Northern Ontario Fox Hunting

Dorian Gray

Dorian Gray

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Alright guys, I've got a little problem.

I've checked the hunters regulation book a few times now and can't find any info on just how many foxes a guy can harvest in a day/month/year. They are included in the small game regs but there is no info on the limit one can shoot. Does anybody have any info on this? The season runs until the end of february north of french and mattawa rivers so i want to see if i can get a few before the season closes. I've got relatives that are willing to do the tanning for me as long as i shoot a couple of coyotes or wolves off of their farm as payback. :D Good deal if you ask me. Anyone know the limit of foxes a guy can kill? Please don't make this into a "best rifle for fox defense thread k?" ;)
Thanks.

~D
 
I dont think there is a limit for a hunter, just as there is no quota for a trapper on fox.

You can shoot as many as you wish to handle. The local trappers may not like you doing this, but I think youre good to go inside the furbearer seasons.:D
 
7mmlefty said:
I dont think there is a limit for a hunter, just as there is no quota for a trapper on fox.

You can shoot as many as you wish to handle. The local trappers may not like you doing this, but I think youre good to go inside the furbearer seasons.:D
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The thing is, where i'll be hunting, there are no trappers. I'm in an area where there is a very small population. So i'm not too worried about them. I'm just trying to get some pressure off the grouse and rabbit population. Just as i'm going to be coyote/wolf hunting to take pressure off the moose. Not too many people do this type of stuff around here so if i'm lucky, i can take a few wolf/coyote/fox to help out other populations.
 
Just small game as far as I can tell from the book...Should make for nice pelts right now. I wouldn't bother in spring/summer even if its allowed.
 
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Last time I looked, not recently, there was no limit on Red fox. Best to call the local MNR office though.
This is the daft part. Even though the permit is free.
"Small game hunters who harvest furbearing mammals, including wolves and coyotes, during the open season and have not disposed of the pelts by the close of the season must obtain a Licence to Possess a Pelt in order to possess pelts during the closed season."
 
Dorian Gray said:
The thing is, where i'll be hunting, there are no trappers. I'm in an area where there is a very small population. So i'm not too worried about them. I'm just trying to get some pressure off the grouse and rabbit population. Just as i'm going to be coyote/wolf hunting to take pressure off the moose. Not too many people do this type of stuff around here so if i'm lucky, i can take a few wolf/coyote/fox to help out other populations.
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Good for you Dorian, Youve got my respect, and maybe youll make a few bucks.:)
 
Nothing other then small game licence needed for fox... however I'm required to pay $10/tag on top of small game licence for a wolf/yote tag, with the season limit being any two (combined total) on those two.
 
As an aside, a woodpecker call and mouse squeaker seem to work better than a rabbit call for fox... Our prefered guns are the .17 HMR with 20 grain XTP's for close work and .22 K-Hornets with 40 grain V-Max for longer work... Both do a good job without messing them up too bad... We also get incidental coyotes and coons.
 
Deerdr said:
YES...and several Timber Wolves
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Yes, 238 fox, 55 coyotes and 13 Timber Wolves that winter. And all by hunting with the exception of 1 Timber Wolf which my buddy hit with his truck when he was driving home at day's end in the dark. Sure made a unique rug, there was a spot down the fur in the middle of the back singed off from the exhaust pipe, the Wolf got stuck under the truck and they had to get out and pull it out from underneath. Unfortunately I missed that day's hunt due to work but they got lucky and hit on a pack that day and took out 6 including the road kill., none were trapped. It was a furry winter!!
The Coyotes and Wolves were all taken by running drives, the fox were mostly called out or happened upon while scouting hunting areas.
 
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