What about Caribou????

[Terry Green]

I don't remember anyone posting a hunt story about Caribou this season....did I miss one? I would love to hunt them someday.  Share you story or pics....and tell me about some of the best, most scenic, places to hunt them.

Thanks.

[ti-guy]

The best I know for that would be Ken Taylor,he's also a guide. I hope he read this.

[FerretWYO]

I would like to hunt them one day too. I have read so much and heard many stories about how much fun they are.

[Terry Green]

Randy....once we find out....lets BOOK IT!

[ti-guy]

I hope you guys can contact Ken,he's a great trad bowhunter.He writes in a hunting fishing magazine here in Quebec and he's also a p&y mesurer.

[Ryan Rothhaar]

Good luck, guys!  From what I've heard the Que/Lab hunts are poor now due to the population decrease - I think Three Rivers has cancelled their hunts last I heard.  A buddy and I have been beating the bushes for a good hunt in AK, my buddy's son lives in Eagle River so we have a guy on the ground there, and haven't turned up anything real good on the DIY front in AK - same old story, subsistence hunters, wolves etc.  If I had the dough/desire to hunt caribou I'd book a good hunt for Mountain Caribou in BC or the NWT, but those are pretty pricey.  I'll be interested to see what turns up here.

I had a blast out of Schefferville in '94...but that info is a "bit" dated now!

Ryan

[Terry Green]

Thanks ti

Originally posted by FerretWYO:
I would like to hunt them one day too. I have read so much and heard many stories about how much fun they are.

It's definitely on my bucket list. If y'all find something good, let me in on it too.

See ya later,

Bisch

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Look in to wood land Bou, Newfoundland.. You can also do a Bear hunt and I think Moose. I saw/read about the 3 animal pack.. I have to look for it again.. I would love to do it, But got a DUI back in 1998 so I can't get in to Canada.

[Joe Subler]

I'm with Ryan, would love to book a mountain caribou hunt!!

Cheers,
Joe

[**DONOTDELETE**]

IronBound Outfitters  Here You go... Check them out I have heard good things about them..

[Steve O]

The Woodland caribou are about gone.  There are big studies gong on in Newfoundland about this right now. Seems the Quebec outfitters that haven't stolen millions from American hunters are not booking hunts and that population is plummeting.  Have not heard much good on the Central BG hunts in the NWT like McKay Lake in years.  The big DIY herd in AK, the Mulchatna is 10% of what it was.  Not good news for caribou hunters.  Must be global warming...

[dnovo]

I went to Quebec in '06 with Tuttulik. 9 trad guys got 13 caribou. It was an awesome time.
After the last couple years, I wouldn't recommend any one go to Quebec. Several hundred or more hunters lost all their money and no hunt from the Tuttulik debacle. Now this year some of the hunts were completely cancelled out of Scheferville. More hunters lost money. Bad situation. Quebec government won't help

[LITTLEBIGMAN]

it is my understanding the George's river herd in Labrador  and the woodland Caribou in Newfoundland is in a tremendous downward spiral and the Gov't has eliminated all hunting for them except for the indigenous peoples and citizens of the provinces. All guide operations have had their licenses  revoked. Allegedly the herd is less than 20% of what it once was. I hunted last in Labrador in 2005 and NewFoundland in 2004 and we saw next to no Caribou. Actually none at all in Labrador. If I were you I'd look to the NWT to hunt these wonderful beasts

[chinook907]

Well, I don't have much of a story, but heck its December right... Last fall('09) was my first fall with a recurve, and spent a few days up off the Haul Rd for caribou.  Had a great time, saw lots of animals, learned a lot, but couldn't quite connect.  Tough sledding in a lot of it, real open country, heres a couple pics to show you what a lot of it looks like.
 

and another
 

And yeah those little dots are caribou.  Learned to hunt the animals near the spines & ridges, and expect the wind to be different as you turned the corner on the above.  Theres also some brushy areas.

Look forward to the next time.

Hope to get a draw permit in a good but not well-known area for next year (don't we all ?).

And just to whet the appetites here's a pic of an ok-sized bull crossing the road where I live but is closed to caribou hunting,

 

And another I've posted before of an excellent bull in a snowstorm.
 


Hope you enjoy this with a cup of something warm.

[jeanpaul3006]

i went caribou hunting in manitoba and had a great hunt.I missed a monster when he spotted me drawing at 10 yards and missed as he was running.I shot him with a rifle and would post a pic but it's a rifle kill. Beautiful scenery and  having the chance to view a polar bear for a few hours was unique experience. Also got to watch a pack of wolves hunting a group of caribou.There were alot of caribou but the co's stated that there were pockets of caribou rather than a large migration.  Numbers are down in the province and talk of cancelling fututre seasons.

[acadian archer]

aply for permission and or pardon for your DUI and you should have no problem getting in. Do this well ahead of your proposed trip

[madness522]

Yeah hunting Caribou is definately something I want to do before I expire.

[Kevin Dill]

Chinook!....

Appreciate those pics so much. Nothing like the interior to get a man's heart pumping.

[YORNOC]

There is the mainland of Newfoundland and then the island. I am hearing the island herd is fine, but not sure of this. I hunted there about 8 years ago, it was one of the best hunts I've ever done. They don't migrate on the island, so you are constantly hunting for them, not waiting for the herds to run by. A blast. I'll try and load some pics....