September 27, 2017
Prep work is an important part of any hunting season. Successful hunts rarely happen by pure luck. You need to put in the time and effort if you want to be rewarded by the end of the season, and in particular, if you want to do so in a responsible manner. With my particular bad luck, I am sure to…
September 9, 2017
Pickling season arrived recently, or at least I assume it did. Mini cukes, pearl onions, dill weed, and pickling spices all showed up in the local grocery store suddenly. Naturally, I impulse bought all of those things with the bright idea that I would try pickling for the first time. My ultimate goal was to attempt to make something I’ve…
August 18, 2017
Another beautiful summer weekend. Another trip to Wallace Lake. And another carefully laid plan gone all to hell. Such is my all too common experience with this lake, and this time, my brother Tyler got to share it with me. Carefully laid plans The whole point of this trip was to explore and find a nice remote spot to set…
August 5, 2017
Recently, I took a camping and fishing trip with some friends into Black Lake, in the Nopiming Provincial Park. We spent 3 days fishing, had a beautiful campsite, and perfect weather. A Rocky Start Our first day had a rocky start, at least for me. Colin and myself drove out early in the morning, with Brendon and Riley to meet…
July 24, 2017
This month, my wife and I took a fantastic road trip to Temiscaming, Quebec. Our journey there and back took us through a total of nearly 3600 km of pure Canadian Shield. We reconnected with family, made new friends, and saw plenty of interesting sights along the way. Getting Ready The goal of this trip was to attend a…
June 30, 2017
The week called for only 2 days of nice weather, and I intended to make the most of them. I enticed my friend Brendon to join me on an overnight camping trip to Horseshoe Lake, in the Whiteshell park. This lake is known for its smallmouth bass fishing, and we planned on taking advantage. Horseshoe lake is a mid-sized lake…
June 13, 2017
Ah, the Red River. Home to walleye, drum, sauger, bullheads, the list goes on but of course the main attraction is the giant channel catfish. I’ve fished this river nearly my whole life, and yet I still don’t get tired of catching these magnificent fish. It had been awhile since my last visit, and my friend Cam was dying to…
June 6, 2017
May was a busy month, involving things like my first trail ride with the new ATV, a trip for Lake Trout in Ontario, and culminating in a 4 day canoe trip up the Rabbit River and deep into the heart of the backwoods. Our destination was Cole Lake, a smallish body of water in Nopiming Provincial Park. To get there we…
April 10, 2017
No matter where you get your meat from, you can never go wrong with making it into jerky. Jerky is a great snack for the outdoors, whether you are camping, hiking, trail riding, fishing, hunting, or literally any activity you can think of where you might require a tasty treat. It is portable, nutritious, doesn’t require refrigeration, and won’t spoil…
April 6, 2017
It was a beautiful day out today, and I felt guilty about sitting in the basement doing nothing, so this afternoon I decided to build a backyard forge. I’ve had a forge in my backyard before, a couple summers ago. It worked really well but it was something I built as a temporary ‘proof of concept’ sort of project, and…