Archive | August, 2007

The Case For Spring Bear Hunts

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I got this email newsletter from the OFAH website sign-up form for news alerts. They are a great source of news that impacts Ontario anglers and hunters. Consider signing up for free. This article was well written. Author: Stan Sudol Source: Northern Life August 31, 2007 The McGuinty government’s bear policies, which were inherited from [...]

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Political Parties Respond to OFAH Election Questionnaire

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To help Ontario Voters with some insight into what the parties have to say about the MNR and other hunting and fishing issues, OFAH sent the various parties a questionnaire. Three of the parties responded. To see which party will best support hunting and fishing opportunities visit the OFAH site – Click Here! There also [...]

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“Heated Gloves” Pass My Freezer Test

When it’s below freezing I hate having to take off my mitts/gloves to reload my gun or to complete other hand’s on tasks at the deer stand. I know I should ‘suck-it-up’ but this is why I buy those fleece type gloves that can fold over to free your fingers quietly when needed. You take [...]

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A caveat the Anti-Hunter “forgets”

Golden Egg

Within the Ontario Hunting regulations is written the following golden rule, “You may not let the flesh of any harvested game wildlife (see Definitions, page 78) which is suitable for food be destroyed, spoiled or abandoned. This includes black bear.” Entire Ontario Hunting Regulations Here This means hunters eat what they kill. Animals are not [...]

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Muskoka Outdoors News: Full Choke

Forest firefighters have new state-of-the-art home base Timmins Daily Press – Timmins,Ontario,Canada Local, district and regional Ministry of Natural Resources staff were on hand with the MNR Minister David Ramsay and Cochrane Mayor Lawrence Martin for the … *(Bill’s Take – Thanks to all who made this happen!)* Hunters hope to shoot on Sundays Niagarathisweek.com [...]

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Trout Bum Meets The Dragon

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The AEG (Angling Exploration Group) guys are at it again! They are working on the third installment of the their Trout Bum Diaries video series. They are not headed to some ‘out-of-the-way’ north country stream. No Sir. They are trekking their way into Mongolia in search of the ‘River Wolf’ – the Taimen fish species. [...]

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Choosing the right fishing lure colour

It can be a hard to choice to make when you open up your tackle box to pick out the [...]

Keep fishing line choices simple

The most simple item in the angler’s toolkit is fishing line. Keeping fresh line on a fishing reel will help [...]

Journal of a Recovering Soft Water Angler

With a pending ice fishing season looming, how can a soft water angler survive until ice out? Do not fear [...]

What you can do when fishing season is over.

It has been several weeks since I have soaked my fishing line out into the aquatic wonderland that surrounds me. [...]

For Best Results: Catch and Release In Under 4

Here is a great article you should check-out. It has some summary information regarding the impact that Catch and Release [...]

In the Company of Rivers: Unplugged

The author of, In The Company of Rivers, was kind enough to answer some questions I prepared for him. Mr. [...]