Great Outdoors Trivia Contest – Question #2

Sorry it has taken so long for the next trivia question, and in case you missed the first one which appeared in May 3rd SUN Outdoors Column,  here it is:

Question #1:

OK folks, put your thinking caps on, here is question No. 1 in the Great Outdoors Trivia Contest. The tarsal, interdigital and preorbital are all types of what? A) Range-finder settings; B) Trail camera settings; or C) Type of deer glands. Watch for question No. 2 coming up in my Outdoors Guy Blog. 

 

Question #2:

 According to the Centre for Occupational Health & Safety, in recent years most Rabies infections in British Columbia and Alberta have been reported in bats; in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, in has been skunks; and in Ontario and Quebec rabies has been reported most in bats, skunks and what other wild animal?

 Is it A) Red foxes; B) Raccoons; or C) Eastern chipmunks.

 

The final question in this year’s Great Outdoors Trivia Contest will appear in next Thursday’s(June 20) Pembroke Daily Observer. (Link to that column will be provided in case you can’t find it, and you don’t live in the Ottawa Valley)

Winner of this year’s contest will receive a nice scent package courtesy of Tink’s!

 

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Outdoors Guy Cookbooks featured by Canadian Press

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Ok, I’m not saying I hit the big time or anything, but I am quite pleased with my interview last week with Susan Greer of the Canadian Press.

Susan contacted me to discuss the June 1st release of my Canadian Fishing Cookbook and Canadian Outdoor Cookbook, but specifically focused on the fishing one.

The whole experience was a tad intimidating since I don’t really consider myself a fabulous cook, but I am happy to not have made a fool of myself!

What can I say…I love brain food!

The article appeared this week in about 15 publications across the country….

http://www.brandonsun.com/lifestyles/breaking-news/hooked-on-fish-and-seafood-author-pursues-passion-travelling-coast-to-coast-209050691.html?thx=y

http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Hooked+fish+Author+pursues+passion+travelling+coast+coast/8440535/story.html

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Outdoors Guy deer calls Podcast – Doc & Woody Show

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Here are the audio clips from this morning’s appearance on the CHEZ 106 FM – Doc & Woody Show.

Thanks again to the boys for having me on..and kudos for allowing me to keep hunting a topic of conversation here in our conservative Nation’s Capital.

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Miss November says;  “Click here big fella”: 

Deer Call 1

 

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Mr. October says;  “Click here little mamma”:

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Outdoors Column returns to Ottawa SUN Sports Section

 

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Ok folks so here it is, the BIG announcement I mentioned last week…hopefully I haven’t built it up too much.

And no, its not free products for all the readers and I haven’t won the lottery either, if that’s what you’re thinking.

Starting next Thursday – following a 2.5 year absence – my Outdoors Column will be returning to the Ottawa SUN Sports Section! (in print & online)

Having the outdoors column back is great news, not only for me, but for every hunter, fishermen & conservationist in Eastern Ontario and Western QC, and not to worry, the Blog isn’t going anywhere!

Anyone who followed my SUN outdoors column from 2002 – 2009 pretty much knows what to expect. Hey, you will probably even see your name mentioned in there now and again, plus the latest in hunting and fishing news, gossip, reviews, tips and more. For now it will be running every second Thursday.

You could say getting my SUN outdoors column back is like have one of my children return, after having gone missing for over 2 years, and you wouldn’t be far off.

I would like to thank SUN Publisher Rick Gibbons, Editor-in-Chief Mitchell Axelrad and Sport’s Editor Tim Baines for the opportunity to return to print on a regular basis.

It’s great to be back and right before hunting season too – it must be a sign!!

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CANADIAN Wild Game Cookbook casting call

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(Photo: Jim Bindon of Arundel, Quebec and Steve Enright of Orleans pull a ‘MacGyver’ over the campstove with some deer steaks, after the outdoor cooking fire suddenly died out)

OK Folks, as I delve into my Canadian Wild Game Cookbook (published by Lone Pine Publishing) – the last of three 40,000 word books I have been working on since September, some may have wondered why I’ve been abnormally quiet.

Well, I hereby ‘officially’ invite all fellow hunters and conservationists at the Outdoors Guy Blog to be apart of my cookbook experience.

I am quite sure that most of you have enjoyed many wild-game cooking and meals over the years, with lots of great memories to go along with them…and this is where you guys come in. 

The Canadian Wild Fish Cookbook (hitting bookstores this spring btw) includes lots of great fish and fishing tidbits and information, advice from top Canadian chefs and funny fishing stories. 

The Canadian Outdoor Cookbook (also hitting bookstores later this spring) includes a lot of my own outdoor camping and cooking experience, plus excerpts from adventures over my years of travelling each and every Canadian province. 

My goal for the Canadian Wild Game Cookbook (To be released this Fall) is to (hopefully) include stories and experiences of fellow hunters from all around..to get a cross-section of what hunting and enjoying wild game means to all of us…i.e. hunt camp tales of cooking glory(or woe) funny stories of grilling a deer steak or simmering a moose stew during the season with the gang, things of that nature.

It is completely up to you with no pressure at all, so if you’d like to be apart of this major North American book release, I would love to include you in this project.

Simply email your short stories to [email protected] with the caption ‘Wild Game’, and I will take it from there!

Best regards,

Jeff Morrison – The Outdoors Guy

Merry Christmas to all Hunters and Fishermen

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I would like to wish all the avid sportsmen and women out there a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Thanks to everyone who made the Outdoors Guy a fun place to visit and share your thoughts on hunting, fishing, conservation and whole load of other topics we’ve beaten into submission with a large stick over the past 12 month.(Over 35, 000 comments in the past year)

Without all you readers and contributors out there, this Blog’s first year would not be nearly the success it has been.

From what I have seen (& heard) the Ottawa SUN Outdoors Guy is one of the most popular Blogs in the entire region. (Well, when there’s no hockey on)

Hey, who says hunters and fishermen aren’t being heard?! Sure, we may ruffle a few feathers along the way and some folks may not agree with everything said, but you certainly can’t say it’s been dull.

For the greatest site I know to kill(sorry, I mean harvest) time during the day – chatting about the Great Outdoors – I would like to thank the Ottawa SUN for making it all possible.

I know this Blog would never have been a reality anywhere but here at the SUN..and hey, have you seen the front page of the paper recently? Readership is up considerably, and I would like to think we all played a role in that!

Merry Christmas one and all, and if you have not stopped by for a visit, we look forward to seeing you in 2011 for outdoor news, information, rumours, opinions and a whole lot more covering the greatest recreational activities known to man.

All the best to each and every one of your families in health and happiness..(Note to self: next year got photo of myself wearing a fur coat)

Yours in the Outdoors,

Jeff Morrison – The Outdoors Guy

Outdoors Guy new book projects

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Ahh, there’s nothing like the smell and taste of cooking your own wild fish and game!! 

Here is a photo of my hunting buddy Jim Bindon – taken at our camp back in the 1980’s – as he watches over some juicy moose steaks on the fire.

If I recall, it was too wet for a campfire that day, so we chose to sear the steaks over the open woodstove instead.

Well, now with Weird Facts about Fishing under my belt and a bit of spare time left, I am moving on to my next book writing project! 

I’m pleased to report that I have just signed a deal with Lone Pine Publishing (of Edmonton & Auburn Washington) to write three (3) Wild Game and Wild Fish cookbooks between now and next spring. Its going to be busy, but I’m sure I can pull it off! 

Here’s an example of one of the many fine Lone Pine publications: 

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These wild game and fish cookbooks will be a new and exciting adventure that I look forward to greatly!

It is at this point that I invite all Outdoors Guy Blog readers to submit their favourite wild game or wild fish recipe.  I’m sure you’ve all got some good ones and hey, who better to write my books for me that you folks…. 

I know some of you had your fishing stories included in my Weird Facts book, and I’m really hoping to include as many great wild game and fish recipes as humanly possible. 

These books will, of course, cover other important aspects such as meat storage and preparation as well as outdoor cooking mishaps, hunting & fishing trip culinary skills, and hunt camp cooking tricks and tips…hey, just like my buddy Jim in the photo!

Regards,

Outdoorsguy

Outdoors Guy joins Bounder Magazine

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Ok folks, I want you to be honest, have you ever said to yourself: I wish I could get more Outdoors Guy, because I just can’t get enough? (I know wife says it all the time) 

Have you ever thought our region could use even more of that special ‘grass roots’ hunting and fishing coverage? 

How about more of that special brand of ‘conservation to socially conscious’? 

I know this city could use expanded hunting and fishing updates and local conservation news, that’s a defenite!

And it would be great to have that in print too, would it not?

Well, thanks to Brian Warren of the new men’s magazine Bounder, that dream has become a reality! 

I will be joining some great local talent featured in Bounder such as Randall Moore of CHEZ 106 FM, Delmer and Cecil, Mark Papusak of Y101 and even the duct tape king himself Red Green! 

It will be a great honour and pleasure to bring my Outdoors Guy column to this fine up-and-coming local publication. The first issue, I’m told, has been flying off news-stands and things really look promising. 

Bounder magazine covers, but is not limited to, subjects of interest to men in the Ottawa-area: hunting, fishing, fast cars, health, travel, adventure and so on.

But don’t get me wrong, Bounder will also be a publication of interest to the ladies as well.

Oh, and don’t worry about the Outdoors Guy Blog, it won’t be going anywhere. I am actually hoping to bring even more readers to my Ottawa SUN Blog with the new column!

Do yourself a favour and pick-up a copy of this fine local publication. Of the 30,000 Premiere Edition copies distributed, I’m told there are still a few to be found around town.

My new “Outdoors Guy” hunting & fishing column will appear in the next issue of Bounder due out early fall.

I forgot to mention the best part about Bounder Magazine, it’s FREE!

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