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Last year was the first year I tried my hand at Turkey hunting. I only got out a couple times, and didn't shoot anything (although I came close... not that it counts). I was hunting on property owned by a coworker, but it was so far out of town that I might as well not have gone to bed at night, by the time I had to get up to drive there. If anyone knows of someone in the ottawa area who would be willing to open their property to a responsible hunter this spring, please let me know.

Thanks.
 
I haven't hunted in the Ottawa area since 1990 and I imagine a lot of things have changed (for one thing there were no turkeys). When I did live in Ottawa I used to hunt the Larose Forest east of Ottawa near Limoges (open for Sunday hunting), the Marlboro Forest just south of Ottawa near North Gower (Roger Stevens Drive runs through it), the Limerick Forest near Spencerville, the Edwardsburg Land Assemblies further south from Limerick and the Mountain Wildlife Area south of Ottawa near Winchester.

Check with the MNR to make sure that the rules haven't changed since I was last in those areas and to get maps. The City of Ottawa should be a source of info for maps etc. for Marlborough Forest as it is now inside Ottawa.

Good Luck.
 
If you look west of the city, there are tons of turkeys. My folks live just outside Almonte in farm country, and you can always see at least 15 to 20 turkeys out in the field every weekend.
 
Fowkes, The city of Ottawa covers an enormous area! Most of the city of Ottawa is under a "No Discharge" bylaw. I have included a link that contains the bylaw & has maps detailing where you can & can NOT discharge firearms. As an earlier poster recommended, get outside the city limits of Ottawa & you will find lots of turkeys. Get out there now & start knocking on doors. Just be prepared for a lot of rejection. Just keep at it & you will find a property or two to hunt on. I hunt on several properties West of Ottawa & there are lots of turkeys.

George

http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/bylaw/a_z/firearms/index_en.html
 
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I have hunted most of the Public land in the Ottawa area, my advice is unless you can hunt everyday it's a waste of time, there are loads of other people just like you who scour public land. Go knock on some doors, I have only be told I couldn't hunt four times most of the time people have no problem letting you hunt. Put in your time scouting and you will be successful, 90% of hunters keep hunting the same spots year after year and never scout. I drove something like 6k miles scouting for birds last year, put your time in and you will get your bird.
 
This is just a suggestion, but I would check out the chapters of the National Wild Turkey Federation in your area. They are a great bunch to get in with and they can give you the low down on where to hunt.

In our area we have been approached by landowners who want their land hunted.

You can do a search in Google for NWTF or on FaceBook.

Going to their dinners is a great way to meet people!

The NWTF was the main organization responsible for the introduction of the turkey back into Ontario. They are the experts so give them a try!
 
Thanks for all the replies. I'm really just looking for someone with some land that isn't too far away from the house, who would let me use their property. Knocking on doors will happen if I can't find someone online first. Public land turkey hunting is not what I'm looking for, and yes, I am quite familiar with the public lands around and within Ottawa. If you own land around Ottawa that you plan on either renting out to a hunter this year, or are willing to let a hunter use for spring Turkey, send me a pm.

Thanks.
 
Most people aren't just going to invite a complete internet stranger onto their property. Knocking on doors is the way to go, if you aren't willing to knock on doors you shouldn't expect much success.
 
glang1 said:
Fowkes, The city of Ottawa covers an enormous area! Most of the city of Ottawa is under a "No Discharge" bylaw. I have included a link that contains the bylaw & has maps detailing where you can & can NOT discharge firearms. As an earlier poster recommended, get outside the city limits of Ottawa & you will find lots of turkeys. Get out there now & start knocking on doors. Just be prepared for a lot of rejection. Just keep at it & you will find a property or two to hunt on. I hunt on several properties West of Ottawa & there are lots of turkeys.

George

http://www.ottawa.ca/residents/bylaw/a_z/firearms/index_en.html
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I've notice a lot of signs posted on farmers fences "back off gvt. This land is ours. I'm inclined to think that when a coyote harases a calf or lamb the city doesn't like the farmer to do anything about it. Other reasons are most likely at play as well. Thanks for the maps :)
 
ciphery said:
I've notice a lot of signs posted on farmers fences "back off gvt. This land is ours. I'm inclined to think that when a coyote harases a calf or lamb the city doesn't like the farmer to do anything about it. Other reasons are most likely at play as well. Thanks for the maps :)
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98% of all farmers I know deal with "problems" themselves, the governement pays farmers a portion of the lost animals worth they don't care if the farmers defend their property and most times they probably prefer the farmers deal with problem animals, saves the governement paying a trapper.
 
If you read an earlier post you'll see that said I was willing to knock on doors if this didn't pan out. I'm not looking for advice on how to get land to hunt on. I already have a place to hunt turkey, but if someone wants to talk about a closer place to town I'll consider taking them up on the offer. If not, I'll hunt the same place I did last spring.

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Most people aren't just going to invite a complete internet stranger onto their property. Knocking on doors is the way to go, if you aren't willing to knock on doors you shouldn't expect much success.
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fowkes said:
If you read an earlier post you'll see that said I was willing to knock on doors if this didn't pan out. I'm not looking for advice on how to get land to hunt on. I already have a place to hunt turkey, but if someone wants to talk about a closer place to town I'll consider taking them up on the offer. If not, I'll hunt the same place I did last spring.
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I don't mean to sound like a jerk but why would anyone invite you onto their property? You aren't bringing anything to the table and you obviously aren't being very proactive, I would not hold my breath for an invitation, people work hard to secure properties.

Best of luck.
 
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