Hunting Tips, Tricks & Tech Talk

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...

With the rifle finished and spring bear season in full swing, it seemed sensible to bring the rifle into the field and see if I could connect on a bear with it. First I would need to spend some time with it on the range. I was curious to see...

Anglers and hunters own some highly specialized gear. Much of it is exclusive to our particular pursuits, but there’s at...

With the2014 hunting seasons already under way in the northern part of the province, I find myself scrambling once again. The desire is to head to the range and check my rifles’ zero is at full force, so that whenever opportunity arises, I am ready to hit the trail. Funny...

Marine life has a difficult time surviving the elements when the tide is out, during extreme temperature changes, in sun light, during changes in salinity levels and during oxygenation and these are all problems they face daily. There is a delicate balance required for survival and human interference can be...

I’m not sure why, but I often seem to recall missed shots more vividly than all but a few of my most rewarding ones. I suspect it’s because I tend to mentally play them out over and over again to ascertain exactly what I could have done differently. Such is...

The wind was howling out of the west and I settled my rifle onto a sturdy set of shooting sticks. I observed silently as my hunting partner rolled big rocks into the trees below, trying to unnerve the big mule buck we had spotted on the same ridge just half...

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