Question Pigeon ( rock dove ) hunting near Ottawa

[ross]

You bet OC . If you look at feral pigeon the ones that seem to survive air attacks is the one that has a white spot at a rump start of its tail which is what the air predator aims at and the pigeon wiggles and waggles it & it misses . Those ones make it thru natural predator selection & mate to produce more .
Lack of old style barns has an effect on populations of Swallows, bats & rock doves as well .

[ross]

Pic of white spot

[Moerab613]

@ross I was told by a ByLaw city of Ottawa, apparently on the city map GEOOttawa, where it shows in green city property your allowed to discharge a firearm for target practice and hunting, which i knew that, but he also said that, as long as in green " city property " even if im driving back country side and i see pigeons on the road or side of the road as long as not private property, im allowed to hunt?.... im pretty unsure of that and a bit clueless that he said its allowed.

In your opinion, does that make sense?

[Ontario Chick]

https://ottawa.ca/en/living-ottawa/laws ... o-2002-344

@Moerab613 post got me interested in the general hunting info available.
On City of Ottawa website there are several areas marked as "hunting permitted " and I live somewhat in the centre of these and very familiar with them.
There is phletora of turkeys and deer also coyotes, but I must say nary a pigeon to be seen.
You may have to consider changing your target

[ross]

Don’t know there regs but you still have to follow all hunting MNRF hunting regs ie no hunting on / across roads for example & need a small game license & whatever gun license needed . Check regs in MNRF 2021

[Moerab613]

@ross definitely am targeting different species now, love to find me some grouse and waterfowl before season ends, its just so complex finding crown land to hunt.

[WLLady]

Remember the no loaded firearms within 7 meters of the crown of the road.....and no shooting across a roadway.....and if you are shooting crown land and end up needing to get a bird back from private land you will need permission to enter to retrieve the bird....
There are areas of crown land (and a crown land atlas) that you can look up too just remember a lot of crown land is totally open for use, so you wear your orange and watch out for people just out for a walk etc.