RD’s Tips

Here are some "Ruggedly Rugged" tips that I've learned along way. I always learn from others, so maybe you could learn a few things from me! Yes, maybe some things that'll save you from going through some of the same screw ups that I have gone through!!

Know Your Range

Archery hunters MUST know the difference between 15 and 20 yards and 20 to 30. These days we’re lucky to have laser range finders to remove the guess work out of it. I’ll bet there are a lot less wounded deer...

Modern Technology Yes, But...

We are so spoiled these days when it comes to technology that is made for the fishing and hunting community. One of the most commonly used devices today, is of course, the GSP...

Go Easy on Those Lake Trout

If you’re fishing in deep water for lake trout with either a downrigger or with jigs, try to bring the fish up to the surface slowly. If you bring a lake trout (or any fish) up too quickly...

Find Your Deer

You’re up in your treestand and you’ve just made a shot with your bow on a deer at twenty yards. In your mind you’re confident it was a good, clean shot and you fully expect that the deer...

Blow the Stop Whistle

If you’re hunting a big game animal and you want to get the animal to stop, all you have to do is make some type of foreign sound. I’ve stopped a lot of deer by whistling at them...

Make that Shot Count

If you are hunting big game with a rifle you must be able to make a 200- 300 yard shot. I don’t know about you, but I could NOT make a 300 yard shot without a rest, especially, just before dark, when I’m freezing cold, my heart is pounding and shaking like a leaf...

Save Your Outboard Motor

I do a lot of unguided fly-in fishing trips each year and before I head out fishing, I always check to see that the outboard motor has NOT been left in the “locked” position...

Easier Hook Removal

If you fish with a lot of artificial lures like I do, you’ll have a bunch of crankbaits, topwaters and spoons in your tackle box that have two or sometimes even three treble hooks on them. If you catch a fish and its mouth is closed tightly on all three hooks of one treble hook...

Don't Torque the Riser

One of the most common mistakes I see new archery shooters making is gripping the bow too tightly while they’re pulling back the string and while they’re aiming. This is one of the things that I was doing wrong until a friend of mine pointed it out to me. Shooting a bow is all about technique and not strength or brute force. When you grip the bow too tightly...

Super Lines

These days more and more people are using the so-called, “super lines” and each year there are more and more companies making them. These new lines have a super small diameter as well as simply being strong. When I travel across Canada...

Lines and Leaders for BIG ASS Pike!

I’ve been very fortunate in the last ten years or so because I’ve travelled to some of the hottest regions of Canada where big northern pike – make that – HUGE northern pike call home. You can land a big northern in pretty much most areas of Canada and to be clear...

Nets and Landing Cradles

There have been some great new products out in the last ten years or so concerning nets and landing cradles. Manufacturers are giving us a lot of choices now and it’s not just a good thing for us, but it’s especially good for...

Decoy Placement for Duck or Goose Hunters

After hunting waterfowl in many parts of Canada and the US, I can tell you one thing for sure… ducks are ducks and geese are geese. They normally land into the wind. Just before they take off, they huddle closely together. And, they normally take off into the wind too. So, let’s take a look at some basics of decoy placement...