Blog Entries - October 2008

Who Is Gail Shea?

editor@westernsportsman.com — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:00:00 +0100

The federal cabinet was announced, including a new Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Prince Edward Island MP Gail Shea.

And the entire province of British Columbia, home of Canada's largest coastline, rolls their eyes.

I, for one, am going to give Shea the benefit of the doubt -- but really, I am sick of the East telling the West how things should be done. Especially in regards to the fisheries.

One of Shea's opening remarks after being appointed was "We have a [...]

Bear Defence

editor@westernsportsman.com — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:00:00 +0100

How can we protect ourselves in the woods?

Every year it happens — a rampaging bear takes another fellow outdoorsman. And every time, it gives me the heebie-jeebies. An instructor at a bear safety course once told me that if the average person knew how many times he has walked past a bear without knowing it, he’d never set foot in the woods again.
Hunters aren’t your average people — we usually are keenly aware of the wildlife in our vicinity. In fact, som [...]

Take 'Em!

editor@westernsportsman.com — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:00:00 +0100

It's a great time of year -- and we had a great shoot out near Killam, AB, the other day.

I met up with Dennis Isbister and Dave Dakin from Final Approach Blinds (FA Brand) near Killam, just south of Camrose, and had our blinds and decoys up before first light.

The shoot started off hot, and we were finished before 10:00 am -- just in time to catch and early lunch at Bruce's Place Resturant in nearby Daysland.

I was really impressed with FA's Sport U [...]