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Western Sportsman
EditorDavid Webb
FrequencyBimonthly
PublisherKeyWest Marketing
Total circulation
(2009)
28,400
First issue~1971
Final issue~2018
CountryCanada
Based inEdmonton, Alberta
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.westernsportsman.com
ISSN0709-1532

Western Sportsman is a Canadian hunting and fishing magazine. It is published in Alberta.

Controversies

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In their January-February 2010 issue[1], a story was published about a diver that was diving off Nanaimo and was “attacked by several squid and dragged to his death.”[2] The story has since been retracted. A correction was promised in the May-June issue.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Attack of the Giant Squid". Western Sportsman. Vol. 41, no. 6. January–February 2010. p. 10.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Bellaart, Darrell (April 7, 2010). "Man-eating squid off Nanaimo? Mayor demands Alberta magazine retract article". Nanaimo: The Victoria Times Colonist. Archived from the original on 10 Apr 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  3. ^ Scott, D.B. (April 7, 2010). "Giant squid story entangles Western Sportsman; accused of hurting dive tourism in Nanaimo". Canadian Magazines. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
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