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...
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...
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...
by Larry Herscovitch as seen in BC Outdoors Hunting and Shooting Fall 2013
Much of the local waterfowl hunting takes place on private land and if you have access to property that’s legal and holds ducks, you are one of the lucky few and really need to look no further. However...
Allow me to re-introduce myself, as you know my name is Aaron Goodis. For those of you who do not know me yet, I thought I would share a little background info about myself. Basically I want to get all the shameless self-promotion stuff out of the way. First off...
You don't know me and I certainly had nothing to do with the demise of your expensive oversized rubber but I thought I would take a moment to offer my condolences and perhaps offer a tip or two to help prevent another astronomical off-road towing bill and forced donation to...
A Cautionary Tale for fishermen or anybody else who spends time in the woods
It started with my dog. Zeke is a big happy idiot; he wouldn't bark if a burglar stepped on his junk while breaking in to his food cupboard, bear in mind that the highlight of Zeke’s day...
I managed to get my hands on one of the new Kimber Mountain Ascents. Weighing in at 4lbs 13 oz (chambered in .308 win) it is one of the lightest, if not the lightest, production rifle produced today. By the time I put a Leupold Ultra Light 3-9 in the...
By Jason Roessle - Mission City Record
Published: June 25, 2013 9:00 AM
Updated: June 25, 2013 9:47 AM
Proposed changes to Mission's firearms discharge bylaw were soundly criticized by a large crowd of mostly hunters June 19.
The District of Mission council is contemplating banning all shooting throughout the municipality, except at the...