London and area hunting

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Hey,

I am new to the area and don't really know anyone but I would love to get out hunting. I'm not to picky about what I hunt for (Waterfowl, upland, deer.. never tried any varmint but would love to) or what I hunt with (I have a Bow, Rifle, Shotgun, Muzzleloader... you name it). So how do I go about finding a place to hunt. I've from up north and the answer is to just hunt on crown land. That doesn't appear to be an option down here. Anyone on this website in the area do much hunting?

Thanks
 
I do a bit of waterfowl hunting and plan on doing some small game in the London area (mostly west of London). It wouldn't hurt to have another person to have to get out hunting with. Send me a PM with your hunting experience, age and all of that if you're interested.
 
I'm not from the London area but in terms of finding suitable hunting grounds in S. Ontario it's all the same. You need to go knock on some farmers doors and ask permission. It's a hit and miss since lots of hunters asking. To improve your chance of getting permission, don't were your camo, offer to help around the farm before or after hunts, offer to share any game taken, and bring the wife or kid with you. Good luck
 
You do know about rifle calibre restrictions don't you? Nothing greater than .270 down this way.
This might be of some use to you as well. It's from the Middlesex County web site.
"Hunting is allowed in all Middlesex County Woodlands. The McLaren Forest in Southwest Middlesex located directly across from Four Counties Health Services is ”ARCHERY ONLY”. The Banks Forest in Thames Centre, located at the corner of Hwy 401 and Elgin Road (CR # 73) is also “ARCHERY ONLY”.
All other County Forests are open to hunting and regulated as to what game can be harvested and what type of firearm can be used, under the authority of the Ministry of Natural Resources."
 
Thanks for all the info! Just kinda curious though about that caliber restriction. By greater than .270 does that mean just larger caliber diameter?
 
"...think it's .275..." Yep. Silly me. There are several municipalities, mostly over TO way, that say .270 though.
As daft as it sounds, it goes by the cartridge name, not the bullet diameter. A .275 Weatherby Magnum or a .270 Winchester are ok, but a .276 Pedersen(if you could find one) or .280 Remington are not. Rumour has it that it dates from after W.W. I to prevent anybody from hunting with a surplus .303.
If you take a drive out of town, in any direction, you can't turn around without there being some kind of building or livestock within 200 to 300 yards. Not that it would make a lick of difference using a .270 or a .30 calibre.
As far as Crown Land goes, there are all kinds of hikers, picknickers, cross country skiers(not right now, of course) and other riff-raff using it too.
You'll want to have a look at the MNR's web site for local municipalities that allow Sunday firearm hunting too. There's a map of which ones do and do not. It's on the 'Information Updates' page in .pdf format.
http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/STEL02_168294.html
 
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