Outdoor Canada & Outdoor Canada West

Do you use the non-slip mono loop knot? If not, here's how and why you should, explains fishing editor Gord Pyzer

In a recent opinion column, T.J. Schwanky argues that the way to protect predator hunts, like the wolf hunt in B.C., is by educating the non-hunting public about wildlife management. What do you think of the idea?

What's the feature that many tackle manufacturers are adding to their baits to make them more effective? A blade. Click below to find out more about the latest bladed baits and how to use them to catch more bass, crappies, muskies, pike, trout, walleye and yellow perch.

On the hunt for toothy critters this spring? Fishing editor Gord Pyzer explains where and how to target early-season pike.

As we head into tick season in many areas of Canada, it's a good time to review the best ways to stay safe from lyme-disease-carrying ticks. Have you ever had to remove a tick? How did it go?

When a northern B.C. man found a lynx in his chicken coop, eating some of his chickens, he just picked it up by the scruff of its neck and scolded it (before releasing it unharmed later). Yes, you read that right. You can hear the cat growling in the video of this unusual wildlife encounter.

Well, here's something you don't see every day. Catching a largemouth through the ice......in Texas. This guy did just that on live TV.

Known as poor man's lobster because they make such delicious table fare, burbot are also a blast to catch through the ice. This week's #icefishingfriday tip explains where to find them and how to catch them. If you fish for burbot, what's your go-to presentation?

Got a rusty cast iron pan or pot that needs reviving? Follow these steps to make it (almost) good as new.

What are your thoughts on the Feds' plan to buy back banned firearms? How about the new measures introduced in Bill C-21, which will allow municipalities to ban handguns and which will increase criminal penalties for gun smuggling and trafficking?

Ever caught a turtle on fishing gear? If you ever do, don't just cut the line. "If left without treatment there's a high probability that the animal could die," says Scott Gillingwater, a species at risk biologist who heads the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA)'s Turtle Team.

Have you entered our 10th annual photo contest yet? Submit your best fishing, hunting, wildlife and outdoor family shots for your chance to win some great prizes from ZEISS Hunting, Rapala, Coleman Canada and Thermacell Outdoors

Have you heard of the Ned rig? If not, you'll want to listen to Blue Fish Canada's Lawrence Gunther's interview with its inventor Ned Kehde to find out why it's one of the most effective presentations in bass fishing, ever.

In a recent opinion column, contributor T.J. Schwanky applauds the Alberta government's decision to open a sandhill crane hunt this fall. What are your thoughts on the hunt?

Attention Timmins, Ontario, area anglers. If you catch pike, perch, walleye and white sucker from the Porcupine River Watershed, the Ministry of Environment is recommending you cut back on the amount that you eat. That's because recent testing has found that the fish is contaminated with chromium. Hopefully, the discovery will kick start rehabilitation efforts for the area.

Are you after big smallies this fall? Here's how to find and catch 'em, says Fishing Editor Gord Pyzer

Do you hunt diving ducks? If so, you'll want to check out hunting editor Ken Bailey's advice on how to set up the perfect long-line decoy spread.

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