Whitetailriver Blue Goose Outfitters

10/31/2022

09/23/2022

The nights are getting cooler, the days are shorter, and the bears know there is limited time to finish packing on the pounds before retiring to their dens.

07/06/2022

Visiting the Ottawa area this summer?

Sign up for a free Learn-to Paddle lesson with friendly Parks Canada staff! We provide all the equipment and safety gear you need, and then help guide you and your paddle partner through a gentle 90-minute trip through the locks.

ℹ️ Reservations are required in advance: http://ow.ly/gj7A50JQ0xY

07/05/2022

Do ticks and Lyme disease make you wary of going outdoors? Learn know how to protect yourself, pets and your loved ones when you head out on adventure.

07/05/2022

If you’re camping or backcountry camping this weekend, be bear wise and follow these tips:
• never cook, eat or store any food (including snacks), coolers, cooking equipment or toiletries in your tent
• if camping, pack and store these items in your vehicle, out of sight, with windows closed (not in a truck bed or outside of the vehicle) and routinely take your garbage to the park’s waste depot
• If backcountry camping, store food in a bear resistant location or container or hang food at least four metres (13 feet) above the ground and three metres (10 feet) from tree limbs or trunks that can support a bear
Learn more: https://www.ontario.ca/page/bear-wise-tips-and-tools

06/28/2022

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02/04/2022

Struggling to catch panfish through the ice? You might be overcomplicating things. Here's a look at a tried-and-true strategy that works.

12/13/2021

It’s fairly common knowledge that hunting near roads or hunting the same stand repeatedly is unlikely to lead to hunting success, especially when targeting mature bucks. But this begs the question, “Why?” The obvious answer is these areas receive more hunting pressure and are therefore riskier...

11/18/2021

11/11/2021

With spring here and summer around the corner, there are many wild foods to forage. Author and forager, Russ Cohen shares a list of his favorites, and what to do with them, from dandelions to beach plums.

11/01/2021

Gun seasons for white-tailed deer have opened in most WMUs across the province.

The OFAH has long-insisted that management decisions are science-based and that governments are held accountable to ensure sustainable deer populations. The OFAH has also pushed for expanded gun seasons, more bowhunting opportunities and additional deer seals which we continue to enjoy today. Learn more about this and other OFAH action at ofah.org/deer

10/14/2021

Here’s what the data say about weather, hunting pressure, the rut, and deer movement.