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Ontario Out Of Doors magazine
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An award-winning print and digital magazine, @oodmag has been bringing you the best hunting, fishing, and outdoors content since 1967.
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Merry Christmas! 🎄🌟
May the beauty of the season bring peace and joy to your heart, like a landing a nice fish through the ice.
#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays
December 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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The January 2026 solunar calendar is now available! Get the dates and times when fish and wildlife will be most active this month.
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#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #January #Wildlife #Activity #Fish #Game
January 2026 solunar calendar - Ontario OUT of DOORS Magazine
The January 2026 solunar calendar is now available! Get the dates and times when fish and wildlife will be most active this month.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Tom Armstrong delivers on everything you need to know about hunting wild and tasty grouse throughout the province.
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#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #Grouse #RuffedGrouse #SpruceGrouse #Food #Habitat
Where the wild grouse are - Ontario OUT of DOORS Magazine
Tom Armstrong delivers on everything you need to know about hunting wild and tasty grouse throughout the province.
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December 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Here are some of Gord Ellis' thoughts about buck movement through the fall — and the best time to focus on notching that tag.
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#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #Bucks #BuckMovement #HuntingTime
Looking at the best times to hunt bucks - Ontario OUT of DOORS Magazine
Here are some of Gord Ellis' thoughts about buck movement through the fall — and the best times to focus on notching that tag.
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December 22, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Congratulations to #PhotoFriday winner Pam Stewart of Perth, who was able to harvest this mature buck with a broadside shot using a bow at 20 yards in WMU 67. 1/3
December 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Hunters overlook that buck-on-buck interaction doesn’t always begin with brawling. It starts early in the season with something subtler.
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#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #Bucks #BuckOnBuck #BigGame #Rattling
Rattling for bucks - Ontario OUT of DOORS Magazine
Hunters overlook that buck-on-buck interaction doesn’t always begin with brawling. It starts early in the season with something subtler.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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The history of the highly collectable brand began in Toronto in 1903 when Herbert William Cooey opened the HW Cooey Machine Shop.
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#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #Cooey #Heritage #History #Firearms #Winchester
Cooey: The Winchester years - Ontario OUT of DOORS Magazine
The history of the highly collectable brand began in Toronto in 1903 when Herbert William Cooey opened the HW Cooey Machine Shop.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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This seasonal, sweet, and savory sauce pairs with mallard wonderfully. It will be a sensational new hit at Christmas.
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#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #Mallard #Duck #Waterfowl #PomegranateSauce #Sweet #Seasonal
Mallard with pomegranate sauce - Ontario OUT of DOORS Magazine
This seasonal, sweet, and savory sauce pairs with mallard wonderfully. It will be a sensational new hit at Christmas.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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OOD is a finalist for Best Patriotic Story and Best Lifestyle Article in the 2025 Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA).
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#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #COPAs #CanadianOnlinePublishingAwards #Finalists
OOD shortlisted for national awards - Ontario OUT of DOORS Magazine
OOD is a finalist for Best Patriotic Story and Best Lifestyle Article in the 2025 Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPA).
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December 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Jólabókaflód or “Christmas Book Flood” is an Icelandic tradition where literary presents are exchanged and enjoyed on Christmas Eve.
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#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #Books #Jólabókaflód #ErnestHemingway #JohnGierach #AlPurdy #AdamShoalts #MichaelHunter
Happy Jólabókaflód - Ontario OUT of DOORS Magazine
Jólabókaflód or “Christmas Book Flood” is an Icelandic tradition where literary presents are exchanged and enjoyed on Christmas Eve.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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#MemoryBank photos uploaded! 📸
Submit yours for a chance to win an Ontario Out of Doors prize via our weekly #PhotoFriday contest at: oodmag.com/mbentry/
#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #GoneFishing #TightLines #FishON #ContestAlert #WinnerWinner #MemoryBank #PhotoFriday
December 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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These sure-to-please outdoorsy odds and bods are bound to conjure some smiles when unwrapped this Christmas season.
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#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #GiftGuide #CoolStuff #Gear
2025 Christmas gift guide - Ontario OUT of DOORS Magazine
These sure-to-please outdoorsy odds and bods are bound to conjure some smiles once unwrapped during this Christmas season.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Congratulations to #PhotoFriday winner Dustin Latham of Gravenhurst, whose daughter Alison joined him in WMU 53 in securing this buck within 30 minutes of setting up.
December 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Bowhunting experts mess up, too. Here’s what not to do when bowhunting, to increase your chances of bringing home game.
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#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #Bowhunting #Blunders #WhatNotToDo #Gear #Gaffs
Better luck bowhunting next year - Ontario OUT of DOORS Magazine
Bowhunting experts mess up, too. Here’s what not to do when bowhunting, to increase your chances of bringing home game.
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December 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Give us the Best Fishing Town selected by you. 🎣🏛️
oodmag.bsky.social Ontario Out Of Doors magazine @oodmag.bsky.social · May 23
We wanna hear from you! 📣
What is the best Ontario fishing town?
Post below or send your thoughts to [email protected].
Most popular vote will appear in the OOD 2026 Fishing Annual.
#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #FishingTown #FishingFriendly #TopSpots #PopularVote #TownLove #FishON #TightLines
December 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Pro bass angler Chris Johnston of Otonabee reflects on back-to-back Angler of the Year titles, and what he's casting for in the future.
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#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #ChrisJohnston #ProfessionalBass #Profile #AngleroftheYear #Bassmaster
Chris Johnston in elite company - Ontario OUT of DOORS Magazine
Pro bass angler Chris Johnston of Otonabee reflects on back-to-back Angler of the Year titles, and what he's casting for in the future.
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December 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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The 2026 Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary, which comes into effect January 1, is now available as a downloadable PDF.
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#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #NewYear #NewRegs #FMZs #BMZs #Photos
2026 fishing regs released - Ontario OUT of DOORS Magazine
The 2026 Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary, which comes into effect January 1, is now available as a downloadable PDF.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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A reader asks if firearms can be stored overnight in a vehicle while the owner is away, such as at deer camp.
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#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #Firearms #StoringFirearms #AskACO #ConservationOfficers
Ask a CO: Storing firearms overnight - Ontario OUT of DOORS Magazine
A reader asks if firearms can be stored overnight in a vehicle while the owner is away, such as at deer camp.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Congratulations and thank you to everyone who shared their wildlife photos for Ontario Out of Doors' annual Trail Cam Contest.
See below for the winners as chosen by you, as well as other stellar submissions. ⬇️🎥
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#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #TrailCameras
Trail Cam Contest 2025 winners - Ontario Out of Doors
Congratulations and thank you to everyone who shared their wildlife photos for Ontario Out of Doors' annual Trail Cam Contest.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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A reader asks "Can I hunt coyote with a 12-gauge slug, or buckshot, during the two controlled hunt weeks in southern Ontario?"
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#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #Coyote #TargetingCoyote #ControlledDeerHunt #AskACO #ConservationOfficers
Ask a CO: On targeting coyote during controlled deer season - Ontario OUT of DOORS Magazine
A reader asks "can I hunt coyote with a 12-gauge slug, or buckshot, during the two controlled hunt weeks in southern Ontario?"
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December 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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A reader asks about whether and under what conditions it's legal to hunt from a boat.
MNR Provincial Enforcement Specialists respond. ⬇️
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#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #FromABoat #Boats #Firearms #AskACO #ConservationOfficers
Ask a CO: On hunting from a boat - Ontario OUT of DOORS Magazine
A reader asks about whether and under what conditions it's legal to hunt from a boat. MNR Provincial Enforcement Specialists respond.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Congratulations to #PhotoFriday winner James Jenkins of Petrolia, whose twin girls Bernadine and Harvey joined Dad for a field duck hunt on New Years Day 2025. They all came home with a mess of mallards on Walpole Island.
December 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Applications for creating two new aggregate pits plus expanding a third near the Saugeen River has prompted opposition.
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#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #Saugeen #SaugeenRiver #Environment
Fight brews over gravel pit near Saugeen - Ontario OUT of DOORS Magazine
Applications for creating two new aggregate pits plus expanding a third near the Saugeen River prompts opposition.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Invasive quagga mussels found along the North Shore of Lake Superior. Quagga and zebra mussels filter phytoplankton, reducing food for native species such as whitefish and lake trout.
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#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #LakeSuperior #BlackBay #OFAH #ISAP #QuaggaMussels
Quagga mussels confirmed in Black Bay, marking latest invasive spread on Lake Superior | CBC News
Quagga mussels have been confirmed in the north end of Black Bay on Lake Superior, raising concerns about long-term ecological impacts.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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The province has approved the largest expansion of number of campsites in Ontario Parks in half a century over the next three years.
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#Hunting #Fishing #Outdoors #Ontario #CanadaParks #Campsites #Camping #GetOutdoors
More campsites coming - Ontario OUT of DOORS Magazine
Government approves largest expansion of number of campsites in Ontario Parks in half a century over the next three years.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM