The hunt

Seasons, licences, rifles and cartridges, field shooting and the shot placement that puts a caribou down cleanly.

Every entry in this log

What a 25-word classified line, a handwritten For Rent sign, and a photo of an empty room tell a renter about how Canadian rental ads changed.

A three-month countdown of the utilities, contracts and registrations to cancel or hand back before flying out of Japan.

Wind, river level and cloud decide a northern caribou hunt. What to read before a crossing, and when to abandon the plan for the day.

A fly fisherman's quiet approach to water shows the hunter how wind direction, current reading, and slow movement decide a stalk on open tundra.