A 7-point plan to save Ontario’s moose A longtime friend used to sit on Ontario’s provincial Fish & Wildlife Board. The annual moose headache caused him to comment, tongue firmly embedded in-cheek – “just kill all of the moose and that will end this problem.” The moose issue never lets up. Retired moose biologist Alan […]
BRAGGING RIGHTS? Who holds the record for the ‘fish of 10,000 casts’? There appears to be some debate. Of course length, girth and weight are the key factors. According to Fishbase.org two different fish hold the world record for either length or weight. The longest documented length is 183 cm (72.04”) and the heaviest is […]
OLDEST WILD MALLARD Recently I wrote of a wild mallard duck being harvested in West Virginia that had been banded at Mitchell Bay, Ontario, in 2008 and mentioned that this was not a record. The oldest record banded mallard was 27 years, 7 months. I have since discovered that it was banded in Louisiana in […]
NEW CHANNEL CATFISH RECORD ON THE HORIZON Gordon Kauffeldt’s Channel Catfish entry to the OFAH’s Ontario Record Fish Registry is the potential new record in 2016 “assuming a larger Channel Catfish is not caught this year and submitted by February 14, 2016,” said federation representative David Ryrie. Kauffeldt, age 67, was fishing for walleye near […]
MOOSE AIRLIFT – Part 2 -1987 In 1985 29 moose, 10 bulls and 19 cows (mostly pregnant) from Algonquin Provincial Park, were sent to Michigan. During May and June 21 calves were seen with 17 radio-collared cows. Initially the goal had been to gather 30 moose over a two year period. The second transfer in […]
THE ALGONQUIN MOOSE AIRLIFT – Part 1 1985 One hundred and fifty years ago (1835) moose were native to Michigan. Then the settlers and loggers moved in, cleared the land and the white-tailed deer followed. When the mature trees were removed new growth generated favoured deer food. The increased population of people and deer were […]
ALL THAT GLITTERS This catch could be one in a million. So ‘They’ say. Practicing for a fishing tournament on the James River in Virginia Jacob Moore caught an unusually coloured bass. In fact it was an almost 17” golden largemouth. “Golden largemouth bass are extremely rare and most anglers have never seen them, let […]
MOOSE TICKS 1984 Dr. Ed Addison of the Research Branch of the Maple District Office of the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) was researching moose ticks in Algonquin Provincial Park. Essentially, he wanted to know if moose ticks kill moose. Some Background Ed’s mother, Ottelyn, was the daughter of Mark Robinson, Chief Park Ranger in […]
WOLF TALES CIRCA 1987 Algonquin Provincial Park Reflecting the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) media news release the headline in The Bancroft Times read: “Girl Bitten By Wolf in Park”. Dan Strickland, Communication and Biological Services Supervisor, said this wolf first appeared on the Park scene in 1986. It was seen at least once “last […]
REMEMBER WHEN? The Peterborough Crown Game Preserve Apsley – In an 11th hour announcement last November (1987) the Ministry of the Environment gave the green light to a controlled deer hunt in the Peterborough Crown Game Preserve (PCGP) with the added stipulation that “no more hunts will occur until an Environmental Assessment (EA) has taken […]
