What ever happened to reasonably priced caribou hunts??

[mvarley84]

The Innu's being able to bring flat bed transport trucks and completely stack it full of caribou doesn't really help the herd either.

 

[scruffee]

Labrador no longer has a non-resident season.

Hopefully we do the same here in Quebec this way us residents will still be able to hunt the land before it all ends...

 

[Big Game]

Outfitters want to earn a decent living and have a pretty small window to do it. When the demand is high, their prices rise to what the market will bear, when things are slow, they cut prices just to stay in business and hopefully break even. Their overhead isn't getting any cheaper, nor are many of their clients interested in fewer amenities, so prices do increase over time. If you've got say half a million bucks tied up in out camps and cabins, boats and motors, maybe an airplane, along with staff who must be paid and begin work well before the first paying client arrives, to say nothing of the cost of running a full service restaurant well away from any services, how much of a return would you want on that money?

Prices for North American hunts are getting ridiculous. $7000 for a caribou hunt, I just recently priced a mule deer hu nt in the same range. Look at some African safari prices, they're way cheaper than that and allow you several species plus the bonus of visiting some unique country. North American outfitters are pricing themselves out of the market. I've hunted caribou in Quebec and was fortunate enough to harvest a couple, but I've also talked with hunters who sat in camp for a week and never saw an animal. If the migration isn't on in your area you may be SOL and I sure wouldn't pay $7000+ for that opportunity. Soon we will be like Europe where only the rich will be able to afford to hunt, really sucks for our grandkids and future generations of hunters.