As most do, run home from work, get in the house, scramble trying to get things organized and put away at the same time planning dinner in your head. This recipe is a great way to use up some of your wild meat whether it'd be moose, elk, venison or bear. The bonus here is that it's quick-like, no mixing dough, waiting..., rolling pin, stretching it in a pan .... you get my point. Don't get me wrong I love homemade pizza dough more than anybody else, but you'll be pleased to see that this one quick recipe can fill your kids guts in a hurry before soccer practise or piano lessons. DO NOT THROW OUT LEFT OVERS I got asked how and where the idea of using tortillas for oven pizzas came from, well simply put ...... left overs. Although time is of the essence here, and my family loving anything with melted cheese on it - they're a household hit. Try anything, left over sandwich meat, meatloaf, chicken, moose roast, deer tenderloin and then add a few toppings left over in your veggie drawer. I may use pizza sauce on some and then garlic olive oil on others. Whatever you choose, be certain to not leave in the oven too long as the tortillas will burn. Open the oven door periodically to keep an eye on your tortilla pizzas until you get an idea how long it'll take. I use a heavy pizza pan, and set the temp at 380, and then periodically watch to see where they're at. When the edges of the tortillas begin to lightly brown and curl up in some places I yank it out . Usually 8-10 minutes. Depending on what you have in your fridge on a Wednesday night, if you're like me, you'll likely have 3 or 4 different pizzas. Ingredients 3 or 4 large flour tortillas pulled moose (shredded) venison salami sliced (or meat or your choice) 1/2 cup pizza sauce olive oil marble or sapputo shredded cheese 1 ja;apeno pepper sliced 1 cup sauteed onions 1 cup salsa of your choice 1 cup of minced green chilis Directions Preheat oven 380 degrees C, place a tortilla shell on heavy pan, add either pizza sauce or olive oil whichever you prefer, Add pulled moose and venison salami, top with marble and Saputto cheese, and sliced jalapeno, sauteed onions on top, place in oven. When the tortilla begins to brown and turn up on the edges pull it out, set on cutting board let rest for five minutes before cutting (hardest part). Meanwhile, begin your next pizza while you wait. Enjoy.

This page is dedicated to all of our waterfowlers out there that breathe, eat, sleep and bathroom ducks. Hunting ducks and other waterfowl is and has always had a special place in our heart. Although lots of work and a low success rate of 1 in 7 being a 'successful hunt', the hunt is ingrained in our brains year round. As a matter of fact after almost 28 years of setting up decoys, filling in ground blinds and walking around with a leaky wader boot; this year we are building our first duck boat. Stay tuned and in the meantime enjoy the stories, photographs and the new gear out there for us duck hunters.

There's no doubt that hunting predators particularly black bears has dwindled in interest and hunter numbers over the years. The balance or equalibrium in predator - prey numbers in some places one could say is very questionable, and now more than ever the education and promotion of predator hunting is crucial. There are several misconceptions or false assumptions in the hunting community of the value and importance of predator hunting. In our case, we understand it and in the case of black bear hunting we look forward to it every year. I have always enjoyed and preferred a spot and stalk black bear hunt but as of late in recent years we have found several more benefits to spring black bear baiting. In particular, the success rate for the hunt is 110% and as a result our young hunters are intrigued and instantly drawn into the hunt. As a matter of fact according to Callum his favourite hunt is during the spring black bear season. At HBSD we are promoting the predator hunt and encourage the hunt in our younger hunting community for a number of reasons. This year we had an opportunity to get a head start and baited two of our regular sites. The start of the season was off to a great start with bears showing up the last week of April. It was the earliest bear activity at these locations we had seen in some time. In the first week of May, Callum successfully harvested his 2022 boar. He initially passed on a couple of bears but chose to pull the trigger on a larger boar that came into the site later in the day near the end of light. He was ecstatic, his patience and perseverance finally paid off - he was delighted with his bear. The task of now looking after the kill was about to get a little challenging. The bear had came to in the middle of a water bogged low area, and so our first bit of work consisted of getting it positioned up on high ground. It's back breaking work moving a bear by hand through water and holes to a dry work area. We worked into the dark properly caring for the hide and the meat. A great experience for my young hunter and some great memories for me. In the end, I was able to pack out on my back a water-logged hide, feet and head attached, while Callum had the honour of packing out all of the meat on his back. There's alot of work and time that goes into a spring black bear hunt, but it's worth it and we're looking forward to the 2023 spring black bear season.

Well, we made our annual trip down to southern Alberta this past November to endeavor on our Mule deer hunt. Historically we've always done it in the early season - September and October so that we could target other non-game species. This year mother nature and other family priorities pushed our trip further into November, which we later realized was a blessing in disguise. We've always pulled a holiday trailer down with us to set up camp in one of our landowners farm yard, something that we really enjoy doing. But this year one of our landowners opened their doors and hosted myself and Callum in their warm and cozy home. What wonderful hospitality from some southern Albertans. As with any trip usually our first day consists of heading out to our areas where we've hunted and had success in the past, and this year it was no different. The majority of our deer were right in the same spot where we left off the previous November in 2021. A game plan was formulated, and at the end of the day before heading home we had our locations and deer picked out. The following morning came and we were excited to get into it. We arrived at our first location where Callum had seen a couple of bucks bedded with some does, it was cold near -30 below. There were deer bedded in the same area and a buck was there. Callum had harvested his first buck here about 1/4 mile away last year and he was ready to do it a 2nd time. We parked around the corner in a low spot, suited up and snuck in to take a shot. Low and behold my shooter forgot his gloves and so was about to be reminded how cold a -30 wind can be. We crawled over a 20 foot mound with the wind in our face to get a peek of his target. As we got to the top, we peered over inches to see the buck was still laying amongst some of the does. Callum readied himself, placed the rifle on the shooting stick, and placed his shot perfectly to take his 2022 Mule deer buck. By now, his hands were completely froze and another lesson just learned. He was super stoked and I was a proud dad, he just did it and I watched it all from the back. Now the work was to begin, and in a hurriedly fashion so as to not freeze we were loaded and cleaned up in no time. Later that afternoon we began to make a game plan to collect a couple or a few antlerless Mule deer. The following day I followed and watched Callum put a sneak on his two does to make two good shots. An amazing and successful trip with more memories for both of us. Photo: Callum on day 3 bearing the cold after successfully placing the cross hairs on his 2nd antlerless Mule Deer.