DIY: Building a better decoy
Make your modest whitetail decoy far more appealing with just a few simple modifications. Here's how to seal the deal for enraged bucks.
Assessing the age of white-tailed deer
I love white-tailed deer. I love talking about whitetails, looking at photos of them, and discussing them. Here's how to age whitetails.
Ask a CO: Mistake consequences explained
A reader asks what are the consequences of self-reporting a moose ID mistake vs. abandoning the animal in the bush?
The do’s and don’ts of wildlife parts
Once, the sale of wildlife parts was common in Ontario. So what are the basic rules around buying and selling of wildlife parts in Ontario?
DIY: restoring that rack
Justin Hoffman's DIY antler restoration brings colour back to your sun-bleached sheds using coffee grounds, steel wool, and a toothbrush.
Sizing-up trophy antlers
I set out to learn if harvesting large white-tailed deer with impressive antlers reduces the number of large deer in future generations.
Justin Hoffman records deer as it sheds antlers
OOD contributor Justin Hoffman has checked something off his bucket list after documenting some unique antler shedding stories with the help of his trail cameras this past year.
Explaining antlers: nature’s beautiful, functional appendages
Antlers are grown — and shed — on an annual basis.
Elk antlers unearthed
...he had unearthed an old pair of elk antlers still partially attached to a skull – an unusual find since elk have not roamed that part of the province...