RE: Quebec Winter Caribou Hunting
Donat's is strictly European plan, which means you furnish everything. But it's also the cheapest place to stay. Yes it's run down and needs lots of improvements which I don't think he'll do. The last 2 years, later in the season, which is the end of December, he has just closed up and left. Not telling his clients that were coming up that he wasn't even open, because the Caribou weren't there. I've been going up there for years and years and I've stayed at all of the camps. The Mirage is the highest and probably the cleanest. But he needs to quit chasing the caribou with helicopters. And I believe the Quebec Government has given him his last warning about that. Kissimistakin is second, little cheaper than the Mirage, but that's to be expected since the road to their camp leaves a whole lot to be desired. Donats is 3rd. Yes it's dirty, not much there really or furnished for you but it's $300.00 to $400.00 cheaper that the rest. So the choice would have to be yours. And Nouchimi doesn't even qualify as far as I'm concerned. They are over priced, not very friendly or helpful and they are also 100 miles from where you can hunt. Their outpost camps are a disgrace. They don't plow the drive, you can't get in, there was never any firewood there and you freeze. Now I think they've went to oil heat but they never check to see if there is any there. Would never stay there again, and never have. So I would stay at the Mirage, pay the big bucks, or go to Kissimistakin, which is an excellant place, the food is good and service is great. The only drawback is the road to get there.