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Quaker Boy
Flambeau
Pretty Boy
Remington
Federal
Hoyt
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Realtree
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Ameristep
Rage
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AND MANY MORE NAME BRAND ITEMS AWAIT!
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Get Your Turkey Gear at KLO!
Ammo, vests, mouth calls, box calls, gobble shakers, blinds, decoys, hats, masks, bows, arrows, bolts, targets and all else that is turkey arriving the first week of April at KLO.
Turkey Contest!
Turkey season is almost here and I am stoked. This year at Kawartha Lakes Outdoors we are holding our first annual turkey competition with tonnes of great prizes.
First Annual Turkey Competition
$25 a bird
All birds must be
Legally tagged upon scoring
All birds will be scored based on
NWTF scoring regulations
*Bow Bonus*
Any hunter who has harvested a wild turkey with
A compound bow will be eligible for a bonus draw to win ½ dozen custom cut carbon arrows
First place winner will be given a choice
Between the following two
Grand prizes
* GRAND PRIZE TURKEY PACKAGE!!!!! *
Primos Turkey vest
Advantage Timber Turkey Suit
Fully Waterproof Pants and Jacket
Turkey Mask
Hoyt Hat
A Selection of Calls
VALUED AT $400
****OR****
* FULL CROSSBOW PACKAGE*
FOR FURTHER QUESTIONS CONTACT ME AT
705-738-2248
or visit our website at: www.huntandfishkawartha.com
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Crappie for Dinner!
Filleting such a small fish may seem like a lot of work but it’s worth it. Crappie is a solid white fish and goes well with anything. We only keep the fish over 10 inches, producing some very nice fillets.
Once all the filleting and skinning is done we simply roll them in egg and fish crisp and do a traditional fish fry. There is no better meal than fresh fish you just caught and cleaned yourself.
A Pretty Crappie Day!
We are into our second ice fishing season here in the Kawartha’s and it is going great. Pan fish are what we are all after and there have been some nice slabs hauled up from the icy waters.
When the weather is mild, the sun is out and the winds are down the Crappie bite is on. The technique is simple you simply require a light jig and then you can hook on a live minnow, some gulp minnows or a plastic tube all are working great. The key to the Crappie is to not fish below them, with there eyes placed high on their head the fish will not swim down for food. Weeds are also ideal for catching these tasty creatures. Once you have augured a hole and weeds come up you are bound to get into them. It is an amazing way to get outside and pass the long winter months.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Yahoo For Wahoos!
My most recent trip was to The Dominican Republic; a beautiful tropical island where you relax on a beach all day long with a nice cold drink in your hand. And as awesome as that sounds we had a different plan in mind. We were there for a family wedding; however being surrounded by that much ocean was far to tempting so myself and four other people chartered a fishing trip for a day.
This time of year the success rate on Wahoo, Barracuda and Mahi Mahi are all very high, and there is always the chance to hook into a Blue Marlin, however the chances are much slimmer.
The ocean was rough as a result of an earth quake that had just happened two days prior, but we were still game. We started our charter at 8am and after a few hours it started to look pretty grim. All of a sudden a double header hit and the adrenaline started pumping. Two really nice Wahoos were landed and put in the fish box.
Just as our excitement levels were coming down from our double header another reel started screaming and it was a Barracuda, and we let it go due to its size.
It wasn’t long after when we hooked into more Wahoo, another fish landed and in the box. It was my turn on deck now. I was so excited I wanted to hook into one of these fish more than anything. All of a sudden the reel started screaming and it was in my hands; I the Wahoo fought hard for about two or three minutes and then started to give in I could finally haul back some line. The fish got closer and closer to the boat; the guide reached over and hooked it in the side, my fish was now in the boat. It was my first Wahoo and my first time fishing in a tropical environment.
It was an awesome day of tight lines, screaming reels, nice fish and tonnes of sun.
VIDEO TO FOLLOW! Watch us all land our Wahoos!
This time of year the success rate on Wahoo, Barracuda and Mahi Mahi are all very high, and there is always the chance to hook into a Blue Marlin, however the chances are much slimmer.
The ocean was rough as a result of an earth quake that had just happened two days prior, but we were still game. We started our charter at 8am and after a few hours it started to look pretty grim. All of a sudden a double header hit and the adrenaline started pumping. Two really nice Wahoos were landed and put in the fish box.
Just as our excitement levels were coming down from our double header another reel started screaming and it was a Barracuda, and we let it go due to its size.
It wasn’t long after when we hooked into more Wahoo, another fish landed and in the box. It was my turn on deck now. I was so excited I wanted to hook into one of these fish more than anything. All of a sudden the reel started screaming and it was in my hands; I the Wahoo fought hard for about two or three minutes and then started to give in I could finally haul back some line. The fish got closer and closer to the boat; the guide reached over and hooked it in the side, my fish was now in the boat. It was my first Wahoo and my first time fishing in a tropical environment.
VIDEO TO FOLLOW! Watch us all land our Wahoos!
Sunday, November 7, 2010
First Black Bear, With A Bow, Ontario Record!
Hunting can be a fun, challenging and frustrating experience, overall it’s an emotional roller coaster, but there are those times when things happen so perfectly it is almost as if it were scripted.
Before we began baiting we fixed up our stand, it is a huge platform tucked away in the branches of the trees, with a full camo skirt around it to hide any movement. We then set up our bait barrel 25 yards from the stand; we would be bow hunting the bears. With the tree stand set up we were ready to bait.
Paul and I began baiting our bear back in August with donuts and grease (thanks to a friendly little tip from a very good friend). Once September rolled around we were also able to use reminisces of our geese carcasses after they were cleaned, which the bears seemed to love.
Our bait was active and our trail cam was set, there two bears coming in and they were complete opposites. One a small guy that could fit on top of the bait barrel…
… And another that was as tall as the barrel itself.
Now there were two bears, two hunters and a very important decision to make. I decided that I would rather see Paul kill the big bear and I would be the camera operator.
When bear season opened up we were in the stand right away; excited to see all our hard work pay off. The first afternoon it just didn’t come together’ we saw nothing; the bears were coming in at night instead of in the day time. The hunt continued on like this for the first week of the season, however the bears were slowly changing their feeding time, getting earlier and earlier, and then one day we checked the trail cam and he had come in at 6:55 at this time it was still light out until 7:30, we were closing in on our bear.
Unfortunately the bear would have to wait another night, we had a family wedding to attend, the next day it was rainy, windy, cold and all around miserable, we debated not going out at all but as they say “you can’t kill a bear from your living room” so off we went back in our stand. The rain subsided but the wind continued, and we were as relentless as the weather, we refused to give in. All of a sudden the wind came to a dead stop, the neighbours dogs started barking, a skunk came in, and the whole atmosphere changed, I slowly tilted my head and my eyes met Paul’s, our expressions said everything. We could both feel it this was our night. The hair on the back of my neck stood up. Paul got into position and stood ready to draw. It was only a matter of minutes and the bear appeared out of nowhere.
We were face to face with a giant black bear, he was amazing, my heart started racing, Paul drew back and let his arrow fly, right behind the shoulder a perfect shot. Neither of us could control our excitement, we had built our stand, baited our own bear and now took him with a bow. I immediately started to climb down from the stand to find our bear; Paul however was more cautious, the light faded quickly and we had other bears coming to our bait, we knew our bear was down but did not want to run the risk of coming across another bear in the dark with only a bow.
We would wait till morning, neither of us really slept that night, so at 4:30 we jumped out of bed, got a coffee, drove to our stand and waited till light. As soon as we could see into the forest we started following our bears trail, he was a mere 65 yards from our stand in some thick bush. Our excitement levels increased even further, Paul had his first black bear kill and it was with a bow.
I quickly began to clean the carcass and when I hauled out the insides we realized it was a double lung shot, it was a perfect shot and a very nice bear. Once the bear was cleaned we dragged him out to the truck and off to the butcher the meat went. The rest of him went straight to Advanced where James wasted no time in getting us a wet score back, turns out it was 17 ½ which makes it an Ontario archery record black bear.
Before we began baiting we fixed up our stand, it is a huge platform tucked away in the branches of the trees, with a full camo skirt around it to hide any movement. We then set up our bait barrel 25 yards from the stand; we would be bow hunting the bears. With the tree stand set up we were ready to bait.
Paul and I began baiting our bear back in August with donuts and grease (thanks to a friendly little tip from a very good friend). Once September rolled around we were also able to use reminisces of our geese carcasses after they were cleaned, which the bears seemed to love.
Our bait was active and our trail cam was set, there two bears coming in and they were complete opposites. One a small guy that could fit on top of the bait barrel…
… And another that was as tall as the barrel itself.
Now there were two bears, two hunters and a very important decision to make. I decided that I would rather see Paul kill the big bear and I would be the camera operator.
When bear season opened up we were in the stand right away; excited to see all our hard work pay off. The first afternoon it just didn’t come together’ we saw nothing; the bears were coming in at night instead of in the day time. The hunt continued on like this for the first week of the season, however the bears were slowly changing their feeding time, getting earlier and earlier, and then one day we checked the trail cam and he had come in at 6:55 at this time it was still light out until 7:30, we were closing in on our bear.
Unfortunately the bear would have to wait another night, we had a family wedding to attend, the next day it was rainy, windy, cold and all around miserable, we debated not going out at all but as they say “you can’t kill a bear from your living room” so off we went back in our stand. The rain subsided but the wind continued, and we were as relentless as the weather, we refused to give in. All of a sudden the wind came to a dead stop, the neighbours dogs started barking, a skunk came in, and the whole atmosphere changed, I slowly tilted my head and my eyes met Paul’s, our expressions said everything. We could both feel it this was our night. The hair on the back of my neck stood up. Paul got into position and stood ready to draw. It was only a matter of minutes and the bear appeared out of nowhere.
We were face to face with a giant black bear, he was amazing, my heart started racing, Paul drew back and let his arrow fly, right behind the shoulder a perfect shot. Neither of us could control our excitement, we had built our stand, baited our own bear and now took him with a bow. I immediately started to climb down from the stand to find our bear; Paul however was more cautious, the light faded quickly and we had other bears coming to our bait, we knew our bear was down but did not want to run the risk of coming across another bear in the dark with only a bow.
We would wait till morning, neither of us really slept that night, so at 4:30 we jumped out of bed, got a coffee, drove to our stand and waited till light. As soon as we could see into the forest we started following our bears trail, he was a mere 65 yards from our stand in some thick bush. Our excitement levels increased even further, Paul had his first black bear kill and it was with a bow.
I quickly began to clean the carcass and when I hauled out the insides we realized it was a double lung shot, it was a perfect shot and a very nice bear. Once the bear was cleaned we dragged him out to the truck and off to the butcher the meat went. The rest of him went straight to Advanced where James wasted no time in getting us a wet score back, turns out it was 17 ½ which makes it an Ontario archery record black bear.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Waterfowl Shot!
When it comes to hunting ducks and geese it can be extremely frustrating at times when you know you are on the bird but they don’t go down. I have been waterfowl hunting since I was six years old, and with all the different types of shot out there it can be very overwhelming when it comes to decision time.
I have shot many different types of steel as well as bismuth; I have found nothing out there like Black Cloud. It is premium ammunition and does run a little higher but my kill rate has increased and I find myself shooting fewer shots. So even with the cost increase I find myself spending no more money on shells because I have to shoot less.
How does federal do it? There are two things that separate Black Cloud and make it the best ammunition to shoot, the Flitestopper steel and the Flitecontrol wad. The Flitecontrol wad is something that was introduced a while back in their turkey loads. The Flitecontrol wad is simple, it stays with your shot longer giving you a tighter pattern and higher velocity, this all adds up to more hitting power at a faster rate. The Flitecontrol wad is not the only difference it is also the Flitestopper steel that gets the job done, this is staged with 60% premium steel to give a tighter pattern.
Flitecontrol Wad
Flitestopper Steel
Black Cloud has been out for a few years now and I have been shooting it ever since it was introduced it has made my hunts more enjoyable. The most important thing for all hunters to do when it comes to choosing ammunition is know your gun, take your gun to the range and fire off different types of shots and see what your gun likes best, count the number of pellets in “the kill zone” each gun is different and each hunter is different, it is all about finding what works for you.
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