Any body Caribou
- Thread starter cwmoose
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Quebec, at least, seems to be experiencing a major decline in caribou populations. Outfitters are having problems. Make sure you get up-to-date information. Good luck.
I've hunted with Mirage in Quebec, and was totally satisfied with the service provided and the experience, but that was a few years back.
I've hunted with Mirage in Quebec, and was totally satisfied with the service provided and the experience, but that was a few years back.
check out cargair outfitters, went last fall and it was amazing! Send me your email and i can fire off some pics..These guys have a fleet of planes and don't need to rely on other air services to move you. We saw hundreds of 'bou and all tagged out on some beauty bulls......
black powder
CGN Regular
- Location
- Saint Hippolyte
i have gone up to caniapicau with EXPLO-SYLVA 6 times and have tagged out every time ....but ...this year nothing is certain the first nation have put a halt to everything ..so right now it is a wait and see situation ..
Caribou herds seem to be on the decline in most places, and I've heard that Quebec and Newfoundland have been hit particularly hard. The golden age of caribou hunting is coming to an end and will become more difficult in the future so anyone dreaming of a hunt should do it soon. I agree with North2006west, theTerritories are probably your best bet right now, maybe Manitoba.
this is not really first nation the problem ... but more the bay james agreement if you want more infos i can direct you with the agreement especially on the commercial (outfitters) hunting side.
will look into Yukon outfitters too. mountain caribou can be huge.
Shyte outta luck up here in NWT. Cancelled all caribou hunting for the next 5 years at least. Somehow, via aerial survey, our caribou populations went from 125,000 to 32000 in a couple of years. Wow. Funny how they can't find any carcasses. Yet, Nunavut is saying they have a surplus. Surely they just didn't change migration paths SINCE THE ICEROAD UP TO THE DIAMOND MINES CUTS DIRECTLY THROUGH THEIR PATH.
Easier to blame the couple of hundred WHITE hunters up here, than admit the count was severely flawed, and that the money train of the diamond mines are causing problems.
Easier to blame the couple of hundred WHITE hunters up here, than admit the count was severely flawed, and that the money train of the diamond mines are causing problems.
Yeah, I hear you. Numbers seem to be down everywhere but no one wants to blame environmental impacts as the source. Mining,hydroelectric projects and all the development associated with them are all having a big impact on caribou migrations and calving grounds. I think the days of 2 tag caribou hunts are coming to an end. Eventually this will also lead to fewer hunters and fewer outfitters, costs will go up and caribou hunts will end up being priced out of the average hunters range.
Here in Newfoundland it has been Coyote & Black Bear predation. In some areas there has been 100% calf mortality rates. The population could handle just the black bear predation pressure, however, the Coyote is a "new" invader that our Caribou never had to deal with before. They're often hunting in packs and getting the adult Caribou bogged down in heavy, deep snow. We've seen small herds of 6-7 animals slaughtered, one after another in a line. 1-2 are fed on and the rest just left.
Our provincial government waited 15 years too late to introduce coyote hunting and they still have stupid restrictions that will keep the average moose or caribou hunter from actively gearing up to hunt them. You can shoot them while you're hunting big game, using your big game rifle. The minute you fill your tags, however, you can no longer use that rifle, only a centerfire .22 or 12ga shotgun using BB or larger shot.
Our provincial government waited 15 years too late to introduce coyote hunting and they still have stupid restrictions that will keep the average moose or caribou hunter from actively gearing up to hunt them. You can shoot them while you're hunting big game, using your big game rifle. The minute you fill your tags, however, you can no longer use that rifle, only a centerfire .22 or 12ga shotgun using BB or larger shot.
yeah, our ontario deer herd is getting hit hard by coyote predation something like 78 percent fawn mortality. I hear from a few guides that the wolves are so bad in western ontario that they might not take on clients for the deer hunt next year. Maybe it will get some of these hunters who think that it's ok to shoot caribou, deer, rabbits etc... but not the "majestic" wolves, coyotes and bears to open their eyes and realize the math just doesn't add up.
I went to quebec for the winter caribou hunt two years ago. Cost from ottawa ontario was $2600 per person (everything included in that figurefrom bullets to beer). It was a wicked drive, i mean wicked. Your on your own out there I think at one point we were 200 km from the nearest camp/phone and hadn't seen another vehicle in two hours. Pretty much if something happened you would be dead. Scary but honestly the greatest sense of freedom ive ever felt.
We wen't to camp kiskimaastakin, phone didn't work there either which was comforting... It's two people to a 10' x 8' room, you get 12 meals and thats it. So essentially between the two of you it's like paying a $800 bucks a night to stay in a tiny room with bunk beds. No guides are included at that price and i wouldn't recommend paying the extra to get one because essentially the whole hunt just involves driving up and down the road until you see a caribou then jumping out of the truck and shooting them. It's more of a luck thing than anything else.
That being said you'll have an awesome time once you get past the fact your essentially getting f#%ked by the outfitter and paying the price of a carribean vacation everynight to eat cafeteria food and sleep in an ice hut sized room. The hunting was awesome we missed the migration but i still shot a cow and a decent bull. Oh and a crap load of ptarmigan like 50 or so and only stopped because we didn't think to bring any more shells if you decide to do the winter hunt bring a shotgun (and a hundred shells) its honestly the best part of the hunt.
I went to quebec for the winter caribou hunt two years ago. Cost from ottawa ontario was $2600 per person (everything included in that figurefrom bullets to beer). It was a wicked drive, i mean wicked. Your on your own out there I think at one point we were 200 km from the nearest camp/phone and hadn't seen another vehicle in two hours. Pretty much if something happened you would be dead. Scary but honestly the greatest sense of freedom ive ever felt.
We wen't to camp kiskimaastakin, phone didn't work there either which was comforting... It's two people to a 10' x 8' room, you get 12 meals and thats it. So essentially between the two of you it's like paying a $800 bucks a night to stay in a tiny room with bunk beds. No guides are included at that price and i wouldn't recommend paying the extra to get one because essentially the whole hunt just involves driving up and down the road until you see a caribou then jumping out of the truck and shooting them. It's more of a luck thing than anything else.
That being said you'll have an awesome time once you get past the fact your essentially getting f#%ked by the outfitter and paying the price of a carribean vacation everynight to eat cafeteria food and sleep in an ice hut sized room. The hunting was awesome we missed the migration but i still shot a cow and a decent bull. Oh and a crap load of ptarmigan like 50 or so and only stopped because we didn't think to bring any more shells if you decide to do the winter hunt bring a shotgun (and a hundred shells) its honestly the best part of the hunt.
BigUglyMan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- New Scotland
Nunavut is probably still the best bet. Talk to CGN member arctic. He's one of the outfitters suing the GNWT but I know he maintains relations with the operators across the border.
If you want to come up to the far North of Quebec then I can put you in touch with an outfitter in this town (Puvirnituq).
Check out airfare first as it is very expensive, then of you are still interested let me know. It would surely cost you over $3K just in airfare from Ottawa (you'll have to fly North out of Montreal).
www.airinuit.com
Check out airfare first as it is very expensive, then of you are still interested let me know. It would surely cost you over $3K just in airfare from Ottawa (you'll have to fly North out of Montreal).
www.airinuit.com
Went hunting with QC outfitter Donat Anselling couple of years ago and was not impressed. It was winter hunt and most of it is driving.
Mirage and Expo Silva run decent operations there and I would suggest you google them and go for fall hunt.
Good luck.
Mirage and Expo Silva run decent operations there and I would suggest you google them and go for fall hunt.
Good luck.
