Anyone know of a good Mule Deer Outfitter in this area.

Ask HunterJim on this forum, he has been researching this for a while.

Frans

Peace River based-Birch Creek Outfitters. Great people, good outfitter. Some nice bucks taken this season already.

www.birchcreekhunts.com

Birch Creek and Bear Paw Outfitters both have good recommendations.

Steve Taylor at Bear Paw is booked far ahead though.

http://www.bearpaw.ab.ca/

Hey Frans, when are we going deer hunting?

jim

Jim,

If what I hear about the area I'll be in November is true you should forget about the Peace. Are you collecting priorities in AB?

Frans

Frans,

I haven't applied for anything in AB yet, should I be doing something?

thanks...jim

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Originally posted by Frans Diepstraten:
Jim,

If what I hear about the area I'll be in November is true you should forget about the Peace. Are you collecting priorities in AB?

Frans

What do you mean by that-forget about the Peace area?

Plus HunterJim has to hunt with an Outfitter and doesnt need to apply for the draws. An alien-non resident cannot apply for the draws to hunt any animals under the draw system - The hunter has to go thru an Outfitter.

I second Scott Taylor of Bearpaw Outfitters but you'll have to get on his cancellation list unless you want to bok a few years in advance. I hunted black bear with him a few years ago and took a couple real monsters.

I heard of a man that is an outfitter out of Grimshaw that has the first name of Merle but don't know his last name. Is there anyone from around there that might know who he'd be? I tried a web search and came up empty. I heard he was pretty good and would like to get in touch. I'll prolly call the chamber, as well. Does the guide association give out lists of outfitters in the AO?

BigJohn let me know if you find the outfiter.

BearPaw is booked untill 2010 and went to $8500 . Little out of this working mans reach for mule deer. I can go to Mexico for less.
Even Africa for cape Buffalo.

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Originally posted by Mighty Peace:

Plus HunterJim has to hunt with an Outfitter and doesnt need to apply for the draws. An alien-non resident cannot apply for the draws to hunt any animals under the draw system - The hunter has to go thru an Outfitter.

Have I got my rules mixed up? Couldn't a non-resident alien WIN card holder apply for draws and hunt with me on the Hunter Host deal?

Frans

Blaser93-: Next time i get a week day off, I'll call up there and see what I can do. I'll let you know.

Cheers,

BJ

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Originally posted by Mighty Peace:
An alien-non resident cannot apply for the draws to hunt any animals under the draw system

From the regulation booklet:

"Only residents and, to a lesser extent, non-residents (Canadian) are eligible to apply in these draws."

I was wrong, my apologies.

Frans

Fran, Please clarify what you said about forget the Pease. I am heading there in 10 days. I think the GMA is 522.

Sptig

Oh, not to worry!! I just saw some pics of great mule deer taken in that general area. HunterJim and I have been toying with the idea of doing a Hunter Host thing, and I figured (without having been there) that maybe the area I'll be hunting this fall is a bit easier on his aging joints... but I read the rules wrong. He can't hunt there.

Absolutely nothing to worry about in terms of trophy quality in the Peace area - au contraire!

Sorry if I caused confusion...

Frans

Frans,

I gave my "aging joints" a good workout in Colorado last month, we camped at 8,400'. Mostly I was hunting deer between 7,000 and 7,500', but I did climb up to 9,000' to look around.

See you in Reno.

jim

HunterJim!

I feared you might catch that phrase about the joints.

If anybody's joints are creaky it's mine...

Let me buy you some 'joint medicine' in Reno to make up for my inappropriate comments...

Frans

Frans,

That sounds like a deal; see you there...jim

I am wondering is the crazy german guy Joe Fuchs from North Star still in Bussines......?!