Hunting with whiskey jacks
Canada jays, or whiskey jacks, are bold little deer hunting pals that don’t mind getting close, if it means a piece of the offal or deer fat left over from a successful forest hunt in Manitoba. 
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Three more for MFGA wall of fame
The Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association has three more names to hang on its wall of honour. Michael Thiele, Mae Elsinger and Henry Nelson are the newest faces on the association’s wall of fame, the MFGA announced during its Nov. 14-15 regenerative agriculture conference in Brandon. Board chair Lawrence Knockaert said the three were chosen
December 13, 2022Nature as seen from the deer stand
One of my valued outdoors mentors summed up deer hunting perfectly: “It’s lousy, until it’s good, and then it’s over.” Actually, he used a stronger word than lousy, but this is a family audience. Like me, he favoured hunting from a blind, waiting for the deer to come to the hunter. Depending on where you
December 7, 2022Nature Conservancy of Canada inks massive land deal
The Nature Conservancy of Canada is launching a “once in a generation” project in the wake of a 6,700-acre private land donation. The property is northwest of Winnipeg in the Rural Municipality of Woodlands, on the shores of East Shoal Lake. The NCC wants it to become an accessible conservation area that will engage local
November 29, 2022Winter salads without lettuce
Lettuce, particularly romaine and iceberg, is in short supply and high demand across North America. You may see empty lettuce shelves or prices so high you simply walk by. Except for a few local growers, most lettuce greens come from the southern U.S. or Mexico. But drought and severe weather caused many lettuce and other
November 28, 2022From Ukraine: Watermelons, raccoons and laughter through tears
I can imagine how Canadians feel when they watch news from Ukraine on television. Not long ago, we in Ukraine watched reports from Iraq and Syria, and it seemed to us like a broadcast from another planet – a planet of cruelty and destruction. Now we live on this planet. To maintain a healthy mind,
November 25, 2022Help keep count at your bird feeder
Project FeederWatch is an interesting and useful winter activity for bird enthusiasts. If bird-watching and/or feeding is one of your hobbies, consider helping a scientific project at the same time. The citizen-science research project is operated by Bird Studies Canada and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. It runs from Nov. 1 through April 30 and
November 18, 2022