Ah yes, the good old days. When you were kids and you left all of the worrying about bills to your parents. With our seven in our family, thank God for the wild game that was provided or else we would have gone to bed hungry many nights. My Pops…
Duck Hunting – Wanted: Non-Smoking Ducks Ah, yes. My good friend, the Rosebud! Here’s to the many unusual situations Rosebud and I have found ourselves in. I often reflect back on our antics in Ontario, and this one particular story still makes me chuckle. This one particular duck/goose hunt stands…
Coon Hunting – The Night The Lights Went Out Yes, it was quite the night alright, but before I get to it, I want to tell you about the lead up that took place. I love coon hunting and I loved being able to help pay for Christmas with the…
Elmer Fudd and the Group of Seven Every so often something happens in my life that will always get me laughing when I remember it. This particular story does just that for me and my youngest brother, Braden. My Uncle Ken, a very serious hunter and retired police officer, had…
Road Kill – What Were We Thinking? Well here we go again, another true story, which I will never forget, neither will Rosie. It started out great! A warm summer day in July. We had just spent a couple hours trapping minnows, so that we could go and catch our…
Brent and The Outhouse Bear As hunters, we all like to have fun and in a camp environment there is always someone trying to play a joke on another fellow hunter. In this particular story he is affectionately called “Stinkman”or T. He was quite a character, I swear he thought…
Hunting Success – 50% Luck – 50% Skill Many times when you meet hunters and fisherman, a lot of them have hunted or fished for years and they have all the best of everything and they still have not bagged an animal or caught that big one. I mean they…
Flying Squirrell – Two Does Down! Okay, now some days are better than others. We know that…but in the world of hunting, particularly when it comes to building tree stands, a lot can and will go wrong. It’s very smart to have someone with you when you are building that…
The Monster Buck at the Five Mile Turn: In Memory of Ray and Eileen Abrams Peterborough and the Kawartha Lakes in Ontario are a mecca for hunting and fishing. I have spent many years getting to know a lot of fine fellow hunters and fishermen, of whom will star in…
A Squirrell and a Nutjob Hello again, back to another story from the Squirrell’s nest. This is one that will forever be etched in our minds. Everyone has a dream to fly into a remote spot to fish or hunt. We all want to get to that one honey…