Kevin McNeil dropped us a quick note and I thought I would share it with all of our readers:
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Hello Fellow hunters,
We have the opportunity to lease some Peace River Mule deer tags for 2010 season.
Peace River Alberta Mule Deer Rifle Hunting
Alberta, Canada is one of the premiere spots in North America for trophy mule deer and we are in the best location within Alberta, the Peace River region. It went on a limited rifle draw several years ago and the hunting has become incredible. In Peace River you can hunt beginning September 17 when the deer are in their bachelor groups or in the November rut. Both are equally good hunts.
The hunt dates that I recommended are either, November 15-20 or November 22-27 2010.
You would hunt right out of the main waterfowl camp where I live in McLennan Alberta. The accommodations have 2 satellite TV’s, high speed internet, laundry facilities, and 4 bedrooms with a total of 11 beds, kitchen, and 2 full bathrooms fully renovated in 2008.
A guaranteed license in a trophy mule deer zone.
An 80-90% chance for a heavy 150 to 180 B&C gross score buck.
The possibility for a huge 180+ inch deer.
A not very physically demanding, low elevation, farmland hunt.
Resident hunters on a limited draw
The hunt booking information is:
TERMS, CONDITIONS and ADDITIONAL HUNT INFORMATION
These prices are in U.S. funds. The 5% Goods and Services Tax (GST) and your license and allocation fees are not included. The hunts are generally 2 hunters to one guide. For guaranteed 1 on 1 guiding add $1,500.00 to the hunt cost.
Hunt cost is $ 6,500.00 us per hunter plus tax of 5%
License and allocation fees:
These prices are also in U.S. funds.
Mule Deer $380
Bow hunting Permit $30
Booking a hunt and payment schedule:
A deposit of 50% of the complete cost is required to book a hunt. A then the final 50% balance is due by July 1 for fall hunts. Once a deposit is received by us then a hunt contract will be sent to you to be signed and mailed back. Except for transferring deposits to a friend all deposits are fully non-refundable. The deposits cannot be transferred to a future year.
Mail payments to:
Blue Sky Outfitting
PO Box 427
McLennan, Alberta Canada T0H 2L0
(Check postage amount for mailing to Canada)
Flight, pick up and hotel information:
The easiest way to get to our area is to book your flights into Edmonton Alberta through Uniglobe Geo Travel 780-424-8310. On all of our hunts we have you arrive in the evening the day before your hunt. This overnight hotel stay gives enough time if you have a delayed flight, you miss a connecting flight or your baggage gets lost. The bags can be located, flown in on a later flight and delivered to your hotel. It also gives time to sight in your gun or bow before the hunt.
It is a 4 ∏ hour drive to our hunting lodge from Edmonton. In Edmonton, where you may rent a vehicle and do the drive to the lodge if you prefer. Budget 1-780-448-2000 gives a good rate, about $300 for a car; just quote rate code “APOS”. Directions to the lodge will be provided by us. This option also generally makes changing your departure dates if you tag out early easier and less expensive to do.
If you want you can fly to Grande Prairie the day before, the best hotel choices which have a shuttle service from the airport are Holiday Inn 1-780-402-6886, Pomeroy Inn 1-780-831-2999, Super 8 Motel 1-780-532-8288, Best Western 1-780-402-2378. Make sure to book your hotel well in advance, this is a small but booming oil city. This overnight hotel stay gives enough time if you have a delayed flight, you miss a connecting flight or your baggage gets lost. The bags can be located, flown in on a later flight and delivered to your hotel.
What We Provide:
We provide all your meals, accommodations, transportation and field care of trophies once you arrive at the lodge. We do provide some soft drinks/pop and snacks but liquor is not provided.
NOT included in the hunt:
Hunting license
Air Transportation/Car Rental to lodge
Meals & accommodations on “non-hunting” days
Taxidermy, shipping of trophies
Alcohol
Weapons & ammunition
Gratuities
Extra Costs:
Besides the $30 Firearms Declaration Form the only other extra costs would be one nights hotel upon arrival in Grande Prairie or Edmonton (about $200 US), meat processing and shipping or extra baggage on your flight home (the amount for all 3 of these items varies greatly depending on species of the animal and amount of meat, horns, cape you are taking home). You will need to register your firearm with Canada Customs when you arrive. To speed up the process you will need to complete the firearms declaration form in triplicate. You can download a form from their website at www.cfc-ccaf.gc.ca.
Getting your antlers, cape and meat home:
The easiest way to get your antlers and cape back home is for us to put the items in a thick cardboard box and for you to take it with you or your flight home (the airline generally charges $50 to $100 per extra bag). We put garden hose around the antler tips, clean, dry and then tape up the skull plate and we freeze the cape. Frozen meat can also be taken home with you in a cooler. Generally all the meat must be cut by a licensed butcher and you are responsible for paying for the processing. Shipping meat back to your home is another possibility but it is an expensive, complicated and time consuming task.
Please be advised that if you choose to hunt with a bow and arrow or even a muzzleloader, you are thereby also choosing to reduce your odds of getting a big Mule Deer buck. We will do our best; we are good at what we do, but that in no way guarantees you will take a big Mule deer buck with a primitive weapon. Please seriously reconsider using primitive weapons if you are not in good physical shape or have problems such as bad knees that will affect your ability to hike.
Best Regards,
Kevin McNeil
