Blog Entries - May 2008

Heritage, Here & Away

editor@westernsportsman.com — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:00:00 +0100

Heritage. Tradition. These are words that pop up a lot when we, as sportsmen, discuss hunting, shooting and fishing. Our fathers hunted, our grandfathers hunted and our great-grandfathers? Well, they probably did, but for most Canadians who don’t identify as First Nations, this is where our heritage starts to get confusing. After all, the heritage of our great-grandfathers, or at least, our great-great-grandfathers is usually set in another country. Therefore, for many of us, our huntin [...]

Fish Tales, 21st Century Style

editor@westernsportsman.com — Thu, 22 May 2008 08:00:00 +0100

Fish tales. If you fish, you've told one — end of story. Sure, I know guys who claim they haven't, but I will tell you for sure, when it comes time to describe the size of that "monster" rainbow trout no one saw him release, his measurements get bigger and bigger as the campfire gets lower and lower. But nowadays, fish tales needn't wait for the campfire. You can tell them to the whole world, if you're so inclined. Want to see what I mean? Click on the link be [...]

A Bit of Recognition

editor@westernsportsman.com — Fri, 09 May 2008 02:00:00 +0100

Hello Western Sportsman readers.

I'll make this one quick — your favourite outdoors magazine, Western Sportsman, has received a dose of national recognition. We've been nominated for two Canadian Newsstand Marketing awards. These awards recognize the best newsstand magazines in the country — other nominated magazines include bigwigs like Macleans, Elle Canada, a certain not-to-be-named Ontario-based outdoors publication and more.

In our category, mid-size magaz [...]

A Boar-ing Discussion

editor@westernsportsman.com — Tue, 06 May 2008 02:00:00 +0100

Europeans have been doing it for years — and even here in Canada it has caught on in some regions. Manitobans can do it year-round.

I'm talking about hunting wild boars. Actually, to be correct, hunting "feral hogs." They're not wild because they're not native — most are escaped domestic boars from failed boar farms the Feds encouraged in the 1980s. But that's what they're not.

What they are is a challenging hunt. What they are is deliciou [...]

Turkey Talk

editor@westernsportsman.com — Thu, 01 May 2008 08:00:00 +0100

May 1 -- for a few lucky Albertans, today was opening day — for turkeys, that is. And I know at least one guy who scored within 20 minutes of legal light!

For myself, I wasn't drawn this year. Maybe next year, maybe the year after. Actually — there is serious talk of opening the season up here in Alberta in the next couple years. It could be that by the time I'm up for my draw tag, I won't need it.

I'm fine with that. Where ever there is an open season [...]