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For those of you that know the Ottawa area, Larose Forest is one of the nearest public hunting grounds.
There are tons of coyote tracks in there. Do you think that is the main reason there are no (or very few) rabbits in that forest?
I want to try hunting coyotes in there in hopes of helping the rabbit population. Do you think it'd be a worthwhile effort?
Sorry I thought you said close to hunting. Yeah I would give it a try.
I fixed it so it's more clear.
But yeah, is that forest the type of habitat that would normally hold bunnies? I don't know what it was like before the invasion of coyotes.
I havent hunted there, but I know a few fellows that have with little to know success for rabbits or grouse.
try the area of larose closest to the town of lefevre, best bet for yotes in my opinion. set up a bait pile.
Dan
There are pockets in the forest with lots of rabbits (hares actually), but since a lot of the forest is monoculture plantation, the are huge areas that hold no rabbits. If you can find the sections with lots of rabbits, the hunting is actually very good. I've found it to be marginal for grouse, but I don't hunt it much anymore because I have some private land to hunt that has good populations of both grouse and rabbit.
I wouldn't hesitate to hunt coyote there, but I have no experience hunting them.
Last time I called the Prescott-Russell counties (owner of the Larose forest), I was told hunting was prohibited but that they had no enforcement officers other than OPP.
I have since stopped hunting Larose.
No. you can still hunt there, off limits someplace near Orleans and Rockland border.
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Here it is, straight from their website : ''The Larose Forest is managed by the United Counties of Prescott and Russell and permission is needed to hunt on this private land.''
http://www.prescott-russell.on.ca/en...tdoors/hunting
Like I said : Last time I called they said NO.
I will call tomorrow, I think they mean u need permission to hunt on the private for Moose.
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That's specifically for moose hunting, at a cost of $75 for permission.
For other game animals it states,
"Hunting is an activity regulated by the Ministry of Natural Resources.
You may hunt deer, small game, duck, etc. on the lands owned by the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, without any special permission. It is prohibited to install a permanent observation tower and to build fires."
http://www.prescott-russell.on.ca/en...vities/hunting
If it doesn't show up on the link, just search "hunting".
Limerick forest in the kemptville area and winchester bog is the same, no bunnies. I ran my dog team in these area's since the early nineties and hunted rabbit with very little success. I have always seen coyote at the limerick bush while dog sledding and was followed on numerous occasions. Back in the mid seventies and eighties I knew a family that ran hounds(limerick) and kept the coyote population down and came across the odd wolf. Unfortunately not many people hunt coyote like they use to back twenty to thirty years ago. I was at my brothers place in Chatham Ontario and was almost tripping over bunnies!! He said it has been like that for a few years and hasn't slowed down. Your best bet is ask a farmer who is close to Larose and set up a gut pile.
Perfect, for some reason that link does not come up when I click on the hunting icon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maximus44
I might just resume my hunting in Larose then. I'll keep a copy of this in my pocket, because last time I called, I was told 'no hunting in Larose'.
There were lots of people hunting there during gun season for deer. Scary stuff, it sounded like a war zone. I probably heard about 100 shots within 30 minutes. I don't know what they were shooting at, but target shooting is not allowed. It's shotgun only too, and the shots were in 5 round bursts...
there is a shooting range on the border off drouin rd...
just as felixkr mentioned there is a range within the boundary of that forest.Quote:
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interesting first post. welcome.Quote:
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I will be in there after the 30 Sept and once my .223 gets back from Alberta (hunting yotes 23-30 Sept). Give me a call and we can get together and double our chances. I live in Barrhaven if you are close. 613-863-5483
3wheel...
Not sure where you got that quote from on the website. My understanding that deer and small game hunting is allowed. Permission is required for moose hunting.
http://www.prescott-russell.on.ca/en...vities/hunting
100% im heading the Larose soon, new to hunting, hoping find me few grouse