RALPH BICE – TRAPPER, WRITER, OUTDOORSMAN – by Margaret Sochasky He says he was only three when he set his first trap, but never did say if he skinned that rabbit. That’s my dad, Ralph Bice of Kearney, Ontario. Born March 2, 1900, he was the second child of seven. My grandfather was a ranger […]
Ralph Bice; an incomplete biography plus recollections Ralph was born on March 2, 1900 at West Guilford to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bice, a Park Ranger. February 23, 1911 they moved to Kearney. Ralph began life as a guide in 1917 on August 4. In 1918 he built a trapping camp in McCraney. At […]
THE LONG DRIVE by Ralph Bice Wednesday, September 4, 1974 In most all of the stories about Algonquin Park mention is made of the famous and unusual log drive when the Gilmore (Gilmour – Ed.) Lumber Company drove pine logs all the way from their limits in said Park to their sawmill at Trenton. The […]
OUTDOOR POETRY Edgar Guest was a popular poet during the Depression Years. In his poem OUT FISHIN’ you could read hunting, gardening, hiking…in place of fishin’ and get the same spiritual feeling. Read on and see if you don’t agree. OUT FISHIN’ by Edgar Guest (1881-1959) A feller isn’t thinkin’ mean, […]
OF SUCKERS and DEER by Ralph Bice From Wednesday, January 5, 1977 Last week I passed along methods for preserving suckers. After I had the column finished I was told of another used by an old resident, Larry Brooks. Like all the rest, the first job is to catch the suckers. This man, I believe […]
DEER by Ralph Bice From Wednesday, March 2, 1977 I had not intended to write about deer but on the late news last night my old friend Leo Bernier, formerly Minister of Natural Resources, made a statement that the deer situation in central Ontario was in bad shape. I do not know who the information […]
ABOUT LICENCES by Ralph Bice From January 12, 1977 Everyone knows about licenses. So many of them. Most of the ones we think about most are those concerning the outdoors. We must have a licence to trap, a license for each of big game, and an overall license for upland birds and migratory birds, mostly […]
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. […]
