With the coveted white-tailed deer hunt just around
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the corner, guys and gals from far and wide are gearing up for the most anticipated time of year. “The quality of [hunting] is not strained. It
droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed: it blesseth him that gives and him that takes.” So sayeth Portia (sort of) in The Merchant of
Venice and yes, deer season really is like Shakespeare to me – that traditional play I have acted out the past 33 years without fail. From that first autumn when Dad invited me to
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camp with the men, I was hooked instantly. I even gave up Halloween to go deer hunting that year, which was asking a lot for a 13-year old. It was a tumultuous and adrenaline-filled experience for any up-and-coming deer enthusiast, and a tradition-in-the-making right from the get-go. The joy of pursuing deer when I was a lad is
A-hunting we will go…
something I compare to the bud of a maple tree: not yet developed, but primed and ready to go. I believe true hunters all share this childlike enthusiasm for the sport and understand what spending time afield is all about. Hunting allows us to relive those carefree days of our youth with the wide-eyed enthusiasm we rarely see the rest of the year.
The fall turkey season in Ontario runs the usual 12 days this fall, from October 9 – 21, and hunters are allowed to harvest one bird. Unlike the spring hunt, however, both male and
female turkeys are fair game in the fall and, according to statistics, hens actually make up 59 per cent of the fall harvest. Last year a total of 8,560 turkeys were taken during the spring hunt, which is down about 700 birds from
It’s Our Annual Music Edition
Coming this December Bounder will publish Our Annual Music Edition, full of great reading and fantastic photos.
Plus, all of our regulars will be back with their stories. We will have a special section on Christmas gift giving ideas… for him and for her.
Make sure you book your ad space early!
Advertising deadline… November 13th, 2015 Publishing date… December 4th, 2015
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