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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...

Learning How To Bow Hunt

Tim Fowler·February 26, 2025

Learning to hunt is a challenge, but learning to hunt with a bow is an exponentially more difficult challenge. Here...

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...

Why Ground Insulation Matters In The Backcountry

Michaela Ludwig·October 9, 2026

A long day in the field can end in plenty of ways that weren’t part of the original plan. Maybe...

Skilling Up

Michaela Ludwig·May 30, 2023

One of the most fascinating things about being an outdoorswoman is the pursuit of new skills. They can be seemingly...

Muzzle Accessories

Al Voth·February 1, 2022

The last few firearms I’ve purchased all have one thing in common: they came with threaded muzzles. And while 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...

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...

Autumnal Harvests

Michaela Ludwig·October 10, 2024

There is something incredibly instinctual about stocking up food for winter stores. While we may live in a modern world,...

Archery: The Speed Game

Brad Fenson·September 6, 2013

When it comes to archery, is more speed the best option? When I started bow hunting I had the newest technology and my bow spit out arrows at a little over 200 fps, which would seem completely inadequate by today’s standards. Today, archers get caught up in the marketing of...

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