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So thinking of picking up a license this year. For those that hunt actively the pheasant hunt lets talk either in private or open forum.
Typically don't get down there till later in the season as I follow the woodcock south and never really bothered with the permit. Thing is ran into enough encounters that got me tempted to pick up a permit. Ya I know the best way not to find game is buy a license but thinking what the heck.
So anybody here hunt it up?
Yup. Success is mostly about timing.
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How do you get your permit? Spoke to a gal on the phone and she'll be sending me an email seems they don't go on sale till sept 1 but she said she is a trainee so doesn't know for certain.
I think you can apply by mail. They used to mail out renewals for people who had previously had licenses but last year they didn't.
When I initially got mine (and again last year) I drove down to Delhi. You need to have your hunting license on you.
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It's been many years since I hunted pheasants, but all you had to do at that time was go to the township office or local license issuer and ask for a township license to hunt pheasants and rabbits. All the birds were pen raised and were released in designated areas a few times through the season. There used to be maps available that showed the release sites. Don't know if that is still the norm or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by finsfurfeathers
They got a good online presents to the regs and info, the only thing is no online purchase availability. Hate driving at the best of times so looking for a mail or online route.Quote:
Originally Posted by delmer
So why you give it up?
As Walsh said it’s all about timing and having a good dog down there. From my experience hunting Norfolk pheasants, they release on a weekly basis but rotate between property’s. So it’s kind of a gamble which property’s you choose to hunt that day. But I have experienced success down there and throw in the woodcock that frequent the property’s, and it keeps me coming back. For me buying the mandatory township license is just a matter of leaving a bit early on my first trip down there and stopping in at the hardware store in Delhi and buying it.
I know this neighbour that hunted the norfolk bushes last fall and he told me there was lots of ticks. He was covered as well as his dogs. I don't know what type of tick but thats what his experience was . Not to scare anyone because I haven't been there to confirm this. Have you guys found this to be true?
Tick infested some areas worse than others. Had one imbedded 2 years ago, had to get Dr. to dig it out. Was a deer tick and it took 6 months to get the results back. Took the meds before the results were back, turned out clear. Don't go without prevention for you and the dog.
Ticks are horrendous and the area is not for the faint of heart. That being said with proper protection nothing to be concerned with. Hunted for years and brushed many a tick off the dogs after the hunt none on me though I also swap out my clothes at the end of the hunt and put on fresh attire for the drive home.Quote:
Originally Posted by tom gobble
Yes Norfolk country is ground zero for ticks. Highly recommend tick protection products for both human and dogs if heading out there.
That right there would scratch it from my list of places to hunt. My dogs are protected, people not so much. I have 2 friends who have contracted Lymes now. I'm getting close to paranoid about it myself.
Well, I guess it was because the crowds got too big, and it got to the point where I didn’t think it safe for myself or my Springer. I hunted them in the early 80’s, but gave it up by the end of the decade. Everyone got to know the release areas and the schedule, and trucks would line the roadways in the dark waiting for legal light the day after their release. Most of the birds would not flush, and chose to run for cover. So, when your dog was working a scent into a thicket, some guy on the other side was shooting at a running bird, often close to your direction. I saw guys arguing over downed birds that did flush after they both shot at it. The releases were always on LPCA properties, so it was open to anyone to hunt. After one day of being chased around, the birds that managed to survive were usually deep in the woods, on private property. The cycle would repeat itself on a weekly basis for the first few weeks of the season. It was basically a free for all, and I decided I wanted no part of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by finsfurfeathers
Hasn't been like that recently, but I would give the opener a miss.
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Weekends would probably be busy there.
So looks like I can apply via mail. Sent me an application and a payment authorization form thing is didn't disclose the fee :scream:. Hope it's not one of those things if you have to ask the price you can't afford it :ashamed:So waiting on a reply back but any idea what a non resident license cost?
If you have to ask....
Can't remember off the top of my head but it's about the price of a couple of birds.
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I look at it this way. I'm more concerned with the drive as there is a great incident of death and injury on the road. Also what you got there 100 000 residents living 24/7 in the area and the cases reported are few.Quote:
Originally Posted by terrym
However if it discourages some from participating more for me.
Me too Terry:Quote:
Originally Posted by terrym
https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/...es-london-teen
So it looks like the fee is $30.00.........application and fee in the mail see you in OctoberQuote:
Originally Posted by welsh
Ticks and Lyme disease scare the heck out of me.
I hunted Norfolk every year till the ticks came on the scene.I know too many people affected.
I gave up on turkey for the same reason.Call me a woose but I will take up ptarmigan hunting if it means no ticks.
I feel the same way. Haven't turkey hunted in 2 years now and that is definitely part of why.Quote:
Originally Posted by Couliewalker
The same people who buy lottery tickets knowing they have a one in a million chance to win figure them or their dogs won’t get sick with ticks when ur chances are a lot better than one in a million.
A friend who lives south of Hamilton spent a small fortune on his dog due to an embedded tick
I have hunted down there for years. In the last five or so seasons, I've had one tick bite.
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Originally Posted by Couliewalker
And my husband spent a week on daily intravenous antibiotics due to tick bites.
One tick bite is one more than I would tolerate... However ticks are everywhere so perhaps norfolk is worse than most protect yourselves and dogs everywhere you go...Quote:
Originally Posted by welsh
They are discussing bringing back the Lyme disease vaccination for humans.
I got it in the early 90’s, I think they pulled it around 1995.
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If there was a lymes vaccine available I would gladly pay for one.
If this is true, why did they make it not available anymore? I am sure many will be willing to pay for it.Quote:
They are discussing bringing back the Lyme disease vaccination for humans.
I got it in the early 90’s, I think they pulled it around 1995.
There used to be a vaccine called LYMErix, which was available to people for several years in the 1990s before being taken off the market in 2002. The drug was originally shelved, in part, because of fears around side-effects, which were reported as including joint pain and arthritis. But one of the researchers involved says those side-effects were not proven.Quote:
Originally Posted by fishhawk
"We could have prevented hundreds of thousands of cases of Lyme disease had that vaccine been deployed all these years," said Sam Telford, who was part of the original research and development team for the LYMErix vaccine.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/...back-1.4671765
just go to google to find out more.
I live in Norfolk, Simcoe/Delhi, the ticks arent that bad. Never had one on my turkey hunting. I wouldnt let a little insect keep me out of the woods. Only time ive found them on me is when i head closer to the lake....Turkey Point - Long Point...they seem to be worse closer to the water.
Remember, mosquitoes carry West Nile.
If I was that worried about insect-borne disease, I'd never leave the house.
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So followed up on my application seems they haven't started to process this years permits yet but should be out ASAP. Angela guaranteed that mine was moved too the top of the pile.https://www.lakesimcoeoutdoors.com/f.../whistling.gif
Oct 1 is coming up fast folks.
anyone receive their non-resident license yet and who is planning on hunting Norfolk next week?
Phil
True to her words the same day e-mailed me a copy of my application to act as a temporary proof of purchase however 2 days later card showed up in the mail.
You looking to car pool?
How great is the hunting in Norfolk compared to a good day at Hullet?
Depends on your timing. I hunt it for the woodcock and phez are a bonus.
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