The Rendezvous August 26, 27 Lindsay Fairgrounds Displays and activities for the whole family Moose calling, Mountain Man Run, Tomahawk Throw, Trap Setting Trappers Council, Trapping Supplies Workshops on Friday and Saturday Skinning and pelt preparation. Trap and snare setting Food and entertainment OMMF Annual Meeting Friday 7;30pm [...]
Niagara Trappers Council annual trappers workshop. Professional fur trappers will be demonstrating their skills on Saturday Jan.30. from 10 am to 1pm. Located at the Abingdon Hall on Silver Road west of Binbrook. They we will be skinning and boarding different fur bearers for all who are interested or may want to learn more. All are [...]
Long time trapper Todd Griffin recently started teaching young trappers the tricks of the trade during his weekly seminar. If you ever wanted to find out about trapping and fur trading check out Todd’s Certified Trapping Course. For additional information you can contact Todd at trappertodd@sympatico.ca
The Niagara Trappers Association members Daniel and Mathew Tessaro along with Vice President Todd Griffin were out on a cottontail hunt. Of course Ann (she’s the beagle) in this picture, without her enthusiasm this couldn’t have been done. With two feet of powdered snow and -15 c you know she has a big heart.
The Grand Fur Manager’s Council and the Niagara District Trapper’s Council are having their annual rendezvous and workshop at the Ancaster fair grounds on Saturday Jan.24th at 10:00 A.M.. This event is open to the public and all are welcome. Admission is free with a non perishable food item. Vendor’s are also welcome and table [...]
If you spend a lot of time outdoors hunting, fishing or ATVing like I do I know you’ll appreciate a hot tasty meal when you finaly take that break from the action. Having eaten cold sandwiches and outdoor trail mix just doesn’t cut it when you need a boost of energy but still crave that [...]
This annual event is designed to introduce kids ages 10 to 17 to the great outdoors with fun activities and interactive learning stations. Activities include falconry demonstrations, archery, bird box building, wetland discovery, target shooting, camping, bird banding fly fishing and much more. You can register ONLINEat www.youthoutdoorsday.com, or e-mail registration@youthoutdoorsday.com, or call Linda at [...]
The long and often acrimonious debate over amendments to the Criminal Code of Canada with respect to animal cruelty overcame a major hurdle yesterday in the House of Commons, with a large majority of Members of Parliament voting in support of Bill S-203, introduced by Liberal Senator John Bryden of New Brunswick. The bill, which [...]
I had the pleasure of attending a fur harvest management conservation course recently. Head Instructor Stewart Frerotte along with his young students were involved with one of
The Great Canadian Sportsman online magazine available free to any one with a computer connected to the Internet can make for some great reading. Presently
I chatted with Paul Grant, President of Vortex Optics Canada during the Toronto Sportsmen Show. You may have seen these binoculars advertised on WildTV.ca or online at the Great Canadian Sportsman.com Paul showed me the viper 10×42 binocular which won the prestigous “Best of the Best” in the optics category testing by Field & Stream magazine. If your [...]
During our Outdoor Writers of Canada rendezvous at the Toronto Sportsmen Show our guest speaker Shane Mahoney talked about Opportunity for All a DVD highlighting the 7 Sisters for Conservation. It’s the story of the North America Model for Wildlife Conservation and
I’m  pleased to announce John Shane founder of Shellbourne Fuels has chosen Ripple Outdoors to become an authorized distributor for his new product line of fuel enhancers. Ripple Outdoors can now offer an quaility product that will help your reduce fuel costs and emissions resulting in substantial savings for the outdoor enthusiasts who operates any type of gas or diesel motor . [...]
 I am pleased to announce that our OWC corporate members have elected me as their new representative on the OWC Board of Directors. “I recently took advantage of a 36 year career in the steel industry to enjoy an “early retirement” to pursue additional opportunities in the outdoor media communications field. Foremost I’m [...]
Well was your 2007 satisfying enough for you? Did you fill your tags and live-wells? Were your hunting and fishing trips with friends memorable? Did you discover new locations to hunt? Was your fish-finder filled with new icons and hot-spots? Have you started to plan next years hunts yet? Did you join the OFAH, COHA, [...]