Steve Rinella Receives Top Honors for Conservation from Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership
I remember the first time I saw Steve Rinella on TV. I was sitting with my old man in his living room as a hunting show played on the TV in the background. As I settled in on the couch, I remember being enamored by the storytelling ability the host had while immediately […]
Moose Meat and Bear Penises: New Brunswick Poacher Slapped with $15K in Fines
A Plaster Rock, NB man seemingly had it all, hundreds of pounds of moose and bear meat and other obscure animal parts including the bones from five bear penises. His collection was uncovered during a 2015 investigation spanning over 60 separate wildlife violation charges that were spawned after six Canadians and two Americans were […]
Cutting Ontario Moose Tags Will Not Solve Declining Populations
Earlier this year, a Canadian wildlife advocacy group made headlines, calling for an end to Ontario’s calf moose hunt. Citing declining populations, the group believes that removing future breeders – calves in this case – will prove to be catastrophic for the province’s moose populations. While in theory, the sentiment makes sense. If a […]
British Columbia to Increase Investment in Wildlife Management
As part of the Province’s long-standing commitment to healthy wildlife populations, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced today that all hunting licence revenue will be re-invested to enhance wildlife management activities. Based on input from stakeholders over the last few years, the government will form a new agency in fall […]
83 Pound Lake Trout Caught in Northern Canada
An absolutely massive fish was caught by local fisherman in Canada’s Northwest Territories earlier in the month. Hauled in by members of the Deline First Nation Tribe, the fish was caught by using a gill net as the fishermen were sustenance fishing. That being said, their catch would have been placed in the record books […]
BC Forestry Worker Mauled by Grizzly Bear
Working in the remote wilderness north of Vancouver Island, a forestry engineer was savagely attacked by a grizzly bear, fresh out of hibernation last week. Ryan Arsenault was attacked Wednesday afternoon and if it wasn’t for the quick actions on behalf of one of his co-workers, the young father could have lost his life. […]
Frozen Cougar Carcass Could Be First Confirmed Mountain Lion in Ontario
While exploring a sandpit area outside of Thunder Bay in northwestern Ontario, a couple and their friends came across what could possibly end up being a historic discovery. After noticing a van pulled to the side of the road and seemingly examining something from a distance, Mandi Weist and her boyfriend inquired, asking if […]
British Columbia Farmer Fined for Shooting Four Grizzly Bears
A complaint logged in 2014 led to a massive two-year investigation that eventually saw a B.C. farmer laid with six charges including killing wildlife out of season, unlawful possession of dead wildlife, failure to report killing wildlife, failure to state location of wildlife killed, and resisting or obstructing an officer from conducting their duty. […]
$4,000 in Fines for Men Who Jumped on the Back of a Swimming Moose
Two British Columbia men who made headlines in the summer of 2014 when they released a YouTube video depicting a boatload of passengers approaching a swimming moose and then jumping on its back have been charged for their actions. Bradley Dale Crook and Jaysun Allan Pinkerton, both of Fort St. John appeared in a […]
Bison Officially Return to Banff National Park
February 1, 2017 will forever be remembered as a historic day in Canadian conservation history. Parks Canada announced earlier this week that they successfully released 16 healthy plains bison into a soft-release pasture in Banff’s Panther Valley. It is here where the large mammals will spend the following 16 months before being eligible for a […]