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Ontario DIY Duck Hunting
Posted on 11/2/26 at 10:21 am
Posted on 11/2/26 at 10:21 am
I am curious if anyone has ever hunted Ontario on their own. I have hunted Alberta and Saskatchewan on my own but no longer interested in doing the work required to field hunt or more to the point drive that far much if at all anymore. I have hunted potholes in both in the past and the duck hunting over water in those areas is superior to anything I have experienced in the US. SE Ontario is MUCH closer to me now than either....less than 900 miles. I have been told in the past that hunting in Ontario is fantastic and even as close as it is to major US population centers there isn't a lot of competition or pressure. There is a lot of field hunting in the area but if it is like Alberta and Saskatchewan its is almost untapped. Anyone ever did it?
Posted on 11/2/26 at 7:56 pm to AwgustaDawg
I live in ont and have hunted all over. Its not like ab or sk, lots of hunters, access can be a challenge. Better goose hunting overall than ducks. Outfitters are an option. Fire away w questions
Posted on 11/4/26 at 6:45 pm to OntarioTiger
Too much water everywhere in Ontario.
Posted on 11/5/26 at 9:22 am to OntarioTiger
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I live in ont and have hunted all over. Its not like ab or sk, lots of hunters, access can be a challenge. Better goose hunting overall than ducks. Outfitters are an option. Fire away w questions
Interested in DU and Provincial properties in the SW Corner of the province, within a couple of hours of Sarnia. Looks like a lot of small bodies of water adjacent to agricultural fields where one could use a small boat or even wade in and a couple dozen floaters and see a lot of birds. I suspect that area gets a lot of pressure given its proximity to Detroit but I am wondering if it is a mob scene or is it possible to get away from the crowds and hunt small bodies of water? I have been told that the wood duck and teal population is staggering? Relative of course in concentration. I started hunting ducks in Georgia so woodies are not merely opportunity birds for me...I like decoying woodies! I know that shooting roosting ponds is a good way to get shot yourself but I am thinking small sloughs and marshes where smaller flights are resting mid morning and to and from feeding areas.
Are there enough areas open to the public to hunt small bodies of water without having hoardes of other hunters fist fighting over spots? Is it possible to get permission to hunt private small bodies or water? I am sure getting that permission for fields is almost impossible but someone with a field with an irrigation slough might be more open to it?
Thanks for the information. It'd be a relatively easy trip from my area, compared to Saskatchewan or Manitoba.
Posted on 11/5/26 at 6:29 pm to AwgustaDawg
The sw corner has lots of ducks associated w l st clair, I'm going w an outfitter at end of month. There is public hunting on l st clair but lots of competition. The marshes around there are leased or owned by duck clubs. The farm land in that area holds geese but again likely lots of local competition and outfitters. I live 4 hrs east of there so I dont hunt it much. Ontario is nothing like ab or sask, small farms lots of ppl and competition. I don't know any Americans who diy it here except for grouse and woodcock on crown land in north and central ont. Not saying it can't be done but be prepared to be disappointed
Posted on 11/6/26 at 4:12 pm to OntarioTiger
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The sw corner has lots of ducks associated w l st clair, I'm going w an outfitter at end of month. There is public hunting on l st clair but lots of competition. The marshes around there are leased or owned by duck clubs. The farm land in that area holds geese but again likely lots of local competition and outfitters. I live 4 hrs east of there so I dont hunt it much. Ontario is nothing like ab or sask, small farms lots of ppl and competition. I don't know any Americans who diy it here except for grouse and woodcock on crown land in north and central ont. Not saying it can't be done but be prepared to be disappointed
I kind of figured getting on private places would be tough but I was hoping it might be possible to hunt over water on public land but it sounds like the pressure would be akin to public pressure in the US in most places. Thanks for the information.
Posted on 11/9/26 at 10:20 am to AwgustaDawg
Augusta, wish there was better news for you but if you want more info post an email and we can take this offline. Cheers
Ps its 30 hrs for me to get to central sask so I feel your pain
Ps its 30 hrs for me to get to central sask so I feel your pain
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