Hunting Power lines--Eastern Ontario--HELP

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I need some advice regarding hunting power lines in Ontario. Where can I get info on this. Are powerlines considered crown land? I've searched the web and found squat. I called the MNR's local office and can seem to get a straight answer. If anybody has a link to where I could find info It would be greatly appreciated.

Also, for the people around Ottawa/Eastern Ontario. What is with the signs on the trails for Larose Forest? Is the whole forest closed until May 15th or is it only the trails that are closed to ATV's until then. Any help would be appreciated. I tried calling all morning to the Prescott/Russell county offices and can't seem to get an answer.

Thanks in advance,

-Jason
 
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I know where we hunt the tower lines cross a large portion of the properties. The properties are still owned by the landowners. We've had some people walk right in the middle of hunts before and claimed they thought it was crown land..... signage doesn't mean much I guess and stepping over fences???. You'll notice most landowners with animals or worked land will have fences put up on tower lines. If you see a fence you can be sure it isnt crown land.
 
There are no fences along this particular power line at all. I've walked about 10 km of it. There is a road that you can drive a 2x4 truck down for the maintenance crews. I've hunted that particular power line about 10 years ago for deer. It resembled a pumpkin patch (about 10-15 hunters in orange) during shotgun season for deer. I'm just wondering if it's legal. There are coyote tracks and scat every 100 feet of so along this line. I'm just trying to cover my bases before I hunt it. A few people in the area walk it during the summer months.

-Jason
 
Where the lines of towers are running off through the bush is land owned or leased by Ontario Hydro (or whatever it's called now) as a right of way for the power lines. It's not the same as Crown Land. Most of it is posted 'No Trespassing', as I recall.
 
If the lines are on private land, the land is just leased. still private, no way around that I'm afraid.
 
buckhunter get yourself the eastern ontario outdoor recreation map from the MNR it will show you what along that specific chunk of line is crown and what is private by use of colors, the dark green land running along the power line is crown and the light green is private. i will ad a pic to this to show you what i mean. as soon as i find it

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the dark green blocks are crown land the medium green is municipal land and the light green is private
 
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SignGuy said:
buckhunter get yourself the eastern ontario outdoor recreation map from the MNR it will show you what along that specific chunk of line is crown and what is private by use of colors, the dark green land running along the power line is crown and the light green is private. i will ad a pic to this to show you what i mean. as soon as i find it

the dark green blocks are crown land the medium green is municipal land and the light green is private
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The problem here is you have to know exactly where you are. Even though there is Crown land in the area, you may have to cross private land to get to it. Or if you're off by a mile, you're trespassing and may run into other hunters.

Most times only the locals know where the lines are, and who owns what, but aren't likely to tell you. Even the MNR doesn't know where all the land is, and if they did, may not be able to tell you how to access it. We have 1000 acres of crown not far from here, but the local MNR office didn't know anything about it.

If you're diving on a back road, you won't see any signs that say "Crown starts here", and your map with dark, light, and med green colours doesn't mean anything in the bush.
 
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blargon said:
If you're diving on a back road, you won't see any signs that say "Crown starts here", and your map with dark, light, and med green colours doesn't mean anything in the bush.
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no BUT
if you know the scale and know how to read a map with regards to roads landmarks and the like you can get to the crownland.
as well with technology like Googleearth and a GPS you can map out with GPS points where you are and where you cant go
 
Signguy:

I've tried to use Google Earth to look at my hunting area, but it didn't have anough detail or resolution to make anything out. The map you posted makes sense to you because you have hunted there for years. Give it to someone who's not familiar with it and tell him to go to the third dark green square to the north off "whatever" lake, and see if he shows up.
 
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