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...
BC Outdoors, with its history of change, is changing once again. This time back to its roots, back to what made this magazine the most read outdoor magazine in the west. With our new ownership, and the creation of Outdoor Group Media, we have put the fishing magazine and hunting magazine back together, back where it belongs, in one big magazine.
The European reindeer and the North American caribou are simply different names for the same species, Rangifer tarandus. Clement C....
In every wildlife management region of the province, there are waterfowl seasons, including for several species of geese. There are...
One autumn evening, while I was sitting on a stump glassing a recently logged cutblock for deer, a mottled grey...
“How do you turn animals into meat?” and “What do I need to do to learn how to hunt?” asked...
Now that we have discussed some locations to search out these silver prizes, lets look at flies. Pinks are typically fairly easy to catch. First, they usually roam in packs and second, they seem to eagerly attack any small buggy looking fly…on one condition. The fly must be pink! Right now...
...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.
We still haven’t fully processed the adventure. I can see us back in the tent now, listening in disbelief as...