I recieved notice from one of our writers, Kevin Wilson, regarding his article, "A Marsh I Know," published in our Nov/Dec issue, has received some attention. Here's an e-mail I received from him this weekend:

You probably received a notice but as an FYI, I just got a plaque in the mail. Turns out it was a 1st place in the Ducks Unlimited Canada Wetlands Appreciation Award category for that

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Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.” —Sam Keen

There certainly is an element of truth to the above quote. I’m as guilty as anyone for justifying pastimes such as “patio sitting” and “hammock sleeping” when the weather is hot and dry. In fact, it’s the relaxing nature of most of my summertime pursuits that draws me to them in the first place. But — like you — many of my pursuits are

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There is a love-hate relationship between outdoorsmen and ATVs. And even those that love them - sometimes hate them.

But really we're talking about the operators not the machines, right? After all - ATVs are not only fun, but useful, and sometimes essential. I am heading to an ATV access cabin in June to do some fishing, and the only conceivable way my buddies and I can get our gear in is via

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This press release just came down the wire from the Alberta Ministry of Sustainable Resource Development:

Special Walleye Licence program expands to other lakes
2009 regulations also create other angling opportunities
Edmonton... Alberta anglers will have new fishing opportunities this year thanks to the expansion of the Special Walleye Licence program to Floatingstone and Kehiwin lakes,

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Western Sportsman is currently accepting story queries for feature articles to appear in the 2010 issues.

We would love to hear from new writers and photographers.

Please take a look at our writer's guidelines , and then send your queries to editor@westernsportsman.com.

Remember - even if you've already written the story, please query witha 100-word outline.No query - no acceptance. Sorry to be

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Don't close the window! This is not another doom and gloom report, believe me, I'm just as sick of them as you are.

 No - this is about how lucky we are to have recession-proof hobbies.

What am I talking about? Well, imagine for a moment that during this economic downturn, your hobby was sailing. You might be in trouble - at the very least, there's a good chance your significant other might not

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We all want more anglers and hunters - as long as they're not in my "backyard."

It is the battle cry of every fish and game club out there: “How can we attract more people to hunting and fishing?” And next to perhaps the gun registry and habitat loss, hunter participation is the most talked about subject at outdoors-related gatherings.
But I’m going to ask the tough question: Do you really want

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For us, it's the last trade show of the spring show season: the Fishin' Hole Show at Mayfield Trade Centre in Edmonton.

Are you coming? It's free to get in, and parking's much better than the gong show at Northlands Park, so why not?

OK - I'm going to let you in on a secret that we haven't advertised... everyone who buys a three-year Western Sportsman subscription will received a FREE hunting

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The grand opening of the new Bass Pro Shops store in Balzac, just north of Calgary, is set for April 7.

Are you going? Bass Pro is apparently expecting 25,000 people to show up on day one.

For anyone heading to the store during opening week, you're sure to see some familiar faces and names on the seminar stage. Brad Fenson and T.J. Schwanky, to name two, will be holding a series of seminars, and

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It is most certainly trade show season -- because Western Sportsman is off to yet another trade show this weekend, March 12 to 15. It's the biggest of all the Western Canadian hunting and fishing shows... the Edmonton Boat & Sportsman's Show, at Northlands Park.

We're especially excited about this year's show, as we've doubled our booth space and we'll have tons of stuff on sale: DVDs, Hats,

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