Very informative and well presented. Thanks Martin for your passion in promoting responsible Crown Land use in Ontario.

@PineMartyn

2 жыл бұрын

That's kind of you to say. Thank you. - Martin

Watching this in 2019. It's a very well tutorial and I've enjoyed your style and enthusiasm. Cheers!

@banshee107

3 жыл бұрын

It is, the good part is you can download the boundary shapefile from the website and overlay it in google earth. This elevates ALL the copy and pasting coordinates and making your own boundaries.

I've just finished Part 1 and Part 2. Thanks Martin for posting this. I've been doing backcountry camping for a few years now and this will be the next challenge. Thanks again. This was very informative.

Trammell Good: Thank you for leaving that kind comment. I hope you find a nice place to enjoy on our precious Crown lands. Cheers, - Martin

Mike Cowley: Yes, indeed, the new software they're using is a definite improvement over the old. Much faster. Glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful. And thank you for leaving a comment. Cheers, - Martin

I hunt where ever I could... nearby in S.Ontario.. gets difficult to find decent spot... months back I found the same gps at goodwill for 15$ had no idea why I bought it or what to do with it when I have a Note8 lol. I just watched your video. Man, THANK YOU! I will get on google earth and start working.. this is amazing....

@PineMartyn

4 жыл бұрын

You're most welcome. I wish you luck in finding your own little piece of Crown land to explore and enjoy. Cheers! - Martin

Incredible. Can’t thank you enough Sir. I’ve been wanting to know this stuff for many years.

you're a great teacher, I really enjoyed watching and listening to this, thanks for your efforts, will definitely use these methods!

Your videos are very informative. I have been searching for scattered answers everywhere e.g. by ear, google, word of mouth, etc. But you have them all in these videos. Much appreciated. Saves me days of research. Thank you

@PineMartyn

9 жыл бұрын

Ken C That's very gratifying to hear. Thanks for taking the time to tell me that.Cheers, - Martin

Super helpful video even 6 years later! While the Crown Land Atlas website has changed with the "look and feel", it is still great. Thank you Martin

Thank you, very informative, well done with the necessary cautions. I appreciate your knowledge, experience and respect for the use of Crown land.

royresende: I'm glad we were able to help. Have fun out there too. Cheers, - Martin

This is very helpful. I'd like to thank you for taking the time to explain everything in detail. Can't wait to plan something this spring.

@PineMartyn

9 жыл бұрын

newdroidexp Glad you found it of value. Do let me know how your outtings turn out. Cheers, - Martin

Can't thank you enough for this. Just getting into hunting and this has helped quite a bit. Thank you.

Thanks for the feedback Christine. Yes, I need to work on my speaking volume. The microphone on our camera's not too sensitive and I tend to talk fast at times, which makes it hard to hear me, especially if there's background noise...such as wind or running water. I'll try to do better in the future. [more to follow] -Martin

you've made everything so much easier!! I'm so happy you posted on the facebook thread. I'm in the first 8 min and I've already learned so much! I'm following along with you! the format has changed a bit in the last couple of years but I'm still able to follow along. Thank you!!

@PineMartyn

4 жыл бұрын

I'm delighted you are finding it helpful. The user interface has changed slightly, but all the same functions and features are there and work in the same way. Best wishes to you in finding some gems out there. Cheers, - Martin

Cherie BLK: Thank you for that generous compliment. I'm really happy you found it enjoyable. Best of luck to you in finding a good place out there. Cheers, - Martin

Hey Thank you so much for making this video!! This exactly what I was looking for, I needed to know where crown land is for a project I will be doing this year. Thanks again!

Excellent information thank you for the tutorial. I'm not very tech savvy and I have difficulty navigating through that website, you've helped me a lot. I've watched several of your videos, they're all really well done.

A wonderful video with lots of info....I will be researching to see if British Columbia has any thing similar. Thanks for your time and efforts producing this video.

Thanks for the compliment. And you're most welcome. - Martin

Thanks, ill check on it periodically. I know from experience how hard it can be to find appropriate Crown Land for your needs. Definitely appreciate the upload.

Very helpful! I am just getting into crown land camping and you gave some good advice! One tip for plotting the crown land points in Google Earth, you can overlay the Policy Atlas map in Google Earth and line it up with the satellite imagery. It can take some practice but depending on the area, it could be faster. Thanks!

@kosticore

8 жыл бұрын

+Paul G Hi Paul, I was wondering if you could send me some information as to how to overlay the Policy Atlas on to Google Earth and/or Google Maps. I have tried many things but have had no luck thus far. Thanks

@pgalipeau

8 жыл бұрын

You need to download Google Earth to do it. Google Maps isn't powerful enough. Step by step: 1. Take a screen grab of the area you want in the CLUPA 2. Import it into Google Earth using "Image Overlay" option to lay it over the related area in Google Earth. That's it! Note that overlaying it does take some fiddling around with and if you're new to Google Earth, it might take some time to sort out. Once you get the basic down, it can be pretty fast - as long as you aren't importing a bunch of different map images or anything like that. Good luck!!!

great video! very helpful. I think I'll be giving this a try next spring

I'm happy you found it helpful. Cheers, - Martin

Brilliant - thanks so much for taking the time to make such an informative and useful video!

Thank you so much! I have graduated from campground camping to stealth camping and I am now just embarking on my crown land camping journey. This video was SO helpful. I will be sure to direct my viewers here. MERCI BEAUCOUP. 🙏🏼✌🏼😊

@PineMartyn

3 жыл бұрын

I'm delighted that you found the video useful. Most of my channel is devoted to the responsible use of Crown land camping for low-impact recreational uses, such as hiking, canoeing, snowshoeing, and camping, including how to create a bush site when needed. I hope you find some value in those videos since you're still new to Crown land camping. I was just checking out your channel, and I must say I'm impressed with the trips you've undertaken, the amount you seem to have learned in a really short span of time, and the quality of your videos. I wish I had your talent. Thank you for the kind words, - Martin

@Womaninthewoods13

3 жыл бұрын

@@PineMartyn Thank you for the positive and encouraging feedback! I hope you’ll subscribe and I will definitely continue to watch your videos to learn as much as I can (especially because I do all this stuff solo).

@PineMartyn

3 жыл бұрын

@@Womaninthewoods13 Oh, I subbed already. I like your content and your video style. Long multi-day backpacking trips of the sort you undertake are something I have not done before (having only done short distance multi-day backpacking trips), as I'm more of a canoe-camper than a backpacker. I have long been curious about bicycle camping, but that's something I've not tried at all yet. I'm curious if you ever have ever been canoe camping. - Martin

@Womaninthewoods13

3 жыл бұрын

@@PineMartyn I have not but it’s on the to-do-soon list! Like maybe next month! I’m up here in the Almaguin Highlands looking at a place to do a week-long solitary stay on a little island on a friend’s 100-acre private property. A good stepping stone toward my Crown Land camping goal!

@PineMartyn

3 жыл бұрын

@@Womaninthewoods13 I'm glad to hear you are interested trying out canoe-camping. It's a very different sort of experience, being quite luxurious compared to backpacking, as the canoe does all the heavy lifting when you travel (except on the portages) and you can bring a lot more gear, food, and little luxuries that make an extended backcountry experience more enjoyable. I am myself a backpacker who, having tasted of the pleasures of canoeing and canoe camping, now finds it hard to get motivated for a backpacking trip if a canoe trip can be arranged. We canoeists sometimes look askance at backpackers, regarding them as masochists who enjoy one long portage. LOL You mentioned a week-long solitary stay on an island (which sounds lovely, especially in the Almaguin Highlands region which I've hiked and canoe through quite a bit myself), but I'm a little concerned by the word 'solitary' in your reply. Do you mean you and your friend would be the only ones on the island, or do you intend to go canoeing solo? My concern is that next month (April) the water this far north is still killing-cold (I have friends 40 minutes south of me who were out skating on the lakes just yesterday), and I would not advise anyone new to canoeing to undertake a solo trip without having spent a few hours learning how to paddle first, much less in water at those temperatures so soon after ice-out. If you are a proficient solo canoeist, however, then please disregard my concern, of course, and just take the necessary precautions. I myself love solo canoeing in spring before the bugs come out. Cheers, - Martin

Very helpful information on finding crown land. Thank you!

@PineMartyn

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome Deb. We're glad you found it useful. Cheers! - Martin

jntroisi: Thank you for taking the time to comment. We're happy you found the videos useful. And thanks so much for subscribing. Cheers, - Martin

Excellent video sir! Extremely helpful tutorial and will sure come in handy! Many thanks!

Thanks Martin, it helps to know where the problem is, I appreciate your help.

Hi Martin. Rod again. I just want to say THANK YOU again for the info on crown land you give out my friend. we've lived here in Muskoka for 3 years and have tried to find a place to just trek into the bush for the day and make a little fire, brew some tea and spend the day enjoying the land..Everything is marked PRIVATE.Frustrating!!! You've given me hope!!!LOLThanks again.

Thank you for taking the time to make this video. Lots of knowledge shared with the public - I really appreciate it. I wish British Columbia had a similar online tool for search Crown Land.

Glad to hear you will be finding this useful Steve L. Remember to be a responsible and respectful user of our Crown lands when you're out there and strive for the leave-no-trace ideal to help preserve and conserve what we have left. Happy hunting to you and your wife. Cheers, - Martin

Kevin Callin is a really nice guy & an excellent Professor who I had at Sir Sanford Fleming College. He inserts a good part of his lessons & lectures into his course from his experiences in the wild. Easy to get him yapping; when wanted to avoid work, lol. Nice video, glad you brought up topographic map, as when plotting a canoe trip where you are unfamiliar with the area >> It is good to check elevation when plotting your trip on a river, whether you are starting at a random spot, or between two lakes, as you might get a surprise on the direction of the river (can't always tell direction of flow of a river when viewing a simple less detailed map. Where viewing a simple map of a large meandering river with a lot of bends, can tell you that; most likely it will be a slow moving river, as compared to a more straight fast flowing river) >> You might have been expecting the river drained into one lake , but in reality it is the discharge. Doesn't always matter : i.e, if you are doing a round trip, but if someone is meeting you at your destination, & you were expecting the river to flow in your favour, it will be a major downer. Paying attention to the change of elevation on the topographical map ( or your GPS) in the area of your interest will provide you with a clear understanding of the changing landscape, & thus the rivers direction. Also by viewing at maximum zoom of the river route & following elevation lines on the topographical map, you will be able to distinguish where the river narrows, &/or has a change in an elevation line that happens to follow the river. Which, this would represent steep banks, & between the two, would surmise possible location of fast water to high rapids. Also, my wife & I do a lot of tracking as our excuse to get out, & locating the large Hydro line Tower corridors while zoomed in on your area of interest in Google Maps, is an excellent way to get into some deep bush with relative ease. They stand out in a map, as the area below those large towers has to be maintained for maintenance & repair. They are usually a lighter colour & often run fairly straight. Also visiting an area's local fire department, or contacting the MNR's, might score you a map of any backwoods fire access roads, or fire breaks that aren't on any Provincial, or Crown maps. Many years ago I was a Junior Ranger lol, & one of our jobs was to maintain, or create these golden backwoods access routes, which only the MNR's keeps records of. Keep up your good work with the video's :)

Thanks for sharing your hard work and methods. Very clearly presented!

I have to say thank you so much I been on the Ontario atlas but had a very hard time figuring out how to use it this is a great video.thanks again and good luck on your trips

Thanks for getting back to me so quickly, I am indebted to you Martin! Love your videos! Keep them coming! Mark.

Excellent video! Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge!

thanks for this great info. we too live in Huntsville and my husband took me on my 1st back country camping trip in Algonquin Park on North Tea Lake last weekend. we loved it and thought we would plan another trip coming up on the long weekend (as he can't get off much during the week, he works at Muskoka Rent All, so if u happen to be in there say hi to Steve) but when i went to book a lake, everything was already booked for that weekend. hence why we are looking into crown land camping. i was about to give up on the atlas as it was so confusing, but your video definately helped. Now to find a spot and hopefully be able to get to it Thanks again!

MY FRIEND IM GETTING INTO BACKWOODS CAMPING ON CROWNLAND AND I WISH TO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE I WILL EVEN CHECK A FEW PLACES YOU HAVE SHOWN MUCH THANX FROM TORONTO

Thank you chili10fifty for taking the time to say that. Much appreciated. - Martin

Very helpful and easy to understand. Thanks for much for taking the time to help :)

Very helpful! I really appreciate u taking ur time to do this video. I'v been looking around and asking so many people, but none of them were very helpful, so thank you!

Great video. We've had a place in Bracebridge since the 70's.

NTycingProductions: Wow...my cup runneth over. Thank you for those very generous words of praise, from both of us. And happy trails to you in return, - Martin

This video was super helpful! i plan on heading up to crown land in a couple of weeks. Iv never been to that part of Canada! I hope to run in to you one of these days!

Very well done, and very informative! Thanks for doing this

Amazing priceless information!

Excellent video and thanks very much for taking the time to post it.

Sweet i have been trying so hard to find the policy reports you were a great help bud.

So Glad to have found your videos. Thanks for taking the time for sharing your knowledge, it's people like you that make youtube so great. Down here in southern Ontario we have a few parcels of crown land for fishing and hunting but but they are all posted "no camping" Thanks, Peter

You're welcome stunthero. We're happy to be able to share this info with those who love the outdoors. -Martin

I'm very happy to hear you found it helpful. No, we've never had problems with hunters, though one has to take care during hunting season to wear bright hunting colors (florescent orange). We routinely find evidence of hunters when we hike on crown land, mostly in the form of tree stands which are left in place and used year after year and discarded shell casings. The shell casings, I pick up and pack out. -Martin

Yes I was able to fix my screen ratio and it is now working, thanks again for this video.

Right on guy! Very useful info, thanks.

Absolutely phenomenal. Thank you so much 🙌🏽

A really well done video, thanks for taking the time to share it.

great video! very specific information. Thanks

Really helpful video. Thanks very much for posting this.

@PineMartyn

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Thanks for leaving a comment. Cheers, - Martin

An 'overlay area' is one which has additional uses or restrictions applicable to it and it can span across one or more different designated types of land. For instance, an area designated 'general use' and an area marked 'private property' might appear in the policy atlas with a striped pattern over both of them because they are part of (hypothetically) a winter deer area. Look at policy report G362/ARA-DR1 for example. It's an area with restrictions to ensure deer can graze safely in winter.

You have saved me a lot of time in research Sir! Thank You. I enjoyed this so much I have been checking out many of you and your beautiful wife's videos since yesterday! You are one of the most informative channels on here and I enjoy all of your camping tips. Keep up the great work :) And Happy trails to you both :)

thank you for this! 8 years later, the website is the same LOL that recreation-permitted part is key and I would never have found that on my own! thanks again!

@PineMartyn

4 жыл бұрын

I'm so pleased that you found it helpful. The map interface has changed slightly, but the functions are all the same. Happy camping! - Martin

BushcraftArnold: Thank you Mark, I'm happy to know you enjoy our videos. Crown land is sometimes accessible right from a highway, from a country road, dirt road, logging trail, or by water. I don't and have never owned a 4x4 or all-wheel drive vehicle and it's not been a problem, though it's better to have such a vehicle when parking on the side of a road. I will send you PM with a bit more info about vehicular access and parking. - Martin

Peter Tschirhart: Thank you so much for saying that lovely comment...from both of us. Cheers, - Martin

@VesicABand

4 жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you. One question, do you ever worry about leaving your car parked for overnighters?

Shhhh. Don't give away the crown land secret! PineMartyn, this is an excellent tutorial on utilizing our right to crown land. Thanks for the video. Subbed

very comprehensive! Thank you for sharing!

@PineMartyn

9 жыл бұрын

bottlewasher33 You're welcome. Cheers, - Martin

Professional information. Thank you!

Well done Martin.I'm hoping this video will help meto find new adventures. Thanks Brian 78

Thank you for saying so. -Martin

Yes great web site it is , it is how I found my favorite areas, thanks for the post

Mac SePiek: Thanks for that nice comment. When it comes to river trips you have to arrange a shuttle with an outfitter or friends, or else paddle with a friend and bring 2 cars, one of which is dropped off & parked at your take-out point ahead of time, then you drive to the put-in together & paddle down to the take-out. Rivers tend to be bridged, so put-ins and takeout points are sometimes not too hard to find. Scout them out by car first to ensure you have a place to park near your takeout.

I feel your pain NewT Limper. We used to live in southwestern Ontario and had to drive north 4 - 5 hours from London, Ontario to get to Crown lands for our canoe trips. It's much easier now that we live in Muskoka. I hope you're able to get out there. Cheers, - Martin

Great piece of information. Amazing! Thank you.

'General Use Areas' are not the only areas where you can camp. For instance, many areas which are marked 'Recommended Prov Park' or 'Conservation Reserve' are crown land areas where one may camp. View the reports to find out what you may and may not do in those places. Regarding Callan's 'Cottage Country Canoe Routes'; several of those crown land routes are now operational parks with fees and reservations required, eg: Herb&Gun Lake, Nunikani Loop, Poker Lake, Big East Lake, Serpentine Lake,

Very nice video. Very educational and helpful I wish we have. Crown land here in Brazil

I have one question only. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE. this is amazing.

@PineMartyn

3 жыл бұрын

I'm delighted that you find it of value. Cheers, - Martin

Thanks WinterTrekker. The lines I drew in Google Earth were done using the Ruler function. Click on the Ruler icon on the button bar, then click on the 'Path' tab, then move your cursor on to whatever point on the satellite image where you want the line to start and click on that point. Lastly, click on another point, and Google Earth will connect the first and second points with a straight line. That's how I draw my boundaries around crown land. -Martin

Thank you for this video! My wife and I just started hunting and was wondering how to pin point crown land. iWork this I hope I get to go out like I used to when I was a kid. Go out , set up camp., get fire wood without paying half my pay check for 5 hrs of burn and the go hunting. Thank you again. Will be checking out your other videos .. I need bushcraft info lol

You're not doing anything wrong. For whatever reason, the policy atlas site sometimes goes 'down' and won't display any crown land. This might result from them updating/revising the database. It often happens on weekends and usually lasts a day or two. Just go back and check it in a few days and it will be working again. I've seen it happen many times. Many have asked me about this, so you're not alone in your frustration. Thanks for posting the question here. Cheers, -Martin

thank you very much. this is very helpful information

Good question.The answer is actually in part 2 at 17:40. Using ordinary maps we saw a road ran towards, but not directly into, that Crown land. By examining the Google Earth satellite photo we were able to just barely discern an old road or trail running right into it. We then drove there, parked on the municipal road, and walked the rest of the way to explore. Invariably, one has to do some reconnaissance like this before heading out to camp. It makes for fun exploratory day trips. -Martin

Thank you for the informative video. Greatly appreciated!

@PineMartyn

9 жыл бұрын

Ben W Your welcome. I hope it helps you find a sweet spot of your own. Cheers, - Martin

Just what I have been looking for. I want to find some good camping/canoeing/ hunting crown land for this summer/fall. I live in Paris, ON, but usually camp/canoe Algonquin, but want to try something different. Thanks so much for this informative video!

Thank you so much this is what i was looking for !

Thank you for making this video

@PineMartyn

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. I'm glad you found it helpful. Cheers, - Martin

Thanks, I've been looking to camp at E19a, designated as "enhanced management area". Although I found the policy report, I wasn't sure what to read to determine if camping is allowed. Glad to know that it is

@TA-kv3nm

3 жыл бұрын

there are other plots of crownland like PW4202 for example that has camping listed separately from the recreational "crownland recreation" but whenever it's seperate, it reads "no". If E19a doesn't have camping specified in recreation in the policy info, is it to be assumed that it's ok?

Thanks for sharing!

Very well done!!! thank you very much!!!

Excellent. Thank you.

thank you for this video, ive been looking for crown land to camp and shoot on and this video helped=)

Thanks a million! Great help.

super informative thank you

Grand tutorial... thank-you.

Great video, very informative!!

Thanks excellent video, this information is just what we were looking for. We too are tired of busy access points and 5 month advance bookings. My only concern is parking your car in the bush, have you ever had any theft or vandalism problems.My wife and I are going to try crown land camping next summer. Our mapping system is like yours except I use Garmin Basecamp with birdseye view subscription on my Oregon 450, building then transferring maps and way points to gps in one application

Great info. Thanks.

tank you so much! I've been looking for that kind of info.

great info thank you

thanks this was very helpful