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Archery: Are You Prepared for Bow Season?

Brad Fenson·September 6, 2013

In a perfect world we’d be out shooting every week to hone our skills as archers. If you’re an avid waterfowl hunter and only shoot your shotgun when a flock of ducks or geese is descending on your decoys you’re not likely to be on your game each and every...

Gun Talk: Keeping the Odds in Your Favour

Matt Siemens·September 6, 2013

re you ready? Hunting seasons are approaching and it’s time to make sure that all of your gear is up and running. Many hunters simply put their rifle in the safe year after year, and only take it out to fire a shot or two prior to heading back out...

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...

Custom Rifle Build #3: The 450 Ackley Project

Matt Siemens·March 23, 2015

It was finally time in this project to start assembling the rifle once again. All the work up to this point was basically dis-assembly. With the correct thread pitch of the receiver checked multiple times, and the blank checked for trueness, the barrel blank was chucked up in the...

Unravelling The Mystery Of Fannin’s Sheep

Brian Harris·March 11, 2025

It’s late summer, the beginning of hunting season in northern BC. Mark and Vince pack up a small mountain of...

Wild Game Pot Pie

Michaela Ludwig·February 6, 2023

Wild game pot pie is the perfect meal to warm up after a day out in the cold! It is...

Grandpa’s Gun: Refinishing vs. Restoring

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·March 12, 2014

Sitting in my safe downstairs I have my grandpa’s .30-30, on temporary loan from my dad; a Winchester Model 94(1894) manufactured in 1959. The rifle remains 100% original but not in 100% condition; there is a difference. The rifle shows years of use, honest wear from the field. Over the...

5th Annual BC Outdoors Show Returns March 13-15, 2026

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·February 24, 2026

The 5th Annual BC Outdoors Show returns to Chilliwack Heritage Park, bringing together outdoor enthusiasts from across the province for...

Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·December 2, 2013

Hunting is as natural as breathing to me. I grew up in a hunting family and have always been around all aspects of hunting, shooting and fishing. I know I am fortunate because but that upbringing is not true for all. Hunting and the possession and use of firearms is a...

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...

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