Quebec Winter Caribou Hunting
#472
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Linwood, Michigan
Posts: 168
RE: Quebec Winter Caribou Hunting
Passports are going to be required to enter the US. This will also be a requirement for US citizens.I think beginning sometime in 2006. Each time I read about it sounds like the rules are still changing so just keep your eyes open and sooner or later someone might know the final details.
#473
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Posts: 5
RE: Quebec Winter Caribou Hunting
Hoping you all can help me out. We are going to Northern Caribou Adventures hunt Nov.16-19. Will this be too early? Also, I was planning on taking 30-06 and my bow. Also maybe a shotgun to hunt ptarmigan. Is it worth dragging a shotgun? I figured if we have some luck, we would have our Caribou in 2-3 days, and would then hunt ptarmigans. Anyone know what they taste like??? LIKE CHICKEN?!?!? Everything tastes like chicken. Also, how much gas can you take accross the boarder?
#474
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Linwood, Michigan
Posts: 168
RE: Quebec Winter Caribou Hunting
Everything does taste like chicken. Of course I guess it depends on how you season it.If you're a bird hunter it's worth taking a shotgun along. You can take as much gas as you can get away with. They only asked us about it once about five years ago. We had over 30 gallons and the duty made it not worth the effort. If you have ten gallons for backup it should be plenty.Since then the only thing they checked was our firearms and that was only once. If you've been through before and show up in the computer without any glitches chances are you'll go through customs, pay your firearms fee and move on. It makes a difference where you cross the border too. We cross at Soult Ste. Marie Mi. Good luck at Northern Caribou,not a top operation. We used them in 2000, been going to Mirage ever since.For a little more money you get a lot more value.
#477
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Posts: 138
RE: Quebec Winter Caribou Hunting
ORIGINAL: Colorado Bob
Question about the map showing the caribou location. Where is the zone that is to be hunted? Is that horizonal line the raod that the camps are located?
Question about the map showing the caribou location. Where is the zone that is to be hunted? Is that horizonal line the raod that the camps are located?
#479
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 460
RE: Quebec Winter Caribou Hunting
We also hunt Mirage 04-06 DEC. Last year was tough - I have to hike 1 mile in to get my 2. Quite a drag....
I see the migration is still very North and hte temp up top is 40+F - last year it was ~ 30F which started the migration sooner. We are keeping the 1st hunt of Winter this time but might change next year depending on results.
South of the lodge is best if the herd has moved through - they hang for a while just past the hills to the south - you will need a sled.
I see the migration is still very North and hte temp up top is 40+F - last year it was ~ 30F which started the migration sooner. We are keeping the 1st hunt of Winter this time but might change next year depending on results.
South of the lodge is best if the herd has moved through - they hang for a while just past the hills to the south - you will need a sled.
#480
RE: Quebec Winter Caribou Hunting
This is our seventh year going to the Mirage, We rent snowmobiles from Paul, not a bad deal, you can see some nice country and bring your bou back with no effort,
Last year was a very tough year for us also, we baged nine out of a possible twelve, It was not for a lack of trying, just few and far between
you have to be in the right place at the right time.
Last year was a very tough year for us also, we baged nine out of a possible twelve, It was not for a lack of trying, just few and far between
you have to be in the right place at the right time.