Elk Conservation Dinner On May 4, 2007 the Quinte Elk Restoration Committee hosted its 7th annual conservation dinner and auction at the Belleville Fish & Game Club. When the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) decided to leave Canada two years ago this committee of volunteers decided that they would try to make a go of […]
Bancroft – RETURN OF THE ELK Time traveller literature has recorded the presence of earthly elk for some 40,000 years. Apparently, there weren’t a lot of elk roaming North America during the glacial age. However, as the glaciers slurped up water from the oceans a land bridge emerged joining Siberia to Alaska. Theory has it […]
ALBERT BOTHA – PHOTOGRAPHER, PRODUCER, SHEPHERD Although Spring had already officially, by the calendar, come to town Mother Nature had evidently missed the memo and dumped more snow in the neighborhood. However, by March 24 when I visited Albert Botha at his Grafton area Shropshirehills sheep farm blue skies and sunshine clearly provided us with […]
THE NORTH HASTINGS COMMUNITY FISH HATCHERY November 28, 2007, the North Hastings Community Fish Hatchery (NHCFH) was but a hole in the ground. Come January 29, 2009, it was an up and running state of the art fish hatchery that was home to 8000 “eyed” lake trout, received late in December 2008 and 5400 yearling […]
PETROGLYPHS PROVINCIAL PARK by BARNEY MOORHOUSE The Peterboro Petroglyphs (petro= rock, glyph= carving) are a remarkable collection of 900+ ancient images depicting turtles, snakes, birds, humans and other images carved into crystalline limestone. Allegedly, it is the largest known concentration of Aboriginal rock carvings in Canada. Apparently the Algonkian people carved them from 900 to […]
R.D. LAWRENCE by BARNEY MOORHOUSE When I first met R.D. Lawrence in the mid 1980’s he had some 18 books to his credit. Mostly non-fiction out of door wildlife experiences. At the time he had a loyal international following. Like so many artists he was relatively unknown in Canada at that time. Now, there is […]
OUT of DOORS with BARNEY MOORHOUSE For Reproduction Rights Call Access 1.800.893.5777 F&W REGS Kudos to the MNRF for the 2019 Fishing and Hunting regulations. As advertised the layouts are new and improved with more accurate locational information, more detailed maps, improved photos and a larger font size to aid tired eyes while honing up […]
OUT of DOORS with BARNEY MOORHOUSE For Reproduction Rights Call Access 1.800.893.5777 ABOUT FLOODS Last week I introduced Les Stanfield and his informed opinion regarding flooding and a possible solution. The creation of Conservation authorities was inspired by Hurricane Hazel. Their reactive approach was to build dams and plan to avoid similar future tragedies. But […]
THE CANADIAN CANOE MUSEUM A LITTLE HISTORY “Canoa, or canoe,” was adapted from the Arawak language of native Caribbean’s. Originally referring to a boat it evolved to the canoe we know to-day. Birch bark canoes were well suited to inland exploration as the material was at hand plus the craft was relatively light for portaging […]
LAST FLIGHT OF THE BOENG 720 Serendipity The Resident Wife (TRW) and I were in Trenton early May 9, 2012 on business and stopped in at a restaurant for breakfast. As I was about to order, a Hercules aircraft flew low overhead startling me. Almost spilled my coffee. “Say, if you’re interested, there’s a plane […]
