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    Classic hunting rifles - American vs European

    Recently I've thought I might want to start a small collection of vintage classic hunting rifles. They wouldn't be "safe queens" as I would intend to shoot/hunt with them on occasion. I have (and am very familiar with) several modern hunting rifles, but I'm a history buff of sorts and can...
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    Long term application strategy

    Hello all. I'm a high school teacher in Ontario, Canada. While we're blessed with some tremendous hunting in Canada, traveling to another province/territory (especially the western ones like Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, and NWT) to hunt is very difficult. Essentially, you need to either...
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    Big Woods Bruisers

    There is far more public land in Northwestern Ontario (e.g. Kenora, Rainy River, Thunder Bay) than in Eastern Ontario. But there's still quite a bit and the private land is almost all "big woods" as well - at least in the area where I hunt. Hard to beat the Adirondacks for public land though -...
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    Big Woods Bruisers

    As I've mentioned here before, my big game hunting revolves around hunting whitetail deer in the big woods of Eastern Ontario - it's a passion and there's nothing better than a cold November morning in the big woods with the first rays of the sun illuminating the horizon. In Eastern Ontario we...
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    Drury dropped by PSE makes switch to Mathews

    The Drurys have been in the game longer than anyone else save Primos I would say. In the pre-YouTube era their turkey and deer DVDs were big sellers and I enjoyed watching them. I can't say I watch as much of their content now - but there is so much great content out now that's not...
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    Kimber Montana vs Husqvarna

    Thanks everyone. I took both Montanas to the range today and was reminded how much I enjoy them. Even though I'm not able to use them afield as much as I would like, I definitely would miss them if sold. They are the perfect rifle for how I hunt in many ways. They'll be staying in my gun safe.
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    Kimber Montana vs Husqvarna

    Need to crowd source some opinions here. Unfortunately, due to inflexible work commitments and short local rifle seasons I spend much more time archery and muzzleloader hunting than rifle hunting. I have two Kimber Montanas - a 257 Roberts and a 280 Remington. They are great rifles, but...
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    Turkeys - lets see em

    Finished my Ontario season yesterday morning with a chaotic solo hunt that proved sometimes it works out even when it shouldn't. Makes up for the all the hunts that seem to unfold perfectly, but end up fruitless. I had not roosted birds the previous evening, but know these properties well and...
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    Turkeys - lets see em

    An update to my Ontario wild turkey season ... My dad is not a serious hunter. After wild turkey hunting opened in our area, my dad took his wild turkey hunting course and got back into hunting so he could join me in the field. My dad and I have hunted wild turkey together every spring since...
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    Turkeys - lets see em

    With the Ontario wild turkey season just over a week old, I wanted to recount how things have gone thus far. Opening day found me traipsing in nearly an hour before legal shooting time to slide in near a time proven roost location I had seen birds move into the night before while scouting. A...
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    Big woods whitetails

    Hunting the big woods for whitetail deer is what my hunting revolves around. I run 10 - 15 trail cams per year and hike hundreds of kilometers every year scouting/hunting. My "day job" is a high school teacher so my time afield is much more limited than I would like (e.g. weekends almost...
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    Uncle Larry - Our Best Outtake, Ever

    Great stuff. Curious what Uncle Larry did/does for a profession/work?
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    Moose Snot and Grizz Cubs...

    Until one has been in close quarters with a grizzly, hard to explain the intensity of those encounters. Glad this one (as mine also have) ended well. Terrific story.
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    Ontario bull moose hunt 2019

    In addition to my British Columbia mountain goat hunt in August 2019, the hunting deities smiled on me with the drawing of a rare Eastern Ontario bull moose tag (any weapon). In Ontario moose have been managed strangely (although the system is completely changing in 2021). In a nutshell...
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    Another Canadian ...

    Yes - Winterlude is a big deal in Ottawa.
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    Another Canadian ...

    I put up a recap of my 2019 British Columbia mountain goat hunt in the Big Game section. Over the next few days I will follow suit for my moose and deer hunts last fall.
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    Another Canadian ...

    I haven't fished that particular area. Although I have been through there several times, it's literally a two day drive from my home in Eastern Ontario.
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    British Columbia mountain goat - a dream come true

    One of my lifelong dreams has been to hunt the mountains of Canada's west. I've had the good fortune of whitewater kayaking, canoe tripping, rock climbing/mountaineering, and skiing across the western Canadian mountains in British Columbia, Alberta, and the Yukon. However, the requirement to...
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    Another Canadian ...

    Hello all. I'm in Ontario (near Canada's capital Ottawa). The bulk of my hunting time is spent after wild turkey in the spring and whitetail in the fall. Our deer hunting here is classic "big woods" - huge tracts of unbroken forest, hardwood ridges, lowland swamps, etc. I was very fortunate...
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    Elk Hunting conundrum

    Thanks everyone - some awesome info there. I've had some hope restored that an elk hunt (while not a rut hunt) could still be in my immediate future.
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