Nova Scotia Community - communityherald.ca

Halifax, NS | Fri, September 3rd, 2010

TODAY'S PAPER

E-FLYERS

OBITUARIES

LOTTERIES

SUDOKU

CROSSWORD

CONTESTS

CONTACT

Country Boy

Country Boy
by Darrell Abolit
Darrell Owen Abolit (DOA) comin' at you with what I believe is important to a country boy living in todays urban world. As a hunter/trapper/fisherman/atver/backwoods camper and avid outdoorsman who has been disabled and has the time to give you this perspective. I feel obligated to contribute to you and Nova Scotia in this photojournalist way since not contributing in the labour force. This blog is something I can do and want to do to help repay Nova Scotia for my life living within her forests and on her waters.

Bridges NOT Culverts Please

In my travels of our woods fishing, hunting, photographing and simply exploring this beautiful province one thing that I noticed is how culverts do a lot of damage to our brooks. To me if a stream is classed as a brook it should have a bridge if crossed, not a simple culvert pushed into it and backf ... click for more

on 10/31/2008 10:20AM

Powerline Vision Spray Zones

Thought I would share the herbicide "vision" spray zone done by our Nova Scotia Power Corp. in Stewiacke. You can see this as you take the Stewiacke exit off the highway coming from Dartmouth direction on your right hand side. There are many more spray zones under powerlines as well but they seem to ... click for more

on 08/16/2008 02:02PM

Pigs In The Wilderness

This has to be the most pathetic unclean campsite I have ever seen, a true disgrace to all fishermen who grace our backcountry wilderness. Notice the firepit and how they are burning alot of garbage in it as well, it smelled like a burning dump. God knows what they are burning or trying to but there ... click for more

on 05/21/2008 11:49AM

Trapping With Your Tax Dollars

Thought you would like to see your hard earned tax dollars at work. I seen the Natural Resources personal setting these traps the other day for groundhogs in a farmers field. I thought to myself that the farmer should be paying for this service instead of taxpayers dollars, I guess they must be cons ... click for more

on 05/06/2008 09:37PM

Fishing Season is Back (argh)

Fishing season is finally here again, a time when we have an excuse to get out in the wilderness and enjoy the great outdoors. Not that the powers that be really care if we do or not, they just raised the price to cast a line once again to $25.32 Many people are grumbling and wondering if it's worth ... click for more

on 04/04/2008 10:15AM