My First Hunting Dog – A Hunting Irish Water Spaniel
“Is that a poodle?” Everybody asks me that. No siree. Meet Murdoch, the (soon to be) hunting Irish Water Spaniel. Given I only just started hunting a couple of years ago, it may seem...
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Beginner Fall Turkey Hunting – Lessons Learned
Two weekends ago, on short notice, Liam, Chad, and I figured we’d try our first fall turkey hunt. We are all total beginners when it comes to fall turkey hunting. Luckily, we had four...
Episode #010 – Waterfowl Tips With The gohuntbirds.com Crew
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In this episode of the podcast, Liam sits down with the guys from gohuntbirds.com to talk about waterfowl hunting and why they’re keen to share the sport with others. Topics discussed include permission and...
Episode #009 – The Hunting Gear Guy
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In this episode of the Urban Outdoorsman Podcast, we got on the phone with Adriel from the excellent Hunting Gear Guy blog . Topics discussed include: the multitude of tags available in Alberta, the...
Episode #008 – Fishing 101 With Gord Ellis
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We hop on the phone with writer, journalist and fishing guide Gord Ellis to discuss everything you need to know for beginner fishing. Topics discussed include basic terminology, spinning vs. baitcasting rods, mono vs....
Episode #007 – The Wild Forager’s Society
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In this episode Mike Meusel, our resident wild plants expert, sat down with Lee Earl and Rebecca Lamb of Toronto’s Wild Forager’s society too discuss foraging for wild edibles. Lee and Rebecca are knowledgeable...
Beginner Vegetable Gardening: 3 Plants to Try First
Vegetable gardening is very similar to hunting. Well, okay, so there are certain rather obvious differences. But to me, aesthetically, the they share a great deal in common. The most important common factor is...
Spring Turkey Hunting Tips
With this year’s turkey season almost over, we have a few turkey hunting tips distilled from this year’s failures and successes. Tip #1: Scout, scout, scout And when you’re done; scout some more. Scouting...
Episode #006 – The Wild Dietitian – Carley O’Kane
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We sit down with Carley O’Kane, the Wild Dietitian, to drink beer and talk about food, women in hunting, unusual grouse hunting methods, and the weird mud water that Mike “the Stratford Shadow” Meusel...
Episode #005 – Whitetail Deer Hunting with the Rack Stacker Guy
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e visit Steve Elmy, founder of Rack Stacker Big Game Attractants at Rack Stacker’s Ontario headquarters. Topics discussed include deer hunting rifles and calibers, common beginner mistakes, deer management and advanced preparation for deer...
Episode #004 – Talking Turkey with Kevin Bartley
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We sit down to chat with Kevin Bartley, founder of GobbleStalker Custom Turkey Calls, just in time for turkey season here in Ontario. Kevin had some great information to share, including the key calls...
The Joys of Planning
If you don’t like planning a fun activity as much as the activity itself, hunting may not be for you. I was reminded of that this past weekend. Liam and I spent the whole...
Episode #003 – Saskatchewan Duck Hunting
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We sit down with Toronto-based hunter Ben Wright to talk about duck hunting in Saskatchewan, flying with meat and ammo, training your first hunting dog, and taking students on a dog-sledding field trip.
What makes a successful hunting scout?
I was disappointed yesterday. Liam and i went scouting for turkeys in the Simcoe County Forests and saw nary a sign of our quarry. Now, we only had a couple of hours at our...