ELMHIRST’S RESORT – Generation after Generation This past fall I passed a “working weekend” at Elmhirst’s Resort which included a goose hunt and a fishing trip. Both guided. The resort is located near the Village of Keene, on Rice Lake. Some Historical Background I sat down with Greg Elmhirst, the General Manager, to talk about […]
DUCK BANDING on the CONROY MARSH by Barney Moorhouse 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 […]
FISHING WITH FRANK by BARNEY MOORHOUSE Readers may recognize Frank Kuiack from his biography – The Last Guide – penned by Ottawa writer Ron Corbett. At last count his book has sold in excess of 251,000 copies internationally as it has been translated into German, Japanese and Chinese. Not bad for a guy who has […]
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THE ROSSEAU DEER HUNT 2023 In 2022 The Ridge Ranch Deer Camp had its last hunt. Jim Bamford, owner of the property, had died. Jim’s wish, following his death, was for the camp to have one last hunt. The coffers of the club were to cover the two week hunt’s expenses. Barry Austin and Jim […]
WOOLLY BEAR WEATHER –November 2, 2023-11-02 No doubt you have encountered a woolly bear if you have spent any time out of doors of late. Woolly Bears, of course, are not really bears at all but the Isabella tiger moth in the making. There are approximately 260 species of tiger moth in North America and […]
ONTARIO DEER HOUND ASSOCIATION CORRESPONDENCE – 2009 – 2023-10-15 by B.M. The Ontario Deer Hound Association (ODHA) was formed in February 1999 by dedicated deer hunters/houndsmen who were concerned with the increasing threats to terminate deer hunting with hounds in Ontario. They recognized that it was crucial to unite as one organization to protect their […]
SPACESHIP GILMOUR There was a time some years ago when UFO sightings (unidentified flying objects) were happening quite often in North Hastings; often in the Graphite area as I recall. So I was somewhat surprised at that time to hear there was a man reportedly building his own spaceship in Gilmour. As is turns out […]
THE HUMMINGBIRD Our water supply comes courtesy of a bright red hand pump. When the hummingbirds begin to investigate the red pump we know it is time to put out their feeder. And so come the many questions. Here is what l have found. The oldest recorded Hummingbird was a Broad-tailed bird known to live […]
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, […]
ONTARIO DIAMONDS The first Canadian diamond was found in 1920 by an Ontario worker digging a railroad cut in till for a new railway line near Peterborough (aka Peterboro) Ontario, Canada. Diamonds are a natural crystalline mineral; the transparent form of pure carbon. They were formed under intense pressure billions of years ago approximately 150 […]
