New Sunday gun hunting opportunities created
The new opportunities came into effect as of Sept. 1, 2023 and the change means that 189 municipalities now permit Sunday gun hunting.
Making your own ghillie suit
Hide from your prey better and blend in with your surroundings by building your own cloak of invisibility. Here's how.
Understanding deer body language
Learn a deer’s body language to know what the right time is to harvest one. Remain calm, have a sound plan in place, and respect their powers of detection.
New potential record buck
Ontario may have a new whitetail deer record, unconfirmed by the Foundation for the Recognition of Ontario’s Wildlife (FROW) at press time.
The gathering: When woodcock arrive
Steve Galea's award-winning feature about woodcock that tells a tale of when hunters, dogs, and birds converge.
Sip safely
Water filtering options to ensure your drinking water is safe for multi-day wilderness trips when carrying water is not practical.
Elk population efforts rescinded
Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO) decisions have rescinded the elk population objectives for Ontario’s Nipissing-French River herd and the Lake Huron North Shore herd.
Cougars moving eastward
Western cougar populations are slowly expanding eastward. Reports of wild cougars in northern Ontario are believed to have come from western populations.
Cougar claims can’t be confirmed
Brock Township, east of Lake Simcoe, issued an alert advising residents of a cougar living in northern Durham Region. Claims in the June 6 civic communication widely reported by local media cannot be confirmed.