Camouflage clothes is a must if you are a bowhunter. Camouflage breaks your human silhouette by harmonizing it with the surrounding plants. Note that if you move even with camo clothes, deer will detect you easily.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
The need for camo clothes
Camo for the hunter
Camouflage clothes is a must if you are a bowhunter. Camouflage breaks your human silhouette by harmonizing it with the surrounding plants. Note that if you move even with camo clothes, deer will detect you easily.
Camouflage clothes is a must if you are a bowhunter. Camouflage breaks your human silhouette by harmonizing it with the surrounding plants. Note that if you move even with camo clothes, deer will detect you easily.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
The choice of your hunting spot
1- Find out where there are more deer
A territory with more deer, leaves more traces. It will clearly appear in the number of deer you'll see all summer. You will notice that, in the number of tracks left in the mud. Do your personal search in the spring because later in the season, there will be a lot less hunting spots available.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Trash left by quad drivers
A well known fact
It is well known in Québec that drivers of quad drink alcool. But it is quite rare for quad drivers to leave their trash on the ground in the woods.
It is well known in Québec that drivers of quad drink alcool. But it is quite rare for quad drivers to leave their trash on the ground in the woods.
Don't mess around with me
Better not to get involved
Just to see the expression of this owl, it is better not to get involved.
Just to see the expression of this owl, it is better not to get involved.
Signs by the Department of Transportation
High risk of collision with deer
As I travelled by car to Thetford Mines in Québec, it occurred to me while watching the various signs that the Department of Transportation has installed on the roadside, there was something strange in the logical interpretation of these panels.
As I travelled by car to Thetford Mines in Québec, it occurred to me while watching the various signs that the Department of Transportation has installed on the roadside, there was something strange in the logical interpretation of these panels.
Friday, March 9, 2012
The little things that we forget
Ha ! These little things
This article will remind you about these little things that can ruin a hunt. Things that we do not think about very often, but of great importance.
Quite often the result of a deer hunt can be summarized in one word: patience. Since I started bowhunting, the hardest thing to learn was to wait for the best time to shoot. I can not count how many times I had to wait, quietly and without moving, for the deer to walk these last steps before I could have a direct view to its vital organs.
I still remember each of these opportunities as the most exciting moments of all my hunts. I also remember those moments of inattention that I scared the deer away.
Pay attention to little things
I have seen several deer disappear from my view because they felt that something was wrong in their immediate environment.
A few years ago I was hunting near a railroad. At some point I had 4 deer in front of me, with 2 of them being 8 pointers. Then suddently the train started to move backwards and the back of the train moved to about 100 meters(100 yards) from me. By slowing down the train emitted a loud noise that scared the deer away.
A year later a doe and its 2 fawns were coming closer to me, when the doe stopped suddenly. Then she found something close to a tree and she took off quickly followed by her fawns.
I came down from my treestand hours later, to try to find out what had driven them away. Surprise! There was a hunting glove on the ground. A glove that I lost some 3 months ago during a survey of my territory.
It is these little things that can ruin a deer hunt.
Nanook
Version en français: http://nanookqc.blogspot.com/2012/03/les-petites-choses-quon-oublie.html
This article will remind you about these little things that can ruin a hunt. Things that we do not think about very often, but of great importance.
Quite often the result of a deer hunt can be summarized in one word: patience. Since I started bowhunting, the hardest thing to learn was to wait for the best time to shoot. I can not count how many times I had to wait, quietly and without moving, for the deer to walk these last steps before I could have a direct view to its vital organs.
I still remember each of these opportunities as the most exciting moments of all my hunts. I also remember those moments of inattention that I scared the deer away.
Pay attention to little things
I have seen several deer disappear from my view because they felt that something was wrong in their immediate environment.
A few years ago I was hunting near a railroad. At some point I had 4 deer in front of me, with 2 of them being 8 pointers. Then suddently the train started to move backwards and the back of the train moved to about 100 meters(100 yards) from me. By slowing down the train emitted a loud noise that scared the deer away.
A year later a doe and its 2 fawns were coming closer to me, when the doe stopped suddenly. Then she found something close to a tree and she took off quickly followed by her fawns.
I came down from my treestand hours later, to try to find out what had driven them away. Surprise! There was a hunting glove on the ground. A glove that I lost some 3 months ago during a survey of my territory.
It is these little things that can ruin a deer hunt.
Nanook
Version en français: http://nanookqc.blogspot.com/2012/03/les-petites-choses-quon-oublie.html
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
ASGRQ: In exchange for our rights
Here is a text of the President of the ''Association des Sauvaginiers de la Grande Région de Québec (ASGRQ): Mr.Kevin Piton
In exchange for our rights
There is a plague raging now in the province of Québec, as declining membership happens in hunting organizations. As hunters, you have to respect the rules and these rules are most of the time issued by government authorities, whether federal, provincial and municipal.
When a anti-hunting set of rules is promoted and/or when territories are restricted, who are the peoples before the courts to represent you ? Answer: Associations !
I am a member and president of the ASGRQ. We are a non-profit organization run by a committee of directors of nine volunters members. A few years ago we were over 400 members, nowaday we are less than 100 members.
The large FéDéCP is losing membership
There are several regional associations in Québec. The large Fédération québécoise des chasseurs et pêcheurs had at one time over 160 000 members. Hunters and fishermans gave their contribution every year to the fédération. Today, the FéDéCP has less than 4 000 members.
Where does the decline comes from
Where does it comme from ? A decline in services ? No, it has never offered so many ! A decline in the number of hunters ? No, the classrooms are full of students ans their number are increasing. An increase in subscription cost ? No, all associations have lowered the cost of membership to attrack people !
It must be because the harvest is so good in Québec, that hunters do not think about their rights and to ensure that their sport is well represented. Félix Leclerc in his song titled ''Le Chant d’un Patriote'' once said :
Je suis seul de mon équipage,
Les gens d’ici sont peu violents.
Parce qu’ils ont viande sous la dent
Et ventre plein n’a pas de rage.
We now must defend the rights of hunters at all levels. With municipalities who want to pass regulations limiting the discharge of firearms, bows and crossbows at ridiculous distances, we are not out of trouble yet. The biggest problem with losing members, is that we do not have the weight of numbers in our favor to defend your rights.
In exchange for our rights
There is a plague raging now in the province of Québec, as declining membership happens in hunting organizations. As hunters, you have to respect the rules and these rules are most of the time issued by government authorities, whether federal, provincial and municipal.
When a anti-hunting set of rules is promoted and/or when territories are restricted, who are the peoples before the courts to represent you ? Answer: Associations !
I am a member and president of the ASGRQ. We are a non-profit organization run by a committee of directors of nine volunters members. A few years ago we were over 400 members, nowaday we are less than 100 members.
The large FéDéCP is losing membership
There are several regional associations in Québec. The large Fédération québécoise des chasseurs et pêcheurs had at one time over 160 000 members. Hunters and fishermans gave their contribution every year to the fédération. Today, the FéDéCP has less than 4 000 members.
Where does the decline comes from
Where does it comme from ? A decline in services ? No, it has never offered so many ! A decline in the number of hunters ? No, the classrooms are full of students ans their number are increasing. An increase in subscription cost ? No, all associations have lowered the cost of membership to attrack people !
It must be because the harvest is so good in Québec, that hunters do not think about their rights and to ensure that their sport is well represented. Félix Leclerc in his song titled ''Le Chant d’un Patriote'' once said :
Je suis seul de mon équipage,
Les gens d’ici sont peu violents.
Parce qu’ils ont viande sous la dent
Et ventre plein n’a pas de rage.
A resolution for 2012
Please note that the opinion of Mr Kevin Piton does not necessarily represent the opinion of the author of this blog.
Nanook
Version en français: http://nanookqc.blogspot.com/2012/03/asgrq-en-echange-de-nos-droits.html
I often go to different stores offering hunting and fishing gears. I find it funny to see hunters who are willing to spend hundreds of dollars to upgrade their weapons, their ammunition, their hunting clothes and their electronics equipments. On top of that, they are spending their money to buy bottles of all kind of products.
As a president, I have to justify the minimal cost of a membership card in our association by offering stickers, badges and hunting books, while the mere fact of defending their rights should be enough.
As a president, I have to justify the minimal cost of a membership card in our association by offering stickers, badges and hunting books, while the mere fact of defending their rights should be enough.
So ladies and gentleman, in 2012 take the resolution to defend your rights as a hunter, by joining an association that represents you. How much will it cost you ? Every association has its own rates, but it is often the equivalent price of a box of shotgun(cheapest), a camo net, a flashlight or a bottle of .....
Kevin Piton
Please note that the opinion of Mr Kevin Piton does not necessarily represent the opinion of the author of this blog.
Nanook
Version en français: http://nanookqc.blogspot.com/2012/03/asgrq-en-echange-de-nos-droits.html
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
A little help by the hunters
Our public forests
I think the ''cold front''that approaches the sport of hunting, will bring very serious problems for hunters in the coming years. I see more clearly that dangers will surge on hunting enthusiasts.
There are of course all those organisations who want more controls on hunting rifles. Anti-hunters and animal lovers who think that hunting is a disgusting sport. There are also municipalities, farmer groups, transportation departments who all want less game on their territories, their lands and their roads.
We should band together to defend our traditions and our rights, so as not to let them win one single inch of the coming battle.
I think the ''cold front''that approaches the sport of hunting, will bring very serious problems for hunters in the coming years. I see more clearly that dangers will surge on hunting enthusiasts.
There are of course all those organisations who want more controls on hunting rifles. Anti-hunters and animal lovers who think that hunting is a disgusting sport. There are also municipalities, farmer groups, transportation departments who all want less game on their territories, their lands and their roads.
We should band together to defend our traditions and our rights, so as not to let them win one single inch of the coming battle.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Shooting lanes
Cleaning your shooting lines
I know, you have spent enough time on hunting during the last season and you want to take a little time to relax. But if you want to be successfull during the next hunting season, you should start now.
I know, you have spent enough time on hunting during the last season and you want to take a little time to relax. But if you want to be successfull during the next hunting season, you should start now.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
The dignity of Québec hunters.
A Law threatened everywhere
For those who still doubt, the Association des chasseurs de Gros Gibiers du Québec is now established. It aims to defend the rights of hunters in Québec. Today, the right to hunt, recognized in a law named the ''Loi sur la conservation de la faune'', is threatened everywhere.
For those who still doubt, the Association des chasseurs de Gros Gibiers du Québec is now established. It aims to defend the rights of hunters in Québec. Today, the right to hunt, recognized in a law named the ''Loi sur la conservation de la faune'', is threatened everywhere.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Is Anticosti a myth ?
Anticosti: a magical island to hunt
Sold for its large racks
The term'' myth'' is often used to refer to a mistaken belief at first, but can refer to concrete elements symbolically expressed and shared by a significant number of people. This is how Wikipedia describes the word ''myth.''
The Société des établissement de plein air (SEPAQ), is an entity of the Government of Quebec, which manages parks and reserves. It thus manages hunting on Anticosti Island.
They sell this island as an outstanding destination and says on its website that the island is recognized as an exceptional area for hunting deer.
Many professional photographers sites on the Internet are promoting the island. You will see deer with large racks collected by various hunters in recent years.
Sold on the possibility to harvest a large rack, the fact remains that visiting or hunting on Anticosti island is a unique experience.
A statistical study of deer, on the website of the Ministère des ressources naturelles et de la faune however, shows that Anticosti Island is not the exceptional territory it used to be.
'' If we compare the odds of harvesting a large antlered buck according to the official statistics, they are not very different from those of mainland Québec.
If you exclude from the mainland statistics, the thousands of permits issued for several years, to harvest doe to farmers, to ZEC (Zone d'Exploitation Contrôlées) and to outfitters, the odds of harvesting a buck are slightly better on the mainland.
From the statistics issued by the Ministère des Ressources Naturelles et de la Faune (MRNF), we learned that in 2010, hunters have harvested 5,565 bucks on a total of 9,265 deer on Anticosti island. It accounts for 60.1% of the total deer harvested.
On the mainland Québec hunters have harvested 24,161 bucks on a total of 43,205 deer, an average of 55.9%. These figures are obtained by subtracting the zone 20 area(Anticosti island) from the grand total.
If you remove the estimated 6000 doe permits harvested, the percentage rises to 64.9%.
So according to the 2010 statistics, the odds of harvesting a'' buck'' on Anticosti island was 60.1% and on the mainland at 64.9%.
I therefore found that your chances of harvesting a buck on the mainland would be better than on Anticosti island.
Anticosti Island offers more than 160,000 deer to hunters over its vast territory of 7980 square kilometers, and surely more than 80,000 mature bucks: more than 10 bucks/square kilometer or 26 bucks/square mile.
The hunt on Anticosti Island is offered, both by the SEPAQ and by outfitters, with an experienced guide.
Hunters can hunt in groups , which means that if they have signed the required form, the hunter who have already harvested their deer can kill one, two, three or even four additional deer, for hunters who did not had a chance to complete their hunts.
Despite all these additionnal benefits, Anticosti hunters vs mainland Québec, the average hunt is only 1.85 deer per hunter.
But if you divide the total of 9,265 deer harvested in 2010 by an average of 1.85 deer / hunter, we therefore had about 5,000 hunters on Anticosti island.
Given that the number of males harvested was only 5565. We can say that the'' average'' buck harvest was only 1.11 deer/ hunter, in a controlled environment with an average of 10 bucks/km2 (26/m2)
Nanook
Version en français: http://nanookqc.blogspot.com/2011/05/lile-anticosti-est-elle-un-mythe.html
Version en français: http://nanookqc.blogspot.com/2011/05/lile-anticosti-est-elle-un-mythe.html
Beware of odors
On the treestand
The smell of your body is easily transmitted through your hands on the steps of your ladder when you climb on your treestand. In deer bowhunting this harmless gesture is of the utmost importance.
The smell of your body is easily transmitted through your hands on the steps of your ladder when you climb on your treestand. In deer bowhunting this harmless gesture is of the utmost importance.
Monday, February 6, 2012
60 000 deer for the needy
Donate venison to a local food shelf !
I follow very closely all organisations in the United States, advocating the gift of wild meat to the needy. The following is an image of the result of several years of effort by these organizations to provide quality meat to the poor.
I follow very closely all organisations in the United States, advocating the gift of wild meat to the needy. The following is an image of the result of several years of effort by these organizations to provide quality meat to the poor.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Too many deer on Anticosti
Anticosti island
SEPAQ advertising
The SEPAQ in its advertising claims that the Anticosti island has a concentration of more than 20 deer/km2 or 52 deer/m2. A total of 166,000 whitetail deer live on the Anticosti island according to the Ministère des ressources naturelles et de la faune (MRNF).
Moreover the SEPAQ (Société des établissements de plein air du Québec) said: ''The special diet of deer on Anticosti island gives their meat a more refined taste''.
SEPAQ advertising
The SEPAQ in its advertising claims that the Anticosti island has a concentration of more than 20 deer/km2 or 52 deer/m2. A total of 166,000 whitetail deer live on the Anticosti island according to the Ministère des ressources naturelles et de la faune (MRNF).
Moreover the SEPAQ (Société des établissements de plein air du Québec) said: ''The special diet of deer on Anticosti island gives their meat a more refined taste''.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
English blog
Blog en anglais
Pour ceux dont la langue maternelle est l'anglais, j'ai créé un blog qui va traduire en anglais, les articles les plus consultés du blog français.
Voici l'adresse: http://deerbowhuntingblog.blogspot.com/
Monday, January 30, 2012
Treestand installation
Clear all shooting lines
As I have often said to my fellow hunters, you must install the stands and clear all lines, weeks prior to the hunting season. It will allow time for the deer to get used to the changes you have made.
As I have often said to my fellow hunters, you must install the stands and clear all lines, weeks prior to the hunting season. It will allow time for the deer to get used to the changes you have made.
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