Author: Noel Linsey
Noel Linsey
Noel Linsey is a writer, photographer and videographer based out of Winnipeg, MB Canada. Noel has dedicated his life as well as much of his career to pursuing the great outdoors lifestyle and can be found hunting, fishing, trapping, or canoeing (depending on the season) throughout Manitoba. When not in the woods or on the water Noel can be found running Canada’s highways and trails on his motorcycle. Noel loves to write about all things outdoors, with a particular passion for fly fishing, back country travel and his beloved canoe. When not writing about the outdoors, Noel also loves to write about motorcycles and motorcycle adventure.
It’s 0 – dark thirty as you climb out of your nice warm blankets and begin to prepare for your days hunt. The weather reads a crisp -5C (23F) with a promise of snow in the afternoon as you eat a big breakfast at camp and prepare your gear for the day. 5 giant bucks have been caught on game cameras in the area and while there are no guarantees in deer hunting you’ve got your eye on the mammoth bodied atypical that has shown up every morning since before the rut, grazing his way past the game camera or…
A mineral lick (or salt lick) is where animals in nutrient-poor ecosystems obtain essential minerals. Salt licks often occur naturally, providing the sodium, calcium, iron, phosphorus, and zinc required in the springtime for bone, antler, and muscle growth (along with milk production) in deer, moose, elk, and other wildlife. Minerals benefit deer health and antler growth (we think): There is no verified research with free-ranging whitetails that proves that supplemental minerals improve whitetail health or antler production. BUT – there is plenty of anecdotal evidence and theory that makes most biologists and experts believe that there is some positive effect…
I feel like a sausage—an onion-wrapped sausage—as I waddle my way to the tree stand. Layers upon layers of thermal underwear, a sweatsuit, a windbreaker, parka, ski pants, minus 100-degree boots, a neck warmer, toque, and mittens thick enough to safely handle liquid nitrogen have me loaded up and ready to face the absurdly cold temperatures of a late-season Manitoba Whitetail hunt. I’m convinced that this hard freeze will get deer moving around and give me a chance at a buck this year. But, the truth is, I am about to spend the day like a tongue stuck to a…
Earlier this year my friends at Zeiss sent me the Zeiss Conquest V4, 4-16 X 50 Rifle Scope to put through its paces. Early on I decided that reviewing a scope from a bench under controlled conditions is great, however as a hunter a bench review doesn’t necessarily give you the whole picture, so I set out to put in as much time as possible in the field operating the scope under as many real-world circumstances as possible. I dragged this scope through the woods, fields, and all over the province in search of deer this season and I hope…
Of all prey species, whitetail deer can be the most challenging to entice with the use of a call, be it a grunt tube, rattling call, or a doe bleat. Learn how, and when to use your calls to improve your odds in the deer woods next hunting season. The Grunt Tube Most deer hunters are familiar with the grunt tube, however many either treat a grunt tube like an unwanted saxophone solo… which is to say way too much and way too frequent, or they’re afraid to use it and the grunt tube sits unused while opportunities to shoot…
There are very few things more exciting or challenging than putting on spot-and-stalk on a deer. I don’t care if it’s a Pope and Young record-breaker or a big-bodied doe. If you’re good, and more often than not, incredibly lucky, with a few tips you may be able to punch your tag this year using spot-and-stalk methods. In many areas, bowhunting season means that you’re out looking for deer before they hit the peak rut, which, in my part of the world happens the first week of rifle season opener… of course, you can still hunt with a bow, however,…