British Columbia Allocates $27 Million to Caribou Recovery
As part of the province’s continued effort to conserve the 51 caribou herds that call British Columbia home, the province has announced a substantial investment into a comprehensive caribou recovery program. What are considered to be a true northern species, caribou are generally categorized into three distinct sub-species: Peary (found only on arctic islands) […]
Newfoundland Trapper Snares Coyote-Wolf Hybrid
After trapping for only a couple of years, Newfoundland resident Kevin Strowbridge set out into the woods in November, just as he had many days prior, to check on his fox and coyote snares. What he found instead was a large animal the Botwood man assumed was a wolf. “So I had some fox […]
Sask. Shed Hunter Closes the Loop with Massive Buck
In the spring we wrote about a young man in Saskatchewan who had uncovered one hell of a shed antler. Quinten Saunders, 19, of Prince Albert, found the shed antler of a lifetime, denoted by seriously thick mass and multiple-pronged brow tines. “When I found the shed, I knew we had something big to hunt […]
Arctic Hunters Claim Mysterious Sound from the Bottom of the Sea is Driving Away Wildlife
Throwing a little sci-fi into the hunting world, hunters in a small Arctic hamlet in Northern Canada have reported odd sounds they believe to be coming from the sea floor. The sound, described as either a “ping” or a “hum” by those that have heard it, is rapidly driving wildlife out of the area. The […]
Alberta Government Investigating Black Bear Killed with Spear
A video posted to the Bowmar Bowhunting YouTube channel back in June has caused quite a stir in the media over the past couple of days. Former Javelin thrower and personal trainer Josh Bowmar prepared for this spring’s bear hunt in a slightly different fashion than most. While traditionally hunted using rifles or compound […]
British Columbia Bans the use of Drones for Hunting
Following in the footsteps of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, British Columbia becomes the third Canadian province to make the use of drones for the purpose of hunting illegal. As technology continues to change the landscape for hunters and outdoor enthusiasts, regulators are quickly adapting to the changes in an attempt to remain one step ahead. […]
Ontario Men Who Shot Bull Moose Decoy Handed $9K in Fines
The two Ontario men who shot a bull moose decoy on a rural roadside in the fall of 2015 pleaded guilty to their charges and were handed down suspensions and $5,000 worth of fines. On October 13, 2015, Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources officers placed a bull moose decoy on a rural road east […]
61-Year Old Canadian Man Fights Off Bear with Fists
Sixty-one year old Rick Nelson of Sudbury, Ontario was routinely walking his dog in a wooded area last weekend, when he was suddenly confronted by a black bear cub. Startling the cub, it quickly called for its mother out of fear. “I sat down on a log and the bear cub poked its head out […]
Hunter Performs Roadside Surgery to Save Baby Deer
Heading from their home in Alberta, Sean and Michelle Steele were traveling to Prince Rupert, B.C. for a relaxing fishing trip. At about hour ten of their trip, the truck traveling ahead of the Alberta couple struck a deer and without missing a beat, Sean hopped out of his truck, knife in hand. “I […]
Stalked for 12 Hours by a Wolf, This Woman Used a Bear Cub to Save Her Life
Setting out into the woods for a morel mushroom hunt, Joanne Barnaby and her friend Tammy Cauldron were canvassing an area of the woods near Fort Smith, NWT that had been recently burnt by wildfires. The long-time friends would soon become separated. As Barnaby filled her bucket with prized morels, she decided […]