Abondoned Rail Lines for Rabbit

[JP Outdoors]

Hi everyone - new forum member here and relatively new hunter! Thought I'd ask if anyone could help me with finding some new rabbit hunting areas. I'm located in Halton Hills, ON. I've heard of there being some abandoned rail lines in both Norfolk County and London, ON but not sure where those are located specifically. Does anyone know?

Of course if you know of any other decent rabbit hunting spots nearby/in those areas, feel free to pass those along

Thanks for the support! Looking forward to chatting with you all on here.

Jeff

[finsfurfeathers]

lots of public land in Norfolk to hunt just goggle norfolk and hunting. Do remeber to hunt rabbits in Norfolk need a township permit also.

[Birdbuff]

Welcome aboard. Many people on this board are great and full of knowledge but something simple like the geographic question you are asking can be googled.

Best of luck.

[Woodsman]

Just because a railbed is abandoned doesn't mean it's automatically opened for hunting.

[LiveBates]

Hey Jeff, welcome to the forum. I too am in Halton Hills. As you know, not much around for local hunting, unless you like seeing the other hunters from your tree stand. Haha. I believe there's a tract near Fergus though that holds the odd rabbit.....

[JP Outdoors]

lots of public land in Norfolk to hunt just goggle norfolk and hunting. Do remeber to hunt rabbits in Norfolk need a township permit also.

Thanks. I do have my Norfolk Rabbit/Pheasant Hunting Permit and do a lot of my hunting there but was just wondering about where these rail lines I've heard of are. Can never have too much hunting property.

[JP Outdoors]

Hey Jeff, welcome to the forum. I too am in Halton Hills. As you know, not much around for local hunting, unless you like seeing the other hunters from your tree stand. Haha. I believe there's a tract near Fergus though that holds the odd rabbit.....

Thanks - I'll check it out!

[finsfurfeathers]

Thanks. I do have my Norfolk Rabbit/Pheasant Hunting Permit and do a lot of my hunting there but was just wondering about where these rail lines I've heard of are. Can never have too much hunting property.

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I need to do some looking around Norfolk next fall seems someone built a house adjacent to my end of season woodcock spot.
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[trimmer21]

Hi everyone - new forum member here and relatively new hunter! Thought I'd ask if anyone could help me with finding some new rabbit hunting areas. I'm located in Halton Hills, ON. I've heard of there being some abandoned rail lines in both Norfolk County and London, ON but not sure where those are located specifically. Does anyone know?

Of course if you know of any other decent rabbit hunting spots nearby/in those areas, feel free to pass those along

Thanks for the support! Looking forward to chatting with you all on here.

Jeff

Welcome to the forum. "Abandoned" rail lines were deeded to the property owners whose land they crossed many years ago in 95% of southern Ontario making them private property that you'll need permission to hunt. The other 5% were deeded to the municipalities they were in and were turned into hiking/walking trails. Most are regulated by municipal firearm discharge by-laws. Allowing hunting along them is sketchy at best.

[ninepointer]

I've shot many cottontails along overgrown railway ditches of former or inactive rail lines. But as others have indicated, one must know your right to be there and safety considerations. Some former rail line are now private property or are still owned by the railway even if inactive or the tracks ripped up.

Others have been converted to public multi-use trails where, even if hunting is legal, it is not always appreciated by other trail uses or by adjacent property owners. The only times I've ever been yelled while hunting have is in such locations, even though I was conducting myself legally, safely and conscientiously (or so I thought). One of my woodcock honey-holes is in such a spot, and I've taken to only hunting it on weekdays when there are fewer walkers along the nearby rail-trail.