Big bore dinosaur
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Throw in a helicopter and sprinkle in some fun switch rifles.. my.my
Looking for Hunt trip ideas
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Nice one
See if they will take you out lamping for foxes and rabbits, you will enjoy that
In terms of value per dollar, an African plains game hunt is indisputably the winner...but it's still a pretty high price.
I think that Pronghorn in Wyoming/Montana is the best casual/fun hunt for a guy looking to expand his local horizons a bit. There's an extremely high success rate, prices are relatively low, it's easy to get to and it's a ton of fun. A Pronghorn trophy, either head mount or Euro, It may not sound "exotic", but for a guy from Ontario, hunting wide-open sage-brush flats on the high prairie is a completely new and unique experience. You can expect to see many dozens or hundreds of animals, and to make numerous stalks each day...and to have a lot of them go bad, which is still good!
I haven't done it in a few years, may never get to go back again, but have lots of fond memories of the pronghorn hunts I went on. You can also combine a pronghorn hunt with one for Mule Deer or upland game. My last pronghorn hunt was a guided hunt in Wyoming; we found a bruiser of a Pronghorn on day one, and the guide talked me out of shooting it so that we could concentrate on Mulies. After a couple days I had a decent Mulie (my first and only one) so we went back to find that Pronghorn buck which he fully expected to find in the same spot. Sure enough, it was still there chasing around does and getting it was at least as exciting to me as shooting the deer.
Watching those animals racing across the prairie at the speeds they typically display is worth the price of admission all by itself.
I think that Pronghorn in Wyoming/Montana is the best casual/fun hunt for a guy looking to expand his local horizons a bit. There's an extremely high success rate, prices are relatively low, it's easy to get to and it's a ton of fun. A Pronghorn trophy, either head mount or Euro, It may not sound "exotic", but for a guy from Ontario, hunting wide-open sage-brush flats on the high prairie is a completely new and unique experience. You can expect to see many dozens or hundreds of animals, and to make numerous stalks each day...and to have a lot of them go bad, which is still good!
I haven't done it in a few years, may never get to go back again, but have lots of fond memories of the pronghorn hunts I went on. You can also combine a pronghorn hunt with one for Mule Deer or upland game. My last pronghorn hunt was a guided hunt in Wyoming; we found a bruiser of a Pronghorn on day one, and the guide talked me out of shooting it so that we could concentrate on Mulies. After a couple days I had a decent Mulie (my first and only one) so we went back to find that Pronghorn buck which he fully expected to find in the same spot. Sure enough, it was still there chasing around does and getting it was at least as exciting to me as shooting the deer.
Watching those animals racing across the prairie at the speeds they typically display is worth the price of admission all by itself.
In terms of value per dollar, an African plains game hunt is indisputably the winner...but it's still a pretty high price.
I think that Pronghorn in Wyoming/Montana is the best casual/fun hunt for a guy looking to expand his local horizons a bit. There's an extremely high success rate, prices are relatively low, it's easy to get to and it's a ton of fun. A Pronghorn trophy, either head mount or Euro, It may not sound "exotic", but for a guy from Ontario, hunting wide-open sage-brush flats on the high prairie is a completely new and unique experience. You can expect to see many dozens or hundreds of animals, and to make numerous stalks each day...and to have a lot of them go bad, which is still good!
I haven't done it in a few years, may never get to go back again, but have lots of fond memories of the pronghorn hunts I went on. You can also combine a pronghorn hunt with one for Mule Deer or upland game. My last pronghorn hunt was a guided hunt in Wyoming; we found a bruiser of a Pronghorn on day one, and the guide talked me out of shooting it so that we could concentrate on Mulies. After a couple days I had a decent Mulie (my first and only one) so we went back to find that Pronghorn buck which he fully expected to find in the same spot. Sure enough, it was still there chasing around does and getting it was at least as exciting to me as shooting the deer.
Watching those animals racing across the prairie at the speeds they typically display is worth the price of admission all by itself.
Nice buck there!
I agree, I took a modest one with my bow... over a few days, I stalked and decoyed over a dozen bucks, some dandies, but in the rut, you have to beat alot of eyes, with the doe harems in tow. It is a really great and inexpensive experience for an Eastern hunter.
I was also going to suggest a Wyoming pronghorn hunt.
If you don't want to go helicopter hog shooting or alligator hunting and keeping to the more modest price end of things Ontario doesn't really offer.
BC black bears with dogs, lot of colour phase bears.
Cougar hunt
Mountain Mule Deer in November even a modest buck is a more impressive animal than a Whitetail.
Elk in September.
BC black bears with dogs, lot of colour phase bears.
Cougar hunt
Mountain Mule Deer in November even a modest buck is a more impressive animal than a Whitetail.
Elk in September.
No longer hunting, but still sounds like a hell of a trip!
What is the cost of a non-resident hunting license in Wyoming? I can find tag prices easy enough but not the base license cost. Non-resident cow elk is pretty affordable there in addition to the antelope!
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Big bore dinosaur
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- NORT OF COW.TOWN.EH
Have you considered maybe some of the massive gophers field they have down south.
Not "hunting" so to speak..
Not "hunting" so to speak..
Never thought about going to the Emerald Isle for a hunting trip, thanks for adding that to the discussion.
There are hunting opportunities in Alberta and BC if you have a relative in either province that can get a Class C type guiding license for you; check the regulations for each province for the details. (Not sure what the current regulations are). Some animals are over the counter tags, while others require a draw to get a tag. Again, check the regs in each province, for animals of interest.
Was talking to a lady last week about doing this for her father who is in Ontario, for a father/daughter hunt here in BC for a moose hunt. While they fish together, they have never hunted together, and her brothers do not hunt. She has gotten into hunting and was expressing the thought of a moose hunt with her Dad, but it is so tough to draw a tag in Ontario, and wasn't sure if they could both get a tag.
Was talking to a lady last week about doing this for her father who is in Ontario, for a father/daughter hunt here in BC for a moose hunt. While they fish together, they have never hunted together, and her brothers do not hunt. She has gotten into hunting and was expressing the thought of a moose hunt with her Dad, but it is so tough to draw a tag in Ontario, and wasn't sure if they could both get a tag.
Start collecting your moose points now, its like 15 bucks to get your point and in about 5-7 years you could draw a bull tag in quite a few WMUs. Go DIY, do some research, find some crown land, scout it in the summer on a fishing trip, you can make this hunt happen for a couple grand including all the points. In the mean time while you wait, hit Wyoming for Antelope, make a friend in Alberta and get accumulating some points there too--I did this for mule deer in 2023 and it was the best hunt of my life!
