We here at Big Sky Canvas care about your safety this 4th of July. Below are a few tips to keep you, your family and friends safe while celebrating. Firework and Sparklers Safety More than 50,000 fires are begun by fireworks every year. Take the appropriate safety measures when operating fireworks. Never take apart or try to make your own fireworks Only light fireworks on the ground and in areas that are dry and fire resilient. Don’t attempt to light multiple devices at the same time. Never allow young children to handle fireworks or sparklers alone. Always keep a transportable fire extinguisher close by. Also keep a water hose or buckets of water nearby to put out fires. Don’t point...
Summer is a great time to ride, but summer heat can be dangerous for horses, resulting in dehydration, lethargy, and general malaise. Severe heat stress can even cause diarrhea and colic. In a release issued June 17, of thehorse.com Janet Johnston, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVS, an emergency critical care veterinarian at University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center, offers the following tips to help keep your horse healthy and cool as we approach the first day of summer: Choose cooler turnout times.If your horse has a stall, but is turned out for part of the day, provide turnout during the cooler hours. Overnight is ideal, but if that’s not possible, have the horse go outside as early...
Tips For Your Wall Tent Hunting Camp Hunting season is just around the corner in most parts of the country. We have geared up for the season and look forward to talking with you about your tent needs. Whether it’s an expedition for elk in the Rocky Mountains or a quest for a woodland whitetail in the backwoods of Ohio, a canvas wall tent camp, is a great start for an adventure. We want our customers hunting experience to be exceptional, so we put together a few tips to follow this coming hunting season. Toss a fly over your tent. It’ll preserve your tent, keep it dry and shed snow. In subzero temperatures, have coolers on the inside of the camp by...
We here at Big Sky Canvas care about our customers safety while out on the water. Here are a few tips to keep you, your family and friends safe. Always wear a right-sized, U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket.According to the U.S coast card in 2016 life jackets could've saved the lives of over 80 percent of boating fatality victims. Defend against propeller strikes. Make sure all passengers are accounted for before starting the engine and wear your emergency cut-off switch at all times. Carry safety gear on board. On top of life jackets for all, stock a wide-ranging first-aid kit, a tool kit, a horn or whistle, flares and a fire extinguisher at Don’t boat under the influence (BUI). According to the USCG, alcohol plays a...
You Can Find Morel Mushrooms This Spring! If you’re a spring turkey hunter, particularly in the Midwest, you’ve probably run across other hunters in the woods who are definitely not turkey hunting … at least at the moment. They are walking very slowly, usually in small circles. They exhibit a stooped, head-down posture, but they don’t have their smartphones out. They are intently looking at the ground for something, and sometimes they are poking through the grass and fallen leaves with a walking stick. In case you didn’t know, these folks are mushroom hunters. Often, they are dressed in full camouflage and have a shotgun slung over their shoulder. That’s because, until a few minutes ago, they were turkey hunting just like you,...
