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What are the most important things to keep in mind when practicing catch and release?

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·May 15, 2013

1. Remember the fish live in a gravity-free environment so minimize the time, if any, that the fish spends out of the water 2. If you are going to take a picture of a fish prior to releasing it then follow the 3 second rule, maximum of 3 seconds out of...

Canned ground venison straight out of the pressure canner

Pressure Cooking Ground Venison

Linda Gabris·January 8, 2014

Nothing beats cracking open a jar of delicious canned venison to make a fast and easy campfire meal. My pick of canned meat for use in camp is what I call "ground browned venison" because it is well-suited for so many traditional camp-style dishes like thick meaty pasta sauce, chili-con-carne, sloppy joes, hearty stews, soups and other delicious dishes...

If you find yourself having to go with plan B in terms of your hunting equipment, make sure you’re familiar with how that new product functions for you. Photo by Sarah Bellows.

Supply Shortages Forcing Hunters To Switch Gears

Matt Siemens·April 26, 2022

This past year has really changed the world as I knew it, and probably how you knew it. One of...

Bow Hunting: How Much Time Do I Need To Get Ready

Boorman Archery·March 18, 2021

If you’re planning on bow hunting for the first time this year and have never shot a bow, you’re already...

How To Pre-Scout An Area For Shed Hunting

Raeanne O’Meara·March 23, 2021

Is this your first spring shed hunting? If so, you may be wondering how to get started. It seems easy...

BC Blacktails: Hunt of a Lifetime on Haida Gwaii

Nick Trehearne·March 8, 2016

Every year it’s the same old routine – mule deer, whitetails, maybe even a moose or an elk. But why stop there? British Columbia has some amazing hunting opportunities that can not only fill your freezer, but make for an interesting way to explore our own back yard –...

Be A Meet Hunter

Timothy Fowler·September 9, 2021

“How do you turn animals into meat?” and “What do I need to do to learn how to hunt?” asked...

Custom Rifle Build #2

Matt Siemens·January 12, 2015

With all the needed components on hand to get this rifle project started, it was just a matter of aligning a few schedules and getting it into the machine shop to get this build going...

Gun Talk: Choke

Ken Olychick·September 6, 2013

Nearly 50 years ago I was 14 and got an old, somewhat abused Mossberg bolt action 20ga shotgun. There was no bluing left and the stock was cracked because someone had used a 3” shell in the 2 ¾” chamber; but to a kid in love with ruffed grouse hunting...

Human hand opening a metal safe with a gun inside, studio cropped shot.

Firearms Storage

Matt Siemens·August 27, 2021

Most firearms owners have some sort of secure storage for their firearms, whether it is due strictly to the legal...

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