Mike Shouldice, of Rankin Inlet, has been enjoying some lovely weather in his home community this summer, and he's also been taking note of some changes in the habits of the caribou population.

Shouldice said there's been lots of sunny days to enjoy so far this summer.

The outdoorsman said June was just a wonderful month, July was great and August is off to a good start.

"During that May-June period, there's a lot of southeast winds," said Shouldice. "Those are always cold because they're in off the ice in the big bay. Once the ice went out this summer, we've had as much nice weather as we've had rainy weather.

"We did have some big rain that we don't usually get until August, but, overall, it's been pretty darn good."

Shouldice said during the past few years, the caribou have hit the

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