Jeff Morrison, Author at Guide Outdoors

The ‘Muskie Buck:’ The Big One That Got Away

Trevor Barton, a 27-year-old native of Kinburn, Ontario, is both an active outdoorsman and an avid muskie fisherman. Less than five minutes after he began the first trolling pass of the morning, Barton noticed something very strange in the water off the boat’s bow.

Deer Hunting: A Beginner’s Home-Field Advantage

We have all heard that story of the beginner hunter getting lucky right off the bat, and making their date with destiny. As much as it sounds like a clich

An Ottawa Valley Buck On Ice

Ontario’s Ottawa Valley has long been known for its’ lush agricultural fields, rolling hills and beef cattle. Today, after a string of favorable winters and great habitat, this northern reach of North America has also become a virtual whitetail deer paradise.

Bird-doggin’ For Bullwinkle

For Scott Ellery, the fall of 1995 will be a year that would go down in history. Ellery and his partner Barry White had already spent a memorable week at moose camp, and by the final day were in the process of packing things in for the year, when all hell broke loose.

Planning The Perfect Canadian Moose Hunt: Part 1

More and more hunters are now being forced, for various reasons, to seek out new moose territory to hunt. With a multitude of options available, knowing where to look, what type of land to pursue, and how to go about planning the perfect hunt can be a daunting task. Here are some strategies and techniques, which will enable the hunter to locate and hunt more successfully in new moose territory.

Planning The Perfect Canadian Moose Hunt: Part 2

Here are some more tips to plan the perfect Canadian moose hunt.

Hunting A Thunder Bay Giant

The grand tales of giant moose that have spawned from Northwestern Ontario are numerous, each one more surreal than the last. And the most astonishing part about the Thunder Bay district of Ontario is the quality of moose hunting that can be found a stone’s throw from the city limits! Just ask John Kaplanis.

A Non-Resident’s Guide To Quebec Walleye Fishing

After Quebec’s spring fishing draws to a close and the brook trout tackle is put away for another year, the province’s next big angling opportunity begins to take flight. By the time summer rolls around, the popular walleye season is in full swing in the province of Quebec, and because of the warmer water, most anglers who visit this beautiful province, will spend their early mornings and late evening desperately in search of a feeding “doré.”