This was a rough one. And unfortunately I didn't log this like I usually do, and I'm writing this all based upon memory. My father and I had pre-planned this trip prior to the Covid-19 outbreak. We had been delaying it for quite some time because we couldn't cross the border without having a negative … Continue reading Canada 2023
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The Canada Anthology – Quick Stories
I started going to Garden Island Lodge on Lady Evelyn Lake in 1999 when I was 10 years old, these are odds and ends stories of my time up there.--In 2008, at Grandpa's Island aka Eagle Island, Dad did the ultimate hold my beer moment of "Hey look watch this" as he casted in front … Continue reading The Canada Anthology – Quick Stories
Canada Anthology – What you got son?
The day was exceptionally windy, and cold, and cloudy. We expected rain at any point but it never came but either way dad and I were in out rain paints and survival jackets all day. We came in early about 1pm without realizing how cold we were until we got in the cabin. After dinner … Continue reading Canada Anthology – What you got son?
Canada Anthology – That tree
This is going to be part of a larger series of stories I have stuck in my brain from when I would fish with my dad and grandfather at Garden Island Lodge. So one time, sometime in the time frame of 2007 until 2015, when it was just my dad and I fishing, we were … Continue reading Canada Anthology – That tree
Hunting 2022
Most of my hunting is done in Pennsylvania. There, you get a buck tag and, if you are lucky and time it right, a doe tag as well through a first come, first served system. This year I was able to get one because the plan in motion prior to my dad passing was to … Continue reading Hunting 2022
The Story of Stumpy
The Story of Stumpy, starts in 2019, where my dad and uncle are talking about a buck that has a weird left side to him. The three of us want to shoot him, mainly so that he doesn't produce offspring that have the potential to have whatever bad genetic with his antlers. Be advised as … Continue reading The Story of Stumpy
Fourth Arrow and Wyndscent
I became a member of their Pro Staff. Basically that's it. When my wife's (then fiancé), grandmother passed away in early March of 2022, I got an email from Wyndscent saying to apply for their field staff. Of course, I applied. Honestly, I never thought I'd hear back. I was honest. And I mean BRUTALLY … Continue reading Fourth Arrow and Wyndscent
Trail Cameras – My endorsement
So for two years now I've been using various trail cameras that I've picked up from Amazon, Walmart, or Cabelas. I may have talked about this prior in blog posts about hunting or twitter or instagram. In 2019, I bought a cheap trail cam from Amazon called Cam Park T45. It did its job, and … Continue reading Trail Cameras – My endorsement
Bow Hunt 2020
So here we go with the bow hunt. I haven't wanted to hunt in a treestand for the longest time, mainly because I thought I didn't have the patience to sit there in the stand all day. The other reasons being I didn't have the ability to take time off from work. Last year Pennsylvania … Continue reading Bow Hunt 2020
40 inch Pike
This is the story of the day I caught my 40 inch Northern Pike back in 2014.There's good days and bad days in fishing.. But it's always what you make of it and today...well I think you can read and find out how it went. Today, normally dad and I fish for walleye, but it's … Continue reading 40 inch Pike
Fremoc aka Dave 