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Choices, Choices, Choices…

Matt Siemens·July 19, 2013

In the many years I have spent behind the counter or working trade shows, I have encountered many hunters who want to shoot deer with a .338 and go get their elk with a .243. Why?? I have no idea! But I have experimented both with light hyper velocity bullets...

A well stocked pink fly box. Via www.aarongoodisphotography.com

Beach Flies for Pinks

Aaron Goodis·July 30, 2013

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...

All About The Versatile Cattail

Michaela Ludwig·June 24, 2019

In a survival situation, the cattail is your new friend. Yes, you read that right. The humble cattail, which grows...

The Arrival

Michaela Ludwig·October 29, 2024

Hunting season, while always a constant that I look forward to, is slightly different from year to year. Sometimes I...

Full Freezers

Michaela Ludwig·October 27, 2022

To say that it has been an abnormal fall in the rural reaches of this vast province would be an...

Pack Dogs

T.J. Schwanky·June 8, 2021

You don’t know what you don’t know. I’ve kind of always believed in this mantra and am certainly open to...

Hunters Beware: Loose Bullets Don’t Fly!

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·January 8, 2013

Loose bullets and airport security don’t mix. In the last 12 months, the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) recorded almost 1,000 incidents involving loose bullets in passenger’s carry-on baggage or pockets. Every time screening officers see a bullet at the checkpoint, it leads to additional screening and avoidable delays. With...

Tracking Wounded Game

Duane Radford·January 8, 2015

What the devil happened, I wondered? Two good shoots, either one of which should have anchored the elk, yet it was gone! Let’s examine what a hunter should do to ensure similar situations end positively - regarding the art and science on tracking wounded big game animals. It’s only a matter of time before every hunter has to own up to this eventuality-it happens to even the best of marksmen.