August 2011

August 2011

Pound for pound the northern black bear is one of the strongest and fiercest animals on the North American continent.

It’s that time of year again when summer is nearly over and we start to look forward to cool weather, fall activities.

Residents of Northwestern Ontario are being asked to not move any wood from one region to another.

Blueberries may be Northern Ontario’s best kept secret. Pound for pound they yield the biggest value for the least amount of equipment.

When most people think duck hunting, I imagine the first thing that comes to mind is sitting in the duck blind, with an array of calls, your large spread of decoys, and a well equipped duck boat to ge

“Our first bike is a matter of curb-jumping, puddle-splashing liberation; it’s freedom from supervision, from carpools and curfews… more plainly, it’s the first chance we have to choose our own di

The thought of fishing from shore conjures up memories of those Norman Rockwell paintings that appeared on so many Saturday Evening Post covers in the middle of the twentieth century: there is always

The dirt logging road was dry and dusty and every now and again a good pothole would jar the truck’s front suspension hard.

After a night of close to no sleep, the sun is barely revealing itself from the distant shadows of grey clouds.

As I write this, I am sitting in my cabin overlooking Nipigon Bay on Lake Superior. The waves are not as big as yesterday, but they are still crashing in on shore in a rhythmic, sleepy fashion.

With the start of bow hunting season just around the corner, it goes without saying that my gear has already been laid out and inspected, but the biggest motivating factor of all is shooting as many a

For outdoor enjoyment that pays off with a sweet reward, there’s nothing like a berry picking daytrip during the month of August to appeal to your taste buds.

The introduction of compound bows in the late 1960's greatly contributed to the huge growth in bowhunter numbers since then.

For years I travelled the woods navigating with nothing but a Topo map & compass. The setup was simple -- the map gave me terrain details and distance; the compass gave me direction.