Hunting in Stanley, New Brunswick: November 2012,

 Dad baked a pie in the old wood fired stove.
Everyone needed to get pictures on their i phones...
We got a deer early in the week.
There were lots of birds too.

 Happy Hunting!

Some MORE Fish photos...

Big Pike, Walleye, and a Smallmouth Bass.

All caught at Sabourin Lake Lodge during the summer of 2012.

Dirty beards and big smiles!

The Winds of Change

Very nice blue ling cod.

a nice 'relaxing' day on the water.

October is here and I'm not hunting ducks in New Brunswick...
Too bad. I'm pulling nails and growing a gut.
Finished pulling the nails today, so maybe I can start working on the gut too.
It was a long and eventful summer and fall. Lots of fishing and time with friends. Here on Galiano, and also in Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and north Ontario.
I've been out shooting my bow a lot the past few weeks, and I'm actually hitting the target again. Shot a 252 and 253 today, if that means anything to anybody.
Went fishing for cod in a 22 foot sail boat last week and caught 6 nice ones/ One big ling, 3 rock cod, and 2 snapper. We drove home with a 10hp engine under the full moon and bbq'ed the snapper with lemon pepper on the back of the boat on a sea-b-q. There were six of us on the boat, and pretty well everyone fell asleep by the end of the day on the boat.

Dionisio Point, Galiano BC

Tree

Big New Tires!

Really cool truck with BIG, COOL, ALL-TERRAIN tires. I'm so cool...

Musclow Lake Pictures. EXTREME!

Went fishing for lake trout last night in Musclow lake. It is almost an hour away from the lodge, with a short portage past some rapids.
There was a big storm on the horizon and the fish were not really biting, but it turned out to be a great night.
The storm blew past us on the west and we were treated to a full on DOUBLE RAINBOW!
Another bonus was when April hooked into a 39 inch pike while we waited out the wind in the river mouth.

Always a good time in Musclow...

INTENSE Summer Update.

Back to Newfoundland in a week...
It has been an interesting summer so far.
I'm very excited for the next few months. 
Canada day was celebrated in style with a three boat party on a northern Canadian Lake with beers and friends and midnight swimming. 
It was safe and awesome and fun. 
I chased two bears this morning. 
I skied with no hands last night.
I guided my guests through a lot of water and caught 400-500 fish in the past three days. Must have unhooked a few thousand since May. 
I've seen the northern lights in their full glory.
I've got burned and cut, but nothing too bad. 
I've got angry.
I've gotten over it.
I've been east and west and north. 
I've been wondering and blundering. 
Flipping and flopping. 
Worked hard.
 Hardly worked. 
It has been a wild ride. 
I miss you all. 

 

My jobsite and camping at Dioniso. Too busy to post...gathering material for future posts...

The "Tiger Jade"

Jade Fever

My new hobby... Stone cutting!

Three cool cats...

The tiger striped jade was cut from a raw boulder using a 14 inch rock saw and diamond blade. Very, very nice piece of material. I'm standing at the polishing station in front of the 30 inch saw, which is currently without a blade. Lots  more to come. Enjoy!

Mount Washington Ski Trip

Basket star caught by underwater submarine.

Ferns growing on a dock on Mayne island

Vancouver Island ski drive

       Here are a few highlights from my trip to Mount Washington, Vancouver Island, BC. I drove my new truck and that was lots of fun. Good thing there were lots of dinosaurs that died so I could have gasoline. It cost 135.00 to fill the tank which  got me there and back, but I wasn't too disappointed. It was around 500km round trip. 

Lots of good snow on the mountain. Around 100cm of fresh powder had fallen that week.

I was skiing some intense black diamond and double black diamond runs in the trees and down cliffs. I only did one double diamond, and it was a real leg burner. Down beside a cliff, through the trees and out into a big bowl.

All that skiing went without any major wipe-outs, and then...
I was gliding down the bunny hill to the lift and I was taken out HARD!
Some 'little' kid had blindsided me at Mach 5, and I lost both polls and a ski while slamming down into a headfirst, downhill skid. The kid was totally fine, didn't lose a thing and skied away. I thought I was fine, but the adrenaline wore off and my shin, shoulder, and neck were all sore for a few days. That is the way it usually goes.
I wouldn't have been satisfied with the weekend if I didn't have at least one good yard-sale bail out.
  

Shum is one crazy dude