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RE: Quebec Winter Caribou Hunting

Anytime after Nov. 15th is usually ok but the lakes are not very safe that early. We hunt Nov. 30 to Dec. 3 every year and have gotten some nice bulls. The migration can vary a couple of weeks one way or the other. Either of those rifles will work fine. Good luck booking for '05. Most outfitters are full by now.

RE: Quebec Winter Caribou Hunting

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I would like to book a hunt for Caribou Winter '05. We are looking at Nov. 17-21. Is this too dangerous time to go? Is there a way to to track the heard ourselves and not to rely on an outfitter for heard notification?

I understand that if you go later into Nov., or December, you risk antlers coming off. Also on average, how is the temp and snow during Nov.17-21? Is it as nasty as I hear? I'm from Pennsylvania, so I'm used to cold weather hunts. We hunt all day with temps below 20F.

Also, what rifle is recommended? I use 30-06 carbine or 270 to hunt PA. I understand you want a flat shooting rifle.

How plentifull are the caribou really . . . in middle November? Thanks all for your help.

We went this for the first hunt in Mid-Nov. There were lots of Bou for opening day but the Satelite showed that they were not in the Zone when we left Maryland. The weather was not too bad when we were there. But you have to be prepared for sub-zero temps for sure. Your 30-06 will be fine for the Bou. If you read this entire thread most of the questions that you have will be answered.

RE: Quebec Winter Caribou Hunting

rrules who did you hunt with?

Did you get some good bulls? I went later in the month and didn't see any good racks in the hunting zone. The racks on the bulls we saw were already off of the animals in the hunting zone. We did see a lot of NICE bulls south of the zone close to 381.....

RE: Quebec Winter Caribou Hunting

I went up with a couple of buddies from MD. Had a super time. We each got two nice bulls and left after two days of hunting. Most of the bulls had the racks in place. Saw a few with one antler....lucky for them;) At that time of year it is a crap shoot. We went up not knowing if they would be there and lucked out, they were all over the place. I listened to Terry M's advise and waited for a nice shooter. My buddy shot the first bull he could and regretted it..

RE: Quebec Winter Caribou Hunting

The satellite info that is posted usually on Tuesday is for the previous seven days. If you look at the data from the past few weeks you can just about estimate where the animals with the collars are. But also read the discalimer on the website. There are 30 cows with collars tracking 800,000 to 1,000,000 animals. It usually gives a reasonable guess as to the approximate location of the heards.

RE: Quebec Winter Caribou Hunting

The Satelite tracking also gets you pumped up as the season approaches. ;)

RE: Quebec Winter Caribou Hunting

What are the WEB sites for tracking the caribou? What is the address? Thanks

RE: Quebec Winter Caribou Hunting

here ya go:

[link]http://www.fapaq.gouv.qc.ca/en//faune/caribou/index.htm[/link]

RE: Quebec Winter Caribou Hunting

rrules what outfitter?

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here ya go:

http://www.fapaq.gouv.qc.ca/en//faune/caribou/index.htm

It is much easier to interpret the maps once you have been up there.