Ontario woodcock reports 2014

[vom Dufenshmirtz]

You guys realize that you need a permit to harvest timber on crown lands right? Apparently they are now also subject to a $2.00 fee................

Count this one as my Christmas tree, Terry, everyone allowed one off the crown land.

Sharon, I was shooting at a wc, which was some distance away, but that tree, may it be damned, jumped in the line of fire, so it sacrificed itself to protect the little birdie and since it was pretty close to the gun and it perfectly centered itself on the trajectory ...
we see what we see

[welsh]

Eleven flushes this morning, but lots were repeats. Shot five of what was probably six or seven birds ... conveniently, I have just five wing envelopes left.

Did not bother sexing the birds but the first two I shot were immature, based on mottling of wing feathers 15 - 18. The first bird was quite small. Seems odd, as usually the immature birds migrate early.

Oh, and a couple of ditch chickens in the bag.


I'm not really very good at finding birds, but MNR's new "Label the Habitat" program sure helps. Now I know just where to look! Your $2 fee on every licence and tag will soon pay for signs all over the province.

[joe16]

I have never seen no signs where have they started to put them up? And obviously they are correct based on your results

[welsh]

I'm joking, Joe. It's an interpretive sign on a trail at the Fingal Wildlife Management Area.

[joe16]

Ok I'm gullible enough to have believed you

All I need now is the arrows pointing right to where the Woodcock are sitting

Good shooting by the way

[finsfurfeathers]

Ok I'm gullible enough to have believed you

All I need now is the arrows pointing right to where the Woodcock are sitting

Gees Joe that's what your dog is for.

[joe16]

Yeah but signs help

Is there a Township license or ofah membership required to hunt Fingal pheasants?

Have you been there For?

[finsfurfeathers]

No township license required. Don't know about ofah but always good to have it anyway. Investigated the area last year was not an area I would readily hunt again. Found it quite a small area to hunt and the hedge rows are a nightmare of wild rose and thorn tears up dogs bad. Yet it is productive on the right days.

[Sharon]

"I'm not really very good at finding birds, but MNR's new "Label the Habitat" program sure helps. Now I know just where to look! Your $2 fee on every licence and tag will soon pay for signs all over the province." quote Welsh

Very funny! LOL

[Pigeoneater5000]

Good job welsh! Lots of guys on pelee for the clean up hunt. We connected on one woodcock today. Pretty cool to see woodcock in the snow