I am looking to exchange hunting experiences with other hunting enthusiasts – all offers considered. I live on a farm in the UK, on the border between Scotland and England. We have a really good driven pheasant carried out in the traditional British way, with a team of 8 or so guns standing on pegs as beaters flush pheasants from the woods. Bags will vary from 150 to 300 in a day depending on what the guns wish. There is plenty of other game such as snipe, woodcock, hares, duck, geese. Quality salmon fishing is also available.

I have access to good roe stalking over 2500 acres and will shoot good representative bucks each year. Some muntjac may be available and depending on the year, and as a professional deer manager I may also be able to extend hunting opportunities to other deer species within the UK, such as reds and fallow, though this is not a given at any moment in time. At the least, I could offer hunt contacts for these species that will charge significantly less than that advertised via internet.

I am looking to exchange hunting experiences with real enthusiasts who would be able to reciprocate the hosting with a different quarry in their country. I am not set on anything or anywhere in particular and will consider anything (marmots, alligators and wolves being some of the species I would still like to hunt). Please leave me a message if you’d be interested.

All the best,

Henry

Man, that sounds like a great time to me. Unfortunately I can't reciprocate where I live right now but there may be opportunity in the next few years, depending where my next move takes me. We should keep this thread alive for others to participate in as well.

Henry,

very good offer and its shame a non resident alien need to be guide by an outfitter for a big game.

Phil

Henry,

Just to add a bit to what has already been said. One option that might work for you would be to look for contacts in a place like Alberta. We have a system where a resident may host a non resident alien every few years, but not for monetary reward. Basically it is a hunt with a buddy from another country plan. The non resident alien gets a Wildlife Identification Number (WIN card) and buys a license, some of which will require a few years to draw. The host buys their licenses and pays a nominal fee for a host guide license (can't recall the official name) and off you go.

One potential difficulty I see is one of making the trade equal. While Alberta has great hunting and lots of variety by NA standards, you'll be hard pressed to find an opportunity similar to the one you are offering. The size and/or variety of the expected bag will not be the same. To grossly over simplify, we have a system of a lot of people hunting a limited number of animals. Few people here shoot more than 1 or 2 game animals a season on a regular basis. It certainly can be done, but it takes serious planning and a lot of time to do it. One exception I see would be hunting mule deer and whitetails on the same trip. That would be pretty easy. Hunts for elk (wapiti) and moose (elk) tend to be single minded affairs. Having tags for deer and bear just in case makes sense, but few people not on a fully guided hunt are likely to fill all those tags. I would think a majority of guided hunters won't either.

Good luck with the search,

Dean

Henry,

You have a PM.

Hawkeye

Thanks Maki / Dean for the valuable info.

Henry

Henry,

I was just flipping through the Alberta hunting regs and saw that something I said above is incorrect. Non Resident Aliens are not eligible for the draw hunts. In practical terms this means that to hunt sheep, pronghorns or cougar, an NRA has to pay a guide. Deer, elk, moose, black bear and wolf tags can be purchased over the counter as part of the hunter host program.

Cheers,
Dean

Thanks again Dean.

Are there any areas in Alberta where you can go out walk-glass-and-stalk hunting for wolves and realistically expect that you'll see some during a week or are their densities and elusivity such that you'll be lucky to get a glimpse in a fortnight?

Henry

Henry,

As far as I know getting a wolf is largely a matter of considerable luck. Having said that, I have heard of an Alberta outfitter being successful with a combination of baiting and predator calls. I haven't looked into the process in detail.

Coyotes are a different story, with a lot around and many land owners more than happy to have them thinned out a bit. I don't know the regs for coyotes and NRAs but a search for Alberta hunting regulations will sort that out in a hurry. I'd bet that a valid deer tag would be all that is needed. If you are doing a bit of internet searching, you might want to try a search for Canadian Gun Nutz or something similar. That should get you to a useful Canadian based hunting and shooting forum.

Dean

I've had friends from England and Italy come over for a hunter host hunt. Wasn't very successful game wise, but we all had a good time. Took them north for bison and moose, and some very large white tails. You don't need a license for coyotes as long as you are on private land, my buddy from Italy comes over to hunt them every couple of years. I enjoyed it, but it needed more planning on my part to be more successful. - dan

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Originally posted by Henry Straker:
Thanks again Dean.

Are there any areas in Alberta where you can go out walk-glass-and-stalk hunting for wolves and realistically expect that you'll see some during a week or are their densities and elusivity such that you'll be lucky to get a glimpse in a fortnight?

Henry

Wolves are at incredibly high densities in much of the province right now. Hunting them is still very challenging, however the potential for success in a week long effort is very high. Spot and Stalk would be a low percentage style of hunting wolves. Calling wolves is very effective, and exciting. It is also legal to set up bait sites for wolves. Personally, I prefer to head out in the middle of the night, howl and listen for the packs to respond. Come shooting light, it's game on to get in close and personnal.

Come on over Henry, we need help in reducing the number of wolves here!

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Originally posted by Henry Straker:
Thanks again Dean.

Are there any areas in Alberta where you can go out walk-glass-and-stalk hunting for wolves and realistically expect that you'll see some during a week or are their densities and elusivity such that you'll be lucky to get a glimpse in a fortnight?

Henry

Wolves are at incredibly high densities in much of the province right now. Hunting them is still very challenging, however the potential for success in a week long effort is very high. Spot and Stalk would be a low percentage style of hunting wolves. Calling wolves is very effective, and exciting. It is also legal to set up bait sites for wolves. Personally, I prefer to head out in the middle of the night, howl and listen for the packs to respond. Come shooting light, it's game on to get in close and personnal.

Come on over Henry, we need help in reducing the number of wolves here!

Wow that sounds exciting! I once heart wolves at night in belarus. I can imagine it's very exciting to hunt them at night!