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Archery: Spin to Win

Brad Fenson·September 6, 2013

You’ve spent months practicing your shooting skills and ranging targets. Shooting hundreds of arrows at targets in tight clusters make you smile with confidence. You’ve honed your skills in preparation of the hunting season and have your equipment working great. You head out hunting and are presented with a shot...

Use a small piece of leather or a leather glove to wax your strings.

Bow & Crossbow Maintenance

Ken Garwasiuk·May 19, 2022

Routine maintenance on your bow or crossbow is always important, but especially before hunting season begins and you’re about to...

Getting Packed Up For Shed Hunting

Michaela Ludwig·February 27, 2023

It’s almost that time of year when shed season is behind us. Now, I’ll be whole-heartedly honest, shed hunting for...

Ways To Preserve The Harvest

Raeanne O’Meara·September 16, 2022

You pulled the trigger – target down! With the relatively easy part behind you, you and some buddies work your...

Did Your Bullet Fail or Do You Not Know Your Bullet?

Trevor Shpeley·August 13, 2013

Throughout my travels and conversations with other hunters, it has become inevitable that the topic of conversation always turns to bullet performance and failures. Honestly, many hunters do not completely understand bullet design and their intended performance.Several years ago I shared a hunting camp with a hunter who was very...

Whitetail Tacos

Raeanne O’Meara·March 24, 2025

Tacos are one of our favourite easy dinners to cook up on those evenings when it feels like there’s not...

Take Good Care of Your Guns

BC Outdoors Magazine Team·November 29, 2013

"Regardless of the cost, each and every gun warrants proper care and maintenance." "A maintenance center, such as this Gunslick model that includes a gun vice, offers the hunter and shooter a full array of cleaning and maintenance products."CLICK HERE TO VIEW OR PRINT THE FULL VERSION OF THIS PAGE CLICK...

New Chronic Wasting Disease Case Confirmed Near Jaffray

BCO Contributing Author·January 19, 2026

As of Jan. 13, 2026, chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been confirmed in a white-tailed deer harvested near Jaffray, BC,...

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...

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...

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