Most challenging game in Ontario

Have never hunted them but know some who do, including a trapper.
wont "debate" or vote whether X is a whole lot smarter than Y. Am sure both/all are.

My vote by far goes to the Timber Wolf
More than smart, more than wily or elusive. Try hunting something with all those qualities in 6 feet of snow, when it's -40 before windchill. Try to stay still, and have to be wary of touching gun metal.

Bears are are super smart and wary to. Doubt they'll get many votes because only a few still hunt them.There's more than just that in determing the hardest, or which is the most challenging. It's kind of like asking which taste better. Roast beef or roast beef and gravy.

Coyotes are not that tough to hunt, depending on the method used , with hounds over 38 years of hunting them , we literally have shot hundreds of them , there are groups that have shot way more than we have.
However, calling them is a different matter , but depending on the season they can still quite easily be hunted and shot.

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Originally Posted by jaycee

Coyotes are not that tough to hunt, depending on the method used , with hounds over 38 years of hunting them , we literally have shot hundreds of them , there are groups that have shot way more than we have.
However, calling them is a different matter , but depending on the season they can still quite easily be hunted and shot.

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Don't be so modest ! .....thousands .....We shot hundreds and I have not hunted with you guys in 10 plus years !
Glen

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Originally Posted by Species8472

Seems evil southern grouse are coming on strong:

Current standings:

Evil Southern Grouse - 10
Coyote/Wolf - 10
Snowshoe Hare (no dog) - 1
Greater Snow Goose - 1
Mature Whitetail Buck - 1

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The poll is badly skewed because there are far more responses from the Fair Weather Bird Hunters, far fewer hardy souls know the challenges of going out in Feb and trying to hunt a coyote:)

Not sure about Skewed Mike because there's more SW Ontario hunters vs N Ont replying.

Ive never tried hunting bear still hunting. Have tried that with WTs and it's far more challenging than sitting in a tree. Does that make a wily old Buck or Bruin any less "smart"? Suspect if hunting Bear over bait from tree stands was "illegal", thus forcing everyone to still hunt them or call them, there'd be a few votes for them as well.

The most difficult game for me would be a big mature whitetail buck....partly because I don't have the patience to wait for one as any deer that presents a shot is a trophy in my books :) and they are pretty tough to come across

Surprised no one mentioned European Hares. I haven't hunted them in years but I remember going out with my dad and they were always quite the challenge.

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Originally Posted by MikePal

The poll is badly skewed because there are far more responses from the Fair Weather Bird Hunters, far fewer hardy souls know the challenges of going out in Feb and trying to hunt a coyote:)

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Never intended it to be accurate - no fun in that :D. Just a relatively non-controversial topic to help pass the time until turkey and trout open.

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Originally Posted by MikePal

I'll try to take pics of all the grouse and then all the coyotes I see ( and could shoot) this fall while I'm out hunting.....I bet I know which one will be a bigger album :)

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Like these guys (and believe it or not these are the evil southern variety):

http://i1363.photobucket.com/albums/...psyprhm47i.jpg

http://i1363.photobucket.com/albums/...pspp33gazk.jpg

A far better than typical season for me last fall. Mostly due to crazy numbers and an injury that forced me to hunt small game for many hours that usually would have been allocated to the deer bow season (hunting was not the problem it was the potential recovery of a large animal that was the issue).

Wolf...everyone complains about them, blame them for population declines of species most people hunt. They are by far the most difficult and get a bad rap as a competitor as they are a better hunter than we are.


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