As heard on Outdoor Journal Radio Earlier this month (March 2024), Ontario’s provincial government released a statement warning residents to be “bear wise” as officials have received reports of the animals coming out of hibernation early due to mild temperatures and a lack of snow. As Annie Langlois, biologist, and co-ordinator of the Hinterland Who’s Who program at the Canadian Wildlife Federation reported to CTV News, bears waking up during hibernation is not necessarily uncommon. Not going back to sleep, however, is much more unusual. What it means Langlois states that the main ..read more

As heard on Outdoor Journal Radio The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has removed a local fisherman’s state record after investigating a citizen’s claim that the fish’s weight may not be accurate. On April 4th of 2023, Kansas-native Bobby Parkhurst was awarded with a new state record after catching a white crappie weighing 4.07 pounds. Just five days after, however, a tip from an eye witness came in that put the whole thing in question. The tip stated that the fish had been weighed at separate locations and at one point “weighed only 3.73 pounds,” according to the KDWP. In an ..read more

Copied from the Facebook pages of the Ontario Provincial Police – East Region is in Tweed: CLOSE CALL: Two men are safe after their snowmobile plunged through the ice on Stoco Lake in the Municipality of Tweed today. Thankfully they were wearing floater coats. It’s a busy weekend in the area with the Tweed Winter Carnival.  No matter where you are in Ontario, we urge everyone to STAY OFF THE ICE. If you feel you must go out, watch for changes in ice colour. Even slight currents under the ice can drastically reduce ice thickness. While it might be safe in one section of a lake, it can be ..read more

Ever wonder if what you’re doing along waterfront property affects the environment? Well, this story might give you a little insight and make you think twice. The DFO (Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada) recently issued a $20,000 fine to an individual from the Belleville, Ontario area for work done on an infill project back in 2018. The work was done to an area of approximately 22 meters of shoreline, and 18 meters out from shore, into the Bay of Quinte. The location is adjacent to the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory.  The infilling permanently destroyed a wetted area and eliminated ..read more

As heard on Episode 105 of the Outdoor Journal Radio podcast The advancements in drone technology have certainly changed the game of videography, but do they have a place in our outdoor pursuits? One of our many ariel shots from year’s season of The Fish’n Canada Show Drones for Hunting? At the time of writing, 45 out of the 50 U.S. states and all Canadian provinces have laws that restrict the use of drones in hunting. Of the five standouts, four states (Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Missouri) allow for drones only in the recovery of game after the shot. Alabama, the remaining state, is b ..read more

Full Story Yes, people it has happened again but luckily there were no injuries. On January 30, 2024, Ontario Provincial Police officers responded to a 911 emergency call from the Lake Simcoe area between Beaverton and Brechin. The call came from occupants of an off-road vehicle that went through the ice well out from shore. OPP Aviation Services were dispatched and quickly located the individuals through GPS coordinates, while Ramara Fire attended with an airboat. This is a highly unusual winter for mild temperatures, so make “EXTRA” sure that if you are venturing on ice, it’s more than saf ..read more

Read the full story In a recent practice round in a B.A.S.S college event in Lake Murray in the state of South Carolina, a two-boat crash involving four anglers occurred at around 1p.m on January 25th. Unfortunately, Western Kentucky student Johnathan Brian, 21, was pronounced dead at Prisma Health Richland after being rushed to the hospital. The 3 remaining anglers were released. We couldn’t find any solid information as to what caused the accident, however, it was said that weather may have played a role. An ongoing investigation continues. B.A.S.S. CEO Chase Anderson released a statement ..read more

As heard on episode 103 of the Outdoor Journal Radio podcast We at Fish’n Canada have spent a lot of time talking about Deer Ticks, as our home province of Ontario has slowly become one of the country’s hotbeds for these Lyme-Disease-carrying parasites. Now, however, it seems like another province may be seeing these nasty pests establish a population. In a great report by Aishwarya Dudha of the CBC, Emily Jenkins, a professor of microbiology at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine states that they are finding more deer ticks than ever in her home province of Saskatchewan. This conclus ..read more

As reported in our last article with the newest charges (aside from fishing) in the now famous Walleye Tournament cheating scandal, Chase Cominsky has now been criminally charged with theft by deception. In a bowling alley incident which took place in January of 2023, Cominsky had his son pass counterfeit 100 dollar bills to one of the bowling alley’s employees. For this, Chase Cominsky was sentenced to 6 to 12 months of incarceration, followed by four months of probation, while his son received one year of probation after pleading guilty to his theft by deception charge. As for the Walleye c ..read more

Disqualifications can happen a couple of ways in sports events. One way is if competitors are caught blatantly cheating, knowingly breaking written rules. Another is by mere accident, simply not knowing the exact rules.  The latter seems to be the case in this story. During a recent college bass tournament, the MLF 2024 Abu Garcia College Fishing National Championship at Lake Toho Florida, two of the competing teams were disqualified. After evidence was presented to the tournament director, the teams of Brandon Berry and Hunter Bright of the University of Montevallo, as well as Braxon Hi ..read more