Author: Gord Nuttall
Gord Nuttall is an enthusiastic outdoorsmen and award-winning freelance writer that spends countless hours enjoying and promoting recreational activities outdoors. Led by his father, he wet many lines trolling for lake trout along the rugged shorelines of Lake Superior and developed a passion and love for the rugged outdoors early in his life. During the spring and summer months, he explores the diverse Alberta landscape with his wife, Heather and their two children, Noah and Makynna. As a family, they enjoy camping, SUPing, kayaking, fishing and lake life every summer. Spending nights sleeping under the stars in the backcountry fishing remote lakes or unpressured streams are his favorite getaways. Gord loves to bowhunt and has committed himself to harvesting multiple species in North America and documenting the adventures of my quest in a book.
It’s Fun in the Sun Going Shorts-And-Sandals Hunting for Giant Carp with a Bow and Arrow Bowfishing combines fishing and hunting in one sport for some great summertime fun. Much of the time, you’ll be wearing shorts and sandals–which isn’t a bad way to spend a summer afternoon. Every June, I try to bowfish during the spawning season. With carp in shallow in many Saskatchewan lakes, it’s easy to spot, stalk, and shoot them. The ideal weather for bowfishing is hot and sunny, with little to no wind. Each year, I monitor the weather forecasts for my favorite lakes, and…
It’s a Fun Way to Sharpen Your Bowhunting Skills During the Winter Months The wait time between fall hunting seasons is a long period to go without shooting your bow, especially when you want to keep your archery skills sharp. So, what to do? I suggest that you try your hand at an indoor 3D archery competition. A welcome change from shooting paper targets, these simulated hunts offer a great way to stay in practice and help retain muscle memory and form over the winter months as you prepare for an upcoming hunt. They’re also a fun excuse to get…
Bowhunters are always looking for tips and tricks to make their arrow groups tighter. When buying a bow for the first time it is pretty much standard that pro shops recommend and install a peep sight. A peep sight is a simple concept of looking straight through the string to see your pins and place them on your target, forming your line of sight and allowing the archer to aim. Ditch the peep sight There are other devices out there instead of a peep sight that have far more benefits. Wouldn’t it be nice to know when you’re torquing your…
Before the rut occurs in November the first and final fifteen minutes of shooting light is prime time for whitetail deer movement towards feeding areas. You do not need to be a wildlife biologist to know that white tail deer prefer the safety of feeding in open crop fields under the cover of darkness. On the right night you can catch them coming in early but just before legal light ends. In order to capitalize during these critical fifteen minutes at dawn and dusk you want to have a good location, a solid strategy and proven equipment. These three pillars…