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Hey guys i am going to be going camping in upper Madawaska river area this year july 31 to aug 4. I am wondering if anyone knows the by laws for target shooting in the area i will be on atv's. I plan to drive through Algonquin park, i will be shooting a 12g and a robinson arms xcr-l .223. Any info is greatly appreciated
Nathan
June 16 to august 31 is no hunting. Target shooting you are good to go. Depending on how far up the river you will be camping there are even a few gravel pits scattered close by.
Be sure that you have targets and it is obvious that you are target shooting. Gun in case, not just slung on your back, that sort of thing.
I do not believe you can have guns in the park, I know there are hunting zones but I do not believe that you can have a gun in the park while you are camping. Someone please clarify this if I am wrong.
Beautiful area, part of my family is from the Whitney-Wilno corridor, amazing scenery.
I wont be in the park just driving through, i will be staying at the All star resort just outside of Whitney i have seen quite a few pits up there in my previous camping trips. Just wanted to clarify the by laws etc
Great place to stay. Friendly people. They just talk a little funny. Ian will point you in a good direction to do some shooting. If he's not around there is a pit at km 11 on the major lake road. If you really want to stretch out your shots there are good backstop areas on the power line at km 18.
There is a lot of Crown land for exploring and you will be in the middle of the berry season as well.
I don't know if its still open for public use, but the old railbed from Whitney to Barry's Bay used to be a nice camping trip in the old Scout. You might need to join the Haliburton ATV club to use the railbed now, but the hydro line from the railbed up to the park boundary has a few nice lakes as well as a few spots to shoot. You can also run from Whitney south along the west edge of Hay Lake, but stay out of the park on the ATV's. If you go to the east shore of Hay Lake you can also go for miles by ATV.
The rail bed is for public use. HATVA got the boot from the area a while back. RCATV pretends to look after the trails but a pass is not needed to travel the trails. The trail from Whitney toward lake st peter is Where HATVA takes over. I have no idea how their trail passes work.Quote:
Originally Posted by patvetzal
[QUOTE=oaknut;759800]They just talk a little funny.QUOTE]
That's just the valley twang :)
I love it up there, this is my third year going up ian and sandra are british lol hence funny accent. Oaknut can you point me in the right direction for that power line? I might like to give my. 308 a good workout.
When pulling out of all star make a right. At km 11 the asphalt road becomes gravel keep right at this point and carry on for another 7 kilometers or so. Can't miss it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.Blondie
Turn left at the line, you will have some nice valleys to shoot across and a couple of lakes for lunch/picnics.
After you cross the river, do not turn right, that dead ends a few miles further in. It used to go to the Salvation Army camp but it's now private.
Once you are on the hydro line, you can follow it back to the river, then jump to the rail bed and go west to Whitney, or east to Madawaska. Ice cream and beer at both....
Sweet i have been both ways and never seen the power lines i went up the mountains to the falls before the year before we went left and passed the sand pit and just kept riding till we ended up at a like and dried up trail
From what i recall the trail goes left at the dead end goes left up rocky terrain ian told me once that if you find an opening before the dead end in the bush it heads into a forrest that leads to the river and crosses it
You have to come back out to the Major lake Road (not the railbed) and take it towards Algonquin Park. Turn right in other words. It is paved at least until you get to the bridge over the Madawaska River. I expect that its OK to run it with ATV's, we always did years ago.
You could also take the railbed west until you hit the hydro line road, then turn right on it .
Look at Google Maps, or FishOn and search for Major Lake. (The camps website also has a map that covers the area):thumbup:
The trail doesn't actually dead end. The rail bed was blocked and a half million dollars was spent to put in that rocky bypass. It was put in to protect the one wood turtle someone apparently saw there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.Blondie
My directions to the hydro line are not for the rail bed but rather down the major lake road as pat pointed out.
Ok will look into it thanks guys