Moose hunting in Northern Ontario (Cow)

Moose hunting in the Virginiatown and Kearns area of northeastern Ontario and located in the Wildlife Management Unit 28 ( WMU 28 ) offers both the hunter and photographer the chance to get a Moose. This area has many hunters coming from southern Ontario, and other providence's in Canada, with many coming from the United States. With a high success rate in the Virginiatown / Kearns area, with many hunters returning year after year. Virginiatown is 40km (25mi.) east of Kirkland Lake on HWY 66 and 250km north of North Bay, northern Ontario.

If you require a outfitter or guide make sure you book your outfitter / guide early to avoid disappointment. Area Map (56kb) showing the roads, trails and fish species / Hunting season for our area is posted below.

• Normally every couple of years the township declares Lake Front, waterfront and Wilderness properties up for owed back taxes. These properties provide excellent fishing opportunities and you can fish for walleye, bass, lake trout, perch, brook trout and northern pike. One of these properties on Larder Lake has ~1/2 mile of excellent shore line with large flat areas for at least five or six good sized cottage lots. Normally they only post these properties in the local newspaper for 30 days or so and in the past very few people knew that they were for sale/bid. We are unsure when the next properties will be up for sale/bid as they like to keep it quite. When more are available we will post them on the Real Estate site.
• The Wilderness properties comprise of a few acres to possibly 100's of acres by combining several adjoining properties. The area is an excellent area for partridge, rabbit, moose and black bear. Non-residents should note that the current hunting regulations for non-resident property owners allows you to hunt black bear on your property without having to use a guide or outfitter.

For more information view the Northeastern Ontario Real Estate site

The Moose is the largest member of the deer family and is a close cousin to the Elk. An adult moose may stand 1.4 to 2.35 m (4.6 to 7.7 ft) high at the shoulder and weigh 200 to 825 kg (440 to 1820 lb). The Cow moose has one to three calf's and if another calf is born the following year, the mother drives her first off spring away, although the older calf may rejoin the mother after a few weeks.

For a time the Moose in the USA and Europe were threatened with extinction because of their indiscriminate hunting practices and poor game management. Even though our Northern Ontario moose were never in danger of becoming extinct. The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources is managing our moose population and the population is steadily increasing. Several years ago the provinces along with the federal Government, supplied the USA with some Bulls and Cows to assist them in increasing their moose population.

We strive to be accurate as possible with this information but hunters should check with a outfitter or the MNR to be sure of the area, the hunting seasons and possible new regulations.

Resident: October 10th

Non-Resident: October 12th

This is a very detailed map of northeastern Ontario. It shows all of the hwy's, secondary roads, cities and towns, rivers, lakes, railways, etc. in Northern Ontario.

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