T IMES the East Central T IMES the East Central T IMES the East Central T IMES the East Central 36 13 12 21 Bruderheim Star St. Michael Andrew Chipman Mundare Hilliard Cooking Lake Ardrossan Sherwood Park Lindbrook Tofield South Cooking Lake Kingman Ryley Round Hill Holden Bruce Viking Kinsella Irma Lamont Rural Vegreville Lavoy Ranfurly Manville Minburn Innisfree Ohaton Bawlf Daysland Strome Killam Sedgewick Lougheed Hardisty Amisk Provost Hughenden Czar Consort Veteran Coronation Federal Fleet Alliance Halkirk Castor Galahad Forestburg Heisler Rosalind 14 Wainwright Reaching 40,000 rural and urban readers in 45 communities throughout East Central Alberta November 8, 2011 Vol. 9, Issue 12 FREE (780) 385-6693 [email protected](780) 336-3422 [email protected]LEADER THE LAMONT Serving Lamont county (780) 895-2780 [email protected]Mercury The Tofield (780) 662-4046 [email protected]Jaime Russnak Staff Reporter Nels Nelson of Vegreville is on his way to making his dream come true. He says his, “ultimate goal is to be a filmmak- er,” and is currently in the process of shooting his very first movie. Between balancing work and family; Nelson is a father of four, and he and wife Megan are expecting their fifth child, he is making sure to find time for his other love as well. The script for the film, “Skitsofrenic,” was written by Nelson. According to him, the film is a comedy about a man who hears voices in his head and goes to see a psychiatrist. “We get to meet these voices through a series of skits,” says Nelson. Always a fan of come- dies and sketch comedy shows, he says he want- ed to make a movie fea- turing sketches. His inspiration for the script came from “everyday situations that make me chuckle or capture the goofy part of my imagina- tion.” He also accredits wife, Megan, for her contri- butions. As his first film, he has limited his budget to merely equipment costs, which he says has been one of the most challenging aspects of producing the film. Costumes consist of regular clothing, as it is set in modern times, so actors bring what they need for the particular scene on days of shoot- ing. He says scenes are filmed wherever he can get use of land and buildings. “I ask around as I visit people, explain to them what I am doing and hope and pray the let me use their place or land when I need to. Pretty much every- thing on a no-budget movie comes down to getting people to buy into the dream that the filmmaker has for the project. There are a lot of no's, laughs, and head shakes that come my way, but I do get people who are willing to help me attain this dream of mine. Those people I will forever be grateful for,” Nelson says. As for actors, family, friends, and other inter- ested locals are volun- teering to take part. Since actors are taking part of their own free will, Nelson says it has been difficult arranging times for filming that all can attend. “If I had enough money to pay actors it might be a little easier to get a commitment from them, but having them come of their own desire to help me out is amazing. “They give great per- formances, and I see this is becoming a part of their dreams as well, which is really cool,” he acknowledges. The casting list con- sists of Megan Nelson, Nigel Albert, Marina Sokalski, Steve Ilsen, and Rick Nelson. Nelson is very excited about the film produc- tion experience. “I've wanted to make movies as long as I can remem- ber. “I've put on and per- formed in plays, and dinner theatres, which I enjoy as well,” he says, noting that producing a film was the next thing to do. He hopes that it will be complete in the sum- mer of 2012. Vegreville man pursuing dreams of filmmaking (NC)—Devoting a few minutes of silence on Remembrance Day can seem like a lifetime when you have meet- ings to attend, items to check off the “to do” list, and emails to type. But in the busyness of life, it's important to remember soldiers and veterans who have sac- rificed their lives and personal comforts so we could enjoy our own. Show your apprecia- tion to our troops by participating in these meaningful gestures: Attend a ceremony. Back in grade school, mandatory assemblies kept us on track with the purpose and signifi- cance of Remembrance Day. But with age comes responsibility, and with- out your teacher's insis- tence, it can become dif- ficult to stay account- able. Give your respect to those who fought and continue to fight for your freedom by sched- uling time to attend a ceremony or watching one on television. Poppy pride. From the last Friday in October to November 11, pin a poppy on the left lapel of your gar- ment or as close to the heart as possible. This will publicly remind you of what it represents and will also encourage others to do the same. Thank soldiers per- sonally. Send a letter or card to express your appreciation. Mailing addresses are listed on the Department of National Defence website. You can also post a message to troops on the site's message board. Put others first. Follow the example of Canadian soldiers who aim to bring peace and security to countries in need and do your part to help those who suf- fer. Christian Children's Fund of Canada offers a gift catalogue where you can purchase items such as an insecticide treated bed net or a clean water well in hon- our of our troops (www.ccfcanada.ca/Gif ts). How to honour our troops on November 11
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BruderheimStar St. Michael
Andrew
Chipman
MundareHilliard
Cooking Lake
Ardrossan
SherwoodPark
LindbrookTofield
SouthCooking Lake
Kingman
Ryley
RoundHill
Holden
Bruce
Viking
Kinsella
Irma
Lamont
RuralVegreville
Lavoy
Ranfurly
Manville
Minburn
Innisfree
Ohaton
Bawlf
DayslandStrome Killam
Sedgewick
Lougheed
Hardisty
Amisk
ProvostHughenden
Czar
ConsortVeteran
Coronation
FederalFleet
Alliance
Halkirk
Castor
Galahad
Forestburg
HeislerRosalind
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Wainwright
Reaching 40,000 rural and urban readers in 45 communities throughout East Central Alberta
Nels Nelson ofVegreville is on his wayto making his dreamcome true.
He says his, “ultimategoal is to be a filmmak-er,” and is currently inthe process of shootinghis very first movie.Between balancingwork and family;Nelson is a father offour, and he and wifeMegan are expectingtheir fifth child, he ismaking sure to findtime for his other loveas well.
The script for the film,“Skitsofrenic,” waswritten by Nelson.
According to him, thefilm is a comedy about aman who hears voicesin his head and goes tosee a psychiatrist.
“We get to meet thesevoices through a seriesof skits,” says Nelson.
Always a fan of come-dies and sketch comedyshows, he says he want-ed to make a movie fea-turing sketches. His inspiration for thescript came from“everyday situationsthat make me chuckleor capture the goofypart of my imagina-tion.”
He also accredits wife,
Megan, for her contri-butions.
As his first film, hehas limited his budgetto merely equipmentcosts, which he says hasbeen one of the mostchallenging aspects ofproducing the film.
Costumes consist ofregular clothing, as it isset in modern times, soactors bring what theyneed for the particularscene on days of shoot-ing.
He says scenes arefilmed wherever he canget use of land andbuildings.
“I ask around as I visitpeople, explain to themwhat I am doing andhope and pray the letme use their place orland when I need to.
Pretty much every-thing on a no-budgetmovie comes down togetting people to buyinto the dream that thefilmmaker has for theproject.
There are a lot of no's,laughs, and headshakes that come myway, but I do get peoplewho are willing to helpme attain this dream ofmine.
Those people I willforever be grateful for,”Nelson says.
As for actors, family,
friends, and other inter-ested locals are volun-teering to take part.
Since actors are takingpart of their own freewill, Nelson says it hasbeen difficult arrangingtimes for filming that allcan attend.
“If I had enoughmoney to pay actors itmight be a little easierto get a commitmentfrom them, but havingthem come of their owndesire to help me out isamazing. “They give great per-formances, and I seethis is becoming a partof their dreams as well,which is really cool,” heacknowledges.
The casting list con-sists of Megan Nelson,Nigel Albert, MarinaSokalski, Steve Ilsen,and Rick Nelson.
Nelson is very excitedabout the film produc-tion experience. “I'vewanted to make moviesas long as I can remem-ber.
“I've put on and per-formed in plays, anddinner theatres, which Ienjoy as well,” he says,noting that producing afilm was the next thingto do.
He hopes that it willbe complete in the sum-mer of 2012.
Vegreville man pursuingdreams of filmmaking
(NC)—Devoting a fewminutes of silence onRemembrance Day canseem like a lifetimewhen you have meet-ings to attend, items tocheck off the “to do”list, and emails to type.But in the busyness oflife, it's important toremember soldiers andveterans who have sac-rificed their lives andpersonal comforts so wecould enjoy our own.
Show your apprecia-tion to our troops byparticipating in thesemeaningful gestures:
Attend a ceremony.Back in grade school,mandatory assemblieskept us on track withthe purpose and signifi-cance of RemembranceDay.
But with age comes
responsibility, and with-out your teacher's insis-tence, it can become dif-ficult to stay account-able.
Give your respect tothose who fought andcontinue to fight foryour freedom by sched-uling time to attend aceremony or watchingone on television.
Poppy pride. Fromthe last Friday inOctober to November11, pin a poppy on theleft lapel of your gar-ment or as close to theheart as possible.
This will publiclyremind you of what itrepresents and will alsoencourage others to dothe same.
Thank soldiers per-sonally. Send a letter orcard to express your
appreciation. Mailing addresses are
listed on theDepartment of NationalDefence website.
You can also post amessage to troops onthe site's messageboard.
Put others first.Follow the example ofCanadian soldiers whoaim to bring peace andsecurity to countries inneed and do your partto help those who suf-fer.
Christian Children'sFund of Canada offers agift catalogue whereyou can purchase itemssuch as an insecticidetreated bed net or aclean water well in hon-our of our troops(www.ccfcanada.ca/Gifts).
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A new certificate pro-gram at Grande PrairieRegional College(GPRC) Fairview will bethe first beekeepingvocational program inCanada for the educa-tion and training of com-mercial beekeepers.
The program, which isnow filling spaces for aJanuary 2012 launch,will prepare students foremployment such asbeing apiary assistantsand field supervisorswith commercial bee-keeping operations,technicians with govern-ment agriculture depart-ments, and self-employed as beekeepers.
Previously, a beekeep-ing course was offered atFairview College, and atotal of 271 graduatescompleted the programbetween 1981 and 1999.
“The program willprovide needed trainingfor those wishing to pur-sue a career in thisindustry and will pro-vide an avenue for a new
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“Together with therecently announcedNational Honey BeeDiagnostic Laboratorylocated in Beaverlodge,and building on existingcooperation with Agri-culture & Agri-FoodCanada, GPRC is posi-tioning itself as a leadingplayer in training andapplied research for thehoney bee industry.”
Alberta is the third-largest honey producerin North America, withan estimated $20 millionannual contribution tothe economy.
For more informationabout the commercialbeekeeping certificateprogram at GPRC visitwww.gprc.ab.ca/pro-grams.
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Celebrating its 33rdyear, Canada’sOutstanding YoungFarmers’ Program is anannual competition torecognize farmers thatexemplify excellence intheir profession and pro-mote the tremendouscontribution of agricul-ture, and rural Canada.
Demonstrating leader-ship in the agriculturalindustry, nominees arejudged according to thefollowing criteria:
• progress made intheir agriculture career
• environmental andsafety practices
• crop and livestockproduction history
• financial and man-agement practices
• contributions to thewell-being of their com-munity, province, nation
Nominations for the2012 Outstanding YoungFarmers Program withinthe Alberta/NWT regionhave been extended.
Nominees may be anindividual, couple ormanaging partner/share-holder of a farm group.
To qualify, the nomineemust derive a minimumof two-thirds of theirgross revenue from farm-ing and not have reachedthe age of 40 as ofJanuary 1 in the year of
competition.The Alberta/NWTregional event forCanada’s OutstandingYoung Farmers programwill be hosted at Olds,Alberta on March 14-15,2012.
One farmer or farmingcouple will be selected torepresent the AlbertaRegion at the NationalAwards Program to beheld in Charlottetown,PEI Nov. 26 to Dec. 2,2012.
To make a nomination,call 403-224-2077. Closingdate for nominations hasbeen extended toNovember 30, 2011.
Monitoring the statusof grain in the bin, andkeeping its temperaturedown, are key this fallto protecting storedcrops.
“We had a lot of cropstaken off this fall thathad temperatures of 30C and above,” saysHarry Brook, crop spe-cialist, Ag-Info Centre,Stettler. “Safe strorage,even for dry crops atthat temperature, is nota given. You want the
temperature down to 15C or cooler.”
When stored grain ishot, there is moisturemigration, even in drycrops. Hot pockets candevelop, and these canattract grain beetles.
“My biggest concernthis year is that wecould possibly end upwith a lot of cropsinfested with grain bee-tles,” says Brook.
Brook says that whilethe crop may be in the
bin, it is not yet in thebank.
“With all the time,effort and expense thatgoes into producing acrop it only makes senseto keep checking thatcrop and making sure itis cool and free frombeetles,” says Brook.“And, while I haven’theard of any instancesyet, this fall seems tohave the potential to seeinsect problems instored grain.”
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Just last year a huntingpartner and I were in awarm vehicle parked atthe area where we weregoing to walk a strategicmorning hunt, it wasearly Dec. cold andextremely cold with alight wind.
As I prepared my gearwith the heater stillwarming me up, my part-ner got out and decidedto look in the snow fordeer sign. As I finishedgathering my gear andwas about to lock up thetruck, I glanced over atmy hunting partner.
I could see he was rar-ing to go. I jumped backinto the truck and startedit again and turned theheat on full out while Ishouted at him to “getinside the truck NOW!!!”
He stood there with abewildered look on hisface and with urgency inmy voice I again shouted“I am serious. Do it now."
He was irritated andasked what my problemwas.
I told him to look intothe truck rearview mir-ror. As he looked, he satback with a startled lookon his face, as his entirenose was a pure shinywhite colour, whiter thanthe fresh snow outside.
I told him to hold hiswarm hands over hisnose and not to rub. Hehad been out of the vehi-cle for only a couple ofminutes; he didn’t feel athing, but had very seri-ous frostbite on his entirenose.
It's easy to be deceivedby a sunny winter's day,especially when you areexcited about the up-coming outdoor adven-ture. Make sure you areprepared to play safely inthe cold weather out-doors
Hypothermia andfrostbite can sneak up onyou unexpectedly; espe-cially when you are occu-pied with your adven-tures. Hypothermia occurswhen the core tempera-ture of your body fallsbelow the normal level.
If your body becomestoo cold, your vitalorgans cease to function
properly. If unrecognizedand untreated in the earlystages, hy-pothermia caneventually result indeath.
Hypothermia is thenumber one killer in theoutdoors, and is referredto at times as “succumb-ing to the elements”“frozen to death”, “diedof exposure” etc.
Symptoms of hypo-thermia include shiver-ing, chattering teeth, con-fusion, lack of coordina-tion, slurred speech, andeventually unconscious-
ness. Even today with our
modern technologywhere a wilderness sur-vival kit includes a cellphone and maybe a GPS,hypothermia and frost-bite can happen any-where at anytime.
A good test forhypothermia is to touchyour thumb and smallfinger with one hand.This is a simple taskwhen warm, but if it is atall difficult when cold,seek shelter and warmthimmediately.
In my 30 years ofinstructing WildernessSurvival and taking partin search and rescue mis-sions, all the fatalitieswere due directly byhypothermia and mostcould have simply beenprevented.
Frostbite is when yourflesh freezes. It can occureven without the symp-toms of hypothermia.
Your extremities, suchas your ears, nose, toes,feet, fingers and cheeksare prone to frostbite inextremely cold weather.
Symptoms of frostbiteare quite different fromhypothermia.
The exposed skin willfirst appear reddish, andthen a greyish-whitecolour; frostbite can leadto serious problemsincluding total loss ofabove extremities.
My hunting partnerhad battled much worseweather in temperaturestwice as cold , and neverexperienced frostbite inhis life. Why it happenedso quick without hisknowledge on that day is
still a mystery to him, butthe conditions were justright.
I have seen the resultsof extreme frostbite,amputated toes and fin-gers, not something onewant to experience. Bothhypothermia and frost-bite can progress to amedical emergency andtherefore require imme-diate first-aid treatment.
The easiest way to pre-vent hypothermia orfrostbite is the knowl-edge of what to look forSee HYPOTHERMIA P7
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and to dress for the con-ditions. You must alsobe aware of how yourbody is coping with thecold. Here are a few sug-gestions for cold weatheradventures: •Wear several layers ofloose-fitting clothing.Then you can adjust byremoving or adding alayer or two, even simpleactivities such as fre-quently getting in andout of a vehicle can cre-ate a challenge for main-taining a comfortablebody temperature. •To stay dry as you areactive, dress so that thelayer next to your skincan "wick" the moistureaway.
Wet clothing can loseup to 90 per cent of itsinsulation value anddrain your body heataway. •Make sure your hands,and more importantlyyour neck and head areaare covered at all timesto minimize your heatloss.
Seventy-five per centof a person's heat loss isthrough the neck andhead area. If your feetare cold… put on awarm hat!•In severe weather con-ditions, particularly cold
winds, you may need tocover your face with ascarf, woollen mask orbalaclava type head-wear. •Extra socks, gloves, andboot liners are easy tostash in a pocket or pack.
If yours get wet, youcan easily change for aquick warm-up. •Carry several portablepackage of chemical heatpacks, known as handwarmers heat packs etc.
They can be placed ontroubled areas to preventboth hypothermia andfrostbite.•Always carry at threedifferent and easy meth-ods of fire starting, prac-tice it often, and use fireand shelter at first signsof either hazard.•Educate yourself on thesigns and symptoms ofboth hypothermia andfrostbite.
Early hypothermia canmake simple tasks seemimpossible; try your firestarting methods usingvery thick gloves, thissimulates early hypo-thermia.
If someone in yourgroup shows signs ofhypothermia, what canyou do?
•Move the personinside to a warmer tem-perature, or an impro-vised shelter with fire orheat source such as the
cab of your truck withthe heater running is thefirst step.
•Give your partner awarm drink if he/she isconscious.
NEVER give alcohol toa hypothermic person. Itwill increase the heatloss.
•Get to medical assis-tance immediately.
If frostbite occurs,move to a warmer areaand re-warm the afflict-ed part with your bodyheat.
Cold hands can beplaced under armpits,warm hands can help re-warm ears, nose, cheeksor feet, but, never rub afrostbitten area, becauseyou can destroy tissuecells.
Get medical assistanceas soon as possible forfrostbite.
Dress and prepare forthe weather and youradventures will be morecomfortable, safe andenjoyable; one point toremember is it is some-times difficult or impos-sible for you recognizethe symptoms of frost-bite or hypothermia inyourself.
Make sure you andyour partners keep aclose watch on eachother for the warningsigns, the buddy systemreally works.
HypothermiaContinued from Page 6 Cooking succulent wild game
Leslie CholowskyEditor
Some people willdescribe wild meat asgamey, but a lot of thatis dependent on howquickly it is fielddressed and the meatcooled.
If your meat starts tospoil in the field, noamount of cooking orseasoning can make ittaste better at the table.
Big game animalsshould be skinned assoon as possible.
Trim all the fat fromthe carcass, as fat fromwild game has a verystrong unpleasant taste.
Cool the centre of themeat to 4 C or 40 F orcolder within 24 hoursof making your kill.
Depending on the ageof the animal, aging canhelp tenderize the meat,from one to two weeks.
Since wild game is solean, with little mar-bling, it requires a slowcooking method to cook.
Marinades will help tokeep the meat moist andtender, but be carefulnot to overpower thetaste of the meat with astrongly flavoured mari-nade... unless that’swhat you’re trying to
do.Italian salad dressing
makes a good, all pur-pose marinade, with alittle more oil added tothe liquid, and there aremany sub-varieties ofItalian dressing tochoose from.
Adding a little mus-tard or garlic powder, orwhatever your favoriteherb is, to the mix, cancustomize the marinadefor your taste.
Be creative!Even after marinating
your roast, you mightwish to braise it for theultimate in tenderness.
Braising is a combina-tion of searing themeat’s juices at a hightemperature on thestove-top, then roastingin the oven in a coveredpot containing any of anumber of liquids to
provide a moist, evenheat, under a low tem-perature.
Slow cookers are idealfor preparing venisonroasts, or stews.
There are many excel-lent sources of recipesfor wild game, both inprint and online.
In my home, myfather would huntprairie chicken, as hecalled them, and thenbring them home andfry up the breasts in avery hot cast iron fryingpan after flouring themin a mixture thatappeared to be just flour,salt and pepper (whopaid attention, I was 12years old). It was one ofmy favorite meals, andother than breakfast andbarbecues, the onlything I saw my fathercook.
Leslie CholowskyEditorThe Community Press
For the uninitiated, biggame hunting in Albertaseems like a confusingmess of regulations andacronyms.
You can’t just put onsome camouflage pants,buy a gun and someammunition, and take adrive in the countrysideand shoot the first ani-mal you see.
Do the Paperwork:There are rules and
regulations governingwho can hunt, what youcan hunt, where you canhunt, when you canhunt, and of course howyou can hunt it.
One of the first twothings you need to huntas a resident of theprovince of Alberta is awildlife certificate.
This certificate isearned by completing anAlberta Conservationand Hunter Educationcourse either in personor online, and success-fully passing the exam tobe awarded the certifi-cate.
At one time first-timeor newly licencedhunters could simplychallenge the exam, butthat changed June 2010,and now they arerequired to take thecourse.
The second thing youwill need to purchase ahunting licence is aWildlife IdentificationNumber (WIN). Yournumber is issued on aspecial WIN card, and isgood for a five year peri-
od. Buy your tag:You can buy your
licence from a number ofprivate retailers, oronline. You need a spe-cific licence for eachspecies of animal youwish to hunt.
There are speciallicences for adults, youthand also partner andyouth-partner licencesfor most species.
Some licences havespecial restrictionsapplying to the specieson the list, like in thecase of a Trophy Sheep, ifyou killed one in 2010,you can’t even purchasea 2011 licence for sheep.There is also a maximumnumber of licences youcan buy.
The cost of each licencewill vary from $8.25 to$51.31, plus GST.
Costs for non-residenthunters range from$12.40 to $317.82.
The Fish and WildlifeDivision also conductslotteries or draws amongeligible applications for alimited number of spe-cial licences.
These special licencesallow hunting of a spe-cific type of game in spe-cific areas of the mapduring a specific timeframe.
Fall hunting speciallicence draws are done inJune, and there is a spe-cial application huntersneed to fill out to enterthe draw.
Special draws can helpimprove the hunter’ssuccess by limiting thenumber of hunters, it canalso provide a more bal-
anced age structure in aherd by limiting thenumber and type of ani-mals killed.
Get the Map Out:Alberta is divided into
a great number ofWildlife ManagementUnits (WMU).
The unit divisionsallow Alberta Fish andWildlife to manage theherd populations of thespecies found in eachWMU, and track dis-eases such as ChronicWasting Disease.
Hunters should famil-iarize themselves withthe WMU they intend tohunt within, ensuringthey can identify theboundaries in somemanner, and being awareof any specific rules thatmay apply to any oneWMU regarding huntingdates, weapon types,species restrictions orspecial requirements forcarcass handling.
The 2011 AlbertaHunting guide includesa full-size map of Albertaoutlining every WMU’sexact area and borders.
You may also berequired to indicate theexact GPS or legal landlocation of where youshot the animal, so it’snot just a good idea, it isa necessity.
At this time, certainWMU’s are on high alertfor Chronic WastingDisease (CWD); any-thing east of Highway36, from Highway 28north to the USA borderin the south, with fewexceptions.
If you are hunting deerwithin those WMU’s, itis mandatory for you tosubmit the head to Fishand Wildlife.
This can be done bydropping off frozenheads at Fish andWildlife offices; usingone of several freezersprovided for hunters inthe field (Killam,Coronation, Viking,
Wainwright, Czar, toname a few); or at amobile head drop-offcentre.
CWD testing is doneon the heads, and theinformation is providedback to the hunter (the
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opportunities in the bor-der areas continue to beliberal, with opportuni-ties to harvest multipledeer of both species.
WMU maps areextremely easy to getyour hands on, either inperson or online.
Know your basics:There are certain
things, usually includedwithin every hunter edu-cation course, that everyhunter should know.
You can’t hunt from avehicle (unless you holda special disabledlicence).
You can’t transport afriend’s tagged carcass ifhe’s not in the truck withyou without a ‘bill of lad-ing’ that essentially islike a trucking agreementbetween you, the trucker,and he, the client.
You can’t carry aloaded weapon in a vehi-cle, whether it is movingor stationary.
You can’t shoot over oralongside a highway, or apaved, oiled, or gradedroad either, within 20metres of either side.
You can’t hunt whenimpaired by alcohol ordrugs.
You can’t huntbetween a half-hour aftersunset and a half-hourbefore sunrise. The 2011Alberta Hunting guideprovides a sunrise/sun-set table for convenience.
You can’t shoot at a biggame animal while it isswimming.
You can’t possess deadwildlife you just ‘found’without first obtaining apermit.
In some WMU’s, youcan’t hunt big game onSundays, those beingWMU’s 102-166, and 624,728, 730 and 936.
Respect landowners:It is generally known
that hunting on privatelyowned land without per-mission is a problem inAlberta.
Put simply, you can’tdo it, although many do.
It leaves a bad impres-sion of hunters in generalwith landowners, andmore than 200 huntersare prosecuted for tres-pass every year.
Hunters should leavegates as they find them,avoid damaging facilitiesor property, and avoiddisturbing livestock.
Some farmers preferthat hunters not hunt ontheir home quarters, toensure the safety of fami-ly and pets.
As a new hunter, it’s agood rule of thumb tomake an effort to estab-lish friendly relationswith all landholders.
Hunters should beaware that their privi-leges to access publiclands is contingent uponcourtesy and responsibleconduct.
It is the hunter’sresponsibility to know,understand and abide byaccess conditions thatapply when using andenjoying these areas.
Public lands underlease require the lease-holder’s permission, thesame as privately ownedland.
Most public lands donot allow off-highwayvehicle access.
Permission is alwaysrequired before enteringor crossing Indianreserves and Métis set-tlements.
Sometimes trackingwounded game takesyou out of your originalhunting area. Huntersshould know that a 2004change to the trespass actsays: Although there is amoral obligation to pur-sue wounded game anda legal requirement toensure game is retrievedand not wasted or aban-doned, these obligationsdo not override the legalrequirement to get per-mission to enter privateland.
Hunting is not permit-ted in ecological reserves,wilderness areas, provin-cial parks and provincialrecreation areas, withsome very limited excep-tions.
Landowners andhunters alike should beaware that you can’tdirectly or indirectly buy,sell, trade, barter, or offerto buy or sell, access to
any land for the purposeof hunting any big game.
Choose your weapon:If you choose to hunt
with a bow and arrow,you still require abowhunting permit andlicence for each specificanimal you wish to hunt.
Bowhunters may huntduring the general sea-sons, archery-only sea-sons, and primitiveweapon seasons.
There are regulationsto ensure that the righttype of bow and arroware used to hunt biggame.
An authorized bowmust have a draw weightof 40lb or more, and mustbe held, drawn andreleased by muscularpower only.
An authorized arrow isno less than 24 incheslong, with a sharp cut-ting head of at least 7/8inch width, or a headthat opens on impact to7/8 of an inch in width.
Explosive arrowheadsare prohibited.
Crossbows may not beused to hunt big gameduring archery-only sea-sons, but are nowallowed for the generalseason.
Crossbow users are notrequired to obtain abowhunting permit.
Authorized crossbowsare those that require 100pounds or more of pull todraw the string to acocked position.
Crossbows have norestriction on bolt length,although the tips havethe same requirement asbow hunting arrow tips.
For those who preferhunting with a rifle orshotgun, be aware thatyou can’t use ammuni-tion that is less than .23calibre when you arehunting big game, or a
shotgun of .410 gauge orless.
Hunting with a pistolis prohibited, as is hunt-ing with an auto-loadingfirearm that has thecapacity to hold morethan five cartridges in themagazine.
It goes without sayingthat all firearms must belegally registered to theuser as required undercurrent laws.
Have fun:Most hunters are pas-
sionate and conscien-tious conservationists atheart, who want to con-tinue to enjoy the wideopen natural beautyAlberta has to offer, foryears to come.
Some hunters are driv-
en by the thrill of thehunt, some for that per-fect rack, a trophy ani-mal, or some for a freezerof meat.
For some it is perhapsthe only time they get tospend with family, fatherand son; and now morethan ever, father anddaughter are spendingtime together enjoyingthe land and the sport ofhunting.
More and morehunters are taking anoth-er kind of shot as well,this time with their cam-eras, generating lastingmemories of great timesin beautiful places; andmaybe documenting ‘theone that got away’ for alltime.
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Here’s a quick guideto getting the most fromthe money you’ve savedand earned inside anRESP, gaining the maxi-mum benefit fromEducational AssistancePayments (EAPs), andminimizing the amountof tax your student willpay.
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