A new book chronicles the history of Ketchecum Hunt Club, one of North America’s oldest continuously running hunt camps.
Ketchecum Hunt Club: One Hundred Years on Catchacoma Lake, by Catherine Dibben and Barbara LaPerrière, was published in early September. It focuses on the Buckhorn-area, OFAH-affiliated club’s base, a rustic cabin, built in 1901 and used annually until 2000. The club itself took root in the early 1860s.
The book draws on generations of photos and logbooks detailing the hunting life. Numerous images were taken by notable Peterborough photographer Fred Roy. The book project started in 2010 when Ketchecum member John Martin voiced a desire to recognize the historical value of the club’s legacy, fellow member Peter Calvert said.
He first started going to the camp every November with his dad in 1978.
The book is available at bookstores in Peterborough and Lakefield, and at: www.ketchecumhuntclub.ca
Originally published in the Fall 2025 issue of Ontario Out Of Doors
