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© By Othmar Vohringer It’s that time of year again, were I  am getting ready for the seminar and trade show tour. Starting of with the BC Boat & Sportmen’s Show on March 2nd to 4th in Abbotsford. This years seminars are on how to get better results with calling whitetail deer and in the second seminar we will replace commonly held whitetail deer rut myth with scientific facts. Keith Beasley from

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© By Othmar Vohringer It has long been known that the white sturgeon, a fish renowned for its primitive appearance, is under threat. Once abundant, it has declined drastically since the 1990s, with research showing that only 1,000 wild adult sturgeon currently exist in British Columbia’s upper Columbia River. The federal government consequently classified the upper Columbia white sturgeon

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(Originally published in the Merritt News - Othmar Vohringer The Outdoorsman) © By Othmar Vohringer Taking my brother on his first hunting trip. As you read this the British Columbia 2011 fall and winter hunting season is closed with the exception of geese and coyotes. The reports I received from across North America suggest that this will be another of “those seasons”. It seems that the

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(Originally published in the Merritt News - Othmar Vohringer The Outdoorsman) © By Othmar Vohringer When I moved from Europe to America and for the first time saw people huddled up in warm clothing sitting on a frozen lake fishing through a hole in the ice I thought “They are crazy.” Since then I’ve become one of those “crazy” people too. Not only do I like ice fishing, I look forward to it

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© By Othmar Vohringer As an outdoor writer I spend a considerable amount of time researching news headlines on the internet to gather information about topics I want to write about. It’s a tedious job. On my research rounds I come across many newspaper articles that cover issues that are of importance to hunters and anglers, such as conservation issues, government regulations and many other

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© By Othmar Vohringer My first, but not last, coyote. Over the years I often thought about extending my hunting season beyond deer hunting, which around here closes on December 10. Hunting coyotes seemed always a possibility to do that but for some reason I never went out again once the deer hunting season closed. A few weeks ago as I walked to my stand I could hear coyotes howling from every

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(Originally published in the Merritt News - Othmar Vohringer The Outdoorsman) © By Othmar Vohringer Over the years the one thing I’ve noticed about successful hunters is a trait they all have in common: Knowledge! Successful hunters have spent many years perfecting their skills and have studied the habits and behaviours of animals. They have learned how wild animals use the landscape features

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(Originally published in the Merritt News – Othmar Vohringer The Outdoorsman) © By Othmar Vohringer This year’s summer was hot and the fall had the occasional rain, which provided deer with plenty of nutritious food and good conditions to raise their offspring. At the opening of the hunting season the deer usually grazed late in the fields; often after dark to avoid the heat of the day and

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© By Othmar Vohringer It was like a ton of bricks had been lifted off my shoulders when I heard it in the radio; “The Harper government announced this morning (October 25th) Bill C-19, a law to abolish the long-gun registry.” It finally happens. The two billion dollar feel-good policy introduced in 1991 that did absolutely nothing to keep guns out of criminals’ hands, that didn’t save a single

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(Originally published in the Merritt News –Othmar Vohringer The Outdoorsman) Part 1 of  BC Bear Facts © By Othmar Vohringer Ten years after the decision to cancel the spring bear hunt, the rural and urban Ontario people are now living in constant fear of bears attacking children and breaking into houses. In other words, in many rural areas of Ontario, bears have been declared a nuisance animal

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© By Othmar Vohringer When I think of Parliament Hill I think of politicians mindlessly bickering and pointing fingers at each other like kindergarteners. Imagine my surprise when I learned that an all-party team made up of such opposites as former Liberal cabinet minister Wayne Easter, Conservative House Leader Peter Van Loan and Diane Ablonczy, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and some

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© By Othmar Vohringer In a recent report the B.C. government allows the City of Cranbrook in British Columbia to be the first city in this province to cull urban deer. The city of Cranbrook has lately been several times in the news with stories of deer attacking pets and at one point even a newspaper carrier doing his paper delivery rounds. Chris Zettel, communication officer of the City of

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© By Othmar Vohringer A recently published article in the National Post about an unfortunate shooting accident brought it home that we never can be to careful when handling firearms and always have to make sure we identify the target clearly before we pull the trigger. According to the news article two men were camping near Vancouver Island’s Nitinat River when one of the man was woken up by a

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© By Othmar Vohringer According to an article, published on the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Website, bowhunting is a popular pastime for millions of Americans. The National Sporting Goods Association reports that more than five million Americans hunted with bow and arrow in the year 2010. This was roughly the same as the number of people who went water skiing that year. With the inclusion of

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(Originally published in the Merritt News – Othmar Vohinger The Outdoorsman) © By Othmar Vohringer Part 1 I decided to write this column not as a hunter but as an animal behaviourist with a better-than-average knowledge of wildlife biology. In the past few months, a lot has been said and written here in Merritt and elsewhere in British Columbia about bears invading our communities and how we

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(Originally published in the Merritt News - Othmar Vohringer The Outdoorsman) © By Othmar Vohringer As you read this the 2011 fall hunting season will be open for exactly eight days. This is the time many hunters have anticipated like children anticipate Christmas. The closer the hunting season opening date comes the more time we spend preparing and dreaming about the endeavors, adventures and

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© By Othmar Vohringer We all dream of hunting big bucks but some of us don’t know how to hunt mossy old horns while others, hunting on public land, believe that there are no big bucks where they hunt. Well I’ve got good news for you. Rick DeStefanis, a veteran public land big buck hunter of many years, is the author of a new book, ”The Philosophy of Big Buck Hunting” After reading the book

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© By Othmar Vohringer How would you like to bowhunt deer in your own backyard? Well, if you’re a resident of Smithfield, North Carolina you can do that. According to an article in The Herald Smithfield's town council has voted to allow residents to hunt in their own yards this hunting season. The decision has been made in an effort to reduce the deer populations in town. In previous years the

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© By Othmar Vohringer Horatio Chapple, a 17-year old English teenager, was killed by a polar bear and four others were injured while on expedition at Von Postbreen glacier on Spitsbergen Island in Norway. The injured were trip leaders Michael Reid, 29, Andrew Ruck, 27, of Aberdeen, Patrick Flinders, 16, of Jersey, and Scott Smith, 17, of Cornwall. The Arctic Adventure expedition 2011 began on

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(Originally published in the Merritt News – Othmar Vohringer The Outdoorsman) © By Othmar Vohringer Back in March of this year I had reason to really think about hunting stories as told with humour and laughter. I was at the BC Boat & Sportsmen Show giving hunting seminars and Mike Mitchell, Chief Editor of the BC Outdoors magazine, was there to promote the magazine. Mike and I spent an

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© By Othmar Vohringer I’ve been holding off with this column for a while now. Why? For two reasons. First I was not sure if the hunting community would perceive it as a slander and second I wanted to get it right. So why write it now? Well I thought about it and in the end found it’s just wrong to worry about what other might think or if I get it right. So here it goes. For the past several

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© By Othmar Vohringer According to a story in Ottawa Citizen the Harper government has “thrown a wrench into negotiations toward a United Nations arms trade treaty”. The “wrench” is that Canada opposes the inclusion of hunting, sports rifles and related ammunition from the inclusion of the UN’s proposal of a strict international gun control law, camouflaged as the Arms Trade Treaty. According

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© By Othmar Vohringer Walter "Lone Wolf" Bond, 35, pleaded guilty last week to federal charges of arson and violence involving animal enterprises. The notorious animal rights activist has a long rap sheet of criminal activity ha has previously been sentenced to five years in prison in Colorado for arson and could face another 20 years for the Utah fires. Prosecutor John Huber said the

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© By Othmar Vohringer Marlin and James Butler, two Texas brothers, where sentenced to a total of 5 years in prison and fined 70,000 dollars after pleading guilty to poaching a total of 160 trophy whitetail deer bucks. The U.S. Wildlife officials say that this is the largest trophy deer poaching case in Kansas, if not in U.S., history. The prosecutors argued that the two brothers guided up to 60

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© By Othmar Vohringer The most I have to fear when I go fishing here in British Columbia is getting attacked by swarms of mosquitoes or a hungry black bear that wants to steal my catch. In Australia it’s different. There, you might want to watch out for crocodiles that specialized in hunting anglers. That is exactly what happened to the 59 year old Kevin Eccles. He was fishing with a friend in

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© By Othmar Vohringer There was a time when women hunters had no choice but to wear men’s hunting clothing. Thankfully, these days are gone and the growing number of women hunters can now wear performance outdoor clothing for hunting that has been especially designed for them. One of the leading companies specializing in women hunting apparel is Prois. Prois prides itself creating the highest

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© By Othmar Vohringer The New Jersey On-Line published an article that has to be read to be believed. According to the newspaper a rare timber rattlesnake bit a 24-year old man. The unbelievable part of the story is that the man wanted to help the snake cross the road. As a self-described “snake lover” wouldn’t it be reasonable to assume that he must have known that rattlesnakes are poisons and

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© By Othmar Vohringer Finally it happens, just when you think that some U.S. states, and Canadian provinces for that matter, are stuck forever in old laws that where introduced to accommodate the power of the church you get surprised again. A bill introduced by Representative John Evans (R- Edinboro) would remove Pennsylvania’s long standing prohibition on Sunday hunting. The measure, House

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© By Othmar Vohringer Over the past few years hunters and anglers have won several court battles against the anti hunters and animal rights. It delights me to see that animal rights keep losing more ground and the article below supplied to me by the US Sportsmen’s Alliance is another mayor achievement in our fight to retain our right to hunt. (Columbus, OH) – The lengthy battle over hunting

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© By Othmar Vohringer On Sunday June 19, the Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club hosted their annual Family Fishing Day at the kid’s pond located between Kentucky and Alleyne Lakes. The family Fishing Day was instituted twelve years ago by the Family Fishing Society to promote the angling sport to a young and new generation. This year’s event was special in the regard that it honoured the memory of

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(Originally published in the Merritt News) © By Othmar Vohringer This is the time of year where most wildlife species give birth or are already raising their young. It’s also the time of year that wildlife rehabilitation centres are inundated with phone calls from people who found “orphaned” wild animals. As admirable as the caring and compassionate nature of some people is, it is not

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© By Othmar Vohringer As a hunter education instructor and active promoter of the hunting sport it always pleases me to receive news such as the one below provided by the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Efforts to expand youth hunting opportunities are on the move throughout the country. These bills, which are in-line with the Families Afield initiative, are designed to introduce more youth to

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© By Othmar Vohringer On July 29, 2010 I reported about an insane state law requiring anyone buying or otherwise receiving a crossbow in North Carolina to have either a pistol permit from their local sheriff's office or a concealed handgun permit. A bill has now been signed into law removing that requirement. Crossbows are a legal method of hunting in North Carolina, permissible anytime

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© By Othmar Vohringer According to an article on the CNN website Mark Zuckerberg, the 27-year-old founder of Facebook, has made a vow to only eat meat of animals that he himself has killed. Each year, so the article, Zuckerberg comes up with a personal challenge for himself. Last year he decided to learn Chinese, this year he's going to be his own meat processor. And his reasoning is actually

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© By Othmar Vohringer This news item is provided by U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance Indiana Senate Bill 292, introduced by Senator Jim Tomes (R – Blairsville), and signed into law by Governor Mitch Daniels, prohibits local municipalities from regulating firearms, ammunition, and firearms accessories. Specifically, the bill prohibits municipalities from enacting local laws that are more restrictive

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(Originally published in the Merritt News) © By Othmar Vohringer I’ve noticed over the past two years that letters to hunting magazine editors and posts on online forums against “trophy hunting” and “unnecessary large bag limits” are on a steady increase. The implications of these often self-serving comments are that hunters who seek out a very special animal - a trophy - and those that take

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(Originally published in the Merritt News) © By Othmar Vohringer Just before the federal election was called Prime Minister Harper recommended the creation of a national advisory panel, including hunters and anglers input, to advise the federal government on fish, wildlife and conservation issues. Unlike the Liberal Party and the NDP, Harper recognizes that Canadian hunters and anglers are on

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© By Othmar Vohringer From the blog statistics I can see that many readers come to this blog looking for turkey hunting information. Although, Outdoors With Othmar Vohringer offers some information on turkey hunting there is a much better source available where turkey hunters of all skill levels can find information. Wild Turkey Fever, a sister blog of Outdoors with Othmar Vohringer, is

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(Originally published in the Merritt News) © By Othmar Vohringer It’s no secret that the Nicola Valley enjoys a reputation as one of the top fishing and hunting destinations in British Columbia. With our vast expanses of crown land, hundreds of fish-rich lakes and abundant wildlife populations this reputation is justly deserved. Has it always been like that? Well, it almost seems so. With

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© By Othmar Vohringer I’ve been a bit tardy with blogging over the past few weeks. I have been very busy. March and April are always the busiest time of year for me. It started with the Boat & Sportsmen’s Show at the TradeEx Centre in Abbotsford – The largest hunting and fishing show in British Columbia. This was my first year appearing with a whitetail deer and turkey hunting seminar at that

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(Previously published in the Merritt News – The Outdoorsman Column) © By Othmar Vohringer On November 24, 2010 Chad Taylor, a Merritt resident, went out hunting near his home. He had no idea that on this day the hunting gods would smile upon him. He drove all day along the roads and hiked for many miles without seeing any sign of deer. At one point during the day his hopes of tagging out

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© By Othmar Vohringer 1st place prize for best wildlife photo My wife and I attended the annual Game & Trophy Banquet yesterday. This is an annual event put on by the Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club. It’s an event that we look forward to every year. The purpose of the event is to have a good time with fellow hunters and anglers, eating lots of different wild game dishes lovingly prepared by

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© By Othmar Vohringer On February 18, my friend Bill Otway was officially inducted into the Canadian Anglers Hall of Fame. The ceremony was held at the Ontario Fishing & Boat Show. Patrick Walsh, Editor of the Outdoor Canada Magazine, had the honour of presenting the induction to Dan Otway, who accepted the distinction on behalf of his late father Bill Otway. At that same ceremony the Rick

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© By Othmar Vohringer For me it was a sad day on June 01, 2009 when I had to report that Knight Rifles closed the door as another victim of the economic downturn. I guess with guns it’s the same as with the first real love. My first in-line muzzleloader was a Knight Wolverine and I fell in love with it. Since then Knight has always been my favourite muzzleloader and every other brand I owned

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© By Othmar Vohringer I am sure we all have at times joked “what about a knife control law?” when we heard or read  gun control advocates reasoning for the need of such laws. Well it's no joke anymore. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg demanded a knife control law. In a statement following the murderous rampage of Maksim Gelman, a 23-year-old Ukrainian immigrant, killing four victims with an

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The following has been submitted by Wilf Pfleiderer, BC Wildlife Federation Wildlife Committee Chair on behalf of the BC Wildlife Federation membership. Once again First-Nations and some Anti-Hunting “outdoor exclusionists” are back at it again trying to erode away our hunting opportunity. If you want our Grizzly Bear population to be managed on science, rather than emotional, social arguments

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© By Othmar Vohringer Dough Walker, founder and publisher of the National Bowhunting Magazine died on Saturday, January 29. 2011, following a brief illness. Doug (age 80) died at the Community Reginal Medical Center in Frenso, California, after a week long bout of pneumonia, said his son Scott Walker. Mr. Walkers was one of the first bowhunters to be inducted into the Bowhunting Hall of Fame

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© By Othmar Vohringer It’s hard to believe that in this day and age some U.S. States and Canadian Provinces still have Sunday hunting ban laws on the books from a time when laws where influenced by religion. Interestingly most “Sunday ban laws (Blue Laws)” have been lifted. Stores are open on Sundays, so are cinemas, people can mow their lawns on Sunday or do house improvement work and engage

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© By Othmar Vohringer The following press release has been sent to me by the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance. The animal rights group PETA may be stepping into some hot water in the Sooner state. The director of an Oklahoma animal park claims to have evidence that PETA used a former employee as a spy in order to give the park a black eye. Joe Schreibvogel, the director of G.W. Exotic Animal Park,

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© By Othmar Vohringer Just when you think that you heard and seen it all along comes a news item that makes you just shake your head in utter disbelieve. What surely must be the dumbest case of poaching in resent history comes from Florida. Three teenagers, Aaron Griffis, 18; Houston Fender, 19; and Shea Wilson, 18, of Lawtey, Fla., have been arrested on January 6 for illegally hunting deer on

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© By Othmar Vohringer I am sure you’re all familiar with online hunting forums. These forums can be great fun but these places also can be, and often are, embroiled in heated discussions and opinionated comments that quickly can turn ugly. The BC Outdoors magazine, British Columbia’s premier hunting and fishing authority for over 65 years, has gone a different. When BC Outdoors created a new

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© By Othmar Vohringer “Hunting The First State” is not your ordinary hunting book. It’s a detailed guide to hunting in the state of Delaware. The book starts off with a short geographical description of Delaware and the hunting opportunities that state has to offer to the avid outdoors person. This is followed with six chapters on hunting tactics for whitetail deer, wild turkey, small game,

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© By Othmar Vohringer This week marks the fifth year since I wrote the first post on this blog. During that time the blog underwent many changes until it looked like now. The idea to start a blog came to me when I searched the Internet for some hunting information and came upon the Sportsman’s Blog, written by fellow outdoor writer Jim Braaten. Immediately I thought that this is a great way to

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(Originally published in the Merritt News) © By Othmar Vohringer This past Sunday over a hundred fisherman and their families came out to Mammette Lake for a fun-filled day of ice fishing. This was the 11th Annual Ice Fishing Derby organized by the Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club (NVFGC). Although there were not as many people attending the derby as in previous years it still was a resounding

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© By Othmar Vohringer I received good news from Carol Otway, the widow of the legendary conservationist Bill Otway who sadly passed away on October 17, 2010. My good friend Bill is awarded the distinct honour of being inducted into the Canadian Anglers Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be held on February 18, 2011 at the Toronto Boat Show. I am deeply touched by this. The only regret

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© By Othmar Vohringer I live in cattle country and coyotes are everywhere. You can hear them howl and sing all day and all night. Ranchers hate coyotes, especially in the springtime when the calves are born. I’ve heard horror stories of coyotes circling a cow giving birth and the moment the calf’s head shows up they rush in for the kill. I have seen pictures of it and it looks not pretty.

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Originally published in the Merritt News– Othmar Vohringer The Outdoorsman © By Othmar Vohringer The above is a question I am asked quite often by parents who wish to introduce their children to hunting. The answer is not cut and dried. In my opinion the introduction of a child to hunting is dependent on the child’s maturity, which is not necessary measured by age. When I was a child I never

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(Originally published in the Merritt News– Othmar Vohringer The Outdoorsman) © By Othmar Vohringer Where has the time gone so quickly? It seems I just purchased my hunting license and species tags last week and now the 2010 hunting season is already part of history. This year I didn't get to hunt nearly as much as I had hoped for, but I did fill the freezer with healthy organic game meat.

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© By Othmar Vohringer In an Associated Press article by Todd Richmond, I read that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimated that hunting license sales in 33 states have declined. There is considerable concern that if this ongoing trend keeps up hunting as we know it and enjoy it might soon be a thing of the past. There are many reasons why hunting is in decline. The loss of access to

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© By Othmar Vohringer It was just a question of when, not of will it happen, that the notorious animal rights activist group PeTA would take a swing at former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Sarah’s pro hunting and pro firearm stance and the fact that she is very outspoken about it in public make her a prime target for animal rights and liberal anti gun fanatics. PeTA issued a scornful press

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© By Othmar Vohringer (Originally published in the Merritt News) Is it just me or do people become more ignorant as the years go by? Just last week I had a conversation with a person that did not agree with hunting. While I can perfectly understand that not everyone likes hunting, or hunters, I felt that this particular person’s reasoning was astounding. As a vegetarian the person didn’t like

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© By Othmar Vohringer Yesterday I received an email from the good folks at Versus Country, asking me to inform my readers of their new show schedule. As an avid watcher of Versus Country TV I am looking forward to extend my hunting season by watching some of my favourite TV hunting shows. I hope you like them too. Friday Nights From 8-830PM ET Remington's The Buck Stops Here With Mike Hanback

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© By Othmar VohringerDavid Price, a bowhunter from the Keystone state, bagged during that states first ever archery only bear season a monster bear. The bear is estimated to be 17 years old with a live weight of 879-pounds, field-dressed weight the animal weighed 744-pounds.Game Commission Spokesman Tim Conway said that this bear could be the new world record. Prices bear is heavier than the

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© By Othmar VohringerThis is just a quick note to let the readers of this blog know that we have been chosen as one of the top 25 outdoor related blogs on the Internet. What makes this amazing is that the source (Criminal Justice Degree) has nothing to do with hunting. This is the last source I would have expected to establish a list of top outdoor blogs. Thank you very much I am honoured.###

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© By Othmar VohringerSarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, deputes her own reality TV show “Sarah Palin’s Alaska”. The show had its debut on Nov. 14, 2010. In the show Sarah goes fishing, hiking and boating in the great Alaskan outdoors with her husband Todd and children. Some hunting may be included in future episodes.Sarah Palin came first into the limelight as the Republican candidate for

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© By Othmar VohringerI never thought I see the day but I guess miracles do happen. In the December edition of Oprah’s “O” magazine is a positive article about hunting, written by Kimberly Hiss.The three-page article includes a photo of the author with a wild turkey she shot during the hunt slung over her shoulders. The article details the authors wild turkey hunt and the challenges that come

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Originally published in the Merritt News© By Othmar VohringerGordon Campbell has resigned as Premier of BC and that is as good a time as any to look at the legacy he and his government left behind for hunters.Throughout his tenure Campbell made several lip services in support of hunters. In 2005 the Campbell government published “A Strategy For Residential Hunter Recruitment And Retention In

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© By Othmar VohringerPennsylvania wildlife conservation officer David L. Grove, from Fairfield was killed in the line of duty.I shudder in anger when I read stories like this one.David L. Grove a PA wildlife conservation officer was killed in cold blood as he attempted to arrest a poacher. The felon was arrested 11 later. The DA seeks the death penalty. I hope the DA gets his wish. It’s bad

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© By Othmar VohringerMy regular bi-weekly outdoor column in the Merritt News made “Today’s Top Story”. As an outdoor writer I get great satisfaction form the feedback readers send me or when editors deem one of my articles fit for special recognition. Often these things are as important to a writer as getting paid to write. I would go as far as to say that it is the catalyst that keeps me going

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© By Othmar VohringerThis year British Columbia had the biggest sockeye salmon return in over 80 years. It is estimated that over 30 million sockeye returned into the Fraser River and migrated to the streams where they were born. My wife suggested we see the salmon migration, which she had seen many years before on the Fraser. This year was obviously the best time to make the trip out to the

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© By Othmar VohringerA common myth spread among bowhunters is that majority of crossbow hunters are gun hunters and new hunters with no experience in bowhunting. According to a survey conducted in 2009 my TenPoint Technologies, that is not true.Of the 1,637 hunters surveyed, more than 72 percent said they had previously hunted with compound bows, and almost 18 percent said they had hunted with

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© By Othmar VohringerGorilla Treestands, one of my favourites, has put an offer out that is hard to resist. The Gorilla team has put together the best deal of the season for real hunters who know that a great day in the field starts with great equipment.Purchase the new Gorilla® ExoTech™ G30 Harness and get a Gorilla® Kong treestand included for only $149.99 plus free shipping. If that is not a

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© By Othmar Vohringer(Originally published in the Merritt News)When I spoke with Bill Otway a few weeks ago in preparation of this column as a tribute to one of British Columbia’s leading and most recognized conservationists, living right here in Merritt, I had no idea that it would become his obituary.In the early hours of Sunday October 17, Bill Otway, 75, passed away at Gillis House after

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(BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF) Press Release, October 27,2010)The Canadian Outdoors Network says Parliament’s decision to keep the long gun registry will not end the national debate on firearm ownership.“This is just one battle in a long war,” says Dr. Robert Bailey, Chair and National Coordinator of the Canadian Outdoors Network, the country’s largest coalition of outdoors organizations. “This

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(Originally published in the Merritt News)© By Othmar VohringerLast week’s Merritt News poll “Should the long-gun registry be scrapped?” showed an overwhelming 84% in favour of scrapping the registry. Newspaper, Internet and even government polls across Canada showed similar results. The people of Canada, and by no means all of them firearm owners, have spoken. They want the tax money wasting

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© By Othmar VohringerThis morning the CTV news reported about a Florida woman that shot a huge alligator. The newscaster seemed to be positively impressed with this news, which in itself is a bit of a surprise because usually the CTV is on the forefront of reporting anti hunting sentiments in a favourable manner.Arianne Prevost of Satellite Beach, Florida shot a monster alligator during that

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(Originally published in the Merritt News)© By Othmar VohringerI have to admit that at times I take the beauty of our nature and the variety of wildlife for granted. But every so often I am reminded of just how beautiful British Columbia is and what diversity it has to offer to the hunters and nature enthusiasts. One such reminder occurred about three weeks ago. My wife Heidi, an award winning

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© By Othmar VohringerWithout fail every year when hunting season approaches a heated debate about crossbows unfolds. These days it is becoming even more so as each year more North American jurisdictions declare the crossbows legal for all hunters, not just the physically challenged.It never ceases to amaze me listening to the arguments from those that oppose crossbows as legitimate archery or as

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© By Othmar VohringerOver the last few days the internet was abuzz with news that Ted Nugent has been fined in the state of California for hunting deer over bait, which is illegal there. According to the news, Ted also hunted with an improper signed tag.I am not going to repeat the whole story that has been plastered all over the internet on blogs and hunting community forums. Ted, according to

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© By Othmar VohringerAs a hunter it sickens me when I read stories such as the one below.The Conservation Department of Missouri states in a press release that conservation agents closed a two year investigation on a large-scale illegal wildlife and wildlife parts commercialization.A total of 299 serious violations in seven counties across southern Missouri were documented and 240 items were

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© By Othmar VohringerIn my many years of deer hunting I’ve seen deer eat many strange things. There was the doe that obviously liked dead fish and another time I’ve seen a fork horn buck chewing on a bone. But I’ve never seen a deer actually chasing a bird then kill it and eat it. Until now on YouTube. This blog post has been brought to you by Othmar Vohringer OutdoorsRead my bi-weekly newspaper

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© By Othmar VohringerYesterday the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission issued a press release, stating that the use of crossbows is now legal during the regular bowhunting season of that state. I welcome this news and congratulate North Carolina for using commonsense and put crossbow hunting where it belongs, in the bowhunting season.In a future column I will write more about crossbows

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© By Othmar VohringerAs an outdoor writer I am supplied with a lot of statistics from Canada and even more from America. One of the statistics that I look forward to every year is the Recreational Accident Statistic. I am pleased to see that hunting ranks very low in the overall accident statistic, lower then rollerblading and even basketball. What I am not pleased about is that the number one

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© By Othmar VohringerToday I read in the Cabela’s Outfitter Journal that, according to HunterSurvey.com, Canada ranks with 46.9 percent of America’s 500,000 traveling hunters as the number one foreign hunting destination. Africa ranks second with 23 percent followed by Mexico, South America, Europe and Australia in that order.The traveling U.S. hunter spends on average $6,718 per person. This

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© By Othmar VohringerSummer has finally come to British Columbia and for many that means sitting around campfires. If you, like me, enjoy campfires you may want to pay attention to new regulations effective on Canada Day (July 1) or it could get very expensive for you.The new regulation is shrinking the size of campfires from one metre across (39 inches) to half metre (19 inches). The reason,

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© By Othmar VohringerOn Fathers Day Weekend, June 20, the Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club hosted the Family Fishing Day event at the kids’ pond, located between Kentucky and Alleyene Lake. This was the fourth annual hosting of this event and to date by far the most successful with well over 120 people and families attending with well over half being children, including a group of Beavers (boys

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© By Othmar VohringerHunters in Petersburg, North Dakota, observed this buck all of last season and tried to hunt him, but to no avail. This was a very smart buck. No matter what the hunters tried to get close to him it was no avail. To the local hunters dismay some pheasant hunters found the monster buck dead at the end of the deer hunting season. Wildlife officials decided after an examination

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© By Othmar VohringerBC Outdoors, British Columbia’s premier hunting and fishing magazine, has a brand new website. Some of the new features added are hunting and fishing blogs and a forum for BC hunters and others interested in our rich hunting and angling opportunities to gather, meet, discuss and share stories, news, tips or simply chat.The website is divided into an angling and a hunting

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© By Othmar VohringerThere are few outdoor events that I look as much forward as the annual BC Family Fishing Day appropriately enough held on Fathers Day, June 20th, 2010. Many different clubs and organizations throughout British Columbia host the BC family Fishing Day in an effort to promote our rich fishing heritage and the family.The Nicola Valley Fish & Game Club, of which I am currently

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© By Othmar VohringerI bet this title got your attention. I got these pictures in the email the other day. Apparently this moose fell into a crack somewhere in Montana and couldn’t get back out. I can’t think of a more horrible way to die. This is a reminder that nature is full of deadly pitfalls for animals and humans alike, not the warm fuzzy paradise animal rights want us to believe.This blog

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© By Othmar VohringerAs the spring hunting season nears its end my attention is turned to a summer of fishing fun. The preparations for the fishing season go much further than just putting new line on the reels, checking all the lures, rods and doing maintenance work on the reels. Getting ready for the fishing season also means that I pay special attention to the boat and trailer, which have

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© By Othmar VohringerSome of my regular readers may remember a post I made on September 26, 2007, “Disgruntled Hunters Take Scent-Lok On”. If you can’t remember I don’t blame you because I couldn’t either until yesterday when I read two newspaper articles about the case.It’s been 4 years since five Minnesota hunters brought a lawsuit against ALS Enterprises, the manufacturer of Scent-Lok

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© By Othmar VohringerThis is not your average trophy fishing story but one that the family of 2-year old Ella Windschitl no doubt will talk about for many years to come.Ella caught the big one, a 20 lb, 30” brute of a Musky to be exact, and she did so with her Barbie Doll toy fishing rod. Kelly Haag says she was fishing with her granddaughter, Ella Windschitl, off the family's pontoon boat tied

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© By Othmar VohringerEveryday life is hectic, the day only has so many hours and there is so much to do. Our minds are constantly racing. It starts in the morning, there is no time to sit down and drink coffee. Our mind is already fighting the morning rush hour traffic so we take the coffee and drink it on the way to work. And so the race goes on and all day long we try to catch up.That

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© By Othmar VohringerI read the following news in the Southeast Texas Record and thought I would share it with you. It exemplifies the idiocy of some people that seems to be so common these days.Overwhelmed by what he saw as the idiocy of a recent complaint to the Texas Commision on Environmental Quality, Limestone County Judge Daniel Burkeen felt compelled to author an appropriate response

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© By Othmar VohringerThe last time the National Rifle Association came to Charlotte, then-NRA president Charlton Heston thrust a musket in the air and shouted what would become a signature slogan: "From my cold, dead hands!"An estimated 70,000 are expected to attend the three-day Annual Meetings held this coming weekend at the Charlotte Convention Center, making it the largest NRA event on

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© By Othmar VohringerI came across a news release from the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission explaining that they plan to make blaze orange a mandatory requirement. The commission claims that its aim is to make hunting safer and prevent accidental shooting of hunters.Oregon hunters see black and white about blaze orange. “There is a lot of passion associated with (the hunter orange issue),’’

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© By Othmar VohringerApril has been the best month ever since the launch of “Outdoors with Othmar Vohringer” in January of 2006, and I want to say thank you for your incredible support. Traffic wise April has been the best month in the off-season traffic, exceeding 10,000 visitors. May has just started and the stats show over 4,000 visitors. If that keeps up this month may yet turn out to be

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© By Othmar VohringerJust when you think that PETA possibly couldn’t get any crazier they proof you wrong.PETA is blaming the oil disaster on meat eaters. According to an article in The Daily Caller, one week after the oil from the exploded Deepwater rig began to contaminate coastal areas, PETA people flew a message over the heads of despondent Alabamians that read, “Meat on your grill=Oil Spill

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© By Othmar VohringerWhen I read the press release about PETA buying ad space on a urn, issued by the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, I thought it was a sick joke. Well it is sick but no joke. PETA is known to stoop to the lowest depth of good taste and common decency.PETA has given new meaning to the phrase “ashes to ashes and dust to dust,” after the animal rights group purchased advertising on a

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