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Edmonton Boat & Sportsman's Show

Posted by: David Webb, Editor of Western Sportsman magazine in Sportsmans Blog, hunting in alberta, fishing in Alberta on Mar 15, 2010

Don't miss us at the Edmonton Boat & Sportsman's Show this weekend! Come and take advantage of special renewal rates, up to 50 per cent off newsstand prices! We'll also have hunting DVDs, hats and more for sale!

Here's the link for all the info you need about the show: http://www.edmontonboatandsportshow.ca/

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Responsible Off-Roading

Posted by: David Webb, Editor of Western Sportsman magazine in Sportsmans Blog, hunting in alberta, fishing in Alberta, conservation on May 05, 2009

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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Alberta Walleye Draw

Posted by: David Webb, Editor of Western Sportsman magazine in Sportsmans Blog, fishing in Alberta, fishing on Apr 16, 2009

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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Edmonton Boat & Sportsmen's Show

Posted by: David Webb, Editor of Western Sportsman magazine in Sportsmans Blog, hunting in alberta, hunting, fishing in Alberta on Mar 10, 2009

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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Pigeon Lake

Posted by: David Webb, Editor of Western Sportsman magazine in Sportsmans Blog, fishing in Alberta, conservation on Jan 30, 2009

Quick question -- what's happened to the whitefish on Pigeon Lake? It seems not many have been caught this winter, and I have to wonder is the booming walleye population is to blame?

I know I'm not the first to bring this up, but perhaps the management that has created such incredible amounts of 'eyes in that lake has led to the decimation of the whitefish.

What do you think? Anyone have much luck

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Free Fishing!

Posted by: David Webb, Editor of Western Sportsman magazine in fishing in Alberta on Jul 10, 2008

Dust off the rods, this weekend, July 12 and 13, is both Alberta and Saskatchewan's Free Fishing Weekend.

This is a great program that allows everyone in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan to fish without a licence - no excuses for not getting out there! I hope to see a lot of people with some seriously out-dated, worthless equipment fishing poorly this July 12 and 13.

Why? Because those are

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