83 Pound Lake Trout Caught in Northern Canada

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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 […]

Stalked for 12 Hours by a Wolf, This Woman Used a Bear Cub to Save Her Life

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  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 […]

Wek’èezhii Renewable Resources Board Recommends Complete Caribou Hunting Ban

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  Managing wildlife and wildlife habitats throughout an area known as the Wek’èezhii in Canada’s Northwest Territories, the Wek’èezhii Renewable Resources Board (WRRB) has voiced their recommendation of halting the harvest of the Bathurst Caribou. Named after Bathhurst Inlet, the herd’s fertile calving grounds, the Bathurst herd of barren-ground caribou’s population has been in sharp […]

200 Spectators Take in 81st Annual Inuvik Reindeer Crossing

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Last year marked the 80th anniversary of the annual Inuvik reindeer crossing which takes place in Canada’s Northwest Territories’ Mackenzie Delta.  Every year, approximately 3,000 reindeer are ushered across the ice road located between the communities of Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk. The reindeer are embarking on this journey as they make their way toward their calving […]