Planning a move to Saskatchewan. Looking around the Swift Current, Maple Creek, Kindersley area. One of the 10 or so acre homesteads subdivided from a farm. A few available. Just started looking. Probably not enough to hunt on. And all the fields look private. Where do you hunt? Sounds like lots of Geese. Deer?
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Hunting is most everywhere and anywhere in the area, big game, upland, waterfowl, coyotes and literally never ending gophers. Get to know your neighbors and ask their permission. Most allow it if it's someone they know. Strangers, not always so fortunate.
There are no deer left in the southwest because of cwd and tough winters. Hasn't been any geese the last few years because of drought, no sloughs so they pass through. lots of coyotes and gophers though. Most people let you hunt
In the farmland, you have to learn how to make contacts for permission. The Geese and Ducks migration patterns have changed in response to drought and lack of standing water.
You'll have to figure out your personal stand on potentially CWD infected animals. It's discouraging to shoot a deer, do all the work to put meat in the freezer, only to have to discard it because of a positive CWD test.
Many of us just quit hunting deer.
You'll have to figure out your personal stand on potentially CWD infected animals. It's discouraging to shoot a deer, do all the work to put meat in the freezer, only to have to discard it because of a positive CWD test.
Many of us just quit hunting deer.
Great province & people. I would just ask a farmer/landowner, all the ones I knew were hunters, etc. If you are polite & respectful, no problem. If they say "no" don't get discouraged. Make sure you check out all that there is to see & do in SK, like Grasslands National park, the Sand dunes etc. Like I said, great place. I miss it.
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It's called GREED!......
And the low population. When trying to provide roads, schools, hospitals etc with a small tax base... One of the biggest negatives to not being overrun with people. Plus in lots of RM's acreages are taxed higher than farm land or even farm yards.It's called GREED!......
A Rural Municipality has to grade and keep roads open in the winter, no matter how few tax paying residents. There are a lot of Municipal roads in the grid survey system.
Tax structure favour's agriculture. It is a fact of life in Saskatchewan.
Tax structure favour's agriculture. It is a fact of life in Saskatchewan.
OK mild when you get the chinook dregs. Been there in the middle of winter when it hit 18C. But regina, swift current if you enjoy your tea there is a hard water scum on the surface!!
6.5 years in Regina and then Calgary and I remember mild when on the way to winterpeg at christmas had to kick the frozen slush out from the wheel wells because it wouldn't let me turn...and then there was the overnight in Regina in the mustang convertible(which was warm), outside was -40C overnight with a 'slight' wind.
6.5 years in Regina and then Calgary and I remember mild when on the way to winterpeg at christmas had to kick the frozen slush out from the wheel wells because it wouldn't let me turn...and then there was the overnight in Regina in the mustang convertible(which was warm), outside was -40C overnight with a 'slight' wind.
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Which raises another issue when moving to Saskatchewan. The quality of the water. Some groundwater is beyond awful. Some places have such poor water quality that they have water trucked in.
I know people who use bottled water for all human consumption. They have their own treatment system for laundry and other washing purposes, but coffee or tea made with that water tastes like dishwashing water..
I know people who use bottled water for all human consumption. They have their own treatment system for laundry and other washing purposes, but coffee or tea made with that water tastes like dishwashing water..
