Ontario OUT of DOORS Magazine

22/11/2024

Congratulations to winner Kailyn Tuininga, 15, of Frankford, who bowhunted her first deer when it came within 15 yards of her stand in WMU 71, with her father, Josh, who is very proud.

Submit your photos to oodmag.com/mbentry for a chance to win an Ontario OUT of DOORS prize as part of our weekly Photo Friday contest.

22/11/2024

OOD’s annual trail cam contest is now closed for submissions. Vote for your favourites from Nov. 20-Dec. 2.

Top three favourites will win a Bushnell prize pack worth as much as $1,310.
https://oodmag.com/trail-cam-contest-2024/

Bushnell

21/11/2024

The first 500 hunters in each zone to submit a sample will receive a collectible crest.
https://oodmag.com/testing-deer-for-cwd/

Testing for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in 2024 will be carried out in two zones once again this fall Zone 1 (Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) 68A, 71, 74A, 74B) is in the Belleville and Peterborough areas of southern Ontario. Zone 2 (WMUs 81A, 81B,

20/11/2024

New photos uploaded today! 📸
Have a catch or harvest of your own you’d like to share? Submit your photos for a chance to win an Ontario OUT of DOORS prize as part of our weekly contest at: https://oodmag.com/mbentry/

20/11/2024

Cast your votes daily.
Top three photo entries receive a Bushnell prize pack worth $780-$1,310.
Winners to be selected Monday Dec. 2 at 4 p.m.
Good luck!
https://oodmag.com/trail-cam-contest-2024/

Ontario OUT of DOORS' popular Trail Cam Contest returns for 2024. Contest submissions are now closed. After Nov. 15, the top 25 photos will be selected by the OOD edit team to advance to the voting

20/11/2024

Chef Andrew Rochon’s wild goose prosciutto is a salty and tender treat and great addition to your wild game charcuterie. Read more at oodmag.com. ⬇
https://oodmag.com/wild-goose-prosciutto/

This salty and tender treat is a great addition to your wild game charcuterie repertoire. For the best results, use a late-season goose that has maximum fat content. Ingredients: For 2 breasts 2 large wild goose breasts, boneless, skin on

19/11/2024

“In the whiteout conditions, I couldn’t tell if it had antlers or not, but I could see it looking back, so I assumed it was a pre-estrous doe trailed by a buck,” Alan Davy writes in “Let it Snow” in our Nov.-Dec. 2024 issue — now on newsstands.
Read more by purchasing a copy at a newsstand near you:
https://oodmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/OOD-Newsstand-List-2021.pdf
Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters

19/11/2024

“Wet and winded
She scrambled uphill
To the next fencerow
When she heard the
Whistle shrill —”
Read Charlie Andrews’ full poem, The Ultimate Retrieve, below. ⬇
https://oodmag.com/poem-the-ultimate-retrieve/

By Charlie Andrews He strode to the fore And took his stance He blew the whistle — That the two shared — We couldn’t hear it — but She could And she froze in place And looked at her master And started the chase "Back," he

18/11/2024

OOD's Holiday Gear Guide 2024 is online. 🎄
This holiday season consider one of these stellar gear guide ideas to give that special someone another reason to spend time outdoors.
https://oodmag.com/holiday-gear-guide-2024/
Bushnell
Vortex Optics
YETI
Canadian Tire

OOD's Holiday Gear Guide 2024 is here! Loud holiday sweaters and hardcover bestsellers are always good gift ideas, but this year, consider giving that special person in your life more reasons to spend time outdoors. Vortex Bantam HD 6.5x32 youth binoculars

15/11/2024

Canada Post has ceased national operations as of 12:01 a.m. on Nov. 15, 2024.
Here’s how to access your OOD subscription digitally, if the strike endures. ⬇
https://oodmag.com/canada-post-strike-causes-delays/
CUPW STTP

Canada Post has ceased national operations as of 12:01 a.m. on Nov. 15, 2024. The strike is expected to cause lengthy delays, affecting millions across the country during one of the busiest times of the year. While mail and parcels will be delivered as quickly as

15/11/2024

Congratulations to winner Ian Mahler of Kitchener, who was with his son, Silas, when they harvested this 10-pointer in the afternoon on opening day in WMU 87C.

Submit your photos to oodmag.com/mbentry for a chance to win an Ontario OUT of DOORS prize as part of our weekly Photo Friday contest.

14/11/2024

Considerations for rainy day deer hunting from the November 1996 issue of OOD.

14/11/2024

A reader asks: “if you are bowhunting on a Sunday during a gun season for big game in a municipality that does not allow Sunday gun hunting, do you still need to wear orange?"
https://oodmag.com/ask-a-co-orange-for-big-game/
Ontario Fish and Wildlife

Q: If you are bowhunting during a gun season for big game, for obvious safety reasons you are required to wear orange. But if you are bowhunting on a Sunday during a gun season for big game in a municipality that does not allow

13/11/2024

Two more days to submit to our Trail Cam Photo Contest 2024! 📸
https://oodmag.com/trail-cam-contest-2024/

Ontario OUT of DOORS' popular Trail Cam Contest returns for 2024. Contest submissions are open from Friday, Nov. 1 to Friday, Nov. 15. Multiple entries are allowed. Photo Guidelines: Entrants can submit up

13/11/2024

A reader asks: During the controlled deer hunt in a zone that is open for muzzleloaders and shotguns, can I take a shotgun loaded with buckshot for close stuff and a muzzleloader for long stuff at the same time? Read more at oodmag.com.
https://oodmag.com/ask-a-co-carrying-shotguns-and-muzzleloaders/
Ontario Fish and Wildlife

Q: During the controlled deer hunt in a zone that is open for muzzleloaders and shotguns, can I take a shotgun loaded with buckshot for close stuff and a muzzleloader for long stuff at the same time? Graeme Green, Woodstock

12/11/2024

A reader asks: “If I take someone with a deer tag hunting during a bow season, and I have a coyote tag, can I use a shotgun to pursue coyote while we are hunting together?”
Read more at oodmag.com.
https://oodmag.com/ask-a-co-pursuing-coyote-while-deer-hunting/
Ontario Fish and Wildlife

Q: If I take someone with a deer tag hunting during a bow season, and I have a coyote tag, can I use a shotgun to pursue coyote while we are hunting together? Richard Fillmore, Hamilton

08/11/2024

Congratulations to winner Kathy Smith of Echo Bay, who looked on while her son (Alex, shown) and granddaughter (Ellie) shared Dad’s beautiful buck shot with a .308 on their family property this season.

Submit your photos to oodmag.com/mbentry for a chance to win an Ontario OUT of DOORS prize as part of our weekly Photo Friday contest.

07/11/2024

“Mass is one of the biggest factors. A deer could be pretty tall and wide, but very generally speaking if it doesn’t have any mass, it is probably not a mature deer,” whitetail bowhunter Joe Dampier writes. “Older, mature deer will carry mass down the main beams, and the main beams will start to look beefy."
https://oodmag.com/assessing-the-age-of-white-tailed-deer/

I love white-tailed deer. I love talking about whitetails, looking at photos of them, and will find any excuse to discuss them. A frequent subject of these conversations is deer age — always an interesting topic, especially with large and mature whitetails. Having a