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Waiting leads to successful recoveries

Waiting after the shot is one of the most important decisions you’ll make — for both the animal and your chances of recovering it.
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  • Read time: 5 minutes
spooked deer
Fixing spooked deer
Over decades of deer seasons, I have seen surprising deer behaviour that has challenged my ideas on what spooks deer.
moose hunts
Moose hunts to remember
I’ve been recounting that hunt lately but also thinking about the complexities of almost any moose hunt. So many things are in play.
waiting to recover
Picture of Tom Armstrong

Waiting leads to successful recoveries

Waiting after the shot is one of the most important decisions you’ll make — for both the animal and your chances of recovering it.
Read More »
  • Read time: 5 minutes
spooked deer
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Fixing spooked deer

Over decades of deer seasons, I have seen surprising deer behaviour that has challenged my ideas on what spooks deer.
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  • Read time: 6 minutes
moose hunts
Picture of Gord Ellis

Moose hunts to remember

I’ve been recounting that hunt lately but also thinking about the complexities of almost any moose hunt. So many things are in play.
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  • Read time: 6 minutes
venison egg rolls
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Venison meatball sub egg rolls

You can turn smoked venison meatballs into a crispy, crowd-pleasing appetizer with these air-fried egg rolls.
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  • Read time: 2 minutes
rescue story
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Sharing a rescue story

What was supposed to be a five-minute walk in the woods nearly threatened 88-year-old Bobcaygeon moose hunter Don Moore’s life.
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moose hunt
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OFAH Insider: Fix the moose hunt

The OFAH has exposed a potentially serious issue with Ontario’s moose aerial inventories: a system relying heavily on dated survey results.
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  • Read time: 4 minutes
moose work
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OFAH Insider: The work unseen

These two examples highlight the work that happens every day at the OFAH — calls, letters, and late nights that might never make headlines.
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  • Read time: 3 minutes
CWD testing
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CWD sampling set for south, east

The MNR will target WMUs in southern and eastern Ontario for chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance during this upcoming season.
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archery moose record
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New archery moose record set

Ontario has a new archery record-book moose. The behemoth bull was arrowed by 39-year-old Shaun Kelly of Newburg.
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