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Quinte West resident raises concerns about duck hunting near Bain Park
A Quinte West, Ont., resident is raising concerns regarding duck hunting happening near a children’s play centre in Trenton.
Quinte West resident Burritt Clarke often walks along the waterfront at Bain Park in Trenton, and was surprised one day when he heard gunshots.
“They were pretty close, really close,” Clarke said of the hunters, who he said were near the park.
Now well into duck hunting season, hunters across the province are able to head out with their permits for a day of shooting game.
Clarke said he doesn’t think firing guns should be allowed so close to where children play.
The popular public area features a children’s play centre, two ball diamonds and a soccer field.
“The fear is, sooner or later, a child is going to get shot when they’re going down to the water’s edge to look at the ducks,” he said.
Currently, no laws are being broken, according to the Ontario Provincial Police, the City of Quinte West and Ben Harvey, owner of High Falls Outfitters in Belleville.
“No laws are being broken, but it just might not be highly encouraged to be in that area, due to the fact that there are kids, a military base with operations going on, and things like that,” said Harvey.
According to Harvey, education on hunting laws might help in the form of signage at the park, something Quinte West councillor-elect Duncan Armstrong views positively.
The popular public area features a children’s play centre, two ball diamonds and a soccer field.
“The fear is, sooner or later, a child is going to get shot when they’re going down to the water’s edge to look at the ducks,” he said.
Currently, no laws are being broken, according to the Ontario Provincial Police, the City of Quinte West and Ben Harvey, owner of High Falls Outfitters in Belleville.
“No laws are being broken, but it just might not be highly encouraged to be in that area, due to the fact that there are kids, a military base with operations going on, and things like that,” said Harvey.
According to Harvey, education on hunting laws might help in the form of signage at the park, something Quinte West councillor-elect Duncan Armstrong views positively.
Clarke is calling for park spaces to be protected by a safe buffer zone between where people can fire a gun and where people live and play but for now, he hopes his own public awareness campaign through his website Safe Play for Children will at least warn park users about what he worries might be an accident waiting to happen.
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Theodore Roosevelt. From hunter to United States president.
Theodore Roosevelt was born in 1858. Teddy, as his friends called him, was a frail child, prone to illness, asthma attacks, and physical weakness. Yet, despite his poor health, he was a passionate lover of wildlife. Inspired by the works of James Audubon, William Bartram, and Alexander Wilson, as well as the adventure novels of Mayne Reid about boy hunters and the writings of Frank Forester, as a teenager Theodore became deeply interested in naturalism and decided to dedicate himself to taxidermy. This, of course, did little to help his asthma, so his father insisted he take up outdoor sports. The choice was obvious: Teddy chose hunting.
His passion for hunting was remarkable. He took pride in shooting large numbers of birds and other wildlife, collecting impressive trophies—some of which he, as a naturalist, referred to as "specimens." But for Roosevelt, hunting wild animals and collecting their hides and horns was always about much more than sport—it was a primitive reconnection with the natural, pre-civilized world and "a free, self-reliant, adventurous life with its rugged and sturdy democracy." Hunting was not merely recreation, but a transformative journey involving apprenticeship, youthful trials, and ultimately, self-mastery. It was hunting that strengthened both his body and spirit, paving the way through a series of adventures and challenges to make him the most extraordinary American president.
After graduating from Harvard University in 1880, Roosevelt felt drawn to politics. Joining the Republican Party, he won election easily. But just two years later, after serving in the New York State Legislature, Teddy abandoned his political career in favor of the freedom—then still available—of the American West.
While hunting bison in Dakota in 1883, he became intrigued by the idea of establishing a cattle ranch in the region. He invested about $80,000—roughly half of his inheritance—into the venture. In the first few years, due to inexperience and harsh weather conditions, he nearly lost everything.
As a ranch owner, he had to develop his skills as a rider and hunter, as such abilities were essential for conducting business in these wild territories. These were difficult and dangerous times in every respect. On one occasion, Roosevelt led a posse to capture three armed criminals who had escaped in his boat during the spring flood. The stories from Teddy’s ranch life in Dakota formed the basis of his 1885 book, Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail, which, in many ways, defined his future path.
To promote the book, Theodore Roosevelt commissioned a fine buckskin suit made in the style of his childhood heroes, Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett. Wearing this outfit—complete with moccasins, a rifle, and a knife with a deer-antler handle—he posed for a publicity campaign. This was how he envisioned the hunter-heroes and trappers from the books of his youth. His boundless love of hunting was an inseparable part of his identity, and he emphasized it through his hunting wardrobe.
Roosevelt’s journey toward prominence in wildlife conservation began, strangely enough, with the same 1885 publication of Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail.
The book was largely well received by general readers. However, it drew mixed reactions from experts. One particularly uncomplimentary and even ironic review came from George Bird Grinnell. Grinnell wrote that Roosevelt, as a newcomer to the region, had missed many subtleties and failed to truly understand it. He criticized Roosevelt for his limited experience, claiming Teddy couldn’t separate fact from fiction or truth from exaggeration. Grinnell believed Roosevelt was too credulous toward local hunting myths and tall tales. At the same time, he acknowledged that the book’s naivety gave it a certain charm.
Soon after, the two men met. Recognizing Grinnell’s expertise, Roosevelt took his critiques seriously. They became close friends. From their conversations and correspondence emerged the idea of founding the Boone and Crockett Club in 1887. The club’s goals were to “promote manly sport with the rifle,” share information about big game and its habitats, spread the ideals of ethical hunting and interest in natural science, and advocate for wildlife protection and related legislation. Membership was restricted exclusively to hunter-naturalists, emphasizing the club’s commitment to conservation. “All hunters should be nature lovers,” declared Roosevelt when elected as the club’s first president. This was his first taste of the presidency.
As President of the United States, Roosevelt made the protection of America’s natural resources a top priority. He established five national parks, four game preserves, and 150 national forests to protect wildlife. During his time in the White House, he set aside 800,000 square kilometers of land as national conservation areas. In protecting the environment and regulating legal hunting, he accomplished more than any of his predecessors or successors.
Even as president, Theodore Roosevelt remained true to his passion for hunting. In 1902, he was invited to Mississippi to hunt bear. The trip was difficult, and the president was feeling unwell. To please Roosevelt, one of the hunting party used dogs to corner a bear and tied it to a tree.
Roosevelt could have easily shot the animal, but he refused, considering it unworthy of a true sportsman. The incident was widely reported in the American press, transforming a hunting anecdote into a national sensation.
Inspired by the story, cartoonist Clifford Berryman created a cartoon with the caption: “Drawing the line in Mississippi.” A New York confectioner, Morris Michtom, and his wife sewed a plush bear toy and named it “Teddy’s Bear.” The Teddy bear was instantly beloved by children and adults alike. As often happens in the United States, a good story quickly turned into a successful business.
Nebraska woman gets marriage proposal after killing big buck on hunting trip
A Nebraska woman bagged a marriage proposal earlier this month along with a big buck during a recent deer hunting trip.
It was the most successful hunting trip ever for a Nebraska woman who bagged a marriage proposal shortly after killing a big buck.
Earlier this month, while on a hunting trip south of Lincoln, Samantha Camenzind’s boyfriend not only gave her the first shot at the deer they had spotted on a trail, but he surprised her by popping the question in the middle of a photo shoot with the prized trophy buck.
The couple tells local media outlets that in their three years of dating, one of the things the couple bonded over is their shared love of hunting.
They even process and eat the meat of what they hunt and kill.
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Cole Bures, the groom-to-be, told Camenzind that he wanted a professional photographer to take some pictures to capture the big prize, but pulled off the surprise of a lifetime for her.
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Halfway through the pictures, Bures got down on one knee and asked Camenzind to marry him, capturing the moment when she said yes on camera.
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