Coyote Calling in Manitoba

Josh heads out after dinner to try his luck at some calling.. He had a young pup coming in from behind him but no successfull.. as he walked back to camp lots of others started to respond .. We have a good number of animals in the area.

2011 Fall Bear Huning

Fall Bear HUntingFall beaer opoens on Monday 29 of Aug.. bear hunters arrive on 28th.. Barrels are at the baitsites and being hit hard.. Here Vinnie sprays Liquid Smoke scent i the air and on scent sock for attractant .. pails of oil are ready to  be dumped renewing the grease pads for another season.

Canada Day at Binscarth Manitoba

fireworksJuly 1 Canada Day celebrations is makes for a great family outing at Binscarth, Parade at 10, lunch at the fire hall at noon, kids games and swimmn at pool all afternoon, 7pm bonfire and weiner roast and dark best fireworks in the area put on by the local Lions club..

Weiner roast at the fairgrounds

7pm and everyone gathers for the before gathering of the fireworks at Binscarth Canada Day celebrations

Peas Peas, Peas in

peas peas peasManitoba peas sewing for protien for animal feed.. But waterfowlers dream field cause the ducks and geese love to feed on the stubble after peas hav been harvested.

Summer in Manitoba

Wild Paint Brush is one of the wild flowers that start to bloom in mid June through July.. They are a beautiful wild flower seen along roads and along ridges over most of the province.

Bufflehead ducklings hatch in Manitoba

Mrs Bufflehead and her 7 ducklings sitting in the center of a slough so predators dont bother them. Also on another pond I saw a Canvasback hen with 10 little ones.. No Mallard ducklings yet but they should be showing up soon.

High water levels all over Manitoba

Mowing grass is a challenge when it is standing on lawn in some places.. this also makes lawn soft and times it means mowing grass in water. What really sucks is the number of mosquitos and black flys we have this year.. black flys only usually couple days but this year we have had them for 2 weeks already hopefully they will be gone soon.. But here Tim found the softest spot of all and needed a little tug..

Manitoba Black bear Rugs

 2 blacks and a brown rug painted and ready to have padded backing and fringe sewed on.. then into the mail and hunters will their past years trophy.. Turn around is usually less that a year fro the time you take your bear till you have finished product on your wall.

Taxidermist at work.

Pouring the forms, carving out the mouth for a jaw set, adjusting the eyes, adding the felt trim, and then there is fleshing the raw hide, pressure washing the skull to be aged 60 days before final score and the bear rug is still not finished.. Cause the hide must be stretched, bare and discolored spots painted, all these things must be done before the ordering of cities permits, and shipping the finished rug to the hunter.. Scott usually has the fihished rug back to the  clients befor a year is over.,, barring all dissasters like postal strikes, and spring bear and turkey season starts…..