With everything that has transpired this year to date, I decided that I would take my 10-year-old son out for...
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On a grey morning near the Comox Valley, where cedars crowd the roadside and foxes slip through ditches, a small...
Marine life has a difficult time surviving the elements when the tide is out, during extreme temperature changes, in sun light, during changes in salinity levels and during oxygenation and these are all problems they face daily. There is a delicate balance required for survival and human interference can be...
“So what is that tattoo on your arm anyway?”
A lot of my conversations start that way with people who haven't seen it before and where it goes from there really depends on who I am talking to. If it's someone who doesn't know me well but understands fly-fishing, I will...
You will never be able to load your gun, check the safety and close the bolt, all while focusing on...
It seems that our awareness of the long-term effects of shooting are increasing as time goes on, and it’s probably...
...I began to wonder what the reaction gap is for a typical rifle toting hunter attacked by a bear. Like a police officer confronted with an offender armed with an edged weapon, at what point is it necessary to shoot, because if suddenly charged, you're too far behind the reaction curve to launch a meaningful defence? Since I had no idea, I determined to find out.
Before the rut occurs in November, the first and final 15 minutes of legal shooting light is prime time for...
Moose (Alces alces) are an important game animal in BC. They are found from the US border to the Yukon and absent only from the mainland coast and the coastal islands. In central BC the forested plateaus, studded with lakes and ponds, have held some of the highest moose densities...
My 85-year-old neighbour, who grew up in the Okanagan, talked about the great pheasant hunting he enjoyed in his teens...