THE WOLF-DEER CONTROVERSY by Ralph Bice From April 20, 1977 Short while back I had a phone call from a reader who asked my opinion about the seemingly endless controversy about the wolf-deer question. He was not taking sides, but asked my opinion about the question whether wolves kill for lust, or just for food. […]
THE SPORTSMAN’S PARADISE by Ralph Bice From February 23, 1977 I have been reading a book, “The Sportsman’s Paradise”. There are really three stories in the well written book. The first account of a trip into the woods was written in 1882, the main one in 1884, and the last one a year or two […]
ABOUT FISHING by Ralph Bice From April 27, 1977 It is just about that time when many are getting ready for the fishing season. Now there are some hardy souls who have braved the elements and spent a good deal of time on the ice and I know some have had a bit of luck. […]
A BOOK REVIEWER? By Ralph Bice From May 4, 1977 I may get into an argument or two over this column but since I am in some sort of trouble most of the time more will not matter much. Recently I was sent a copy of the latest Pictorial History of Algonquin Park. Many of […]
QUEEN VICTORIA DAY by Ralph Bice From May 25, 1977 I have seen a great many springs and enjoyed just as many Victoria Day holidays. As we all know, May 24th was the birthday of the great Queen Victoria and that date has been a holiday for many years. Queen Victoria was the monarch of […]
JUST SOME FAULT FINDING by Ralph Bice From June 1, 1977 At this time of the year, even with the mosquitoes and flies, perhaps we should just think about how nice it is to have winter put away for a few months and not disagree with anything or anybody. But some times things happen, or […]
A TRAPPING FIRST Carmen Cotnoir of Spanish, Ontario, was the first woman trapper to be voted President of the Ontario Fur Managers Federation. “I was elected August 28, 2016 at the OFMF Rendezvous convention in Thunder Bay,” she told me. Inspired to trap by her brother in Chalk River she would spend a few days […]
POISON IVY – A Dubious Distinction Poison Ivy, a noxious weed the source of many negative anecdotes. Such as my brother-in-law bedridden, covered head to toe. Not funny. Or those who used the leaves while in the bush due to a lack of toilet paper. You get the drift. The native to Ontario plant’s oily […]
ISLE ROYALE In 2018 the last remaining wolves on Isle Royale received an infusion of new blood and new DNA courtesy of a U.S. National Park Service airlift. Perhaps the oldest wolf/moose study in North America, since 1958, the new wave of wolves was being recruited to bolster the last remaining population which consisted of […]
REFLECTIONS by Ralph Bice From June 15, 1977 As we all know there was an election only last week. Like most elections and all wars nothing much was settled, but it did make for a bit of interesting reading. Then they picked a day when all of us would have had a better day if […]
