Some family members and I are looking to go on a Caribou hunt next year. I have tried to read up on when and where to go, but all the information on migrations, subspecies, timing, etc. has left me confused about where we should look.

A few "guidelines":

-We don't need a fancy lodge, we have hunted around the world in rough conditions.
-We are looking to see good numbers of animals, and would like to take 2 each.
-If we can mix it in with other hunting or fishing, all the better.
-Bigger is better, but it isn't the be all end all.

With that in mind, what providence/subspecies should we be focusing on? Any outfitter suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

one thing to keep in mind with caribou :
it is a migratory animal so if you re into the migration movement there is a lot of chance to have no hunt at all ...

Please look a few threads down for my report on a hunt with Monroe Lake Lodge. Great hunt at a good price.

I can't make any suggestions as to where, buy if I were to hunt Caribou I think I'd go for Mountain Caribou. The terrain they live in looks like it would make a fun and challenging hunt.

For mountain caribou in September or early October, I strongly recommend Collingwood Bros out of Smithers, BC. I hunted with Ray and Reg Collingwood many times, always successfully, for all the species they offer, including caribou. It is a true wilderness hunt run by a thirty five plus year outfit with excellent equipment areas and game. It is beautiful country to boot, every day.

Go to Iceland ! You will love it.....I took this bad boy here in late July and he weight 113 kg. without head and intestines.

With the NWT central barrenground hunt currently suspended, your options are more limited. I'd say look at Manitoba, Quebec or Nunavut if you want a two caribou limit and to combine some fishing. Quebec can be pretty hit and miss these days it seems. Manitoba and Nunavut aren't so much at the mercy of the migration. I'd say central barrenground in one of those two places.

BTW, they're provinces not providences Well kind of, the NWT and Nunavut are territories...it's all so confusing...lol

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Originally posted by Kelly Gill:
For mountain caribou in September or early October, I strongly recommend Collingwood Bros out of Smithers, BC. I hunted with Ray and Reg Collingwood many times, always successfully, for all the species they offer, including caribou. It is a true wilderness hunt run by a thirty five plus year outfit with excellent equipment areas and game. It is beautiful country to boot, every day.

What size of caribou are they getting in the Smithers area? I didn't even know there was a caribou season there!

On the caribou:

I've did quite a bit of research on some of these as i am in the process of working on my Caribou Slam.


QUEBEC:From what i've seen, they are on the decline. I'd wait


NEWFOUNDLAND: Same here........on the decline from what i have been reading.
I've hunted here years back - took a good animal, but wouldn't rec. the outfitter.


MANITOBA:
Like mentioned earlier, there are some good outfitters up there. I've bever hunted in Manitoba, but know guys who have and have had good success. Herd hunted is the Qamairjuag herd. Numbers between 450,000 - 700,000 depending on who you talk to.

Some of the outfitters are:
Neultin Lodge - borders Manitoba and Nunavut.
Can do a 2 caribou hunt or a single bou' with black bear. Looks like world class lake trout fishing also. My guess is that wolves would be an option also.

Monroe Lodge: See hunt report posted by Larry Shores

Webbers Lodges: Can do caribou, caribou and goose combo or caribou and moose combo. Know oeple who have hunted here and from what i've heard, had a great time.

Ganglers: Combo options here as well
Super Combo - Caribou/Ptarmigan/Moose/Bear/Wolf Combo
Central Barrenground Caribou/Fishing/Wolf/Ptarmigan


NUNAVUT:Herd hunted here will be the same as Manitoba.

Outfitters:
High Arctic Lodge: Offer caribou, muskox and fishing

Henik Lake Adventures: I hunted with them on 2 diff. occasions. 1st trip was their first year in business (i think). Caribou were late migrating. Came home empty. Could have shot some small caribou or cows, but passed. Fishing was great.
2nd time, missed a monster bou' and we all took 2 animals. Fishing was not good on these lakes.
Ryan also offers muskox (takes some big ones) and polar bear.
** Wolverines were seen on both hunts. My hunting partner took one.
*** Wolves were also seen on both hunts. My brother and nephew called some in to about 500 yards. Just missed.

BRITISH COLUMBIA, YUKON, NWT:
Too many to choose from here. Will mainly hunt Mtn. caribou (1 bou' limit).
Depending on the province, some hunts are required to be a 1x1 hunt.
One i have been in contact with and hope to hunt with in the future, is Mervyn's Yukon Otfitting

On a lot of these hunts, you have to be careful to look at the FULL COST. Hotels, meals and flights can easily another 30% to the hunt cost.
Up in Nunavut a gallon of milk was $13.00. I bought a 2 liter bottle of Coke, a candy bar and a pack of smokes and i paid $23.00 Breakfast for 4 of us one morning was close to $100.00 (eggs, toast, milk, juice)

You are absolutely correct.

The Munroe Lake Lodge trip we went on included all air charters. We chartered from Thompson to the main lodge and them took a float plane to the camp. If i recall correctly this was a total of approximately 5 hours of flying time.