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[u/tomasz_db]

Target Sports Canada north of Markham will probably be the closest to you since you’re north of everything

Silverdale Gun Club is the one I prefer to go to as there are less people in general, but it is all the way near St. Catherines

Both clubs day passes are around $40 I think

But since you’re already an hour north of Toronto, I’d recommend looking for some crownland near you where you could shoot for free and instead spend that $50 on more ammo lol

[u/416er → u/tomasz_db]

Thanks! I’d love the crown land option, but despite using the map etc I can’t seem to find any definitive info on where would be ok. Is it all crown land or does some have restrictions still? I just can’t seem to find total clarity on this and I hate to fuck up. Lol.

[u/Silent-Economics837 → u/416er]

Google ''Ontario Crown Land Atlas'' the top govt of Ontario site will take you to a map where they have all sorts of colorful overlays on them. You want to look for any color that is not purple (reserves) or grey (private land). Also double check green areas since some provincial/national parks don't allow firearms.

It can be a bit confusing since it doesn't have any landmarks or labels on them, I often have it and google maps open at the same time and cross reference eachother to find camping spots.

[u/tomasz_db → u/Silent-Economics837]

This is the way. I do the same thing!

The atlas lets you use a fader to make the crownland stand out more so you can find it.

1. On the top bar click on "Find Information" Then onto "Get land use information"
2. Once you find a crownland spot, click on it (on the map)
3. The information will appear on the side bar, then click on an optionnext to "Report:"
4. Scroll down on the report until you find hunting, if it says yes, its usually perfectly fine to go on crownland to target shoot (make sure you have all legal docs and allowances for hunting if you intend to)

The above are the steps I usually take to find some good crownland to shoot on. As the above comment stated, use google maps along with this tool to make sure the location you've chosen is actually usable (Open space, not in the middle of a swamp, etc.)

Happy Shooting!