Make it a social summer in your
natural world
S
ummer is upon us, that middle of year
where you are prepping for fall hunting,
wading into the middle of fishing season
and mapping out new routes for off-roading.
No matter where in Ontario you live, you can
always find something for summer offline, and
factor in social approaches too on the Internet.
Social media have become part of our lifestyle and what better way to inspire, empower
motivate others than by sharing advenAMANDA LYNN and
tures online. Social media apps are important
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to both the adventurist and the companies
serving them, spreading the word about brands, locations to explore,
assistance if needed, and of course showing-off our biggest catches,
bull’s-eyes and mud tires. Researching stores for the best deals and
connecting with services like a gunsmith has been easier since social
media and the Internet came into the world.
For summer hunting in Ontario, skunks and groundhogs are on the
target list if you are into keeping in practice until fall. My Cabela’s target bag gets a lot of practice while sharpening my aim with my Easton
arrows for the bow season in October. I believe you should train all
year round, not just when the opportunity arises. Muscles need to be
kept toned up, and equipment needs care, and there is no better way
to do it than to keep at it – giving all your equipment a once over and
updating where needed..
Fishing season is well under way and enjoying the waterways,
streams, and back bush lakes is a great way to include a novice, family
and friends, or even go at it solo. We tend to feed the bugs a bit more
in the summer, so finding out how best to repel them is always trending. Have you heard of the B12 patches, do you have your own bug
repellant hack? Share with us, or send me your ideas.
Hunting and fishing and in any weather – including rain – but what
fun is off-roading without mud? I love the days I can jump in my Polaris ACE and take it in the bush on the way to a fishing hole, out for
a tour to meet up with friends and enjoy an entire day burning gas
in the outdoors. Off-roading allows you to go further, be rowdy, view
scenic areas and tour to places you wouldn’t normally see from the
pavement.
There are many forums online to converse and swap ideas on
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Amanda sighting in her rifle;
and with a hefty Northern
Ontario lake trout.
everything from shoes and rods to rifles and bows, and even to map
where you have been with your own trail ratings. This gives novice
riders solid information to prepare for their own trips. Facebook
groups encourage people to meet new friends, join in or take up a
new hobby, and share photos and comments among newbies and old
hands. And they are a constant reminder to get outdoors.
Hunter education and firearms courses run all year long and weekend outdoors event like shooting, or an indoor seminar, are filling up
more and more as the outdoors passion is passed down to the next
generation.
I have the opportunity to widen my the sharing of my passions by
filming for WILD TV this year. Keep an eye out for the 2017 run of my
Just Hunt episodes there. The first will be dedicated to my mom who
passed away recently. My parents taught my sister and me about the
outdoors and without them I wouldn’t be living the life I have chosen.
Check www.amandalynnmayhew.com for more information.
www.fishhuntandride.ca