The air feels a bit colder in the lingering morning darkness, heavy fog clings low to the earth before the...
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Every year when I pick up a new copy of the provincial Hunting Regulations Synopsis and leaf through it I experience a renewed sense of amazement at just how fortunate BC hunters are. All you have to do is head for your region’s pages and peruse the list of season...
Anglers and hunters own some highly specialized gear. Much of it is exclusive to our particular pursuits, but there’s at...
Few experiences elicit the sense of excitement, pride and responsibility than reigning over your own private hunting domain. Think about...
The wind was howling out of the west and I settled my rifle onto a sturdy set of shooting sticks. I observed silently as my hunting partner rolled big rocks into the trees below, trying to unnerve the big mule buck we had spotted on the same ridge just half...
Arguably, the hardest part of hunting comes after the trigger is pulled, and the animal is on the ground. You...
There are many reasons why black bears hold ground as my number one choice for hunting. For starters, they are super intelligent and craftier than other big game animals so pursuing them is always an exciting challenge. The main reason, though, is that if I don’t set my sights on...
I don’t usually hunt bears in the early morning hours, but the trail camera photos proved that a few certain...
With everything that has transpired this year to date, I decided that I would take my 10-year-old son out for...
...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.