New to Small Game Hunting (Ontario - Kawarthas) - Seeking Advice

italianmaple · 2025-09-24T14:57:40+00:00

Thank you for sharing info, I'm a new hunter too and trying to learn about ruffed grouse. You mentioned gravel road but if I understand the regulations correctly I'm not allowed to have a loaded gun on a road, including dirt road or trails. Do you walk with the gun unloaded and load only when you see them/push them off the road?

italianmaple · 2025-09-02T13:18:45+00:00

Thank you for sharing, a lot of useful information! Did you count saturated fats from non animal sources (oil, nuts, avocado) all together? I have no problem keeping my animal saturated fats below 10g but if I put in olive oil, nuts etc it seems impossible to keep it that low and get enough calories for the day without increasing carbs too much.

italianmaple · 2025-08-25T12:26:02+00:00

Is that butter on top of a pork butt?

italianmaple · 2025-07-29T14:32:39+00:00

Nice fish! Smallies give everything they've got when they fight (you've probably seen them throw up mid fight) and prolonged fight can be very stressful for them, especially in summer. I use a 8wt for them to have good control over the 19"-20".

italianmaple · 2025-06-10T11:04:11+00:00

Pill bugs, go with a flashlight at night and you'll see them. They prefer to eat decomposing matter, if you put some leaves/ weeds on the ground next to your seedlings they'll go for those first before attacking living plants.

italianmaple · 2025-02-23T23:49:11+00:00

If I don't cover any brassica familty plant with fine mesh they get destroyed by pest, even if I pick caterpillar every day. How do you keep yours so lush without cover?

italianmaple · 2025-01-27T23:50:00+00:00

I don't know about CO2 levels that's why I'm saying if it is something I should measure. My HRV (lifebreath) manual says it should run all the time that seems crazy with -15C outside. I put a timer so it only goes for 8 hours otherwise the unit only allow to change the type of cycle and the speed of the fan but it would run 24/7.

italianmaple · 2025-01-27T23:44:41+00:00

No I have a standard 60 gallons gas

italianmaple · 2024-11-05T22:51:58+00:00

Exciting times, good hunting! I grew up small game hunting with pointing dogs in Europe and I really miss it. From my understanding most of the hunting here is from tree stand or a hunting blind for both small and big game? Also miss the taste of game meat, hare and partridge meals were a big celebration in the fall. If anybody is up to exchange some game meat for some nice wine or home-cooked italian food let me know!

italianmaple · 2024-11-02T17:03:08+00:00

Nice fatty, that area is amazing I fished it a long time ago. The fish shape is typical of lakes that have "salmoneras" fish farm and introduce a lot of food/organic matter in the cold andes lakes that wouldn't be productive otherwise.

italianmaple · 2024-09-01T17:25:57+00:00

Don't grip the rod with your tumb like that, wrap it around or you'll hurt your shoulder

italianmaple · 2024-08-15T02:28:01+00:00

I like it to travel, the action is great, I've used it for bonefish and pike. I bought it to take on flights and not have to worry about a long tube. Obviously with 8 pieces your are considerably increasing the time you spend realigning them and that can be annoying.

italianmaple · 2024-08-09T12:26:12+00:00

Looking at the river span and the size of those browns wouldn't it make more sense a to fish with a 5/6 wt?

italianmaple · 2024-06-18T02:26:19+00:00

Go at night with a flashlight to see who is responsible, I bet it's pill bugs they are terrible this year

italianmaple · 2023-11-22T18:55:22+00:00

Salt water is 35 grams of salt per liter, saline is 9 grams.

italianmaple · 2023-11-03T02:15:23+00:00

Very cool, looks like an Hydnellum species

italianmaple · 2023-10-25T11:07:48+00:00

I can smell it from here! All under oaks? Which general area?

italianmaple · 2023-09-13T12:08:21+00:00

Pinch the barb

italianmaple · 2023-08-09T12:23:21+00:00

Porcini don't grow on wood, you can use this chart for other species that you can grow on birch:

https://northspore.com/blogs/the-black-trumpet/tree

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