These Outdoor Canada readers (plus a toddler & a dog) are having some great days afield

Since he was just five, Alexander Wood has been joining his dad, Nathan, on deer hunts. Then last October, at age 12, he finally carried a tag of his own and arrowed this fine buck, with his great pal Rylan Bodnarchuk (right) looking on. As his mother, Candace, observes, “Alex will never forget this first hunt.”