THE BANCROFT RETRIEVER TRIALS As a youngster, going to the Sportsman Show in Toronto was always a highlight. It officially signaled the end of winter and aroused my anticipation of heading north for the summer. The Golden Whistle Retriever Trials were my favourite. Trainers were decked out in white – so their charges could better […]
HYDRO POLES AT RISK? When Alan Leedy returned from his moose hunt he asked if I would be interested in doing a story about marauding bears attacking hydro poles. He had noticed the chewed poles, taken some photos and asked a local resident who told him that Hydro had investigated and yes, bears were the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Managing Wildlife Hunting regulations in British North America date to 1762 when General Thomas Gage, military governor of Montreal, proclaimed a closed season on “partridges” (as ruffed grouse were commonly called) at that time, and to-day for that matter, from March 15 to July 15, “during which time they were not to be hunted, taken […]
DUCK BANDING on the CONROY MARSH A Scotch mist descended as I pulled out of the driveway at 5 p.m. to join an MNR crew for some nighttime duck banding on the Conroy Marsh. On the way to meet the team at Palmer Rapids torrential rains began to dampen my enthusiasm. Over supper at Our […]
OUT of DOORS with BARNEY MOORHOUSE For Reproduction Rights Call Access 1.800.893.5777 THE BEAR CENSUS Once upon a time I reported that in North Hastings there was one bear per square km – or words to that effect. A quick reader responded that he’d like to sign them up on his electorate list and run […]
