On a recommendation from a visitor to our blog, I went out and bought some shiny, red round hooks from a local tackle store. Apparently, the metal in the hooks I bought is “harder” than many traditional, “older style” hooks. That, and the shape of these hooks is suppose to make for better hooking. I [...]
Archive | July, 2006
When you meet an agressive bear…
Muskoka Outdoors recommends that you take the advice of Jolanta Kowalski, from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resouces, We do not recommend that people jump on bears to try to fight a bear off somebody’s dog,… This comment follows the fascinating story about Mr. Tilley, and his Pit Bull. While hiking along a wilderness trail [...]
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I was wrong!
Two days ago I blogged about the “non” bear attack in Colorado. I quoted one of the comments made by the CDoW representatives about the incident. I then made a judgement call against this organization in assuming they were taking “sides” with the bear and hence, would not call this a bear attack. The gentleman [...]
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The “non” bear attack.
Here is a good one guys. A bear ‘wakes’ a sleeping camper in her tent, and takes a swipe at her with his paw. After 12 stitches to deep puncture wounds on her thigh the woman shares
Pickerel?! In Vernon?!
You bet!! I had heard the rumours. I listened to the possibilities through the stocking of upstream lakes. Yet, in all the years I have fished vernon and connected lakes I have never seen one caught. My father said that in his 50 years of fishing Vernon, he has never caught these elusive fish. That [...]
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Sunday Hunting in Huntsville.
The Huntsville Weekender (July 14th edition), reports that the Huntsville Town Council has voted to allow Sunday hunting for deer and moose season this year. This was a reversal in their original decision made in May 2005. The issue was originally requested by the MNR in an effort to potentially
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