Blog Entries tagged 'Sportsmans Blog'

Successful Western Sportsman Fishing Derby

editor@westernsportsman.com — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +0100

Rain-soaked though it may have been, last weekend's inagural Western Sportsman & BC Outdoors Salmon Fishing Derby was a huge success!

Held at Shearwater Resort & Marina , in Shearwater, BC, about 25 brave souls ventured out in a classic West Coast Summer storm to troll for chinook and coho and jig for halibut.

The result? Coho to 17 pounds, chinook to 25 pounds and halibut all the way to a monster 78 mouth-watering pounds.

Best of all -- every participant receive [...]

Breaking News

editor@westernsportsman.com — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:00:00 +0100

So you've got the fish, game or birds — now what?

Western Sportsman is about to turn everyone into an outdoor gourmet, with the announcement of the pre-order availability of our first-ever cookbook, "Cooking in the Rough."

"Cooking in the Rough" will feature over 175 recipes for Western Canadian fish, game, birds and native plants , along with numerous tips and advice that range from aging meat to safe handling of fish.

It will be the best outdo [...]

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 [...]

Welcome to the Western Sportsman blog

editor@westernsportsman.com — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:00:00 +0100

It's been a long time coming, but we finally have Western Sportsman magazine's blog up and running! Thanks for stopping by to read — keep checking back, I will be updating it regularly with news, views, events and more; everything that pertains to the outdoor world in Western Canada. In fact, you can even subscribe to this blog, and be notified of any updates.

It's not a bad idea to sign up, as in the future we'll use this blog to mention upcoming special even [...]