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NIAGARA OUTDOORS: Environmental awakening was only a dream
I was born in 1968, I’ve been sprayed with DDT’s while playing beneath large elm trees in west St Catharines and Paul McCartney is still my favourite singer. I hunt, fish and love photographing all...
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NIAGARA OUTDOORS: A hunting activity everyone can enjoy
Someone asked me when it was a good time to start antler hunting. I told them that if they didn’t have a valid deer seal they should wait for them to fall off first. Antler hunting or “shed” hunting is...
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NIAGARA OUTDOORS: Trade shows are growing in popularity
The Niagara Peninsula is surrounded by water and has plenty of open spaces so whether you hunt fish or just play outdoors these shows are worth supporting. As outdoor lovers, these venues are good...
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NIAGARA OUTDOORS: The politics of wildlife management is something we can do...
Did you see the snapping turtle petition circulating around social media sites? Did you sign it without doing any research first? Perhaps you got tricked into signing it.(...)
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NIAGARA OUTDOORS: Earth Hour. Earth Day. How about Earth Year?
I'm not a big fan of Earth Day or Earth Hour. To me it seems like it has become the confession booth for those who could care less all year only to have their excessive consumption forgiven by sitting...
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NIAGARA OUTDOORS: Now’s the time for edible plants
Can you imagine if suddenly an emergency situation caused enough panic to make the store shelves go bare? If the US dollar disintegrated tomorrow and caused worldwide hyperinflation would you be ready?...
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NIAGARA OUTDOORS: Lake Erie fish sanctuaries need better advertising
June 23 marks the opening of bass season on Lake Erie and it’s the last fish to clear the spawning season for the summer. This makes heading out for a day of fishing a little easier because every fish...
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Niagara Outdoors: Birds have an important role to play
Birds play an important role in our lives other than cheering us up with their antics around the bird feeder in the short, cold days of winter.(...)
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NIAGARA OUTDOORS: Why not add trees to your ‘bucket list’ this summer?
With the wide variety of trees growing in Niagara, some very rare, why not make a bucket list of trees you would like to discover over the remainder of summer.(...)
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NIAGARA OUTDOORS: What’s next for weather in Niagara?
The term “Careful what you wish for” comes to mind while reviewing this year's weather, says Niagara Outdoors columnist Dan Andrews.(...)
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NIAGARA OUTDOORS: Time to clean up all the ‘fishing garbage’
Fishermen who throw garbage into the water they intend to eat fish from don’t fit into the grand scheme of things and it’s time fishing litter disappears forever.(...)
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NIAGARA OUTDOORS: Killing coyotes should be the exception – not the rule
There seems to be an unwritten rule that if you are deer hunting and a coyote graces your stand you must shoot it.(...)
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NIAGARA OUTDOORS: Niagara deer hunt resumes today
My Son and I were walking a hedgerow checking “No Trespassing” signs when their guns erupted. We knew there were at least four of them but if we wanted to hunt this property we had to police it.(...)
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NIAGARA OUTDOORS: Beautiful birds to look at, but Bald Eagles need privacy
Perhaps if we don’t harass them and be sure to protect their habitat they’ll enjoy that level of success here.(...)
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NIAGARA OUTDOORS: Native Hunt a ceremonial re-enactment
The Shorthills hunt has been loudly protested unlike the Navy Island hunt because the park is a place where the public frequents.(...)
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NIAGARA OUTDOORS: Birds – not groundhogs – will announce the arrival of spring
There’s nothing that says summer like being woken up from an afternoon nap in the hammock by the call of a red-wing blackbird.(...)
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NIAGARA OUTDOORS: Geocaching is ‘good, clean, environmentally friendly fun’…...
Ever try something new out of curiosity and find you just can’t quit?(...)
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NIAGARA OUTDOORS: Don’t feed the wild animals – It’s not good for them or us
We don’t see past our human-wildlife interactions to recognize that we are fast tracking disease, creating injury when too many animals get crowded and fight; we carelessly reshape important instincts...
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WEATHER: There’s a summer sizzler on tap, says Environment Canada
Heat and humidity make a return to Southern Ontario today, with temperatures near 30C in most areas(...)
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NIAGARA OUTDOORS: Emerald Ash Borer demonstrates the power of our purchasing...
It's good to note that a mountain ash is not a true ash tree and will not be affected by the ash borer(...)
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