Day one Pelee Island

[fishhawk]

Just curious, is shooting from the road legal on pelee? I know in the rest of southern Ontario it would be a violation under the fish and wildlife act. Are there different rules for the island.

[finsfurfeathers]

Ground swatters will stand by their conviction regardless, I know people who own dogs and still ground swat.

Than why and ? No reply needed however no need to aggravate others due to your own prejudice. Live and let live

[dilly]

Hey, thanks for the report. I am headed over on Wednesday.

Can you elaborate on the quality of the birds this year? I am interested in how they flew and their size and plumage. I understand this is the first time they didn’t “finish” the birds in municipal pens, but rather had them delivered right before the hunt.

On the topic of Pelee “ground swatting”, the behaviour I have witnessed there is illegal, unethical, and dangerous. It’s not like plinking wandering bush chickens up north. It was numpties sitting in moving pickup beds shooting at roosters on municipal roadways at the end of the day trying to make sure they got their kill count. It was silly. I got the impression it was not locals either...FWIW

[Badenoch]

It seems a bit contradictory to call it "wing shooting" when you are shooting them on the ground. But if you want to eat ruffed grouse in northern Ontario on the ground is where you will typically find them. They do not flush as readily as their southern counterparts. And north of the French River you usually don't need a shotgun. A .22lr will do just fine.

[greatwhite]

Yeah, I've shot them up by Algonquin with a 22. They seem to be more stupid the farther north.

It seems a bit contradictory to call it "wing shooting" when you are shooting them on the ground. But if you want to eat ruffed grouse in northern Ontario on the ground is where you will typically find them. They do not flush as readily as their southern counterparts. And north of the French River you usually don't need a shotgun. A .22lr will do just fine.

[dilly]

Hey acolic, also wondering what the rate of bird contacts is this year? Does it seem like the same number as in the past?

also, do we have to wear the licence in that plastic thing like in the past? It wasn’t clear in the instructions for me.

[Pigeoneater5000]

first year I went to Pelee i watched a bunch of guys walk beside the combine and shoot pheasants as the farmer was harvesting. Apparently that was common practice...I have only been to Pelee 10 times over the years and alot of the shenanigans are done by people who are there hunting without dogs. Its a great place and I do hope the Township goes back to raising birds and releasing them like they used to Pre-Covid. Thank you for posting this update and I hope others who attend Pelee this year will also post. I miss the place!

[acolic]

Just curious, is shooting from the road legal on pelee? I know in the rest of southern Ontario it would be a violation under the fish and wildlife act. Are there different rules for the island.

The rule is you can’t fire across the road but you can fire from the road outwards.


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[acolic]

Hey acolic, also wondering what the rate of bird contacts is this year? Does it seem like the same number as in the past?

also, do we have to wear the licence in that plastic thing like in the past? It wasn’t clear in the instructions for me.

Contact the first day was really high. Things slowed down the second day.

Just chatting with hunters out there and I got the impression those with dogs were doing well those without were having challenges.


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[acolic]

Hey acolic, also wondering what the rate of bird contacts is this year? Does it seem like the same number as in the past?

also, do we have to wear the licence in that plastic thing like in the past? It wasn’t clear in the instructions for me.

I never saw a hunter with the license in the plastic holder.

But everyone had it on them and MNR didn’t seem to care if you had it in a plastic holder or not as long as you had a license when challenged.


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