Fired Up Moose Attacks Hunter Who Shot Him Twice
If you have ever encountered the largest species of the deer family, there is no questioning their size and brute strength. Weighing upwards of 1,500+ pounds, these majestic animals are a treat to behold and even more stunning to hunt. That said, much like any other big game mammal, they deserve all the respect in […]
EHD Infiltrates Ontario for First Time in History
It was early in September when a pair of dead deer were recovered displaying signs of an odd sickness that prompted the autopsy. Two deer were submitted to the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative with systemic bleeding as typically seen with deer infected with the deadly Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD). After the autopsy was completed, officials […]
Pair of Bull Elk Euthanized After Charging Incidents
Officials with Parks Canada announced that two bull elk in Canada’s Banff National Park have been put down after two separate charging incidents during the last week of August. While typically not a threat to humans for much of the year, bull elk can get awfully territorial this time of year as these large animals […]
University Researcher Suggests Hunting Would Help BC’s Ailing Caribou
University of Alberta researcher Robert Serrouya has a solution to restoring British Columbia’s ailing caribou populations, and it isn’t calling for the additional culling of wolves. While wolves remain plentiful on the BC landscape and their numbers require sound management, Serrouya has investigated additional conservation solutions to restore caribou populations. As the culling or hunting […]
Officials Looking for Information Regarding Decapitated Black Bear
British Columbia conservation officers are asking the public for help in identifying those involved in the illegal killing of a black bear. Found on Haida Gwaii, a wildlife-rich archipelago off British Columbia’s western coast, a headless black bear lie dead on the beach. “The head was removed, but the rest of the bear was intact,” […]
BC Mother and 2-Year-Old Son Chased into Home by Black Bear
A British Columbia mother and her two-year-old son were involved in a harrowing encounter with a black bear last weekend. According to reports from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the black bear pursued the pair up a staircase and into their home via a patio door on Saturday. Eleri Froude of Gibsons, BC noted […]
Pair of Ontario Men Fined for Illegal Deer Hunt
(RELEASE) – Two Sault Ste. Marie men have been fined a total of $2,000 for an illegal deer hunt. Cameron Tucker pleaded guilty and was fined $500 for unlawfully hunting deer without a licence and $500 for obstructing a conservation officer. Tucker also received a two-year hunting prohibition on top of a three-year ban for […]
Prominent BC Hunting Figure Embroiled in Illegal Elk Kill Case
In another unfortunate wildlife offense, a prominent member of British Columbia’s hunting community has been fined for the illegal killing of a bull elk. Derek Sward, 36, had served two terms as president of the Keremeos-Cawston Sportsman’s Association, Vice President of the Southern Interior Houndsman Association and was involved with British Columbia’s Conservation Officer Service […]
Turkey Poacher Crashes Car Fleeing Scene of Crime
Idiocy truly is something reserved for the poaching community, which I would like to add, has nothing to do with the hunting community, despite what some news sources would like to label it as. This sentiment was apparent after an Ontario man decided he was going to illegally get himself a bird last spring but […]
Ontario Teen Arrows Himself Through the Chest with Crossbow
It’s still unclear how it happened but an Ontario teen is in hospital after he reportedly arrowed himself in the chest using a crossbow on Monday. The 19-year-old from Tweed, Ontario, was rushed to a Belleville hospital after paramedics recovered the young man with a 70-centimeter-long arrow stuck in his chest and protruding through his […]