Stix & Stones – An Outdoor Lifestyle Company In November of 2013 I started to see social media posts from an outdoor apparel company I had never heard of before. Stix & Stones was popping up on my news feeds. From what I could tell they had some interesting ideas on promoting an outdoor lifestyle through their clothing and catchy graphics and sayings. Sure there are many … [Read more...] about Stix & Stones – A New Outdoor Apparel Company
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Lacrosse AeroHead Boot Review – Warm, comfortable, waterproof
The AeroHead boot by Lacrosse Footwear. High tech comfort, warmth and durability for your feet. These boots use AeroForm technology, where a polyurethane shell is molded around a neoprene core to provide a durable, flexible, insulating and lightweight boot material, superior to rubber. The boots have a thick cushion underfoot, an integrated shank for support and a durable rubber outsole. … [Read more...] about Lacrosse AeroHead Boot Review – Warm, comfortable, waterproof
Venison Honey Garlic Sausage Recipe
Honey Garlic Sausage Recipe A mild, tasty sausage, Venison Honey Garlic Sausage is sure to be a favourite family recipe. This sausage recipe uses 25lbs meat. It can be scaled up or down based on the size of batch you want to make. I’ve listed the proportions I used for this batch of sausage (60% venison 40% pork). If you like very lean sausage use 100% venison. Adding pork adds fat … [Read more...] about Venison Honey Garlic Sausage Recipe
SHOT Show 2014 New and Interesting Products
SHOT Show 2014 has come and gone. As always there are a plethora of cool gadgets, gear, and components to match every taste and budget. The following are a subset of products I found interesting from my travels through the show. Shooting Products Sights See All Open Sights has developed an open sight that really caught my eye (pun intended). A unique open-sight shooting technology, … [Read more...] about SHOT Show 2014 New and Interesting Products
Redring Shotgun Sight Review
Shotgun Sights Shotgun sights have remained virtually unchanged since the first scatterguns – typically a brass bead, or more recently a fiber optic post sight. In order to get good at shooting a shotgun, most of us require considerable practice. Shooting with a shotgun is instinctive, more like pointing, quite different from the focused aiming one does with a rifle. While the front … [Read more...] about Redring Shotgun Sight Review
Toas-Tite Pie Makers are Back
Toast-Tite - It’s Back Toasted pies, bush pies, or hot sandwiches – no matter what you call them, they are a delicious food creation that has people coming back for more. The Toas-Tite pie iron company started back in the 1940’s. Somewhere along the line, the original company disappeared and their coveted pie makers could only be found in the occasional flea market and garage sale - … [Read more...] about Toas-Tite Pie Makers are Back
Steel Gophers, Non-Stop Fun!
Gopher hunting is a great way of sharpening shooting skills while thinning out the local vermin population. Plinking gophers has been a fun summertime pursuit for many children. Sadly, as summer fades to fall, most of the gophers are deep in sleep, and plinking gets relegated to tin can targets. Unless.... you have an auto-resetting gopher popper. I picked up a couple of these targets … [Read more...] about Steel Gophers, Non-Stop Fun!
Saskatchewan Spring Field Report
2014 Spring Snow Goose and Field Conditions April 23 Update: Heavy rain today. While the weather may alter snow goose behaviour somewhat I don't suspect it has changed the number of birds in the area. Travel on the gravel roads will be difficult until we have had some warm dry weather. April 22 Update: Today I observed the highest number of snow geese so far this spring. The daytime … [Read more...] about Saskatchewan Spring Field Report
Hunting Snow Geese in the Spring
Spring Snow Storm In The Forecast Spring snow goose season opens April 1 in Saskatchewan. If you're like me, this winter feels like it has lasted far too long. However there is another snow storm on the horizon – of snow geese! Snow geese breed in the Arctic, on Canada's northern coast and some large islands. In the spring, they are on their way to their breeding ground, chasing … [Read more...] about Hunting Snow Geese in the Spring
Clay Targets – Not Just for Shotgunning
If you tell someone that you just received a WingOne® clay target thrower in the mail, their first thought is likely that you got it to sharpen your shotgun skills. Here in Saskatchewan we are still locked in winter's grip, yet I didn't let that deter me from tossing a couple of targets just to see how well this new thrower works. Like clockwork, my 6-year-old lab reminds me it is … [Read more...] about Clay Targets – Not Just for Shotgunning