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Toni Cooper of Oakwood had an amazing up-close-and-personal turkey hunt with an amazing friend in WMU 73.
Tommy Biers of Cochrane caught-and-released this 20-inch brown trout using a wooly bugger Black on Lake Commando.
Taylor Sobchuk of Red Lake was spending the day at Trout River Lodge walleye fishing with Dad when this pike was hooked unexpectedly.
Shaunna Frawley of Coldwater (not pictured) and her daughter, Addison Cole (8 months), recently enjoyed their first turkey hunt together in 76A.
Roy Belisle of Hamilton was fishing close to Bronte in Lake Ontario on a cold Saturday morning when he caught this 16-pound lake trout.
Photo Friday winner Rob Clifford of Severn was enjoying a beautiful opening morning when a gobbler arrived at his set-up on a local farm a few hours after sunrise.
Photo Friday winner Randy Beamish of Thunder Bay snapped this Lake Superior steelhead while float fishing in a tributary.
Pam Stewart of Perth went trout fishing in Lake Ontario for the first time and caught-and-released this 15.25-pound lake trout while trolling in 60 feet of water.
Photo Friday winner Nicole Donaldson of Kawartha Lakes wrote that her husband, Mark, harvested this beautiful turkey on a neighbour’s farm. Mark called this colourful tom within 10 yards, and made it happen on a chilly -4˚C morning.
Nathan Thomson of Gravenhurst was able to get out in the boat before the season closed and caught his biggest walleye and new personal-best 12 pounder in Muskoka Lakes.
Nathan McPhee of Guelph had great early-morning success, taking a 24-pound tom with a 10-inch beard and 1.12-inch spurs in the Rockwood area.
Nathan Hovingh of Utterson was eaten alive by bugs all morning but said it was worth it to bag this tom in the Muskoka area.
PhotoFriday winner Matt Davis of Victoria Harbour called this strutting 23.5-pound turkey into a morel mushroom trove at 20 yards on a rainy morning.
Mark Weber of Pickering snapped Grandpa Steward and his grandson, Edward, returning from a successful turkey hunt on the family farm in Brighton.
Mark and Kayla Deans of Neebing were on De Lesseps Lake when Kayla caught-and-released this beautiful 34-inch pike. Kayla is sharpening her skills and living the dream working as a summer guide at Guardian Eagle Resort.
Photo Friday winner Mark Cannons of Stirling’s son, Nate, caught this 40.5-inch pike on the classic Five of Diamonds spoon north of Sioux Lookout.
Len Talarico of Sudbury caught this beauty post-spawn walleye using MEGA Live Imaging and pitching jigs and minnows to suspended fish in FMZ 14.
Lee Morton of Sudbury shows his daughter Charlotte’s twin 20-inch pre-spawn smallmouth, which she caught back-to-back in FMZ 10 and revived in an oxygenated livewell prior to release.
During the turkey opener, Kyle Crawford of Duntroon missed two gobblers in the morning but found the third to be the charm.
Jon McLean of Ottawa was going for a rip to DQ with his wife and daughter, Maeve, 4, when he heard some rustling in the backseat.
Jonathan Clark of St. Catharines caught this female rainbow trout from the Niagara River.
Jessica Meinen of Dublin brought in this tom after 20 minutes alongside her dad, aka the master of mouth calling, first thing in the morning on a neighbour’s property. She made wild turkey broth and served it to her six-month-old daughter as her first food.
Jeremy and Colby Hiltz of Ailsa Craig set up a strutter decoy on a field edge and drew in this tom within 15 minutes. Colby, pictured, was back at home in time to catch the bus to school and share the story with his friends.
Ian Reid of Peterborough called in his first turkey with hunting partner Gord Wilson in Havelock. He pulled the trigger with the bird at 30 metres.
Photo Friday winners Francois and Augustin of Etobicoke. Augustin, 7, was up to accompany his Dad at 3:30 a.m. on their first turkey hunt together near Walkerton. It’s an experience that will stay with them always.
Dustin Howard and family of Hayley Station set up a blind and camera, checking pictures till opening day. Everyone was excited when Dad came home with a beautiful turkey sporting a 10-inch-beard near Renfrew.
Dave and Ross Kirkwood of Cavan were on their annual Algonquin Park spring fishing trip when Ross caught his personal-best brook trout using a golden spinner. Best trip yet.
Apprentice hunter Darci Debassige of M'chigeeng punched her first-ever spring turkey tag when she harvested this jake in the Wiarton area at a family friend’s farm. “A bird in hand is worth two in the bush,” she said.
Corrie and Lily-Mae Denommé of Norwood shared their first hunting memory together through this jake. Lily-Mae made Dad proud by staying calm and reciting all the safety protocols.
Clark Green of Shallow Lake landed a most-colourful trout while trolling Georgian Bay as part of the Lures and Lines Spring Trout Derby; he released the big brown.
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Ashley Casperson of Washago squeezed her six-month-old baby bump into some camo for a successful solo stalk after calling in this big tom in 76A.
Photo Friday winner Jake Bierworth of Boulter, who is always happy to get out fishing — whether he catches anything or not. He smiled ear-to-ear when he caught this speckled trout.
Photo Friday winner Mark Cockerill of Brockville who submitted this photo of his son Luke showing off his catch from the St. Lawrence River. To say he was a little excited would be an understatement.
Peter Weldon of Mississauga was packing up when he caught this gorgeous mirror carp. He used a yellow boilie on a hair rig with a two-ounce lead.
Pam Stewart of Perth went out fishing with friends and reeled in her first walleye of the season. The 24-incher was caught on a jaw jacker and released to have a successful spawn this spring.
Mark Bamber of Bolton caught his personal best smallmouth.
Jennifer Neureuther submitted a photo of baby Edmund who went ice fishing at camp with his parents and “caught” a lake trout almost as tiny as him!
Jeff Rolofs of Pembroke submitted this photo of wife Lori, who caught and released this Ottawa River walleye. She was using a Rapala Jigging Rap.
Janell Flatt of Dunnville had a great day after boarding this bass. The smile says it all! Her dad Lawrence was happy to be a part of the moment.
Fabio Fiumana of Toronto on a salmon run last fall.
Christopher Brown of Kingston was jigging in about 54 feet of water with a white tube jig to catch this beauty.
BJ Valade of St. Thomas pictured with daughter Ivy. She caught a little bass on her first cast while canoeing at Awenda Provincial Park.
Alexander Brown of Windsor with family after the last cast of the trip finally landed the pike they had been chasing all week. They screamed so loud that the entire lake came out to see.
Dave Giles caught this northern pike caught on the Ottawa River near Pembroke.
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Vince Zammito during a fishing trip to Cosy Cove Cottages on Lake Nippissing. Russo caught this 24 ½-inch walleye. One of the many the group iced.
At 6 weeks old Lexi went on her first ice fishing trip with her grandpa and had a great time!
It might not be huge, but this perch was a persona best for Jeff Hart. It measured 11 inches.
It was a great day ice fishing for nice jumbo perch on Manitoulin Island.
Albert Paschkowiak caught this 18-pound salmon while fishing with his uncle on Lake Ontario in 2013.
Stephanie, 12, one-upped her father, Dean DelBosco, while fishing for jumbo perch. This was her first lake trout, weighing in a 3 pounds.
Greg Attard, 16, got this nice 13-pound, 2 ounce steelhead his first time out. Beginners luck?
While ice fishing on Lake Simcoe on Jan. 17, 2014, Matt Quick, 12, got this Northern pike, 9.5-pounds, 35-inches in length and 14-inches in girth. He used a micro tube while fishing for perch.
During the start of the minnow bite on the Niagara River, Nick Galotta caught this football sized brown trout bottom by bouncing a homemade streamer. (December 2013)
Paul Cesario caught and released this 11-pound walleye in December 2013 while fishing on the Bay of Quinte.
While fishing with her friend Denis on Lake Nipissing in North Bay, Michelle Paolini (or Moo Moo to her friends) landed this 20-pound pike. It was 41" long and the biggest fish she’s ever reeled in.
Jeremy and his son Dylan, 7, caught their limit for the year on Lake St. Clair this year. Jeremy says when Dylan comes out he gets the most fish, and the biggest.
Jeremy Kinden was happy to catch this 14-inch perch while fishing on Lake Simcoe.
Matthew, 12, caught 10 perch including a 12-inch jumbo over the Family Day long weekend on Lake Simcoe.
Landing this little hammer handle pike was all McKenna, 2, needed to put a smile on her face at the old Ontario Reformatory ponds in Guelph.
Adam Lariviere shot this mature buck on Dec. 9, 2013 in a blizzard. The deer came within 7 yards of Adam and after a well-placed shot with his bow, this buck dropped just 30 yards away.
Sam Gamble caught and released this 26-inch Northern pike, his first, while ice fishing in Port Dalhousie . He caught it on a minnow-tipped Ratso jig.
Heather Dorssers with her first turkey on opening day of 2012 near Blenheim. Her fiancée, Jeremy Vlasschaert, was an excellent guide!
Carl Liscumb went ice fishing for his birthday this year. It was his first time ever and he caught this 5-pound, 7-once pike.
Connor,8, and Brooke,6, perch fishing in Belle River.
Rick Noseworthy caught this jumbo perch in Lake Huron using a vertical spinner rig.
Nick Hebner caught this beautiful 5-pound northerner using pinhead minnows while ice fishing with his dad on South Bay in Honey Harbour.
Emma, a Fleming College student, spent most of her reading week fishing Lake Simcoe with her Uncle Paul and her father, Tom. Emma was able to land her personal best whitefish and also her biggest lake trout, which weighed in at 12 pounds.
Sandra Horvath and her husband, Frank, spotted these birds while scouting for turkeys. What an interesting sight!
April got 2 birds during a pheasant hunt with friends at Bird's Eye View Game Preserve just east of Coburg.
Hunter, 4, loved his first ice fishing experience.
Jordan Bloom of Oshawa caught this 10-pound walleye in the Bay of Quinte during the morning bite while out with his fishing partner, Jeromey.
David LeGros from Huntsville caught this female northern pike in Lake of Bays, in Dwight. She was 44 ¼-inch long and had a 22-inch girth.
Tiffany Walker of Bracebridge caught this walleye on a tip up during a Lake Nipissing fishing trip. It weighed 9 pounds, 3 onces and was 28 inches long.
Amanda Allard, from North Bay, had a great day of fishing on Lake Nipissing on March 9 with her dad, Alex and his girlfriend Michelle Chaput.
Caleb Pearson and Mathew Marcil had a fun day catching lots of perch while ice fishing with their uncle Steve.
Jordan Kelly, from Barrie, got this 8-pound walleye in the Bay of Quinte when she was visiting family at Christmas.
Just another day of fishing for Steve Delyea.
Ellyot, 2, caught lots of perch while fishing with her Dad on Chemong Lake on March 9.
While ice fishing on March 7 near Pembroke, Ian Maika from Douglas caught this nice laker. It weighed 21 pounds and was 41-inches long.
Steve Harper had a good day on the Bay of Quinte. He caught this 9.6-pound fish walleye, just one of many catches that day.
While ice fishing on Nosbonsing on Family Day weekend, Cannon Loschnig, 8, caught this 18.5-inch pike. He also iced a perfectly good rod and reel.
Keith Morrison spotted these nice gobblers on his trail camera while scouting for spring turkey.
Matt Spada caught this trout on the Lower Niagara River out of Queenston. Both fish were caught using a three-way rig with a blue and silver kwickfish.
Alex Scarchilli caught this lake trout on Big Bay Point on Lake Simcoe in February. He snagged it with a white swammer and white jighead. The fish weighed in at 14 pounds.
Calla, 7, with her first pike, which she hooked and landed by herself while her Dad and brother were drilling their holes. Dad was surprised and delighted to see the chunky 4-pound fish lying on the ice when I entered their portable ice hut.
The temperature might have been -25C but it wasn’t too cold for Charlene Binkley when she reeled in this 8-pound laker in Timmins.
Jeremy Werner caught his first steelhead while fishing from shore with a friend.
Riley Young with his 20-pound lake trout that he caught on Lake Simcoe.
After a culmination of 3 years hunting for a a large dominant tom, Dave Acal shot this guy. He named Tomzilla.
Brianna Van Niekerk caught this pike on just a worm, hook and sinker in the Nottawasaga River in Wasaga Beach last spring.
Mike Morin of Sturgeon Falls caught this walleye in Lake Nipissing last year. It was about 7-pounds.
A good day out on Little Lake ice fishing for splake! Alex Boudens of Pembroke caught 4 throughout the afternoon and when they were not biting, he I decided to get creative.
Charlie Longhurst of Niagara Falls caught this female brown on salmon roe during the fall run.
Craig Hare from Brockville caught this 10-poind walleye on a gold spoon tipped with a minnow while fishing on the Bay of Quinte this winter.
8-year-old Kolton's first time ice fishing for perch on beautiful Lake Simcoe.
Nolan and Keala Wright had some fun at their ice hut on Callander Bay with their Dad, Brien, this winter
Robin Irwin snapped this great shot. Gobble gobble!
Jeremy Kinden was river fishing for rainbows with a buddy last year and caught this beauty.
Christianna Tsiopanas spotted these mallard ducks in flight near the Humber River Trail in Toronto.
Joel Ladoucer and Justin Cooke worked these birds for 2 hours. Right when they were ready to give up, the birds ran in front of them.
A great father/son moment from 2013. Liam Shea, 10, and his dad, Peter. Liam likes going out with his dad in the woods, even though he can’t hunt yet.
Gilbert Price got this beautiful Tom about 2 hours into the season opener in East Luther Grand Valley. It was his first turkey hunt ever!
Dean Nolan and his girlfriend Melissa Sheil went out for an afternoon hunt and brought him this nice gobbler. The bird weighed 21 pounds, had a 9-inch beard, and 1-inch spurs.
Rodney Thibault landed this beautiful walleye on opening day 2013 on his first cast. It measured 32 inches long.
While fishing the Floodwood River, located north east of Cochrane, during the opening weekend for walleye (May 2013) Nicole Roy hooked into this 4-pound walleye.
Dash Fitzgerald and his girlfriend Danielle Sawyer had a great start to their spring turkey season. About 30 minutes into the hunt, Dash called in this big tom. Danielle took a 20 yard shot out of their blind and downed him. It had an 8 ½ -inch beard, 3 ¼ -inch spurs and weighed 25.5 pounds.
Matt Dillion is a brand new hunter and took this Jake on April 26 at 7am on his very first day of Turkey hunting. His pal Steve Welch called in a flock of 5 jakes and Matt harvested this one.
Ian Visser got this Tom on the first day of the 2014 season, his third season trying. He was hunting in the Strabane area, north of Hamilton.
Tomas, 7, from Mississauga and his father John went on the search for big spring Crappie on Buckhorn Lake last spring. They found them!
Nicholas Di Marco and his father Rick were on a fishing excursion in Florida when Rick caught this 7-pound, 23-inch bass using a Zoom minnow.
Steven Welch took this tom on opening day 2014 near Keene Ont. It weighed in at 23 ½ pounds and had a 9 inch beard and 1 inch spurs.
Taylor Koson was out at his usual fishing point last spring and caught this 5 pounder on a hook and worm.
Brian Hardy and his friend Joe Lewis (pictured here) were trout fishing on the Maitland River in Goderich when they spotted this stranded rainbow trout. The 2 anglers were walking across a bridge when they saw it. Brain said his friend hiked down the bank and stuck his hand in the freezing water to help revive this fish. He said it was barely moving when they found it. Once in deeper, cool water the trout perked up and Brian said he watched her “kicked away and swim up river.”
Richard Poredos, 18, and his cousin, Blair Poredos, 19, on the second day of turkey hunting. This was Richard’s first bird.
Dale Van Every got his first turkey! His son Scott and granddaughter Sydney were in the bush with him at the time. Hopefully he can get a 'big tom' next spring and call it an 80th birthday present.
Darren Huber and Courtney Malcolm successfully called in a tom and 2 jakes. Amid all the excitement Darren was able to make a good shot on one of the birds. This was their first hunt together.
A teambuilding moment between David Rock and his boss, David Beilhartz. Rock bagged a young jake and Beilhartz got a 20.5-pound gobbler. They were hunting at Grey Bruce Outfitters in Walkerton.
Jeff Wenzler and his buddy on opening day of turkey season in Southern Ontario.
Rayah, 2 ½ landed this 12-inch perch with the help of her Dad on Mothers Day while fishing at Point Abino on Lake Erie.
Tyler Bisaillon, 16, from Wahnapitae, joined Nickel City Bass Club this year and caught his first steelhead on May 4, 2014.
Autumn Bigger from Beamsville shot her first turkey with her father,J.W., on May 11, 2014. The tom came charging in and attacked the decoy. Autumn was able to make a good shot at 22 yards.
This was Dave Hodgon’s very first brook trout. He caught it on his bachelor party trip in the heart of Algonquin Park on the Petawawa river. Definitely memorable!
On April 25, 2014, Barbra Stott shot this mature tom near her home in Williamsford. It officially scored 57.115 in the local BIG GOBBLER CONTEST.
9-year-old Kaleb’s first pike.
An early April warm spell and a trip to the local conservation area pond ended up with this giant Crappie for 12 year-old John Jackson from London. Live released to fight again, it was caught under a float and plastic cricket.
Apprentice hunter Matt Chapeski, 13, from Richmond, got his first turkey on opening weekend while hunting with his dad. The turkey hunt was a first for both him and his father. The bird had a nice 9-inch beard and was taken at 8:30 a.m. in Carp.
Nathan Lackey and Tim Drummond caught this while in Northern Ontario fishing for pike and pickerel.
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Shayne Bedford of Whitby was hunting in WMU 60, 4 days into the spring turkey hunt and called in this beautiful tom weighing approximately 18 pounds. It had an 8 1/2-inch beard and ¾-inch spurs.
Garry Labelle and his 12-year old daughter, Daphne, showing off their catches after a cool day of fishing. The bigger fish is Daphne’s.
Jackie got her second turkey this year while hunting near Ottawa this season.
It weighed 19 pounds and had an 8-inch beard and 1 inch spurs.

John Webb of Waterford got this 19-pound turkey with 91/2-inch beard on his third day of hunting. He got this bird on May 3, 2014.
Doug Locke(right) and son, Steven, on a spring turkey hunt together at a New Dublin farm. This 20-pound tom was shot at 9 a.m. by Doug. The father and son duo have been hunting together for 14 years.
Mckenzie, 4, used her pink Barbie pole with a bobber and worm catch her very first walleye. She did it all on her own and Daddy helped net it.
Rob Bezaire harvested this massive tom on a hunt with his best friend. It was 25-pounds with
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NWTF has scored it at 71, putting it 10th in Ontario/Quebec.
Tony Geden showing off his share of the catch on his first lake trout fishing expedition.
John Sader, 21, scored a personal best this season with his 24-pound turkey with a 10-inch beard and 1 inch spurs.
Evan, 15, caught this 20-inch walleye on Rice Lake with his dad on Victoria day weekend.
This bird was taken out of New Hamburg, Ontario by Rachael Slupeiks, 21, on May 10, 2014. It weighed in at a whopping 23 pounds.
An afternoon of playing in the field.
In May 2013 on the north shore of Lake Superior, Karl and Jesse learned to use a centre pin reel. Karl caught his first steelhead.
Otto Hiemstra caught this 9-pound, 30-inch walleye using a #3 Mepps-black with yellow dots, during a thunderstorm in 8 feet of water on Upper Grassy Lake.
Average summer day splake fishing for Mattie Dagelman.
Troy Nevin,3, and his first fish (taken in the summer of 2013).
James Adler, from Sudbury, caught this monster lake trout during an annual May long weekend fishing trip with friends. It weighted in at 25 pounds and was 40 inches long. After snapping a couple of pictures, he released it, unharmed.
While fishing with my friend Bob in the Muskokas in 2013, Pete Hopkins landed this wonderful largemouth. It was one of his best.
Shannon, 11, got this little guy while out fishing her dad one morning.
While visiting her boyfriend in Haliburton, Ali Rayner landed this 31-inch Northern pike on a crankbait, her biggest fish yet.
Matt Thibault hooked this 45-inch muskie while fishing on the Rideau River near Kars.
Brian Cripps caught this 25 ¼-inch walleye while fishing with a guide at Wylie Point Lodge in Kenora, Alberta.
7-year-old Karissa Manlow and her Dad, Darrell, were fishing for perch off a dock on Martins River in Prince Edwards County last summer when they reeled this fish in. By the expression on Karissa’s face, this will be a fishing trip she won’t forget.
Ron Collins with his first 2 rabbits. This was during his first year hunting and was one of the proudest days of his life.
On a family fishing trip to Doe Lake, Wendy Pearson caught this walleye . The biggest one of the holiday.
Jim Wheeler shot this bear on May 17 near Sault Ste Marie. This was his first big game harvest. In loving memory of a friend and fellow hunter- Alphonse Gignac who was killed in an ATV accident while bear hunting May 8, 2014 at Crystal Falls.
Joe got this 3 pound, 9 ounce bass while at his father in-law’s cottage in the Kawartha Lakes.
First time shooting a bow for Nicholas.
Josh Baker finally got his girlfriend, Sandy Holmes, out in the boat fishing with him and this is what she reeled in. Josh said she fought this 21-pound salmon to the boat by herself.
Graeme Beaton lands a larger than normal perch during evening fish on Lake Couchiching near the family cottage.
Ben Beaton, 11, celebrating Canada Day 2014 at the cottage on Lake Couchiching. What a wonderful country we live in!
Niagara River spring steelhead fishing.
While fishing on Buckhorn Lake with a new scatter rap minnow, Larry Roszell set the hook on a small largemouth bass. Seconds later a muskie decided he also wanted the bait. After a lengthy fight both fish were landed and safely released.
Shawn, 42, caught this nice bass on Pigeon Lake.
Jason Spolarich, 19, caught and released this 15-pound, 33-inch walleye on Lake of the Woods.
Mike Pelle and his son, Oliver (2), enjoy fishing at the cottage.
Carter Liscombe, 6, landed this 3.5 pound largemouth while fishing with his uncle on Shadow Lake.
Dean Sealey, 13, caught this 14 1/2 pound, 43 1/2 inch pike with his friend Colton on Smith Lake.
Steph Smith caught this nice smallmouth under a dock on Lake Timiskaming.
Paige Sulton, 4, caught the biggest bluegill of the day fishing with her Dad at the Strathroy Mill Ponds.
Blake Taverner and his daughter Addison, 2, of Gravenhurst caught this 4 lb pickerel on South Longford Lake.
Anders Dereski caught this 16-pound salmon when he was fishing with his daughter, Esme, on Lake Superior.
Ashley Kelller caught this fish on the Crowe River.
Ben Rinaldo caught his first fish ever when he went fishing with his Dad.
Chris Paul caught this 4-pound, 9-ounce largemouth on Lower Beverly Lake.
Don Spearin caught this 46-inch, 27-pound pike while fishing on a lake in Almaguin Highlands.
Heidi Hopf caught this 11 pounder while fishing with her dad on Lake Ontario.
Mike Benzie caught this big fish on Eels Lake.
Richard Hardy caught and released this 42-inch pike on a canoe trip.
River Narbonne, 7, caught this fish with his Grandma on a lake near Hillsport.
Grady Robinson caught this smallmouth bass at Lucan Pond.
Liz Daniels caught this nice bass this summer.
Connor Lefaive wastrying to take out some of the goose decoys while waiting for some more birds during the early goose season in Essex County. He is 9 years old and counting the days until he turns 12 to shoot the real thing!
Kyle, 16, caught this 28-inch Northern pike using a spinner lure while fishing on the French River.
Rae-Ellen caught this 12-pound, 34-inch pike on one of her first fishing outings ever. She hooked this fish on the Ottawa River.
Favorite Uncle Ron was visiting the family cottage on Lake Couchiching and had 'some' luck catching and releasing fish.
Fishing for bass on Lake Restoule near Horseshoe Island. Ryan, 7, is an excellent caster and loves to fish!
Charlie,5, caught her first ever fish, a 23 ½-inch northern pike during a family fishing adventure to Moose Haven Lodge in Charlton.
She is now sold on fishing.
Martin Foisy caught this beautiful 29-inch walleye during a wonderful day on the water.
Lucas,6, got up early one morning to go fishing at the end of August in with his Dad in their canoe. Lucas caught this nice pike.
Tyson England of Parry Sound went fishing with his Sissy just after his 8th birthday and caught this 29-inch pike. It is his biggest fish yet. He caught the pike on 10lb. test line without a leader. Tyson is an OFAH member and avid outdoor enthusiast.
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Jade reeled in her biggest Lake Trout while out with her boyfriend and cousin on Hannah Lake.
Kevin Vardy and hunting buddy Ed Scott on opening day of Moose 2014, just west of Thunder Bay. Kevin harvested this bull moose (with a 52-inch rack) with Browning A Bolt in Winchester 300 Short Mag.
Olivia Michaud went down to the whirlpool in Niagara Falls and caught this beautiful rainbow trout.
Rachel Pattenden shot this partridge near Webbwood.
Andrew Scherrer’s first deer and first big game animal was taken on Remembrance Day 2014. The 7-point buck was tagged at 11 a.m. in WMU 47, North of Parry Sound.
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 Dayboll got his first Chinook salmon after a few days of casting time!
Hunter Theara Speicher often fusses at night unless being stories from OOD. Hunter was born Oct. 1, 2014 (opening day of archery for deer) in Huntsville and was named accordingly.
At 8:35 on Nov. 15, 2014, this bruiser tried to sneak around David Makela.
Joanne Sheehan got this bird during her first hunting experience.
Luke got his first buck this season. He took it with a compound bow on Nov. 12 north of Arkona.
Mark Piperno and his group hunted in WMU 1C for a week and dropped this 38-inch bull on the second day. Mark got the bigger cow on the fourth day. L to R: Mark, Matt, Andrew, and Ivan.
Matt Cornelisse heard something big walking through the leaves and out popped this 5 pointer.
At age 53, Rimas Miknev has harvested his first deer. While still hunting in Norfolk County on Nov. 8, 2014 he encountered this buck, which he took with his Mossberg 500.
A product of Wade Barrett’s early morning hunt in Thornbury with great hunting friends, and family.
Eric Wilson of Sault Ste Marie shot this 7-pointer on his first ever Manitoulin Island rifle hunt.
Ethan, 9, helped show off the day’s efforts at the Wye Marsh in Midland on his very first outing.
After tagging along with Dad and Nonno, Boston, 2, insisted on carrying the day’s prizes back to the truck.
During a solo still hunt in the Killarney area, Kevin Matthews was able to sneak up on this 8-point buck rubbing a tree. The shot was 60 yards and he didn’t go more than 50 yards before dropping. His wife Kristin, and kids Drake and Maddox, couldn’t have been happier to see him arrive home with this beautiful buck.
Russell Miller from London got the opportunity to help some friends and their families learn about ice fishing in Canada. Ava, 4 and Sebastien, 3 had a great time fishing for lake trout in the Algonquin highlands area.
Sadie Greenwood has hunted cotton tails but this was her first snowshoe hunt, on the first one using dogs. For her, it was one of the most exciting hunts she’s been on.
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Curtis Reid’s 56 1/2" bull. This bull, along with a two-year-old cow and another 48 1/2" bull shot by Luke Burkette just north of Terrace Bay, ON, made for an exciting first week of rifle season for the whole hunting party, from Madoc and Bancroft.
Don MacIver says he brought his girlfriend (Trish Torrance) out on her first winter fishing adventure near Blind River. “She not only toughed it out, she loved every minute and out-fished me.”
Glenn Fabello caught this one on a break. “The guys and I went moose hunting in Armstrong Station, ON last year. Mid-day we would fish for walleye, travelling 70 km into the woods for this perfect spot.”
Jason Bobbitt says he used tips from Ontario OUT of DOORS magazine to land this northern pike from shore in the backcountry on Noganosh Lake.
Pheng Moua says he and his brother made it out to the river on what seemed to be one of the coldest and windiest days yet this year. “My brothers fingers went numb as I had to search through my layers of clothing to get at the camera while he held his fish.”
Stephen Church says he and his fishing party found a creek with ‘awesome native trout’, located north of Cochrane. This one was four pounds.
Instead of a party for his 8th birthday, Ty Bigourdan wanted to go fishing. He caught a caught a lot of fish in his secret lake near McKellar. Best birthday ever.
John Lee took this deer near Priceville with an Excalibur crossbow.
Brian Bezaire was with his kids when he trekked onto Constance Bay on the Ottawa River for their second ice fishing trip of the season. He was able to get this great shot of his daughter Calla, 7, with her first pike.
Cory Lankshear of Chelmsford shows a black he harvested in the fall. When he first saw the bear it was 400 yards away feeding on blue berries. He was able to get within 265 yards where he took the shot.
Greg Attard went north looking for late ice lake trout. He caught three this day and all of them were big fish. The first was 21 pounds 39 inches. The second was 17 pounds 35 inches. The third was just under 10 pounds about 30 inches.
Harland Doige enjoyed a good day of Splake fishing.
Ashley Keech kissing her fish for good luck for more fish. Hailey Keech holding the first walleye of the year.
Curtis Fruin, 26, pulled this muskie from the Saugeen River Dec. 6.
Ann Parnell of Timmins was lucky enough to get this nice photo of a grouse at Hershey Lake.
Six-year-old Rocco High, a fishing fanatic from Union, caught his first walleye on Lake Memesagamesing. He and his Pappa were ecstatic.
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Hendrix of Nestleton was on the Bay of Quinte when he caught this 12.5-pound walleye just before ending the day.
Warren Voth of Sarnia says his bull tag was filled when these two bulls came in for some nice pictures.
Steve Tardella was fishing with friends when he landed this 11-pound walleye on a four-pound test perch rod.
Greg Attard of Bowmanville had a good day during a trip north for lake trout last spring. He landed a big one weighing in at 21 pounds.
Scott Rice, 14, caught this 35.5" Northern Pike through the ice. It was caught in Cambridge at Shades Mill Conservation Area.
Jamilyn Hall
 of Midland was able to tag this 18-pounder when out with her father, Ken.
This photo by Kyle Bresele was taken while fly-fishing small mouth bass in northwestern Ontario, near Thunder Bay last August.
Melissa Monk 
of Cobalt
 was with her boyfriend looking for good duck hunting spots but were surprised by what they found instead.
Tyson MacFarlane
 of Thessalon
 was with his family when he pulled in this one. He credited his brother Denver with helping get it out of the hole.
Mike 
Merpaw
 of Renfrew says his field camera got this picture. “Not to often you see a bear standing up so I though I would share it.”
Kaitlyn Rose of North Bay was ice fishing on Lake Nipissing recently when she caught this northern pike, weighing 13 pounds and stretching out 36 inches. It the largest fish she ever caught.
Albert
 Paschkowiak
 of Kingston
 and his friends started a yearly winter trip to the Deep River area to fish for splake. This year he was also able to harvest his first snowshoe hare.
Gerry Podrubszky was on Guelph Lake recently when three-year-old Emmery saw his line go tight and the pole bend. He reeled this in all on his own.
Derek
 Witlib
 of Barrie with his first “right & left” on woodcock, this past Oct. 11. in Simcoe County. “Whisky flushed them and found them.”
Caroline Cameron of London sent this one in. She said there were seven wild turkeys crossing lawn after lawn in her city neighbourhood.
Mackenzie Cashmore
, 8, was able to pull in her first upper Niagara River small mouth, weighing in at 3.5 pounds.
Garry Billings of Kemptville submitted this photo of his daughter’s and granddaughter’s first bird. Candice Billings, 23, bagged her first tom - 23lbs., 8", beard, 1" spurs - while nine months pregnant.
It’s never too early to start. Iain Horne of Manitouwadge submitted this photo of two-year-old McKinnon who likes reading OOD as much as his dad, and pointing out all the "fishies".
Kelsey Jessup of Eganville shows the fish she caught in Algonquin Park in the fall while fishing with boyfriend, Cody.
Mark Rivest of Kenora submitted this photo, captured while ice fishing on Lake of the Woods and Winnipeg River in Kenora.
Scott Ellery of Dryden submitted this photo from a late fall muskie trip with a friend on Cliff Lake.
John Bigger of St. Catharines submitted this photo of him fishing on Chemong Lake last September.
Caroline Gurnsey got her first wood ducks with her brother's Winchester SXP on a back wood beaver pond near Arden.
Amber Dowdall of Sudbury has been hunting deer for three years and it finally paid off when she got this seven-point buck - her first deer.
Brady Norman of Innisfil submitted this photo. He says he was having a great morning out on Lake Simcoe with a lot of fish well over 10 inches but in the mix there were a few toads including this one - “a 14.5 inch hog”.
Michel Roy submitted this photo of “Lynn” holding a five-pounder that she caught in Abitibi Lake while fishing with her dad Mike.
Rob Matthews with six-year-old son Keegan. It was Keegan’s first time ice fishing. It took five minutes to hook this 27-inch northern pike and another 10 minutes of fighting before the fish was pulled from the hole.
Mike Barkley of Brinston submitted this photo. He’s been fishing on the St. Lawrence and the Rideau.
Mike Roy submitted this photo of Nicole Roy holding a perch that she caught while fishing the Floodwood River last spring with Mike.
Mark Ethier of Westmeath submitted this photo from last spring when he tagged out with this Tom with a 10-inch beard weighing in at about 20 pounds.
Zarko
 Veber 
of Oakville 
shared this photo from a fishing trip to the Muskoka Lakes.
Tyler Cameron says he got this bird after calling some in from approximately 300 yards into 15 yards.
Barrie Welch of Keene, after already completing his Grand Slam in Turkey, finally after at least 5 years, managed to harvest this magnificent Oscillated Turkey, completing a long sought after "World Slam", in Campeche, Mexico last month. The bird had 1" spurs but the species do not have beards. Weigh was 10.5 lbs.
Cam harvested this double bearded tom on opening day! Weighing in at 25.7lbs, 9.5 inch beard, 4.2 inch beard and 1 1/4 inch spurs. This is the first tom he's called in himself and its a monster!
Don Richard, 68 years of Renfrew Ont. shot this gobbler May, 06/2014.I shot him on the fly at approx. 25 yards with a 12 gauge, 3 1/2 #5 Turkey Shot. Weighed in at 21 1/2lbs, 9 inch beard, 7/8in. spurs
On his third ever turkey hunt, Evan stalked this 17 pound Jake for four hours on a farm near Uxbridge Ontario
Opening day turkey with my new 20 gauge. 14 yr old
Hunting with my son Drayte in the Westmeath area, 3 May 2015I called this beautiful big mature Tom to within 15 yards.
Hannah Francom and Father Glen Larivee pose with Hannah's second and largest turkey on her annual hunting trip to their turkey camp in Smith's Falls. She has been hunting turkey with her dad for the last 2 spring hunts. This Tom was 20lbs with an 8.5" beard and 3/4"spurs.
Great shots Kristi! Early morning out scouting turkeys and was lucky enough to snap a few shots with my camera!
After 50yrs. my hubby finally talked me into hunting.Bought me a new gun & I got my license.After 6 hrs. in the blind, he called in 3 gobblers.My turkey is on my right weighed 20 lbs.Hubby's (taking picture) turkey weighed 17.5lbs.
This Memory Bank Moment was my first harvested Turkey! Shot on April 27th 2015 at 9:30am. This solo massive Tom sprinted across a cut corn field from behind me, his eyes fixed on my decoys, and never saw me waiting for him. Cleanly harvested with a single shot from my Stoeger 12ga, he weighed in at 24.4lb, with 1.55" spurs and 10.75 beard with a NWTF score of 76.1. It was an exciting hunt and a memorable first Turkey.
Harvested this 22lb Tom on the May 2nd weekend in the Peterborough, Area Twins, Kenley and Ellyot Wood pose with their Dad while holding Mom's mothers day present, a turkey dinner!
I got off work as a conductor for CP Rail, to enjoy my first day of the season. This big boy walked right into my decoys. 21 lbs, 10 inch beard and 7/8th inch spur.
Just weeks after completing Hunter Safety and Turkey Course, Wyatt, 12, woke up at 2am and made breakfast for his sister and his dad before the hunt. After sitting for 15 minutes, Wyatt had 2 Toms fly out of the roost into the decoys and strutted for a bit. After watching for a few minutes Wyatt decided to take the shot. He shot his first Tom on opening day, it had a 9 1/2" beard and 1" spurs .
James Davoren's first steelhead, caught on opener!
"A proud moment for dad, Justin Hawn, of North Bay, Ontario as he holds an 11 pound walleye in one hand while cradling his one-month-old son Jayven in the other. Jayven was half the size of the catch, weighing 5.5 pounds."
Rebecca Schison with her very first ice fishing catch, and what a catch it is!
"This is a picture of my best wedding present. I caught this beauty on Lac Seul during my batchelor party on a 5 day house boat trip."
Vickie Bouman shot her first Tom, weighing 25lbs with a 12" beard on a hunt with her son Travis Bentley. Great bird Vickie!
Curt Sewell of Lindsay shot this large turkey first day of Turkey season this year.
Ian Mcleary with a great bird! "Being in the woods while the sun rises and hearing a turkey gobble is a magical experience. Calling to that turkey and having him come in is an opportunity of a lifetime! Thanks to the MNR, NWTF, OFAH and all others who made turkey hunting in Ontario possible – it means the world to us!"
Jeremy Chamberlain with his first bird of the turkey season shot at 6:30pm opening day! Great bird Jeremy!
What a great archery bird from Johnathan Kilmer, shot without a blind at 22 yards!
Matt Morrison with a great smallmouth!
Rob Matthews foggy morning hunt paid off! "Our fourth time out to sit and on a foggy May 17 I bagged my turkey who came in strutting with 2 other toms and 3 jakes in tow by 7am" What a beautiful bird and back drop Rob!
Photo Friday Winner Shaun Leonard
Very, very nice bird Spiros!
Alex Scarchilli with a great, great tom!
Chloe Harrison with her mentor Rich Henry and a great tom " It was quite a while before the photo could be taken, waiting for Chloe to stop shaking with excitement. 20 lb bird, 8 inch beard and three quarter inch spurs."
Dan Keefe with some slabs of crappie up in Lake of the Woods!
David Roberts Jr. proudly shows off his first turkey. Harvested opening week in Elgin County. Weight 20 lbs. 9.5" beard and one inch spurs.
Jason Clayfield with his biggest and "ugliest" carp yet!
Jenna Kelly, what a fish!
Kevin Funck shows the 38 coyote hides he has preserved from the 2015 winter hunt
Proud father Dave with his daughter Amanda and her first turkey. A 21 pound gobbler, harvested at 32 yards with a 20 gauge shotgun.
Todd Jarman and his view of Lake Biscotassi on Lord Grey Owl Island.
Stacey Nadeau helps son Camden with his first perch on Rice Lake.
Day before school Anik Koscielniak catches two pike.
Tyler Langeraap lands a 32" pike on Rib Lake.
Clayton Dool and his son, Michael, both reeled in the largest lake trout they had ever caught the same day this month. The fish are 10, 11 and 12 lbs and were caught west of Sudbury on Lake Lauzon. They were fishing with uncle Randy.
Jeff Chambers of Newmarket submitted this photo of Carol Patterson who got this 20-lb tom on opening day 2015 near Alliston. It was her first hunt ever after getting her hunting licence and completing the turkey course.
Matt Houle of Iron Bridge submitted this photo after he paddled around a lake just minutes west of Iron Bridge all day just to catch this bass and another medium sized pike. “Man did this guy hit hard.”
Andrew Paisley of Nipigon submitted this photo of his daughter Alanna after she caught this 10-lb salmon in Nipigon Bay. “She reeled it in herself on a lure she picked out. She was so proud of herself.”
Dave Jonkman of Brantford submitted this photo of his three children -Travis, Karlee, and Logan - excited to share their dad’s big nine-pointer taken just outside of Brantford.
Wayne Hansen of Marathon submitted this photo of his wife Deb. While fishing for Walleye in 20 feet of water, a 35" lake trout bit Deb's yellow jig. “Not sure which is bigger… the lake trout or Deb’s smile?”
Steve Paxton lands a personal best with this 36" pike caught with no leader.
Ashley Kelly used a top water lure to land not one, but two rock bass on Buck Lake.
Alena Minten, 4, lands her first fish using a worm and bobber at Pinery Provincial Park
Brennen Moore, 8, snagged this 25" walleye out trolling one night
Cassie Hill, 12, lands a big one with this 4lb largemouth caught in Beaver Lake.
Stephanie Robar with her 15 lb 8 oz monster Walleye caught on Lake Scootamatta.
Mark Ryckman 
with Adam Ryckman, 5, and 
Cameron Ryckman, 3. Mark was at the family cottage recently and had the opportunity to introduce his nephews to some fishing.
Mike Hodgins "hammerin' the bass' at a friend's camp on the north shore of Georgian Bay.
Liam Miller, 10, scores a 20" walleye on Lake Esnagi
Megan Haggett, 14, loves to fish.
Weston Randall, 2, first backwoods canoe trip to Kawartha Highlands Provincial park.
Anthony Hurren, 18, with his 5.4lb smallmouth on Lake Erie.
Michele Vardy and her mother Rose Bilyk who is legally blind. Bilyk landed this trout with a bobber and a minnow.
Duncan Gray, 7, reels in a 3lb smallmouth
Sarah Rogers out fishing her husband on Cedar Lake in Algonquin Park
Thunder Bay’s George Clark has been awarded the Henry J. Akervall Memorial Conservation Award from the North Shore Steelhead Association. His peers chose George for his dedication to conservation and preservation ethics.
Ethan Bourgeois, 14, with a 21lb Rainbow trout he caught off Manitoulin Island
Skyler Goretzki hunting in Atikokan, Ontario.
Darren Peterson and his son Evan, 7, on Lake St. Clair
Holly Hodgson with her first walleye on a fishing trip with her dad Bill
Meredith Acal catches her first fish at a top secret location with her dad Dave.
Heather Buck reeled in this 4lb 13 oz. walleye on Pigeon lake.
David Donaldson with a Northern Pike caught on Desert Lake with an orange and gold spoon
Miranda Mitchell with her Pickerel caught with 'Slow Death' hook and bobber
Kari Viljanmaa landed this speckled trout off Manitoulin Island
Tyler McLean, 12, fishing with his grandparents
Two Lake Erie perch found the end of Jeremy Chamberlain's line
Greg Harrigan with his first Pike captured near Lucan, Ontario.
Cole Jacobson and grandpa Ken catching their limits
Jordan Kelly with her 42.5" Muskie
Livia, 10, with her sunfish caught at Shades Mills conservation area
Tim Holland of Oshawa with a nice Pickerel
Erica de Vries won bragging rights when she landed two laker trout on a Valentine's Day fishing trip with her boyfriend
Fearless Leah Cavanagh,5, lipping her first fish
Paul Mussell of Osgoode, Ontario fishing early in the morning on the Rideau River caught a 20+ pound carp
Gia Dodich, 3, was fishing with her Dora rod when this largemouth grabbed a hold of the rock bass on the end of her line
Cassidy Heise, 15, used her Excalibur Vixen crossbow to secure her first black bear.
Jeff Dalton holds his son Sevrin as they pose with his first black bear
Hudson Fricke used nearly everything in the tacklebox before he landed this Largemouth
Hayden Phillips out hunting with his father Dave, shot his first two grouse of the year in the Sudbury area.
Send in by Shawn Medland. "Happy Thanksgiving. My son Brodie Medland holding up a giant from our thanksgiving goose hunt while he was home from college."
Angela Cox and Ben Nelson. Angela says "female blackbear dressed out at 220 pounds, first bear and first harvest by my crossbow. In Burleigh Falls."
Garrison Miller, 11, of Blyth landed this 20 3/4" five-pound small mouth bass with a girth of 13 1/4" while fishing with his grandfather Jim Keller in the Maitland River outside Belgrave.
Three generations of Moose Hunters, Municipality of Highlands East, October 2015 From the left, Grandson Steve, John Davidson Sr., 100 years young, Dec. 17, 2015, John Davidson Jr., Grandson Jeff
Enjoying the tranquility of the outdoors. Sometimes the most successful shots come from your camera rather than your gun. The sun beams illuminating the crisp fall colours make for a worthwhile day of hunting even if you don't bring home a trophy at the end of the day.
Clarke Keenan bagged a few nice birds while hunting in Quadeville, Ontario.
Taylor Brown's first deer, shot on Nov. 10, with a .243, from a tree stand with her father Cory.
I finally got my first buck after 4 years of hunting. My second deer in total ( got a doe a month ago ).
Cory Bergeron - Just waiting on sun to rise and ducks to start flying.
Maxwell Ruber bagged his first deer while sitting with his Dad Chris outside the little town of Wainfleet. This big guy came in at last light and Max made a beautiful shot to down this full 10 point with 3 stickers. 1st deer and 1st trophy!
Being from a long-time hunting family of OFAH members, Kara Liscombe enjoys reading some tips like most sportsmen out there.
Jamilyn Hall with her dad Ken on Nov. 2. It was her first deer – 120 lbs – in WMY 57.
After missing two bucks, Mike Joseph thought his morning hunt was over. Then an eight-point buck approached.
Terry Downer sent in this photo of a bear holding a stick, just north of Bobcaygeon.
Julia Staines is a trained falconer. Her newest bird, Alaska, has been trained to hunt squirrels. This was her first squirrel catch of 2016.
Jaiden Johnson, 10, fishing with dad Matthew on a beautiful day just outside Huntsville on Harp Lake. Lots of fish caught for catch and release.
Five-year-old Eden Nelson and Rich Nelson with Eden's first muskie. Caught near North Bay.
Matt Peto's pup Boomer on the last day of goose season! Great way to end the year with a banded bird!
Twins Miley & Marissa Mumby, 4, enjoying the outdoors on Stoco Lake (Tweed), while doing some sister bonding.
This is a Annalise Castle holding her first rainbow trout. She was with her buddy, who is an avid angler.
Ella Gutzman landed this 4-lb 8-oz largemouth on opening day of bass 2015 on a small lake in Chalk River. This fish was released after a few pictures.
Christine Bailey was in Air Melancon in Quebec looking for big pike when she landed this 12-lb. monster. She had just caught one 10-lb. before that. One proud lady..
Rick Lippert of Walkerton got his 29th moose in the past 30 years at the Snowshow Hunt Camp in WMU 50.
Mohamed Fakih of Windsor Ontario proudly caught this Chinook salmon while fly fishing at Falls Reserve Conservation Area in Goderich, Ontario.
Ali Biernaskie and her boyfriend Jason Gienow had a great start to the ice fishing season at a small lake near Barry’s Bay Ontario, reaching their limit in less than a hour!
This foggy closing day of duck season didn’t produce any birds for Kyle Hillar of New Hamburg, Ontario but he did walk away with this cool photo.
Tom Delaney of Mount Brydges, Ontario along with his brothers and cousins spent a great day goose hunting on the first snowfall of the year.
Emily Ortolan and her dad Evan of Orangeville had a great fishing trip for Simcoe perch
Derek Franczak of Red Lake caught and released this laker on Trout Lake using a white tube jig.
Connor Brown, with a little help from dad Matthew and his Opa brought this pike through the ice near Neebish Island.
While out moose hunting in Northern Ontario Steven Welch, of Brighton, snapped this photo of his father Barrie Welch.
Jim Williams of Ottawa and his girlfriend were on her first fishing charter on the St. Lawrence River when she caught the only fish of the day.
Neil White of Moose Creek had some help from his 8-year-old twin boys when he wooed this 26-pound tom.
Cooper Zapparoli, 17, of Georgetown with his 20-pound chinook salmon caught on Lake Ontario.
Chris Bays of Grimsby was out downrigging on Lake Ontario when he landed this chinook salmon.
Dakota was out fishing with his dad when he caught this lake trout on Charleston lake.
After a 30 minute fight, Kody Schell of MacTier reeled in a 40-pound channel catfish off Georgian Bay.
After a long trek through Lady Evelyn Provincial Park, Lynn Foley was rewarded with this lake trout.
Nick and Brooke Lefaive of Belle River with her first northern pike caught on Lake St. Clair.
Rebecca Paisley, 4, holding her first salmon, caught on Lake Superior.
Burke Griffin, 4, fishing for crappie on the Ottawa River.
With some help from his dad and brother, Sean Gosselin pulled in this 4-foot muskie off Pigeon Lake.
Some people read children's books to their kids. Jackson Beau, 7 weeks, prefers fishing articles.
Nate Sharp, 4, with some help from his dad, holds his first fish that he caught on the Ottawa River.
Owen, 2, holds a walleye that his mom caught while out on a family fishing trip.
Three generations of fisherman. From L-R: Dad Eric, son Antoine, and Uncle Bob.
Hannah, 9, and Colton Primrose, 5, holding a giant salmon on Lake Ontario.
Gord Beaton of Waterloo with this nice smallmouth off the dock on Lake Couchiching.
Violet, 5, Emmet, 3, Oliver, 2, and dad Gord Buxton pose with a largie on the Bay of Quinte.
Miranda Pallister, 10, landed this monster hog on Buckhorn Lake.
Jason and Ally Sawiak with a 44" pike out of Lac Des Mille Lac near Thunder Bay.
Jamie Grover with his first Chinook salmon downrigging on Lake Huron.
10-year-old Everett with his bass caught on Round Lake.
James Nocente, 8, with a beauty walleye he landed while out trolling Lake Erie.
Kayla Culp of Ridgeway with this gorgeous smallmouth bass out of Lake Erie.
Matt Cooke doing some evening fishing for pickerel in Geraldton, Ontario.
This is how Sam Nicholson and girlfriend Cassie Latyn cool down on the Grand River.
Thomas Stevens was fishing speckle trout with his beagle, Muck, when they came across a bull moose.
Austin Cannon was out in September of 2016 on a goose hunt in WMU 60.
Michel Roy was ice fishing on Big Abitibi Lake in 2016 when he brought in this walleye.
Brian Johnston of Minden caught and released this walleye.
Alexander Innes of Embro had a grouse visitor while deer hunting.
Jeremy Hanshaw of Emily Township caught this large mouth bass near Kinmount in August of 2016.
Andrew Ivany's daughter Raina caught her biggest fish on a Parry Sound area lake.
Hunter Murray caught this walleye while fishing with his dad, Craig, on Lake Erie.
Dan Haley was fishing the Bay of Quinte when he reeled in this gold largemouth bass.
Hannah Seebach caught this pike on Deer Lake.
Kelly Thompson reeled in this largemouth bass on a Bancroft area lake.
Tyson Kan iced this burbot while targeting lake trout.
Sam Coulas was fishing with his dad in early December when he iced this pike.
Nancy Carroll was fishing on Lake Wanapitei with her husband and friends when she iced this walleye.
Leo Foy was monitoring his fishing hole right before he iced his first walleye.
Dan Berndt, avid fisherman, iced this walleye on Lake Wanapitei. Weighing in at 14 ponds, this was a personal best.
Mathew Clement, Chrissy Forbert, and Brianna Clement caught these crappie near Marlbank.
Matt Chestnut iced this perch near London on his first ever ice fishing adventure.
Kevin Melo iced this 11-pound lake trout two kilometers off of Duclos point near Sutton.
On Family Day, Jonathan & Evan caught their limit of perch on Lake St. Clair.
Olivia Lewis twitched her line to find this bluegill sunfish on the end of her favorite pink worm bait.
Ian Dart landed this 28-inch steelhead on Steel River near Marathon.
Charlie Kennedy iced these perch his first time ice fishing on Lake Simcoe.
Lexi Thompson was enjoying a beautiful day on Salmon Lake. Despite not landing a fish she remained very focused and excited!
Jamieson Foster caught this perch while ice fishing with his dad on Lower Rideau Lake.
Hannah, Grace, and Drake landed this nice pike while spending the day at the ice shack with their poppa.
Wyatt Bergie with the herring he iced on Georgian Bay.
Wayne Bergie with the herring he iced on Georgian Bay.
Kicking off the new year, Chrissy Fobert iced this walleye out on the Bay of Quinte.
Bonnie Kusch iced this five-pound splake on the Rideau River.
Tanya Smith iced this eight-pound walleye in the early morning while fishing near Kashabowie.
Calvin Pitt with his favorite fishing partner, his son, waiting for a bite near Sault Ste. Marie.
Bryan Gingerich iced this 23-inch whitefish off Big Bay Point.
Brett Davidson’s 11-month-old son can't put Ontario OUT of DOORS down.
Casey Bowerman enjoyed a day of ice fishing on Lake Wolsey.
Angie Wierzbicki caught these perch while ice fishing on Lake Scugog.
Sean McClelland got his first tom on an afternoon hunt in May in Delaware.
Dylan St Jean caught this 12-pound burbot while fishing for walleye.
Rob Rosset landed this three-pound brook trout in northern Algonquin Park in June 2017.
Alex North was fishing her favorite spot on the French River when she landed this small mouth bass. Her biggest to date!
Reece Wolanski harvested this 21-pound tom with his Excalibur Crossbow.
Aidan B. with his first ever walleye caught while pan fishing
Patrick Brunette and his mother in-law, Lise Michaud, hooked onto these walleye.
Brady Leyes out-fished his Dad when he landed this 37-inch pike. A new personal best for him!
Kristina Marquis landed this eight-pound rainbow on opening day last year.
Joe Bouchard caught this early morning brown trout in Brant County.
Jessica Rooker bagged her first ever turkey with her friend and mentor Mike Malhiot on the second last day of the 2017 season.
Turkey hunting is a family affair for the Iles men, Joe, Mike, and Chris!
Jack Nelson was fishing with his Dad and his dog Blue when he reeled in his personal best smallie.
Diane Carriere was fishing her favorite spot on the North Channel when this 31.5-inch walleye.
Madison Topolinsky caught this walleye on the Grand River with her dad. She said the best part was getting to use her dad's lucky fishing rod.
The St. Paul High School fishing club in Mississauga held a "Fill the Boat" food drive for Thanksgiving. About 1500 items were collected for the local food bank.
Daniel Zubrinic harvested this early morning 3-point buck with his crossbow.
Bernadette Milko harvested her first buck during the controlled shotgun hunt in the Shelburne area.
Jessica McGuinness caught this smallmouth bass on Labour Day weekend.
Antonio De Sa harvested this unique 19.8-pound turkey with during the 2017 spring season.
Avery Wilson reeled in this lake trout on her own while out fishing with her uncle Claudio Rocca and family friend Phil Thibeault.
Brian Moore’s 3-year-old daughter proudly using her own homemade fishing rod while out on the ice.
Lyle Waugh caught this brook trout while out on Butternut Lake with his dad and grandpa.
Aubrey Begin caught her first fish, a 7-inch perch, while out on the ice with her dad Bob.
Grayson had a very successful first perch fishing adventure!
Evelyn Genereaux had her first ice fishing experience this winter.
Brayden Okum, 13, with his first turkey!
Bryan Hill hunted this turkey on a friend's farm in Minden
Connie Ysseldyk had her first turkey harvest with husband Matt by her side
Jessa Kostecki caught this smallmouth bass off some rocks in Thunder Bay
Rob Traer caught this steelhead on his first cast of retirement!
Theoren Commanda of North Bay harvested his first wild turkey this season.
Cherie Duffield displays her first walleye of the season, caught on Lake Abitibi.
Jessa Kostecki with a northern Ontario brook trout.
Darrin Parfit and Nicole Lange with a rainbow trout in Bowmanville.
Jordan Schwindt caught this pike in Sturgeon Bay near Point au Baril. It destroyed his bait and tore a hole in his landing net. “Worth it though,” he said.
Raina Weil, 5, was all smiles after her first hunt with her dad, Nick. Their Kemptville-area adventure included getting lost in a swamp until daylight.
Charlotte Sinclair of Sault Ste. Marie sent in this photo of her daughter Arianna Sinclair-Shaules with two speckled trout.
Caleb Lalonde, 6, of Waubaushene caught his first white perch from the shore of the Grand River in Port Maitland.
Irene Cecconi of New Liskeard spotted this deer out the camp window in Huntsville.
Jordan Foote of South Dundas poses with son Cooper and his second turkey harvest of the year.
Matt Clement of Brockville and fiancée Chrissy Fobert hoist lake trout they caught while trolling on Lake Ontario.
Nick Burd with his son Oliver after the three-year-old caught his first bass from Cashel Lake in Ontario.
Paul Willms with his seven-year-old son Ashton after harvesting this early-morning jake after spooking two other wild turkeys en route to a blind.
Adam D’Angelo and his stepson Jackson Brown display matching sets of sheds found from a buck they have been watching on a trail camera all fall and winter.
Ryan Nadeau displays crappie from the Grand River in Dunnville.
James Resmer of Pembroke had a good morning of pickerel fishing with friends on Lake Erie.
Dean Young of Fort Erie displays a northern pike he caught with children Brett and Karisa Young.
Jim Hughes of Maynooth with a trout caught on Lake Nipigon with grandson Javin Hughes.
Cynthia Delahaye of Amherstview caught this personal best smallmouth in Collins Bay on Lake Ontario.
Jesiah Fleming of Lindsay holds up a smallmouth caught on the Gull River at Elliott Falls.
Mike Sanna of Barrie with a Lake Simcoe lake trout caught on a soft plastic.
Abby Skinner of Kingsville caught this walleye during on Leamington Harbour on Lake Erie during her first fishing trip on a boat, with her dad Mike during Family Fishing Week.
Lino Cassetta of Orangeville caught this pike in Lake Nipissing while on a week fishing trip for his 70th birthday. He was joined by family and friends.
Wade Clymer of Oshawa caught and released this huge bass on Chandos Lake near Apsley.
Sonya Ehrke of Oshawa took this photo of Keegan Leslie as they took part in the opening of the bass season.
When his two-year-old daughter Presley Ann Hargreaves is not out fishing with mom and dad, she enjoys looking at OOD magazine, says Evan Hargreaves of Tory Hill.
Denver Haycock of Drayton caught and released this largemouth bass at the family cottage in Central Frontenac Township.
Ross Kirkwood, 4, of Cavan caught these smallmouth bass at the family cottage. He loves to fish and is always asking to go out to catch more monster bass, says his dad, Dave Kirkwood.
Sean Porter is flanked by Mackenzie and Emily Porter while bass fishing at Grandma’s house on Lake Duborne in Blind River.
Mike Sanna of Barrie caught this salmon while fishing with his little brother Christopher on the Nottawasaga River.
Calvin Pitt of Sault Ste. Marie shows why it was a perfect evening to chase kings (Chinook salmon) on Lake Superior near his hometown.
Larry Roszell of Branchton was fishing out of Port Dalhousie on Lake Ontario when he landed this chinook salmon with an assist from his son Bob, with a great net job.
Congrats to our Nikon Canada Photo Friday winner, Barry Killen of Peterborough! His granddaughter Daisy Mae, 6, insisted on switching to what she called the prettiest lure in his tacklebox before immediately landing this smallmouth bass on it.
Nicole Lange of Bowmanville, a self-described creek angler, caught and released her first Chinook salmon on Lake Ontario.
Candace Johnson of Huntsville holds up a bass caught and released while fishing with her family, including Matthew, Jaiden, and Hannah (not pictured), on Pen Lake.
Ryan Moore of Hamilton caught this giant muskie on Lower Buckhorn Lake, with some help from his dad, Gary (not pictured).
Paul Casey of The Blue Mountains caught this huge walleye in the French River.
Ruth Anne Fries of Wiarton caught and released this giant walleye at Como Lake Resort in Chapleau while on vacation fishing with her husband and daughter.
Ava Moss caught her first big fish – a smallmouth bass - off the dock at a friend’s cottage on Talon Lake using just a hook and worm.
Yanik Larouche, 4, of Hanmer landed his first walleye while fishing with his dad, Matt, on the French River.
Liam Kenney (left) of Shelburne travelled to Manitouwadge to catch his first northern pike with cousin Victoria Edwards.
Nathan McPhee of Guelph sent in this photo of his son Griffen McPhee, 5, with a largemouth bass they caught on Manitoulin Island on Lake Huron.
In catching this giant northern pike in Quetico Provincial Park, Matt Gutpell of Fort Frances completed the Quetico Grand Slam – landing all four species (lake trout, northern, walleye, and bass) that can be caught on one lake. He caught each on a homemade trolling spoon before releasing them.
Mark Trypuc of Toronto landed this beautiful lake trout in the Hastings Highlands area, with some help from a friend, before releasing it.
Heather Pennie of Manitowaning sent this photo of Brooke Gibeault’s first walleye, caught on Manitoulin Island on Lake Huron. She said they have a family tradition of kissing your first walleye catch for good luck.
Jana Pazin of Kitchener caught this giant brook trout from her secret fishing spot northeast of Toronto.
Alex DeClerck of Mount Carmel displays an impressive tom she harvested after many early mornings of hard work during the spring season. It ran right up to her hen decoy in front of her ground blind.
As Cameron Laird of Milton snapped this photo, his friend Brent Giles “released” this northern pike, then managed to catch it before it hit the water.
Patrick Voisin of Chalk River caught and released this giant lake trout while fishing with his dad near Slate Island on Lake Superior.
Chrissy Fobert of Brockville caught this beautiful Chinook salmon while fishing for salmon with her fiancé Matt Clement on Lake Ontario for the first time.
Steve Carkner of Ottawa caught this personal-best catfish while night fishing for gar.
Cory Reed of Oshawa caught this largemouth bass on the first cast of his jig into a boat basin on Pigeon Lake.
Congratulations to our winner for July 26, 2019, Kayla Culp of Ridgeway! She caught this Lake Erie smallmouth bass near the Niagara River while drop-shotting with her fiancé, Matt Sirianni.
Congratulations to our winner for August 2, 2019, Ajith Thomas of Brampton! He and his wife Mareena caught a couple of nice salmon for the barbecue near Oakville on Lake Ontario.
Paul Lernout of Grande Pointe caught this 56-inch muskie on Lake St. Clair near Mitchell’s Bay and released it after Andrea Debruyn took some photos.
Chrissy Fobert of Brockville caught this 24 lb. salmon on Lake Ontario while fishing with her fiancé, Matt Clement. The caught her personal best while trolling with a flasher/fly combo. “It put up a very good fight! We feel very fortunate to be able to enjoy a great salmon fishery in Ontario,” she said.
Meaghan Mullen of Nobel snapped this shot of her sons Boyd and Hunter getting some early morning fishing in.
Nate Devitt, 10, of Bobcaygeon – seen with his dad, Joe – caught what he said was a 8.75 lb. smallmouth while tossing a topwater lure on Sturgeon Lake.
Will Bruder of Brighton had to be pried out of bed before dawn but quickly woke up when he hooked his personal best largemouth just after first light.
If you hold your fish out to the camera it looks bigger, notes Heather Pennie of Manitowaning after snapping this pic of her son Dane while fishing on Lake Huron.
Ryan Sharpe of London won big salmon of the day in the Chantry Chinook Classic on Lake Huron, fishing out of Kincardine.
Karen Zylstra of Jordan caught this 16 lb. catfish while trolling the Grand River for walleye with husband Scott. After some practice, a less awkward photo was taken, he noted.
James Firth of Plympton-Wyoming sent in this photo of his brother-in-law Keith Willemse, from left, with an 18.5-inch largemouth caught on a Senko and Firth with a 19.5-inch smallmouth caught on a popper on Lake Partridge near Parry Sound.
Amber Munshaw of Barrie caught this 30-inch walleye on Ahmic Lake while trolling with a jig and artificial minnow while fishing with her family at their cottage. “Way to go, kiddo!” wrote her dad, Jay, also pictured.
Jamie Laurin of Waubashene caught and released this giant muskie on Restoule Lake.
Hannah Munderich of Welland was thrilled to catch her first-ever lake trout while jigging spoons off a canoe while vacationing in the Lake of Bays area.
Shannon Lane of Severn caught this northern pike on Lake Couchiching.
Justin Loring of Cochrane caught this northern pike on a fly rod while fishing with his fiancé close to home.
Tim Bennett of Lively caught this northern pike while fishing with his son Wesley on a small lake north of Webbwood, west of Sudbury.
Congratulations to our winner for August 9, 2019, Christopher Brown of Kingston! He snapped this photo of his brother while they were bass fishing with topwaters from kayaks in the morning mist on a lake north of the Limestone City.
Sean Kanellis, 9, displays a catch while enjoying a day on Lake Ontario with Ontario OUT of DOORS national sales director Stephen Bates, as well as his brother Connor and captain Vito Dattomo of Lord of the Kings King Salmon Charters (not pictured).
Connor Kanellis, 10, displays a catch while enjoying a day on Lake Ontario with captain Vito Dattomo of Lord of the Kings King Salmon Charters, as well as his brother Sean and Ontario OUT of DOORS national sales director Stephen Bates (not pictured).
Theoren Commanda of North Bay enjoying the scenery while fishing for smallmouth.
Chris Fitkin of Markham catches his first smallmouth bass caught in his new canoe, on a floating plastic lure.
Andrew Grant of Englehart caught this monster northern pike while trolling with a silver spoon on Larder Lake.
Derek Konieczny of Georgetown sent in this photo of his son, Tristen, with his biggest smallmouth bass to date, caught in Canoe Lake in Algonquin Provincial Park.
Griffen McPhee of Guelph caught his personal best fish in this 21-pound carp from the Speed River. His younger brother Wyatt was pretty excited, too.
Hailey Meens of Belleville with her first buck harvested last November. She got her second at the same stand the very next day.
Jordan Price of Guelph with a walleye caught and released on Stoney Lake on a lure made by his father, Graham. “It was a very proud moment being with him and watching him catch his new personal best!” dad wrote.
Elizabeth Rowan took this photo, dubbed “A Perfect Moment in Time,” of James Rowan fishing on the beach at Upper Matachewan Lake. No fish were harmed in the making of the photo, she wrote.
Ethan Strong and his young friend Reed were fishing for walleye near Minden when this northern Pike smashed their jig. It was the biggest fish Reed has seen caught. He was so excited all he could say was “all I want to do it pet the fish,” Strong wrote.
Eric Wagler of Rostock took this photo of a cicada shedding its skin during the dog days of summer.
Phil Zywot of Toronto celebrates catching this trophy Lake Ontario Atlantic salmon.
Kailey Bateman of Haliburton holds a smallmouth bass she caught on Kashagawigamog Lake while using a Jitterbug. “I love the fight you get while bass fishing,” she wrote.
Bryan Smith of New Hamburg caught this monster smallmouth on a jighead and twisty tail on Shawanaga Lake, north of Parry Sound.
Christine Bouffard of Whitefish and her husband watched these three bull moose crossing the creek on her parent's property in Desbarats.
Colin Alexander of London caught this mirror carp on the Maitland River using corn.
Isaac Kirby of Iron Bridge displays the harvest of his first goose hunt with his dad and uncle.
Kara Liscombe of Coboconk holds up a smallmouth bass while fishing with her dad.
Landon Hopwood, 7, of Ottawa was all smiles after his first catch of the day while fishing with his grandfather Douglas on Calabogie Lake.
Marina Verdonk of Sault Ste. Marie needed help landing this very impressive Walleye after it broke her favourite rod while fishing in Harmony Bay, Lake Superior. She thanked fishing partner Marlie for grabbing the line and netting it at the last second!
Laura McPhee and her son Griffen McPhee of Guelph with a bear Laura harvested on Manitoulin Island.
Paolo Caprara of Toronto, Giancarlo Caprara, Daniel Toigo, Vinny Sinopoli, and Max the dog with a bear harvested at Lower Twin Lakes Lodge during this year’s hunt – Daniel’s first bear hunt.
Tyler Watson of Galt caught this beautiful 24-inch Lake Trout on a Rapala trolling in Lake Kipawa, northeast of Temiscaming in Quebec.
Tristan Hopwood, 6, of Ottawa was excited about the smallmouth bass he caught while fishing with his grandfather Douglas on Calabogie Lake.
Noah Kim of Kingston celebrated his eight birthday by landing and releasing this nice largemouth and outfishing his grandpa (again) on Sharbot Lake.
Congrats to our Nikon Canada Photo Friday winner, Marty Vlietstra of Brantford! He caught this 50.5-inch muskie before bringing it in his large livewell to the dock so his boys Blake and Richard could see it. They helped him with the release.
Congrats to our Nikon Canada Photo Friday winner, Nick Baroud of Ottawa! He caught this beautiful smallmouth bass on Big Rideau Lake.
Congrats to our Nikon Canada Photo Friday winner, Emily Genrick of L'Amable! She sent in this photo of her son Reid, 9, holding a monster walleye he caught on Tomiko Lake northwest of North Bay earlier this summer.
Congrats to our Nikon Canada Photo Friday winner, Travis Stromness of Dryden! He submitted this photo of himself and his excited 19-month old son, Archer, as his brother Devin prepared to weigh-in at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championships.
Congrats to our Nikon Canada Photo Friday winner, James McClure of http://St.George! He caught this smallmouth bass on the fly on Mazinaw Lake. It was netted by Brittany Thompson.
Adam Lass of Marathon sent in this photo of Owen, Tyler and Kiersten with lake trout caught on Lake Superior.
Cory Elson of Shelburne and son Colton after their first dove hunt at a friend’s farm in Caledon.
Dave Anderson of Hamilton with two ruffed grouse harvested with his dad.
Emily Enns of Kenora holds up largemouth bass caught in Sioux Narrows.
Jane Grieve of Fort Lauderdale, Florida said she caught and released this 40-pound Lake Trout on 20-pound test line on Long Lake on an annual holiday with her husband in northwestern Ontario. “Was a fish of a lifetime for me,” she said.
Jim Rice of Barrie sent in this photo of his nephew Ryan Rice with a smallmouth bass caught on a topwater lure on Lake Nippissing.
John Mills of Alvinston fishes with his son Joshua near Nipigon.
Julie Iantorno of Guelph caught and released this lunker in the North Channel while fishing with husband Rob Wilson and brother-in-law Chris Jones.
Mira Pearson of Courtice displays her first wild turkey with her dad, Greg Pearson.
Scott Clarke of Dorchester displays a spring jake with his son Daniel, 5.
Kevin Walker of Johnstown sent in this photo of his son Wyatt’s first largemouth. “He was crazy excited and is now hooked on fishing for life!” he wrote.
Congrats to our Nikon Canada Photo Friday winner, James Firth of Plympton-Wyoming! He submitted this photo of himself and his son William getting in some early-morning fishing while on vacation at Pike Bay. His mother-in-law snapped the photo.
Congratulations to our winner for September 27, 2019, Austin Cannon of Whitney! He submitted this photo of his nine-month-old English springer spaniel, Beau, on his first duck hunt in WMU 55A. “He had a lot of fun and made me very proud,” he wrote.
Angelo D’Onofrio of Niagara Falls harvested this bull moose on opening day in WMU 15B. “One of the most amazing experiences of my life,” he wrote.
Chris Farr of Forest took this photo after renting a houseboat this summer on Lake Temagami with his wife Ashley and their girls, Evelyn and Madison. They caught many fish and enjoyed starry campfires. “I was so happy to see how much fun they had the entire time. It was a trip I will remember forever,” he wrote.
Cory Caissie of Elliot Lake sent in this photo of her daughter Haily with a big bass.
Curtis Gillis of Omemee sent in this photo of his two-and-a-half-year-old son Nickolas from the moose hunter-in-training’s first little camp out.
David Loring submitted this photo of himself and granddaughter Olivia after she took in her first bird hunt at Manitouwadge.
Duncan Macaulay sent in this photo of his dad Dan posing with one of many lake trout they caught and released while trolling on Lake Erie. “The bite was on and so were our smiles,” he wrote.
Walkerton-area resident John Edgington submitted this photo of his son A.J. and his German shorthaired pointer Bella after a grouse hunt at Grassy Lake. They were also joined by A.J.’s older brother, Jake.
Justin Todd of Burford caught this brown trout while fishing a Lake Ontario tributary.
Kayla Ward of Bowmanville caught this northern pike on a jerkbait on Seymour Lake in late August. It was netted by her boyfriend, Shaun Fernandes, and released.
Kristen McKee of Haliburton harvested this giant buck during bow season last December. “I swore he could hear my heart pounding,” she wrote.
Ella Arnold caught this walleye while fishing for perch with family on Lake Mindamoya on Manitoulin Island. Her grandma netted it for her.
Brad McLarty of Sault Ste. Marie caught a northern Ontario moose on camera.
Congrats to our Photo Friday winner, Tyler Svirk of Paris, Ontario! He submitted this photo of himself and daughter Adrianna after the four-year-old caught a 22-pound carp on the Grand River using a Frozen-themed fishing pole.
Congrats to our Photo Friday winner, Dave Hamilton of Caledon! His son, Mark, took his first moose — a 38-inch bull — near Ignace late last month. They have been bow hunting moose together for 12 years.
Adam Denomme of Val Therese caught these splake with his son near Sudbury.
Adam Duncan of Waterloo caught and released this 42-inch northern pike with friend Lee Van Cromvoirt on Doe Lake just north of Huntsville.
Alexander Scarchilli of Shelburne duck hunting with his Labrador retriever, Gunner, in Caledon.
Bruce Craig of Ashton harvested this spring tom in the pouring rain in Beckwith Township.
Doug Heikamp of Hamilton submitted this photo of his son preparing for a morning fish on Balsam Lake.
Gino Romano of Ottawa snapped this pic of his son during his first duck hunt.
Jaime Lopez of Mississauga sent in this photo of her youngest catching her first fish.
Will and Jocelyn Zevenbergen of Allenford celebrated 10 years of marriage with their first goose hunt together near their hometown.
Larry Trigatti took this photo of Jonathan Doan goose hunting near Sarnia.
Matt Clement and his wife Chrissy of Brockville harvested these ruffed grouse while honeymooning in Chapleau.
Nathan Campbell of St. Thomas harvested this buck with a crossbow on a friend’s land not far from home.
Nick Vriend of Welland submitted this photo of himself and friends Jim Vittie, John Lehocki, Evan Bearss, Les Zampar, and Bruce Ralph after their annual Cochrane moose hunt.
Stephen Hachey of Brantford harvested this buck in Brant County with a crossbow.
Terry Kalyta of Bobcaygeon came encountered this black bear while taking in the fall colours of Haliburton with wife Kathy.
Wyatt May of Cobourg caught this 23.5-inch, 5.8-pound brook trout in FMZ 18.
Congrats to our Photo Friday winner, Calvin Pitt of Sault Ste. Marie! He submitted this photo of his son Parker, 4, after a grouse hunt.
Congrats to our Photo Friday winner, Samantha Neureuther of Kakabeka Falls! She caught this beautiful fall walleye while river fishing during a grouse hunt in Upsala, northwest of Thunder Bay.
Chris Ruhl of Alma sent in this photo of his Lake Ontario king salmon catch.
Daniel Gosselin of Niagara Falls harvested this bull in Red Lake.
Jackson Coran of Fort Frances sent in this photo of his giant late-season lake trout catch on his favourite northwestern Ontario lake.
Jaime Sebastián caught this 54-inch muskie while casting a bucktail on the Petawawa River.
James West of Petersburg was bow hunting when this grouse dropped by for a visit.
Jeremy McConnell sent in this photo of his son Spencer getting up close to a catfish he caught.
Jessica Legault of Dowling submitted this photo of the “cutest calves you’ll ever see!”
Jim Hulagrocki of Longbow Lake harvested this bull at Nungesser Lake in northwestern Ontario while hunting with friends Don Jones and Roy Green of Birch Point Camp.
Randy Beamish of Thunder Bay caught this beautiful brook trout on a custom fly on the Nipigon River before releasing it.
Shelley Jackson of Holland Centre submitted this photo of her and sons Rogan and Parker Vanstone from their summer fishing trip near Matachewan.
Sherry Tomporowski of Gravenhurst caught and released this 49.25-inch muskie.
Stephen Hachey of Brantford, seen here with son Remington, harvested this turkey in Brant County with a crossbow.
Thomas Myers of Deep River sent in this glorious sunrise from a recent duck hunting trip.
Wayne Lacko of Winnipeg sent in this photo of his wife Ramona with a lake trout she caught on Crow Lake, near Nestor Falls, that he enjoyed for his 60th birthday dinner.
Congratulations to our winner for November 1, 2019, Ron Sternig of Mississauga! This photo was taken from his duck blind.
Congratulations to our winner for November 8, 2019, Jason Russell of Port Stanley! He was all smiles after harvesting his first buck.
Brandon Conners of Clarence Creek snapped these turkeys from his blind while deer hunting.
Leslie Tuck harvested her first goose in October after completing the hunter apprentice program. She was hunting with her dad Chad and his friend Randy Macey near Orangeville.
Chris Patenaude of Victoria Harbour harvested this buck during the last day of the muzzleloader/shotgun season in WMU 76.
Jeff Edwards of Oil City sent this photo of his son Matt from Vancouver with a Lake Erie walleye. Matt was home for his grandmother’s 90th birthday.
Jessy Gauthier of Dryden submitted this pic of her daughter Scotti’s reaction to a beaver trapped by her dad, Sonny.
Joanne Noble of Minesing took this photo after the first snowfall in Springwater Township.
John Morton of Milton sent in this photo of his dad with a ruffed grouse he harvested near Sudbury.
Kate Morse of Paris, Ontario caught and released this Chinook salmon on Lake Ontario.
Jessica Ladly of Collingwood harvested an eight-point buck, her first deer, the day before her brother Mark Oostdam harvested a nine-point buck.
Mime Lint of Selkirk harvested this big buck before getting photos with sons Brayden and Brody.
Mitchell Kincaid of London was scoping our new hunting spots when he photographed this beautiful buck.
Peter Weldon of Mississauga sent in this photo of Gary McCoy carp fishing at sunset.
Sheldon Dombroskie and his son Hudson of Palmer Rapids enjoyed their first deer hunt together.
Steve Delyea of Port Perry submitted this photo of his retriever Quinn keeping an eye on her trophy wood ducks.
Taylor Hillier of Georgetown captured the joy experienced by his son Zachary, 10, when he caught his first Chinook salmon in the Credit River in Mississauga.
Trevor Okum of Renfrew submitted this photo of his son Brayden with a turkey.
Congratulations to our winner for November 15, 2019, Cameron Laird of Milton! He caught this personal-best, eight-pound walleye in the Bay of Quinte on Remembrance Day.
Congratulations to our winner for November 22, 2019, Tyson Kan of Nolalu! He submitted this photo of his son Taimen, 3, and buddy Paul after "Uncle Paul" harvested his first deer in South Gillies/Nolalu.
Avid outdoors-woman Addie Lemkay of Golden Lake was overjoyed to harvest this buck after a week of sitting in the stand right after losing her dog to cancer.
Adrian Uturas of Kitchener caught this 22-pound Chinook salmon using a Rapala Husky Jerk on Lake Ontario near Oshawa.
Brook Schryer of Omemee harvested this 10-point buck on his parent's 42nd wedding anniversary in the Kinmount area.
Bruce Cole of Picton harvested this buck during the bows-only season in Prince Edward County in a field on a friend’s farm while hunting with his dad, Charlie.
Bryan Hopps of Cambridge submitted this pic after he and friend Paul Ayotte harvested this giant turkey during the spring hunt.
Colton Fournier of Innisfil with his personal best buck, his first harvested with a compound bow.
Darwin Rosien of Pembroke submitted this photo of twin moose calves harvested on farm property near Foymount.
Espanola-area police officer Dave Bell met this moose after he was called to a highway traffic hazard and got this selfie before the young animal returned to the bush.
Apprentice hunter Ella JP Smith of Ethel harvested her first deer on the last day of the 2018 rifle hunt in Huron County with her father Kurtis.
Ian MacDonald of Balderson submitted this photo from the MacDonald hunt camp, which collected this 10-point buck on a successful drive.
Darren Flower of Prince Edward County harvested this buck while hunting in a corn field with Jamie Veltman.
Gage Gardiner, 11, of Thunder Bay after his first hunt with dad Jeremy in northwestern Ontario.
Joe Birkas of Pembroke harvested this 15-point buck in WMU 55B during this past rifle season.
Mason England of Plevna with his second buck in as many years in Maberly.
Lance McFarlane of Thunder Bay arrowed his first whitetail on his fourth hunt of the 2019 bow season. His friend Bryan helped with hauling and field dressing.
Volunteer Kevin Szachury and Tara Pettit with her first deer as the Dryden District Conservation Club and Dryden Rifle and Pistol Club hosted its first WOW (Women’s Outdoor Weekend) to introduce women to a range of activities.
Mike and Claira Klemme of Dunnville with his first deer using a traditional bow.
Nathan Clark of Bayfield caught this rainbow trout on a Mepps spinner in the Bayfield River with the help of Jim Hill.
Remi Levesque of Smooth Rock Falls submitted this photo with himself and, from left, Remi Jr. and Agate Levesque after a successful grouse hunt.
Nathan Rysheck of Geraldton with his first walleye, caught on Kenogamisis Lake.
Francine D Batog of Geraldton lands a walleye in the Steel River.
Stephane Pare of Cornwall harvested this buck after installing a new tree stand on newly-acquired property earlier in the day.
Hunter apprentice Maverick Corboy Beattie, 14, of Sault Ste. Marie with his first double of ducks, and family dog Cabela.
Congratulations to our winner for November 29, 2019, Shaunna Frawley of Coldwater! She submitted this photo of Grayson Cole, 7, having breakfast in the duck blind with his dad, James.
Congratulations to our Photo Friday winner for December 6, 2019, Jessica Turner of McDonalds Corners! She harvested this buck with her crossbow on the farm she calls home with husband Cagney, who helped recover the deer.
Bradley Thorn of Oshawa caught this 49-inch muskie trolling on the Upper French River.
Chrissy Clement of Brockville caught this Bay of Quinte walleye with her husband, Matt, using a crank bait.
Gavin Gerrits, 12, of Enniskillen caught and released this monster bass in the Bancroft area.
Greg Mather of Owen Sound caught this eight-pound rainbow trout from shore.
Peterborough’s Jesse King submitted this photo of mom Jen and son Maxwell, 10 months, with their northern Ontario walleye catch.
Kiesha McCarey of Tillsonburg prefers to shoot bows, not wear them, like when she harvested this big buck.
Kyla Danielle Maltais of Porcupine harvested these ruffed grouse with the help of her son Karsen.
Lee Thompson of Wellandport submitted this photo from the last day of the rifle hunt.
Pam Stewart of Perth harvested this with a bullet scar on its hide last month.
Rob Campbell of Richmond sent in this trail cam photo of a bear.
Apprentice hunter Austin Culp harvested his first deer with his dad, Robert, of Cayuga.
Apprentice hunter Lorren Poland of Blyth harvested this doe at 30 yards.
Quinn Baxter, 13, of Hagersville, used a muzzleloader to take down this deer.
Toufic El-Saikali of Ottawa sent in this tongue-wagging deer trail cam photo.
Congratulations to our winner for December 13, 2019, Shawn Casey of Minden! He submitted this photo after Minden-area Wilderness Hunt Club harvested a 58-inch bull.
Congratulations to our winner for December 20, 2019, Mike Fitzgerald of Prince Edward County! He submitted this photo of the business end of a Bay of Quinte walleye as seen through the ice.
Loretta Bilous of Dryden toughed it out in blizzard conditions and it paid off when she hooked this 35.5-inch trout. It was the last day of a camping and fishing trip.
Connor Michano of Marathon used a Wonderbread spoon for this quick catch and release.
Lindsay Fleischer of Alliston submitted a photo of members of the fishing camp having ice fishing fun on a 10-degree day this year.
Declan Demkowich of St. George took this photo of dad when they were out shed hunting. After many years, dad finally found his first one: a four-pointer with a tine that looks like it has a Hershey’s kiss on top.
Tristan Andre of Woodstock decided to take out his brand-new inflatable boat with his girlfriend. Little did they know they would encounter this river monster. He wrestled this pike for 30 minutes before landing it. It was tristan’s first pike and hopefully not his last.
Photo Friday winner Jerzee Paige of Latchford who caught this 43-inch burbot with a jig head on 10-pound test.
Miguel Trepanier of Cochrane poses with a 37-inch, 10.5-pound “gator” pike.
David Nelson of St. Joseph Island shot the largest bull he has taken in his 19 years of bowhunting for moose. He shot it with a crossbow at 40 yards after it took 30 minutes to bring into range.
Dustin Howard of Haley Station is passing his love for the outdoors onto his kids Aubrey and Wyatt.
Ben Macfarlane of Richards Landing took this photo of his five-year-old daughter, Aubrey, holding the catch of the day from the shore of St. Marys River. Dad was proud.
Amanda Harvey of Orillia and Gunnar had a great time at the OFAH booth in the Toronto Sportsmen’s Show. He even got to take an Ontario OUT of DOORS cover photo.
Becky Neufeld of London holds her second lake trout, caught in 400 feet of water, a mile out, on lead core.
Drew Shannon of Cambridge was casting a Rapala Flat Rap when he hooked his personal best pike an hour before sunset.
Chuck Bell submitted this photo of Cheryl, who caught her first rainbow. Also pictured is their dog, Jake, who was a part of the fun!
Eva Sakure of Mississauga was fishing for the very first time on Lake Simcoe when she caught this perch. She is hooked for life.
Gabrielle Blaney of Brockville decided she was ready for something bigger after catching some perch. Her first cast brought her this eight-and-a-half-pound pike!
Hunter Porter of Temiskaming Shores holds a giant that nearly didn’t fit through the hole. Luckily, he was able to reel it in.
Jessica Carlson of Blind River took this tank speckled trout in the last 15 minutes of daylight in the beautiful northern Ontario backwoods.
Jonathan Clark of St. Catharines, who was home from school for the weekend, caught this black crappie under a slip float with a chartreuse Berkley minnow.
Melissa Charbonneau of Estaire submitted this photo of her two girls fishing after school and enjoying a lovely sunset.
Melanie Tougas of Red Lake was able to catch this beauty despite 40-kilometre wind gusts and snow.
Kody Brekelmans of Beachville caught a 34-inch burbot through the ice on a ¼-oz pink-and-white jig head with a minnow.
Justin Ghazarian of Rockland was fishing in 10 feet of water when he landed this nine-pound walleye on a jig and minnow. It was caught in the same location he frequents to catch big walleye.
Ryan Grimshaw of Waubaushene found luck in Honey Harbour, reeling in a 33-inch walleye, that weighed 17 pounds. It was released.
Steve Moser of Kitchener submitted this photo of three generations of anglers in the family.
Tristin Jarratt of Thessalon snapped and captured a memory that will last a lifetime. This beautiful brook trout put up a fight but was released.
Troy Wilson of Welland went ice fishing four times last year and only learned lessons. This time, however, him and his son caught a dozen fish in the first three hours.
Vincent Leroux of Leamington on the first ice fishing trip of 2024. It was a great way to start the year!
Photo Friday winner Spencer Cline of Cochrane, who caught a new personal best walleye. The 32 incher was 12.5 pounds.
Photo Friday winner Nolan Shortt of Midland who successfully reeled in this beautiful 40-inch Georgian Bay lake trout.
Photo Friday winner Oakley Bethlehem of Burlington, who is holding some nice perch caught at first ice this winter on Lake Nosbonsing.
Tyson Kan of Mckenzie Island submitted this photo of eight-year-old son, Taimen who was able to hook a 33-inch burbot, 38-inch northern pike, and more on the same day. Dad was very proud.
Alex Nutt of Perth got to share taking this tom with his son, who was understandably very excited, in the Ottawa Valley.
Amer and Yaima Keilani of Milton (shown) went shed hunting earlier this year in WMU 79.
Andrea Poirier-Cornell of Atikohan was all smiles after catching the first smallie of the year through the ice. Andrea was fishing in -25-degree weather with high winds.
Andrea Poirier-Cornell of Atikokan caught a monstrous (and personal-best) lake trout that she was happy to show her brother, Andrew.
Blake Bobechko of Orangeville wrote that a dog flushed this pheasant from a cut crop field in Melancthon Township.
Bonnie Morris of Corunna had a successful first controlled hunt with her son Phillip and fiancée Rob; Phillip is now hooked.
Brenden Macmullin of Severn harvested this opening-day tom at 6:45 a.m. — it appeared after five hens passed in the Lindsay-area hunt.
Colin Gregory of Chatham captured his shadow from his tree stand during bow season back in November.
Photo Friday winner Craig Schwindt of Elmira submitted this photo of Lucy Bartos hiking with her grandparents. Finding this moose shed made the apprentice hunter’s March break.
Crosley Lippert of Tesswater, 13, was out hunting with his dad when he harvested his first bird. The tom was 24 pounds.
Dakota Clifford of Gravenhurst harvested this 22-pound, 11-ounce turkey with a 10-inch beard and ¾-inch spurs in April 2024; she has been hunting since she was 12, and this is her fifth turkey.
Dawn Ballantyne of Dunnville caught a 36-inch channel cat using cut bait on the Grand River.
Deborah Sprague of North Bay pulled in this 31-inch walleye while out bass fishing in Field, Ontario.
Dino Matsoukas of Jackson’s Point notes that Nicholas and Christopher Matsoukas had a dream turkey opener back in 2022, taking a pair of toms from the same Beaverton-area ground blind.
Dorothy Monteith of Kenora captured her granddaughter’s first keeper on beautiful Lake of the Woods, caught alongside her grandfather, John Monteith.
Gregory Fines of Huntsville says Maggie Fines caught her 18-inch, personal-best brook trout using a gold-bladed spinner and a worm from a stocked lake outside of Huntsville.
Photo Friday winner Kyle Denault of Iroquois Falls caught a couple of four-pound brookies early in the ice-fishing season in FMZ 8
Martin Foisy of Elliot Lake caught a 24-pound pike while jigging.
Mike Chau of Toronto took a last-ice March trip to the Haliburton Highlands with Nicholas, who landed a nice, dark-coloured lake trout.
Monica Taves of Lively harvested her first bow-hunted deer from family owned land on Manitoulin Island.
Phil Beacock of Port Sydney was proud of Dave Rodel (shown) for harvesting his first moose calf on opening day 2023 after carefully assessing it was an ethical kill. Their hunting camp was started in 1958.
Randy Beamish of Thunder Bay caught a 29-inch whitefish on a Foxee jig while ice fishing on Lake Superior.
Richard Fillmore of Hamilton is all packed up and ready for turkey season.
Sonja Hardy of Mississauga hooked this brown trout from her kayak on Lake Ontario near Port Credit
Stacie Burton of Cochrane caught her first rainbow trout through the ice on Commando Lake; it was 17.5-inches, and beautifully coloured.
Taylor Blay of Omemee shows three red-headed ducks who were banded during a Fleming College Delta Waterfowl Club field trip to Burlington, as part of waterfowl conservation efforts.
Photo Friday winner Tristan Vinghetti of Woodstock who caught this carp with corn on a hook with a six-pound test on the first fishing trip of the year.
Wendy Tye-LaRocque of Carleton Place snapped her daughter fishing at the cottage around South Frontenac.
Wendy Tye-LaRocque Carleton Place writes her daughters both had a successful deer hunt in 2023; here is her 15-year-old daughter Hannah with her 4-point buck.
Wendy Tye-LaRocque Carleton Place writes that her daughters both had a successful deer hunt in 2023; here is her 17-year-old daughter Sandra with her 8-point buck.
Wioleta Masternak of Brampton having March Break family ice fishing fun with Dominik on Nepewassi Lake.
Amy McPherson of Napanee tagged out for the 2024 turkey season using her compound bow.
Photo Friday Rapala CrushCity winner Andrea Poirier-Cornell of Atikokan was was out walleye fishing in the current on the Seine River when she surprisingly hooked this 10.8-pound pike on an ultra-lite setup.
Cherie Wilson of Corbeil caught this pretty Ottawa River pike near Mattawa.
Cooper Foote of South Dundas tagged out during his first spring turkey season on a local farm near Winchester.
Photo Friday Rapala CrushCity winner Dave Fowler of Ottawa had a determination for muskie that was rewarded while trolling the Rideau River. He caught his personal best with a Rapala Firetiger Husky Jerk bait; fellow angler Jonathan Lee took the snap.
Grayson Button, 8, of Newcastle, caught his first giant black crappie on his new rod from Papa. The whole lake must have heard “I got a giant fish!” as he reeled it in, smiling widely despite the swarms of blackflies and mosquitoes.
James Mayer, 3, of Kingsville, caught his first walleye in the summer of 2023 on Lake Erie.
Leanne Healey of Sault Ste. Marie enjoyed her first solo turkey hunt and harvested her first Algoma District (WMU 36) tom using her 12-gauge Winchester SXP. It was a perfect textbook hunt and a memory that will last a lifetime.
Nathan McPhee of Guelph took his children Wyatt, Grace, and Griffen out for a morning of downrigging near St. Catherines.
Noah Sullivan of Kingston reeled in a beautiful splake using an ultra-light ice-fishing rod.
Scott Neureuther of Goulais River brought home a salmon as big as his 5-month-old, Edmund.
Zach Swain of Sunderland and his son, Clifford, enjoyed a family spring steelhead trip to the Lake Superior area.
Photo Friday winner Randy Beamish of Thunder Bay snapped this Lake Superior steelhead while float fishing in a tributary.
Photo Friday winner Rob Clifford of Severn was enjoying a beautiful opening morning when a gobbler arrived at his set-up on a local farm a few hours after sunrise.
Roy Belisle of Hamilton was fishing close to Bronte in Lake Ontario on a cold Saturday morning when he caught this 16-pound lake trout.
Shaunna Frawley of Coldwater (not pictured) and her daughter, Addison Cole (8 months), recently enjoyed their first turkey hunt together in 76A.
Tommy Biers of Cochrane caught-and-released this 20-inch brown trout using a wooly bugger Black on Lake Commando.
Taylor Sobchuk of Red Lake was spending the day at Trout River Lodge walleye fishing with Dad when this pike was hooked unexpectedly.
Toni Cooper of Oakwood had an amazing up-close-and-personal turkey hunt with an amazing friend in WMU 73.
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