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Hi there,

i want to get into fox hunting, i got my first one last year and tanned the hide myself and found a lot of joy in the hunting and tanning. I want to do a lot more fox hunting but am having trouble finding good spots known for fox. Does anyone know of a good spot or region to start off in.
 
last time I checked it is only legal to hunt fox on private property, in AB, trappers exempt. I envy other place's that are open season. I have good relationships with the other land owners around me, since one other neibour and myself are the only hunters so we have over 25,000 acres to share and a lot of eyes & ears helping us. The last couple I shot I used my BBQ on my deck for a shooting rest
 
Foxes tend to be a lot closer to the city now as the coyotes drive them out. Maravian town indian reserve holds a lot of fox. I hunt the outskirts on privately owned land and see tracks quite often. Also along the thames river
 
DVXDUDE said:
I know TONS of good spots, but guess what, they are private land and if you want permission you better start knocking on doors like I did. No crown land around here.
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to the OP , and i say this to every new hunter that asks for spots, find the spots your self and get the gear from other guys. Spend your money on gas and not on the newest e-caller or other gear. Guess what if you have a few farms lined up PM some of the guys who you know are near you and have the equipment. I can tell you with all kinds of certainty that any of these guys would be willing to take you out and show you the ropes provided they have no risk of you taking there land , so if you provide the spot they will come.

Anyways in terms of regions , i would try the SWO cornbelt area and start asking farmers. Look on google maps for the topography. You want to ask on propertys that have some feild and some thicker bush.

Also think about what they are farming. Crop farmers are much less likely to give you Yote permission compared to livestock farmers. Make sure to stop at every sheep farm you see. Start crusing those conccessions and you will find your spots
 
ryan32 said:
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to the OP , and i say this to every new hunter that asks for spots, find the spots your self and get the gear from other guys. Spend your money on gas and not on the newest e-caller or other gear. Guess what if you have a few farms lined up PM some of the guys who you know are near you and have the equipment. I can tell you with all kinds of certainty that any of these guys would be willing to take you out and show you the ropes provided they have no risk of you taking there land , so if you provide the spot they will come.

Anyways in terms of regions , i would try the SWO cornbelt area and start asking farmers. Look on google maps for the topography. You want to ask on propertys that have some feild and some thicker bush.

Also think about what they are farming. Crop farmers are much less likely to give you Yote permission compared to livestock farmers. Make sure to stop at every sheep farm you see. Start crusing those conccessions and you will find your spots
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I will second this and ad something... Get a couple of spots and have something to offer... Then when on here you can find someone to hunt your mutual spots together... You get a buddy and a new spot to hunt... Win win
 
Fox must only be pushed out of an area when the yote population isvery high and prey numbers are low, I've trapped our farm and the two neighboring farms forthe last 3 years and catch both, often close together, but we don't have a huge coyote population.
 
Just a tip. A lot of the bow hunters down this way don't like ppl pushing fox and yotes with rifles during the deer archery season. Its legal but it will get you kicked off the property pretty quickly. So if you do find a place always ask if there are archery hunters sharing the land
 
Get out door knocking...I am about 1.5 hours east of toronto, and I have an entire road of farms that I have access to for predator hunting. I started on one farm, killed a few rodents for him, he told his neighbor, and his neighbor's neighbor etc...I had farmers coming to me asking me to come and hunt their land.

Now that I have been out a few times, one guy has already offered his property to us to hunt year round, whatever is open. Dont even have to knock on the door, just go on in and hunt away.

I think that predator hunting is by far the best way to get into a farmers good books. Around here, guys will have 10-20 hunters asking for permission for deer season, then nothing the rest of the year. You jump in there and get permission for predators, they get to know you and trust you.
 
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