Today, June 23 2011 is the last day for 2011 that you can purchase and apply for your Alberta hunting draws here: https://www.albertarelm.com/wc.user.Login.page Alberta has a different system than In British Columbia for their draws. In Alberta you earn priority points which is a good system, so year after year you get closer to obtaining …
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BC Limited Entry Hunting Results 2011
Just wanted to let you know in case you did not know already… The 2011 British Columbia Limited Entry Hunting draw has been run and the results are posted online here: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/wildlife/hunting/resident/leh.html#Status Unfortunately this “hunter’s christmas” I did not get any of my draws which were for: Moose, Deer, Sheep, and Elk. I hope …
Scope and Bino Sale
Just got these latest deals emailed to me. I thought I would share with fellow hunters out there: Camera Land’s This – That and the Other Sale We have posted all kinds of specials lately…Spotting Scopes, Refurb Zeiss Riflescopes, Minox Salesman’s Samples, etc. This thread is a cleaned up version of all of those sale …
Bear Bait Recipe
My Friend Sheldon posted this recipe for a great bear baiting recipe: 10lbs of sugar,bag of brown sugar,3 cup of water.Boil for 15 min then mix in 4 packs of jello,pack of fruit punch powder,1/4 cup cinimin,1/2 bottle of vanilla extract,couple onces of anise oil.stir and let boil for a few minutes.pour into pail. Bears …
Young Hunter Bags Huge Buck
Talk about beginners luck, most of us spend years before taking a buck of this caliber if ever. Read on for a story that will either infuriate you or inspire you: Original article: http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20101209/SPORTS/12090311 Many hunters have to tramp through the woods for years before downing a trophy-sized buck. It took 11-year-old Carl Starkey just …
Great Blacktail Article
The Columbian Blacktail deer is definately one of the most difficult animals in North America. Due to their thick habitat and nocturnal tendencies, a decent blacktail buck is hard to come by. Check out this great article about some general blacktail info and a good outfitter that has had some great success: http://www.blacktails.net/article3.htm
Monster Black Bears 3 stars
Last weekend at the cabin I plugged in one of Jim Shockey’s bear hunting DVD’s filmed in his Vancouver Island territory- Pacific Rim Guide Outfitters. The DVD featured good sized bruins being harvested on Vancouver Island (only a ferry ride away from my home) Island bears are genetically larger than mainland bears and as Jim …
Teaching Conservation and Hunting
Yesterday a good friend of mine invited me to speak to his grade 11 and 12 outdoor education class about hunting and conservation. His class usually is centered around rock climbing, kayaking, hiking, survival skills etc. As of late he has started to teach them about game animals in British Columbia, Canada. I jumped at …
Check Out Some BC Black Bears
I was looking at this thread on a hunting forum and in the spirit of spring bear hunting I thought I would share it on my blog. Check out some decent sized black bears harvested in British Columbia here: http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=19251 Here is great thread on judging bears in the field: http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=10788 If you want to …
BC LEH Synopsis Online
Hello fellow resident hunters of British Columbia, the Limited Entry Draw synopsis is now availabel online. Time for us hunters to make use of our off season and start picking some areas and species to hunt. I will be putting in a draw for: sheep, goat, bison, mule deer doe, moose, and elk. This is …