My hunting partner & I just returned from our hunt in northern Quebec with Twin Rivers Lodge. Everyone in the camp got two caribou...some were cows, but that was the hunter's choice. We both used .25-06s, ammo loaded by us using 117gr bullets. Another hunter in camp was having troubles so I loaned him my rifle. That made four caribou that rifle took!

On passing through airline ticket counters, customs, Canadian and US, we had NO problems going or coming back. Make sure you have your paperwork and act courteous (a smile helps) and they will do the same. We'd heard horror stories, and they may have been true for a particular person, but for us, smooth sailing.

Congrats )

Tell us about your outfitter, trasportation, costs, area hunted etc. We all like success stories.

The outfitter was Twin River Lodge. Andre, the owner, we had met in Denver, CO, several years ago at the annual sportsmen's expo. His dry sense of humor and lack of "hype" and "pushiness" sold us on him.

Cost for one person is $3500, but if you get a party together, costs go down. This includes one night's stay in Montreal, round trip air transportation from Montreal to Schefferville, a night at the Lodge, air transportation (float plane) to the camp (cabins at most sites), lodging, meals, and possible air movement to another camp if necessary for hunting success.

License (included in the fee) is good for two caribou. Andre wants you to have a relaxing time, but also to get your caribou. The guides transport you to areas where you hunt. They do not stay with you throughout the day. If you get a caribou down, you call them on a radio, then they skin and transport/pack your animal back to the camp area.

We didn't see animals for the first and second day. Andre was ready to move us if we didn't see any the third day. Third day...7 animals down, three very good ones. (Our camp had eight hunters in it.) Black bear were seen, but no one had purchased a license. Everyone in our camp took two caribou. All had a chance at some big bulls, but several chose to take cows for the meat.

Will we go with Twin River Lodge again? My hunting partner and I have already signed up with two others who were there to go back next year...and we aren't rich. It was the best week we've had in a long time.

Congradulations and glad you had a good time in our country. I hope next time is even better.

Greg

berneticg@shaw.ca

WHAT KIND of trouble if any did you have bringing the meat back into the country?
Did you have to have that new form with inspection by some one from dept of Ag or did the regular customs people do it?

curious, I am going in November.

No problem at all in bringing the meat back. The customs people did everything. I did have a form from the outfitter that I filled out.
By the way, we had three guys from Michigan in camp with us. Two will be hunting with us again next year...and if I can get my cousin from Orion Mich to go...

Did you see big herds?

My buddy saw herds that numbered 100's the first year. The next years he only saw clusters of 10-20... but that's just his luck, because others from his group, that were only 10 miles away, were unable to number the herds!!

Wonderfull sight!

I Hunted with Jack Hume in Northern Quebec....No complaints whatever. No problem with the guns.....(just pay them the $50) success ratios are very high...

Further Caribou are among the most spectacular animals on the planet. Good tablefare too.

Didn't see any big herds during our week, just smaller groups. That is the luck of the draw. Herd movement depends on several things, and what can be a great time and area one year will be slow the next year.
Both Twin River Lodge and Jack Hume are based in the same area in Schefferville, Quebec. No negative comments heard from any hunter from either outfitter. Did hear bad things about another group, but don't know the specific facts so don't want to comment.
TRL was willing and almost did move (fly) us to another camp after two days of nothing. The third day, Bonanza.