Hunting

I did a few hunting trips in 2025 but didn’t take pictures. Did some squirrel hunting locally with some students, and took two students turkey hunting.

Dove hunting in Waterloo region with Mukund and Ryan. Beautiful day in the bush on the edge of a meadow listening to the apples fall from the trees, plus a couple of doves.

Headed up north near Sudbury/Timmins for four days of grouse hunting with Nick and Frank (Fakkur) and Bella the dog. Bella’s a hunting breed but not really a hunting dog; grouse walked right by her and she never flinched. But, she enjoys the run and the company and that’s good enough. We were trolling in the boat and I caught the biggest pike I have ever seen. I had it up to the boat and this monster of a mouth comes out of the water, flips….and gone. So I guess I didn’t exactly catch it, but it was huge I swear.

Took a student out dove hunting. A few came in but we were sitting there talking and they flew off before we had time to wake up and take aim.

I used to take my son hunting. Now he takes me hunting. Here’s my son along with Frank and (a different) Nick doing some duck hunting over a pond near Ayr, Ontario. Got a few ducks and saw a flock of stunning trumpeter swans.

Moose hunting in the bush with Nick and Frank in the fall of 2022. Plus Ethan, an alumni who’d come camping with us when he was a student was working in the area so he joined us as well. Neither Frank nor Nick had ever been that far north, or that far into the bush for a week. We didn’t get any moose, but did get some northern pike and enjoyed some camaraderie. This was my normal hunt camp, with a dozen men my age that were happy to see some young folks taking up hunting. And my brother is a chef and does the cooking, check out our thanksgiving dinner in the bush.

Another beautiful afternoon in the bush with Frank, Iftekar, Leo and my son. Got a few doves, enjoyed the sunset.