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...
A gohuntbirds.com Marsh Duck Setup
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...
A gohuntbirds.com Field Canada Goose Setup
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...
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...
Spinach and Artichoke Smallmouth Bass Recipe With Kale and Beet Salad
This smallmouth bass recipe comes courtesy of our buddy Carly O’Kane, the wild dietitian. Fishing has always been one of my favourite pastimes, not only to relish in the beauty of the outdoors and...
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....
Introduction to Solo Camping
I love camping alone. Camping with friends and family is great, but there is something about being deep into some real wilderness by myself that I find immensely fulfilling. Here is a few of...
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...