[IrritatedSalmon]

Hey all,

Just joined the forum minutes ago. Located in Edmonton, this is my third hunting season, so pretty green and lots to learn still. First season around I went with some older, more experienced folks (friend's uncle & aunt), and last season went to the same location on my own with a friend. I figure it's time to explore new areas to hunt, but having a hell of a time nailing down possible areas to go without physically going there to determine if it is/isn't possible.

I do not know any land owners for permission, so I am primarily looking at Public Grazing Reserve land (PGR's) and other public areas to hunt. Government of Alberta has a mapping tool to use in conjunction with information from albertaparks.ca... but I still don't have confidence that I am finding acceptable places to go hunt white tail on a general tag. Tried calling multiple offices and all just go to answering machines, haven't had a single one call back.

We could just fall back on going to the same place we've been at for the past few years (one buck and one wild boar in ~20 days of hunting total over the two seasons, probably moderate to higher pressure in that area), but it would be nice to go explore new areas further north.

Thoughts?