyotes are easy to get permission to hunt as long as you present well.
 
Rustysdream, I went through this myself as southern Ontario hunting can be difficult for many different reasons..
Quite simply, I went on Google maps and scoped possible decent hunting areas, took a day off work and went for a drive deciding that 45 mins would be the outside limit and approached farmers/landowners.
I now have permission to hunt more land around here than I know what to do with (but no I won't give up locations either lol)
Seriously- be respectful, dress smart and talk smart because this IS a cold interview, knock on doors and offer help/labour in return for permission and make sure you clearly understand things like business hours and bounderies- common sense stuff really. And you'll be surprised at how much extra land you'll get once word gets around- I killed a bunch of Coyotes and the horse breeder told others who invited me on too!
Take a drive, wear a smile and be confident- thats all there is to it!
 
Hi Rustysdream,

While I agree with most of what's been posted thusfar, I should point out that once you start talking of 2-3hrs drive north of the city, that can get you as far as Parry Sound!

By that I mean to say that there's hundreds of thousands of acres of Crown Land available to you if you go that far.....I might just take some searching to find the in routes to some places, since in many areas the land along roads is private. Railways are good for getting around that.

That said, it might still be worth your time to search for permission on farmland closer to home, since further to the time saved, it's probably a good thing to help out some farmers and build good relations.
 
Thank you, Beadwindow.
I wouldn't mind driving 2-3 hours but of course, if I find places closer, I don't have to wake up at 2:00 in the morning to go hunting. :D My original idea was to find Crown Land but I knew that you guys have better ideas. :D
 
Beadwindow said:
Hi Rustysdream,

While I agree with most of what's been posted thusfar, I should point out that once you start talking of 2-3hrs drive north of the city, that can get you as far as Parry Sound!

By that I mean to say that there's hundreds of thousands of acres of Crown Land available to you if you go that far.....I might just take some searching to find the in routes to some places, since in many areas the land along roads is private. Railways are good for getting around that.

That said, it might still be worth your time to search for permission on farmland closer to home, since further to the time saved, it's probably a good thing to help out some farmers and build good relations.
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to add to this, that far north will put you in a tag territory as well, 2 tags per year and that's it

southern Ont farmers is the way to go, good luck and if you need a hand let me know ;) I suck at talking to people :(
 
There coyotes all across Ontario but Southern Ontario has a high number. Open fields along bush lines are the best as Its tough to hunt them in the woods. Most County Forests have them on them but most are all woods. Dufferin County is a hot spot for yotes and if you can find the right spots a lot of them tracks have open areas and a join fields. A scout is the best. If you take Airport Rd fro To to 89# hyw there is a museum on the north east corner that has all the contact for the Dufferin Count forst tracks.\

Unlike some Provinces we can kill them with a small game license and use a high power even when the deer archery season is in :stirthepot2:

Hope that helps kill all you can because the deer population has dropped bad do to them....
 
I'm in the Kingston area and I hunt area 68 mostly. Here the coyote population is beginning to stabalize as our deer population took a good decline but there are still a tonne of them out here as they are not hunted overly. I hunt both crown and farms. I've rarely had any issues out here getting permission to hunt farms and we ussually run dogs on the farm land and theres 400 acres of good crown land that I took a few dogs out of last year. it's about a 2.5 hour drive down the 401 east
 
Simcoe country forests honestly. Having spent some time in the simcoe county now i dont understand how anyone cant find land down there. Simcoe county has done a bang up job creating these forests for use now you just need to find a particuler tract and hunt it. Look for one near farm land and you will be onto some good hunting
 
If you dont want to knock on doors then talk to friends and family and they might know a guy who owns a farm. Give that person a call and tell them you're a friend of such and such and you're looking to kill some yotes and you've probably got a property.
 
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