New shooter in Toronto, Ontario, looking for advice.

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Hello everyone!

I just recently obtained my PAL and i have very little shooting experience. I have never hunted before, but my father was a hunter in Newfoundland so he has little knowledge of hunting/shooting in Ontario, so I cant exactly turn to him for advice. So I found this website and it seems to be pretty popular among other Canadians, and the people on here seemed very well versed in the sport.
We did out CFSC together and we are going to do our OHEC next week.

We are excited about the spring turkey hunt to open, so I picked up a Benelli Supernova 12g for my birthday . I wanted to try and be as responsible as I can before trying to take the life of an animal, so here I am.

I am looking for a place, not too far from home, that I can bring my shotgun and check my spread and try different rounds and different chokes at different distances to make sure my shots are as safe and efficient as possible.

I am also looking for any advice that anybody would be willing to share with a newbie hunter (more specifically turkey hunting) ie. techniques, calls, ammunition, etc.

Looking forward to hearing your input.
Thanks in advance

Scott
 
Drive about 2 hours out of that city and you should be able to find lots of crown or municipal land that you can pattern your guns.
 
I was looking in that area too using the crown land atlas, and I realized that it is probably the better option because its just off the main highway. At first I was having a little trouble navigating the atlas, but I'm getting a little better at it now.

I'm pretty decent with a map so I will have no problem locating the area, but what do I do once I get there? Find a safe spot with a nice backstop and set up shop?

I don't currently know where i am going to hunt, but i was planning to go up slightly north of Peterborough. I was up there ice fishing and saw a few flocks of them so I was thinking in that general area.
 
Really all you need to find is a place that's open enough to be able to get a clear shooting lane. You want to be sure there aren't any trails around that are used often or any nearby homes. If you can find a nice sandy berm to place your target in front of that would be ideal. A rocky backstop can lead to ricochet. I know of such a place but it would be at least 3+ hour drive from Toronto, if you get desperate, PM and I will give you directions.

You could also call around to some pay for use ranges and see if they have patterning boards. Silverdale and TITSC maybe?
 
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