Gear Review: EcoTrek Fitness Bars
EcoTrek Fitness Whole Food Bars where developed to contain high quality ingredients, with no refined sugars or added sweeteners. Based around whole green foods they claim to be “wholesome, delicious bars with a tastier alternative to the typical health bar.“
Paleo Venison Jerky
You’re probably thinking “Paleo?” what the heck is he talking about? Let me explain the concept of the Paleo Diet. It’s a simple concept based on the theory that we (humans) should go back to eating like cavemen.
How to Smoke Venison Back Straps
When smoking venison and most wild game, I prefer to brine the meat instead of marinating it. Brine penetrates deeper into the meat and the salt prevents the fibers from tightening up, keeping moisture and natural juices inside. Take pride and some extra time to make sure all the silver skin and tough pieces are […]
Wolfe Island Adventures
When the phone rang Friday night at 10 pm, looking at the name on caller id we knew something was wrong. It was my mother in law asking for help to pull their camping trailer back from Wolfe Island. Every year they make a summer camping trip to visit friends that live year round on […]
Harvesting Your Own Nightcrawlers
My kids are getting to the age now where taking them fishing is becoming a fun favorite past time, but getting expensive. I was recently at the local bait shop to pick up some fresh night crawlers for the day on the water and I almost had a heart attack when the kid behind the […]
Ticks!
With the start of many spring seasons in the field finally here like bear, turkey, trout and morels, there is one more unwanted season that has also started. TICK SEASON!
Building Wood Duck Boxes
The Wood Duck is one of North Americas most colorful waterfowl, its scientific name of (Aix Sponsa) translates into “water bird in bridal dress“. These beautiful bright colored ducks nest in old growth timber found along river bottoms, beaver ponds and marsh lands. They like to nest in natural tree cavities and abandoned wood pecker […]
Warming Up, Exercises and Training for Archery
Archery appears to be a low impact sport where injuries are not common. One can walk up and down the shooting line at any club or event and think most archers could use a diet. I am going to go out on a limb here and ask you some questions. How many of you have […]
Mechanical vs Fixed Blade Broadheads
For many years archery camps has been divided into two camps. One half favour fixed blade broadheads and the other mechanical. One would think that the older hunters would be in the fix blade camp, the younger in the mechanical but this is not the case. One thing all archers can agree on is that […]
The Things We Like
It’s that magical time of year where the mornings are getting crisper, the air has a bit of a bite to it. The trees start to turn to magnificent oranges, reds and yellows. Tis the season that we have been dreaming of since the last one closed. All the time spent this summer preparing is […]
What’s In Your Bow Case? What if?
With Archery Season around the corner and many indoor leagues starting soon, it’s easy to get caught up with excitement and anticipation. My original idea for this blog post was to break down archery equipment to the basics and how to maintain, adjust and repair. As I started to write, I thought lets go open […]
School of Fishing is in Session – Taking the Kids Fishing
Last weekend was boy’s weekend and that meant fishing! So we woke up early had a great breakfast of Apple Jacks for the boys and coffee for me. Loaded up all our gear and headed to my hunting partners farm where we have a great stretch of river to fish. After a short walk down […]