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Anicosta Island
16 February 2015, 01:07
WitnessAnicosta Island
Has anyone hunted there recently ? What are the deer numbers like ? What time of year did you book your hunt ? I was there 10 years ago and wanted to know what it is like now.
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16 February 2015, 01:14
Savage_99I looked for Anticosti Island on Google Earth and the quality is not up to standard.
It looks like a island way up near the arctic circle with lots of trees.
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17 February 2015, 10:05
Bill BradyHi guys Savage_99 you are right it does have a lot of trees but nowhere near the arctic circle it's only about 100 miles north of the State of Maine.Bill
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17 February 2015, 16:07
shootawayDeer are not native to this island.If I remember the history of this island it was bought by a wealthy american a long time back and he introduced deer to it.It is a place someone goes who is dying to shoot a white-tail deer-any deer.I have never been there but heard from many people who have.You will probably end up shooting a deer the size of a dog.I dont know if white-tail hunts are still good out in Manitoba-Saskatchewan,that is where I would look(check success rates).Alberta was always expensive. BTW,it is called Anticosti island.
24 February 2015, 10:35
twilliNo where near the quality they used to have. Better off going to Sask or Manitoba
24 February 2015, 19:24
NortonUsed to be legendary as I recall from stories about 30 years ago. I guess the herd has been poorly managed if trophy deer were the long-term plan.
24 February 2015, 23:03
2th docMy son won a raffle hunt to the island 4 or 5 years ago. He had heard from me of my trip in the 1970s and was avidly looking forward to his only to be disappointed. Yes he saw a ton of deer and he killed two bucks but none of the twenty hunters in camp killed anything that scored of 100" or weighed more than 125#. The hunt was billed as a $4,500 extravaganza in the SCI raffle.
I should add these hunts were never "trophy antler" hunts even when I was there. One goes for the experience of hunting ocean side and great lodging with gourmet food.
25 February 2015, 01:25
Grizzly Adamsquote:
Originally posted by Bill Brady:
Hi guys Savage_99 you are right it does have a lot of trees but nowhere near the arctic circle it's only about 100 miles north of the State of Maine.Bill
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25 February 2015, 03:24
sheephunterabquote:
Originally posted
I should add these hunts were never "trophy antler" hunts even when I was there. One goes for the experience of hunting ocean side and great lodging with gourmet food.
This about sums it up. I've hunted it a couple times and it's a great experience. It's a still hunters dream. You can sneak through the woods all day and see a large number of deer. I'd go back in a heartbeat. I might add some fine wine too.
25 February 2015, 08:39
medvedquote:
Originally posted by shootaway:
Deer are not native to this island.If I remember the history of this island it was bought by a wealthy american a long time back and he introduced deer to it.It is a place someone goes who is dying to shoot a white-tail deer-any deer.I have never been there but heard from many people who have.You will probably end up shooting a deer the size of a dog.I dont know if white-tail hunts are still good out in Manitoba-Saskatchewan,that is where I would look(check success rates).Alberta was always expensive. BTW,it is called Anticosti island.
BTW:
french chocolate Tycoon Menier not american at all.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticosti_Island