Wanting to do a caribou hunt
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 18
Wanting to do a caribou hunt
Anybody have some advice for a caribou hunt? I'm hoping to do something in 2-3 years. I've priced different outfitters and I understand you get what you pay for. But not wanting to spend 8-12k. Thank you
#2
Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2017
Posts: 995
Many many outfitters and guides in both Canada and Alaska can get you on Caribou for much less than 8-12k. Travel costs are what gets you. Bush pilots aren't cheap. At least not the ones I would want to fly with anyway. I usually get away with spending around around 4-5k in total but I go drop in. I don't use a guide. Just the knowledge of the pilots and guides around letting me know the best place to run across the migration at that time of year. A guide or outfitter may put you over that cost some but not a whole lot. Just make sure you do your due diligence and get referrals for every outfitter/guide you are considering. And contact them. Don't just take the word of the outfitter/guide.
#3
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 18
Many many outfitters and guides in both Canada and Alaska can get you on Caribou for much less than 8-12k. Travel costs are what gets you. Bush pilots aren't cheap. At least not the ones I would want to fly with anyway. I usually get away with spending around around 4-5k in total but I go drop in. I don't use a guide. Just the knowledge of the pilots and guides around letting me know the best place to run across the migration at that time of year. A guide or outfitter may put you over that cost some but not a whole lot. Just make sure you do your due diligence and get referrals for every outfitter/guide you are considering. And contact them. Don't just take the word of the outfitter/guide.
#4
Many many outfitters and guides in both Canada and Alaska can get you on Caribou for much less than 8-12k. Travel costs are what gets you. Bush pilots aren't cheap. At least not the ones I would want to fly with anyway. I usually get away with spending around around 4-5k in total but I go drop in. I don't use a guide. Just the knowledge of the pilots and guides around letting me know the best place to run across the migration at that time of year. A guide or outfitter may put you over that cost some but not a whole lot. Just make sure you do your due diligence and get referrals for every outfitter/guide you are considering. And contact them. Don't just take the word of the outfitter/guide.
The only place you can hunt caribou without an outfitter is Alaska.
Cost varies according to subspecies as well..Mountain Caribou can be pricey, but generally speaking they don't migrate so a person should have an opportunity at one.
CBGC (Nunavut and Northern Manitoba) are a little less. Migration into Manitoba has been hit or miss lately, but you can kill two bulls in either place.
Newfoundland for Woodland Caribou is an option, but it's not easy to get to and it's not cheap either.
Quebec is out unless they change their laws....