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As we mourn Jake MacDonald’s tragic passing in Mexico on Thursday, we also celebrate his work. Jake contributed to Outdoor Canada for more than two decades, writing myriad articles about everything from fly fishing in the tropics for bonefish to gunning for late-season waterfowl in his beloved home province of Manitoba. Jake, we miss you and your unique, wonderful voice already. Rest in peace, friend. Endless skeins of geese and rivers brimming with plump fish surely await you in the great beyond.
Here are just some of Jake’s insightful shorter pieces for Outdoor Canada, which have also been previously published on this website. Please enjoy. A further tribute to Jake will be featured in the May/June 2020 issues of Outdoor Canada and Outdoor Canada West.
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Ice fishing: In the dead of winter, there’s still plenty of life below the ice
Keepers: There’s nothing like fillets in the pan to remind us what fishing is all about
Luck: When good fortune makes a great day in the outdoors even better
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The Hanson buck: Celebrating 25 years as the reigning world-record whitetail
Tag soup: A reminder that there’s more to hunting than just bringing home meat
Danger: It’s the downside, but sometimes necessary part, of our outdoor adventures
Fraser failure: How anglers are being sideline on one of B.C.’s great fisheries
Canada at 150: How Canada has changed its view on fishing and hunting since Confederation
The boat trailer: For getting anglers to the fish, it’s where the rubber meets the road
Adventure: For anglers and hunters, nothing beats the challenges of the outdoors
The Wabler: Celebrating 100 years of helping anglers put fish in the boat
For some outdoorsmen and women, adventure means trying something new and challenging, such as tracking a buck in fresh fallen snow or catching a muskie on a lure you crafted by hand. And as with all difficult undertakings, the adventure is not about success or failure. The best stories, after all, aren’t always about those who succeeded. The best stories are sometimes simply about those who tried.
—Jake MacDonald, 1949-2020