So Ontario has opened up the spring bear unit in all bear hunting units now. Ive got to go 3 hours north or east to get into an open unit. There is the odd bear around home just no season.

Im wondering if anyone here (Canada) runs bears. What I would like to do is tag along, learn the ropes then ...

I'll do some looking into Idaho too. Thanks so far guys I appreciate it.

BC and Alberta cover a lot of species. Alberta would be my canadian choice Saskatchewan is prairie and lose some species. What about Wyoming or North dakota? or Idaho or Utah (all I know is they have some strange religions).

Land up here is typically more expensive. Tighter hunting and firearms laws. BC is expensive and liberal, Alberta is expensive, maybe on the decline now. If you think Obamas trying to take your guns you should see some of our laws. Firearms are not rights in canada.

Its been -5 F last couple nights and +5F during the days. Kill season just closed. I was staying around the house but got pretty bored not hunting and took a walk late afternoon yesterday and coons have been down and moving! Must be rutting. If it warms up some night soon ill be back out see if i ...

Light rain is great. Always seem to have a good time before during or after light rains. Dogs open and track well and fast, so must be good scenting. Heavy rains or thunderstorms Ive never had good hunting.

If money was no object which state is best for big game hunting (lions, bears black and brown, elk, moose, goats, deer etc) hound hunting (small and big game), pistol carry. No yuppies or democrats.
I want bang for my buck, large acreage. I prefer timber, not big on dry desert and scrub. Looking at ...

Has anyone converted GIS files to run on their Astro. The GIS files i have are in .sid format and not compatible with what garmins can run. Garmins support .gpx, gdb, kml, kmz, jpeg. I cant find much info on how to do it and the GIS files i have put the 'birdseye' imagery to shame.

Both good looking coyotes. Whats the blood in the dog on the right?

In Ontario all you need is a small game license to hunt them except if you get up into northern Ontario then you actually need a tag. But the rest of ontario there is no season or a season thats open all year and no limit. Non residents can buy small game licenses too.

Ya he hunts with another group in the same area as us. Where are you oldschool?

We have only been out this last week. Killed 2 wednesday, 2 thursday, and lost one this morning. I just have my two young dogs and they are still learning. These coyotes are the first they have started and finished on. The dogs are a 1.5 years old. I live around Aylmer Ontario

Awesome KC. No snow here yet, doesnt look like till after christmas. Was in PA last week deer hunting and hit a pile of snow around Franklinville coming home sunday.

Season opens soon. I have a couple walker hounds and run coyotes but would love to go with some guys running coon. If i get bored my lab will tree coon (dont everybody start laughing at once) so i take him out a few times but would like to get coonhounds too. If anybody would be kind enough to take ...

Yes Pops is right i know a guy with running walkers that all he does is let the dogs kill the coyotes. They make short work of a coyote in the right situation. They will get about 60 to 70 in the winter which is on the high side of the average for this area. Compared to my dogs and other guys ...