In early September, 6 of us hunted caribou in northern Manitoba with Munroe Lake Lodge.
I was skeptical of the hunt because I had never heard of hunting caribou in Manitoba. I did not know a single person in our group.
To get right to the point, we had an exceptional hunt. The 6 of us took 12 caribou. While I am not a record book guy, those that were indicated that several critters were B&C animals. I could not have asked to go with a better group of guys. I have rarely laughed so hard.
The camp was ok at best. The outhouse was in serious need of lime. The food was OK. The outfitter was a really nice guy. We actually had conference calls to discuss the hunt and have our questions answered. I have never seen that before. Not much was left to question.
My personal highlight was me guiding the pilot to a caribou.
I probably should have also commented about another interesting aspect of the hunt. I love to hunt ducks. I was extremely surprised to have seen only 1 duck. However, geese, swans and cranes were another matter. When the weather turned worse, these waterfowl were heading south by the tens of thousands. There were massive flocks.
While stalking by second caribou, we had about 1,000 snow geese try and land right on top of us.
I probably should have also commented about another interesting aspect of the hunt. I love to hunt ducks. I was extremely surprised to have seen only 1 duck. However, geese, swans and cranes were another matter. When the weather turned worse, these waterfowl were heading south by the tens of thousands. There were massive flocks.
While stalking by second caribou, we had about 1,000 snow geese try and land right on top of us.
The waterfowl were quite a spectacle.
Larry,
I hunted Oak Hammock marsh (north of Winnepeg) one year and it was fantastic for geese. My parner, who is a better shot than me, shot quite a few ducks, but even I had two or three doubles on Canadas.
No. They take up to 6 hunters. They have a single guide for each 2 hunters. The guides were all Indians from a village some distance away.
While the guys were certainly more familiar with the area than we were, I did not think their basic hunting skills/knowledge was all that great. For example, my hunting partner shot one caribou that upon firing the shot had it's rear end drop instantly while it's head went up. I instantly knew what had happened. The guide thought the caribou had been shot in the rear end and wanted him to shoot it again.
I did go out with the bush pilot and helped him get a caribou.
My second animal may have been the best shot I ever made. I was standing , shooting off sticks in an estimated 50 mph wind. The caribou was laying down. Mostly behind a bush. At about 250 yards, I neck shot him. He never moved.
Just goes to prove that even a blind hog gets a root every now and then!
This wad indeed fun and a great hunt. I would definitely recommend it. The conference call with the outfitter was something I have never experienced. It was incredibly helpful.
