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When I see pictures of camps & trees stands from other hunters, I am transported back to my own hunting grounds. I was unaware Comfy that you hunt Manitoulin. I own 200 acres of land there just south of Gore Bay. There's a permanent camp with no running water, or hydro service (but quite comfort...

Sent earlier message too soon since I also wished to add this for some reflection. I too hunt Manitoulin Island every year on my 200 acre property. Not all those years have been record harvest years..in fact some have been pretty bad with 2002 being the poorest when after 6 weeks of bowhunting and o...

Many questions surface when hunting deer especially when the ultimate result or goal has managed to elude one's group. Ask yourself this, is the problem about seeing no deer the deer's fault ....or could it be attributed to something your hunting group is doing or not doing? I leave you with this: T...

Hello Woody, Regarding your trip to Ontario, I have a recommendation. If you choose to follow the Georgian Bay shore taking Highway 400 then Hwy 69 then you must go to Manitoulin Island through Espanola which is on Hwy 6. This Hwy (going south) will take you to Manitoulin Island in about 30-40 minut...

Guys I tell ya, I first hunted Manitoulin in 1998 and the Island romanced me off my feet. Since then I own over 200 acres of prime hunting land south of Gore Bay and North of Shringley Bay. It complete with a deer camp, outhouse, large barn, sauna and 38 tree stands, platforms, portables or tree hou...

Was in Ottawa. Now in Rockland. Hunt Manitoulin Island where I bought land. Here's a short description. Everything a deer hunter could ask for is on that 200 acres of private land. There’s a 40-45 acres alfalfa field bordered by a combination of hardwoods and cedars and those who prefer to hunt the ...

2006 Deer Hunting on Manitoulin Island Bow season: Oct 7 to Nov 17 (6 weeks) Gun season: Nov 20 to Nov 26 (7 days) Muzzleloader / Archery only Season: Dec 4 to Dec 9 (6 days) For 4 days I was at my Deer Camp for a "work weekend" during the the last weekend of the month of April. I am plea...

Own 200 acres of land on Manitoulin Island. 40-45 acres of it is plowed agricultural field planted with soybean, clover, alfalfa and the sort. Other parts is mixed hardwoods There's a small swampy area loaded with cedars A variety of evergreens is also scathered over the limits of the property. Woul...

1st off, Thanks GaryL & it's been my pleasure grndhntr. I leave you with a sample of a poem from one of my books which was limited to 750 copies...namely: The Deerstalkers from Derrydale Press, 1930 Hitchcock Edition 198 pages by Henry William Herbert (nom de plume Frank Forester) A bumper of go...

Sir Raplh Payne-Gallwey wrote Crossbow: Mediaeval & Modern; Military & Sporting. Its Construction, History & Management with a treatise on The Balista & Catapult of the Ancients & an appendix on the catapult, Balista & the Turkish Bow. It has 328 pages + 23 pages of appendix ...

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"Save the whale....Club a seal instead!"

Saskatchewan is #1 for the most entries listed in the Boone and Crockett Club record book.

As of September 1985, 322 Boone and Crockett whitetails have been taken there over the years.

31 of them in 1984 alone.

Need I say more.

The deer and deer hunting area is a broad field. I have amassed a collection of roughly 122 volumes dealing exclusively with deer and it's hunting.... a good number of them are rare or scarce, out-of-print, privately printed, limited editions or greatly sought after novels. I recommend you concentra...

Hello, I own 200 acres on Manitoulin Island, and believe I can provide you with some addtional information. Also, one thing is worth noting is normally the lots are 100 acres in size. Now where exactly is this Island? The Island is actually named Manitoulin Island. It is located in the Province of O...