Outdoor Canada & Outdoor Canada West

02/08/2025

Together with our friends at Stoeger Canada Ltd, we’re giving away another BERETTA Suprema 3L Jacket and Bibs set in Max-7 camo! If you’re a waterfowl hunter, this windproof, waterproof and durable combo is made for you. As Beretta promises, the Jacket and Bibs are “meticulously engineered for the demands of waterfowl hunting, where gear durability and protection from the elements are essential.”

For your chance to win this combo, valued at $789.98, simply enter our contest by signing up for the info-packed Sportsman Channel Canada newsletter via the link below.

Contest runs Aug 1 to 31, 2025.

If you choose to provide us with your email address, we will use it only to send you our newsletter or respond to your query. If you choose to unsubscribe from the newsletters, you will stop receiving any newsletters. Contest starts August 1st – August 31st   Total MSRP: $789.98 SUPREMA 3L JACKET...

01/08/2025

Off to the presses! Our 2025 Hunting Special features two awesome white-tailed bucks on the West (left) and East edition covers, both photographed by our long-time friend and collaborator Mark Raycroft. And kudos to art director Sandra Cheung on the stellar design.

Mark's incredible images continue throughout the inside pages, along with excellent articles by Ken Bailey Mike Hungle T.J. Schwanky Cameron Tait Kevin Wilson Robert Pye & more.

Enjoy the read!

31/07/2025

Want to catch more lake trout this summer? Try fishing where you'd least expect to find them!

Advertisement The past couple of seasons, my grandson Liam and I have caught more and bigger lake trout in easily accessed, heavily fished small- and medium-sized waters than in any previous period. Our secret to catching these giant fish topping 30 pounds? Pushing the limits and thinking outside th...

31/07/2025

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30/07/2025

Don’t let having young kids keep you from your outdoor adventures, including backcountry hunts. With the right planning, you can bring them along, too, advises Jim Baird - Adventurer.

Advertisement The sun has not yet risen over the mountains to the east as my wife, Tori, and I navigate the icy dock to load our gear, two sons and pet husky into a de Havilland Beaver. It’s mid-October 2022, and we’re heading to a remote cabin in the interior of Newfoundland’s Great Northern ...

29/07/2025

For a summer feast to remember, why not enjoy a delicious fish boil after a successful day of burbot fishing? Spicy and hearty, Cameron Tait's Cajun-style dish for 4 will certainly awaken your tastebuds!

Advertisement RECIPE & PHOTO BY CAMERON TAIT Advertisement For a summer feast to remember, why not enjoy a delicious fish boil after a successful day of burbot fishing? Even better, take the traditional French bouillabaisse to an entire new level with this zesty one-pot creation. Spicy and hearty, t...

28/07/2025

Team Canada bass pro Joe Ford Fishing shares his summertime fish-catching secrets!

Advertisement Under a blazing sun in July 2019, professional guide and tournament angler Joe Ford was fishing on Ontario’s Lake Simcoe when he caught the then biggest smallmouth bass of his life—a seven-pound 15-ounce tank (pictured above) that inhaled a 2.5-inch tube. It was a fitting reward fo...

26/07/2025

Together with our friends at Stoeger Canada Ltd, we’re giving away a slick new pair of Steiner Predator AF 8×30 Binoculars!

Made for hunting, these lightweight binos are loaded with features:
• CAT™ Color Adjusted Transmission: Amplifies contrast in the peak human vision sensitivity range, to spot game in any environment.
• Always Focused: Lets you focus each eyepiece to your vision once, then keeps images razor-sharp from 20 yards to infinity—no more chasing focus on moving objects.
• Open-Bridge Design: Makes this binocular lighter and easier to grip. It’s also more comfortable to hold when scouting for game.

For your chance to win a pair of these binoculars, valued at $489.99, simply enter our contest by signing up for the info-packed Sportsman Channel Canada newsletter via the link below..

Contest ends on Thursday, July 31, 2025.

If you choose to provide us with your email address, we will use it only to send you our newsletter or respond to your query. If you choose to unsubscribe from the newsletters, you will stop receiving any newsletters. Contest starts July 1st – July 31st! MSRP: $489.99 Steiner Predator AF 8×30 Awa...

25/07/2025

When you're heading out on a backcountry hunting adventure, it's important to bring along the proper (and essential gear). Our checklist has you covered.

Advertisement So much for the days when we could count on a successful hunt out in the back forty. Thanks to improved access and with it, more hunting pressure, we now often need to leave the beaten track far in the rear-view mirror if we want to ensure we don’t return home empty-handed. That’s ...

24/07/2025

The Manitoba Wildlife Federation is enjoying a groundswell of crucial support from member clubs for its Access for All campaign, an ongoing initiative to protect public access to Manitoba’s wild spaces.

Advertisement The Manitoba Wildlife Federation is enjoying a groundswell of crucial support from member clubs for its Access for All campaign, an ongoing initiative to protect public access to Manitoba’s wild spaces. Originally launched in July 2024 following deep cuts to provincial moose tag allo...

23/07/2025

How to target and catch walleye across the West all summer long, no matter how hot the weather gets.

5 tactics to help you whack western walleye—even on summer's hottest dog days

22/07/2025

Congratulations to the 2025 Best of Show Winners at ICAST! Check out all the cool new fishing gear!

why attend The New Product Showcase embodies the sportfishing industry’s innovative and entrepreneurial spirit and rewards that ingenuity with awards in several categories. New Product Showcase is sponsored by: