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| Wanted hunting access in area 84 or 85; Land lease or rent | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 8 2013, 11:01 AM (905 Views) | |
| tkarrow | Jan 8 2013, 11:01 AM Post #1 |
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Looking for land to access for bowhunting deer next fall. I live in kincardine and would like as close as possible to the area.. Area 84 or 85. Would be interested in helping manage the property, rent or lease. T.Karrow |
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| Renegade | Jan 8 2013, 11:53 AM Post #2 |
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Good luck with your quest. Being a hunter who is willing to put some time and effort to improve the property you hunt is definately going to help you in your search. Knocking on doors is the most common method to gain access to properties but certainly being a member here can be a benefit to gaining access to hunting possibilities especially if you are a frequent user and members get to know you a little. Welcome to OTB!
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| Eric Z7 | Jan 8 2013, 08:24 PM Post #3 |
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I love this answer Renegade. By the way nothing against the post tkarrow We plan to go hunting this year in Ontario and that's what we're going to do by the end of the winter. Knocking on farmer's door and at least they know who they deal with. . Sometimes it's not easy. |
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Jan 8 2013, 09:00 PM Post #4 |
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I hunt in both these WMU'S and the best method by far is to go out knock on doors and explain the type of hunter you are and ask for permission and respect any of the conditions they may have in allowing you to hunt on there property. Once your on the property there is a golden rule. Ask every year again for permission and drop of alittle something to show your appreciation. I drop off a thank you card with a 100$ gift card and some deer pepperettes. Goes along ways!
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Jan 8 2013, 11:31 PM Post #5 |
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Getting access in the area there isn't very difficult. Most people will let you on. That said, very few properties hold good numbers of deer in the Kincardine area. I spent the first 20 years of my life living there, and I can tell you that quality properties are few and far between. Take a look on google earth and find the area with the most bush around. So long as the bush is within about a kilometre of a crop field, then you can expect decent deer movement. These big bush properties are usually posted and being hunted by others. I'd suggest that you don't bother hunting most of the easy permission places... chances are the deer are pressured and few and far between. My best success has been to ask for permission on the posted properties - more often than not this is where the good deer numbers are. As Renegade mentioned, if you explain that you are different than the rest, then you might have a chance. Good luck! I look forward to updates on your success on my former stomping grounds
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| tkarrow | Jan 11 2013, 04:47 PM Post #6 |
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Thanks guys... That is pretty much what I figured! Of interest were comments in the final post about deer numbers. These reflect my observations over the past few years... Very few deer! Tom |
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Brooke
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Jan 17 2013, 10:44 PM Post #7 |
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Hanover, Ontario.
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I live in Hanover and work at Bruce Power. There are lots of deer around the area. If you haven't seen them you have to be looking in the wrongs spots. Look between Kincardine and Walkerton and Ripley area. There are lots of hunters in the area too so you will get some rejections, just keep knocking on those doors. |
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| Farley73 | Feb 24 2013, 11:13 PM Post #8 |
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Our family farm is in 85A (Twp of Ashfield-Colbourne-Wawanosh). There are lots of coyote, deer, and turkey... but we also have a lot of trespassers ruining our hunts every year. You seem like a decent person, and seem to be going about things the right way, so I will try and give you a few pointers. This may be kind of long winded, but take it for whats its worth from someone whose family has had their farm in the family since 1868 and takes great pride in their farm, and has had their fair share of encounters with bad apples. I've kicked more than one group out of our bush, not to mention people on ATVs buzzing our stands during the gun and bow hunts. For example... During the controlled hunt one group had asked permission and were told no they couldn't hunt in our bush and came in anyway. The land was and still is clearly posted. They began shooting up the place in my direction while trying to push deer even after I loudly and clearly identified myself while wearing full blaze orange while less than 50 yds away up in my tree stand in open hardwoods. As far as I know the police did not lay charges after they got my statement and let me go back to my hunt. These are the type of people we (as in land owners in general) encounter regularly on our properties during the hunting season. Further many of them come back in the off season on their ATVs to tear up the trails in our bush which is actually quite large for the area. I only mention this because I want you to know some of the issues you may face while searching for a place to hunt. These trespassers (they aren't hunters in my eyes) give hunters a bad rep. We only let people we know (family, friends who have already established themselves ) hunt in our bush. There have been hunters in the past that we didn't know, and they would share game, or photos of wildlife, help repair fences and do trail maintenance. Thanks to a few morons we have limited the access. The best way is to use the methods the others have mentioned, and even if you are turned down be polite, friendly, and understanding. Not to mention follow up later. They may have a change of heart. If you are serious and can provide references from other land owners, OFAH membership/ insurance, and develop a relationship of sorts you may eventually get the land. Discuss the type of hunting you will do, and with what equipment/ gear. Some may allow you to hunt using any legal method, but may say no to your ATV. One more tip... don't show up looking like an extra from the movie deliverance, with beer swilling friends, a big loud mud covered truck, and ATVs caked in mud. You don't have to wear a suit and tie, but do look like a respectable hunter. Make sure your clothing is in good repair, you are clean and shaved or trimmed if you have a beard or moustache. Don't talk slang or like a redneck who likes to kill and blow shit up. LOL!!!! If you don't give the impression that you take care of yourself and your equipment, why would a landowner think you would respect his farm? Also, offer to sign a landowner permission slip. That being said, there are still a number of landowners who will say yes right out of the gate if you have references, OFAH membership, or belong to another well known group such as this. Good luck!
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