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We talk turkey hunting with Kent Michie, co-host of Bushnell’s Trigger Effect, and Chris Clark of the Canadian Wild Turkey Federation. Topics discussed include big woods turkey hunting techniques, the reintroduction of wild turkeys,...
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Ontario’s own Jeff Kavanagh has become highly popular on Youtube for his fantastic traditional archery videos. And for good reason. Jeff is a go-to guy for beginners interested in instinctive shooting, traditional archery, and...
I know, I know – everybody already knows that being aware of wind direction is important. I hear you. Even I, a beginner deer hunter, knew to play the wind before I went hunting...
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In this episode, we speak with Doug Duren; a land management specialist, conservationist, and hunter. Some of you may know Doug from his appearances on the excellent MeatEater T.V. show. Doug is a highly experienced...
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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...
I want to talk about another waterfowl setup that I learned from the veteran waterfowl hunters from the gohuntbirds.com crew when they generously took me out hunting with them in Quebec a few weeks...
This weekend I had the opportunity to get out hunting with Marc Lapierre of the gohuntbirds crew. What a great time. Not only are Marc and his team fantastic guys, they are total pros...
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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...
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...
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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...
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...
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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.
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...
I’m going to make three key assumptions about what you’re looking for in your first hunting gun. Actually, they’re kinda self-centered assumptions. I’m going to assume that your needs as a beginner hunter are...
Any of these options takes five minutes and is important advocacy for the heritage activities we love. Why take the time? Reality check: hunters and anglers are in the minority in North America. We...