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Anti-fouling Coatings and Batteries

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·August 1, 2013

The Anti-fouling bottom paint you use on the hull of your boat in most cases is very harmful to the marine environment. Antifouling is conducted when biofouling (impairment or degradation due to the growth or activity of living organisms) occurs on a boats hull or mechanical equipment. Biocides are used...

Query Call for BC Outdoors 2018

Camille Atebe·June 26, 2017

The summer season is just kicking off and it’s time to start thinking about our article line-ups for the 2018 issues of BC Outdoors Magazine. We also want to make sure that any of our potential writers are keeping feature ideas on the brain as they set off for their...

The Browning Maxus Commercial

Christine Ly·May 30, 2013

“The new electronic licensing program will make it easier than ever for British Columbians to go hunting and will help ensure sound wildlife management decisions support the ministry’s conservation goals.” – Steve Thomson

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·July 11, 2013

The BC Government is inviting bids for the design of the upgrade to an online system. In an attempt to more effectively meet resource management objectives and ensure the health and sustainability of wildlife populations, the new program will be a central place for data collection, hunter reports and harvest information...

Another BC Spring Bear Season is About to Come to a Close

Matt Siemens·June 4, 2013

Although I managed to spend a few days in the field last week with my Dad, this season will close without a shot fired from me. But now, I am looking forward to next season. What has me this excited for next spring’s season? It was a bear we came across on...

BC Outdoors Goes Back to its Roots

Camille Atebe·March 11, 2015

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.

New Study Will Collar and Track 230 BC Moose

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·November 6, 2013

Some areas of British Columbia have seen a decline in moose numbers by up to 70% . With 230 resident moose to be included in this 2013 study, GPS will be used to track the ungulates. The collars are equipped with what is called a "mortality sensor" which will send a...

Hunters As Conservationists

Michaela Ludwig·September 13, 2025

By any ecological measure, British Columbia is one of the most wildlife-rich places on Earth. Managing that abundance responsibly takes...

Survey Results Show Hunters Spend Nearly $230 Million Annually

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·August 8, 2013

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations engaged over 2500 hunters in a telephone survey early in 2013. The compilation of the information acquired is quite interesting with valuable insight into where the hunters are going, where they are coming from, how much they are spending and on what. Would...