shack in the bush

[kevin.303]

in an old outdoorlife magazine i ran across plans to build a portable hunting cabin for under $1,000. it's mostly plywood and 2x4's and measures 12x8. it has 2 bunks at each end and can be put up and collapsed in a few hours for hauling it will all fit into the bed of a fullsize pickup. a friend and i had the idea to build one and haul it into the back country with a snowmobile piece by piece and leave it back there. we would replace 2 of the bunks with a small wood stove so it could be used year round. what are the legalities and laws concerning this type of thing i was thinking about locating in either whiteshell or nopoming provincal parks away from the main canoe and snowmobile routes.

[upnorth]

you can't put up any type of building in a park at all. you must secure a permit, as it is construed to be a shelter. otherwise, why pay all that money for a cabin lot?? e-mail the dnr and ask them.


cam

[cdnclub45]

Not only can you not put up a 'permanent' camp in a Provincial Park, you can't have an erection on Crown Land either.   :wink:

[upnorth]

damn!! so much for the sex in the park!!!

[John Y Cannuck]

In Ontario, we are allowed to "camp" on crown land, but must move every 21 days. I think the parks have the same rule, except you may only use designated camping sites, and pay by the night, only a few in this province allow any hunting at all, and that's tightly controlled.

[kevin.303]

my dad suggested i might be able to get a permit and i was thinking that instead of a provincial park maybe the area north of kenora, in the english river area. the fact that it is a non permanent structure there might be a chance that the dnr would overlook it but i doubt it. of course that's if they ever found it :wink: i'll contact both the manitoba and ontario DNR's.

[hummer]

Even if you build a tree stand on crown land...you must take it down after huntin g or after the season if you plan to use during the season.

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[buckboy2]

as long as it can be moved ala a travel trailer it is all right but you can not leave it there permanately.I have a cabin on crown land in northern alberta that was an old trappers cabin.he didn't use it anymore[probably because it was getting rundown] and so we paid him a fee for the use of it.We fixed it up,fixed the roof,and cleaned the inside up. Fish & wildlife know it is there but they can't do anything about because the old trapper uses it in the winter as a stopover on the way to his trapline.We use it in the fall for hunting and he uses it in the winter.we both have a key for the door and he is happy that the cabin is being looked after.We have it stocked with enough food,enough wood to last 2 wks,and blankets and bedding to be very comfortable if a storm blows in.we have 20 gals of bottled water and some wobbley pops if someone so desires.

[yellowknifedave]

This year up here the RWED boys (dnr) are setting fire to anything made of wood in the bush.  For years people set-up squaters cabins in the woods for use year round, and now with pending land claims, everything has to go.  You are allowed McPherson tents though, because they are non permanent.  They work very well, and a wood stove or propane heater keeps them toasty in the winter.  A wooden framed floor is important though.  

Then again, this isn't Ontario...........

Saskatchewan you can apply for a crown land lease, and they usually are granted if it doesn't interfere with a waterbody, or border directly on a waterbody.  I believe they have the stipulation that a dwelling with a minimum value of $2000 be erected within a year to keep the lease.  Kind of an extension of the old homesteader's act.

YKD