Someone...please tell me where all the grouse and woodcock are hiding in Ontario!!!

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Hey guys, if anyone can tell me where I can go in central/southern Ontario to find grouse and woodcock, I would be most greatful. I've been searching within these areas, but with very little luck. I really don't recall ever having a problem finding these birds, but it seems that as the years go by, the numbers become fewer and fewer. Maybe it's just me...maybe I'm looking in the wrong places, but there's gotta' be a few good areas to hunt these birds. I know that when someone finds a good piece of woodland, they really don't want to disclose its location...that's ok with me. But if anyone can give me a general zone or area in central/southern ON., I would really, really appreciate it.

Cheers,
Dan.
 
strider007 said:
Hey guys, if anyone can tell me where I can go in central/southern Ontario to find grouse and woodcock, I would be most greatful. I've been searching within these areas, but with very little luck. I really don't recall ever having a problem finding these birds, but it seems that as the years go by, the numbers become fewer and fewer. Maybe it's just me...maybe I'm looking in the wrong places, but there's gotta' be a few good areas to hunt these birds. I know that when someone finds a good piece of woodland, they really don't want to disclose its location...that's ok with me. But if anyone can give me a general zone or area in central/southern ON., I would really, really appreciate it.

Cheers,
Dan.
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I lived in S. Ontario for many years. There are very little or probably none of grouse in this area. Maybe towards Eastern Ontario their might be a few, but nothing to brag about. When I wanted to hunt grouse, I would go to the Northern tip of Algonquin park (outside the park boundries of course).

That was my biggest beef with living in Southern Ontario.......crappy hunting, no crown land.
 
kevguy said:
I lived in S. Ontario for many years. There are very little or probably none of grouse in this area. Maybe towards Eastern Ontario their might be a few, but nothing to brag about. When I wanted to hunt grouse, I would go to the Northern tip of Algonquin park (outside the park boundries of course).

That was my biggest beef with living in Southern Ontario.......crappy hunting, no crown land.
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That's exactly what I'm finding. I was out just this Saturday. I started out in Parry Sound, and worked my way south, to Coldwater (that's how determined I was to find something!). Besides all the driving, I must have put about 10km on my boots of woodland trekking, and when I had enough of it, the two shells that I loaded into my gun were the same two, unfired shells that I unloaded from it!
 
strider007 said:
Someone...please tell me where all the grouse and woodcock are hiding in Ontario!!!
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I will give you a hint. They are all hiding in Eastern Ontario. :p


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Regards,

Chizzy
 
strider007 said:
That's exactly what I'm finding. I was out just this Saturday. I started out in Parry Sound, and worked my way south, to Coldwater (that's how determined I was to find something!). Besides all the driving, I must have put about 10km on my boots of woodland trekking, and when I had enough of it, the two shells that I loaded into my gun were the same two, unfired shells that I unloaded from it!
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I have shot 20 grouse this year already.
 
I saw one woodcock today. Like last year, I expect the flights to hit my area (southern St. Lawrence valley) on or around opening day of deer. In fact, I am sacrificing opening day this year to hunt them.
 
diemaco said:
What part of Eastern Ontario? I'm lucky to see/hear that many in an outing, let alone get that many. (Don't need to know your honeyhole, just a general area)
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Hello diemaco:

I shot these three in the Moose Creek area. It has been approximately 27 years since I got three in one day. :) I shot two of these birds within 100 yards of my car and 5 minutes of my start of the grouse hunting season. The third bird was shot in the same area on the walk back. There was a fourth and fifth bird that flew up; one when I was taking a picture of bird 1 & 2 and one when I shot bird number three. I very much wanted to shoot a fourth bird that day to set a personal best. Twenty-seven years between shooting three birds on the same day is a long time. :(

I do realize that I was very lucky on my opening day as you normally do not see / shoot that many birds in this part of Easten Ontario on the same day. At least I don't. :)

Regards,

Chizzy
 
"lucky" to get 3 in one day? i had no idea there were so few down there. i feel sorry for you southern ontario guys. 4 is a regular day for me in northern Ontario, in fact i usually call it a day early because i've got my limit (5). A really good day of grouse hunting was when two of my buddies and I went out two weekends ago, we can home with 13 + 1 rabbit. I must have shot 40 so far this year.
strider007 - i hope you have better luck next time you go hunting.
 
pdesauln said:
"lucky" to get 3 in one day? i had no idea there were so few down there. i feel sorry for you southern ontario guys. 4 is a regular day for me in northern Ontario, in fact i usually call it a day early because i've got my limit (5). A really good day of grouse hunting was when two of my buddies and I went out two weekends ago, we can home with 13 + 1 rabbit. I must have shot 40 so far this year.
strider007 - i hope you have better luck next time you go hunting.
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Yep, I usually get my 5 a day.
 
pdesauln said:
"lucky" to get 3 in one day? i had no idea there were so few down there. i feel sorry for you southern ontario guys. 4 is a regular day for me in northern Ontario, in fact i usually call it a day early because i've got my limit (5). A really good day of grouse hunting was when two of my buddies and I went out two weekends ago, we can home with 13 + 1 rabbit. I must have shot 40 so far this year.
strider007 - i hope you have better luck next time you go hunting.
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Thanks man...I hope I do too...
 
ive went on 14 half hour drives for partridge this year and shot 13 so far, and im in southern ontario :s guess im just lucky hehe :D
 
My flush rates for the last 4 years hover at around 1 per hour. The LODGH group figures that the average is one bagged for every 10-12 flushes.
 
You need a dog to be truely effective on Eastern Ontario Grouse, I am hopefully going to be out with a Brittany this coming weekend if all goes well. The Grouse in eastern ontario are related to the birds up north only in name, they are much more elusive as the pressure is much greater.
 
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