Caribou

QUEBEC-LABRADOR CARIBOU HUNTS
This family operation has maintained a very high success rate of 96% by hunting both the Leaf River and George River herds.  They have 25 camps located in both areas of migration and typically only take enough hunters to fill 5 for any particular week.  This gives them numerous locations to move hunters if the caribou sightings are down.  They offer several hunt packages, ALL FAIR CHASE and all include home cooked meals and a cook.            

DELUXE OUTPOST CAMP-$5,700 includes camp manager, food, cook.

ULTRA DELUXE OUTPOST CAMP GUIDED 3x1-$6,100 includes 2 guides (one stays in camp doing chores while the other goes with hunters) food, cook.

MAIN CAMP GUIDED 2x1-$6,500 includes 3 guides, food, cook.

TROPHY HUNT GUIDED 2X1-$7,700 full service.

All 8-day packages include roundtrip air from Montreal to Schefferville, licenses, taxes, parking and shuttle service in Montreal, lodging in Schefferville or Lac Pau, flights to camp, boat and motor, meat boxes, English speaking guides, radio communication, and cold storage in Schefferville. 

He gives 2 extra days of hunting on the first hunt August 14 to 22 due to early velvet.  He also gives a $700 discount to students accompanied by a parent, $600 discount for a group of 6 and a 10% discount on repeat hunters.  Hunt CU27.  Pictures from this Hunt.

HUNT ALASKA’S ANWR FOR TROPHY CARIBOU
This hunt is conducted on the north slope of the Brooks Range.  Base camp is comfortable with showers, laundry facilities, family style meals, telephone and internet access and is conveniently located in the heart of the Porcupine and Central Arctic herds summer range.  Hunters take a short supercub flight from base camp to a mobile spike camp amongst the caribou.  Tent camps include quality tents, gear, a competent guide and good food.  This is one of the few Alaska caribou hunts that continue a very high rate of success on good mature bulls.  He only takes about a dozen hunters each year and last fall success was 150 percent, with several hunters only wanting one bull.

Hunts are 7-day with 5 days of hunting, fully guided 2x1 priced at $5,200 per person.  He runs four hunts during the month of August.  Hunters charter out of Deadhorse for $1,000, license and tag total $410 and trophy expediting fee to Fairbanks is $200.  A second caribou can be taken on a $3,000 trophy fee.  
Hunt CU505.  Pictures from this Hunt.

MOUNTAIN CARIBOU HUNTS IN THE N.W.T.
We work with 2 outfitters in the Northwest Territories that offer world-class mountain caribou hunts.  Success generally runs at or near 100% on bulls with average gross scores of 375 to 380 Boone and Crockett and typically about 25% score over the 390 record-book minimum.  Both hunts require a roundtrip charter out of Norman Wells priced close to $1,000.

 This outfitter takes about 30 bulls per season, including several over 400 inches in 2009 and the best bull scored a whopping 434.  Typically the later hunts produce the better bulls and they finish in mid-October.  7-day backpack hunts are priced at $7,500 guided 2x1 plus licenses and tax. He normally starts hunting caribou in this 9,000 square mile area September 1.  Hunt CU119.  Pictures from this Hunt.

The outfitter in this 7,000 square mile area offers 10-day backpack hunts guided 2x1 from July 26 to September 19 priced at $7,500 in CANADIAN FUNDS plus tag and 5% tax.  He also offers moose on the later caribou hunts for a kill fee of $7,500 Canadian.  HCU consultants Bob Wodzisz and Cliff Graham have taken moose and caribou with this outfit.  Hunt CU250.  Pictures from this Hunt.

CANADIAN CENTRAL BARREN GROUND CARIBOU
2009 proved to be the worst year for the Northwest Territory outfitters after Central Canadian barren ground caribou.  This outfitter faired better than most taking about 150 bulls for his 150 hunters.  Many took 2 bulls leaving quite a few taking none. Since 1984 this outfitter has produced a 97% success rate and 2009 was definitely not the norm.  The caribou went further north and were not returning in the usual high numbers during the hunting season.  He has 5 camps, 3 in the N.W.T. and 2 in Nunavut, so he has more options than most.

5-day package guided 2x1 for one caribou is $4,950 plus a $950 roundtrip air charter from Yellowknife, a two bull hunt price is $6,450. 

Not included are motel rooms in Yellowknife, packing and crating for shipping, $50 caribou license for first bull and $100 for second, trophy fees of $150 for each caribou, $50 wolf tag, $50 wolverine tag, $50 small game license, $40 fishing license and 5% GST.  Hunts start the end of August and continue throughout September. 

Lake trout fishing is world-class and these packages are priced at $4,500 and this includes charter from Yellowknife, 2x1 guiding, license, lures, equipment, float tubes, etc.  Hunt CU375. 
Pictures from this Hunt.

ALASKA DROP CAMP CARIBOU HUNTS $3150
Last fall caribou success was down due to a late migration and extremely hot weather.  Hunters saw more little groups and maybe only up to 100 in 5 days, as compared to 500 to 1,500 during the 2008 season.  Unguided hunters ran 70 to 75% success compared to normal years of 90%.  He also took 20 guided customers and 18 scored on bulls.

The Western Arctic herd numbers between 450,000 to 600,000. This hunt takes place in Unit 23 and starting in 2010 a second bull can be taken on a trophy fee.  Dates are late August to late September.

Unguided hunts are priced at $3,150 for one caribou.  This is based on double occupancy, and includes tents, cots, food, cooking equipment, transportation of meat, capes and antlers back to Kotzebue. 

Guided hunts 2x1 for 5 days is $6,000.  Air support continues monitoring the migration and his camps are mobile and can be relocated if necessary.  Non-resident hunting license is $86, caribou tag is $325 and wolf tag is $35.  Hunters fly to Anchorage and then onto Kotzebue where you take a charter for about $500 roundtrip to camp.  Hunt CU247.  Pictures from this Hunt.

HUNT NEWFOUNDLAND WOODLAND CARIBOU $5000
Newfoundland’s woodland caribou herd is on a significant decline and the ministry has severely cut the amount of tags to outfitters.  The outfitter we work with had a quota of 32 tags and now it is at only 5. 

6-day hunt guided 1x1 with nice cabin accommodations is $5,000 plus $600 license and 6% GST tax.  Many camps are accessed only by helicopter and flights are included in the price.  Rifle hunts start mid-September and run to November.  Hunters can drive to Newfoundland or fly to Deer Lake Airport and be picked up.

He also offers an archery hunt during this special season the last week of August and first week of September just before the gun hunts.  Success has been very good on trophy sized bulls.

HCU consultants, Cliff Graham, Bob Wodzisz and Scott Steinkruger have all hunted with this outfitter. 
Hunt CU94.  Pictures from this Hunt.