Anybody want to go to Canada on a hunt NEW PICS ADDED

[lipsplitter39654]

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[Bankermane]

Nahhh, not interested.

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[Koz]

If I wasn't going to be in Sask. at the same time I would jump on this. If you get the same deal next year I am in. That is a really good price.

If you guys have never hunted Canada put it on your to do list and make it happen. To be a waterfowler and not have hunted Canada would be a shame. Words and photos cannot describe it.

Taking a dog can be expensive. From what I know flying a dog on American is the cheapest way to go. Some airlines it will cost you more to fly your dog than it will to fly you. And, don't forget about bringing back birds. On the way home you would have dog, gun case, birds and clothes, each one requiring a different parcel. $$$ adds up, not to mention lugging it all through an airport.

[Anatidae]

Aside from the expense of flying a dog, Airline companies won't transport dogs on the plane if the temperature gets below a certain point.......because they ride in the cargo hole.......and the temp is not regulated the same as the passenger compartment.

The reason I know, is because a group of guys from Georgia were in the same hotel as us a couple of years ago and they had to stay an extra 4 days until the temperature got above the cut-off point. The guy was not going to fly home without being on the same flight with his dog. Always the chance something can go wrong and you get separated, although the major airlines like Mesaba / Northwest will go to great lengths to insure your pet is cared for and monitored.

You just never know about the temps up there......they can change pretty fast. And this year, the heaviest snows in the prairie are predicted for mid-October.

2 years ago.....one day it was 40 degrees, dropped to 17 that night and stayed around 14 for the next 3 days. Everything was frozen solid in 2 days. When we left, the high temp was 8. That was mid-latitude SK, just before Halloween of 2004. They got hammered worse, down between Regina and Weyburn. Usually if Calgary gets a good snow storm, you got about 24 hours to get on the plane and get out of SK.....or ride it out and wait for the temp to rise.....and the snow to melt.

Good luck on your trip, 'Lipsplitter'. It's really not that bad o' drive......

[lipsplitter39654]

ant, what part of SK do you go to? we are around the Leask/Marcelin area which is app. 1 hr north of Saskatoon. I talked with the outfitter and he said this should be a banner season as the water is more abundant than he has seen in years. of course he would say that though, but it is consistent with the other reports i have heard as well. i guess it is kind of like the bait shop owner always says the fish are biting

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[Anatidae]

We spend a week in the Southern part, then a week in mid-latitude SK.

South is really dry right now........not a very good harvest......it was like that 3 years ago, but we found a few upland birds and some ducks. So, we know what to expect under those conditions......really good upland hunting.

Reports I've gotten from the other spot are really good......good hatch, good rainfall early, sloughs are full, good harvest.

We're going to wait-out the 'giants' and go around the first of November. There should be a good number of greaters, a few giants, and some weally, weally, FAT, full-plumage mallards.

Y'all oughta be OK where you're going.....plenty of water and a good harvest. But the Farmer's Almanac says it's gonna snow like Hell in mid-October......so go prepared. We're gonna have to get snow covers this year.........and lug those dang silhouettes around with us......might leave'em up there with some kids that go with us sometimes. They'll get some use out of them, maybe.

[gator]

But the Farmer's Almanac says it's gonna snow like Hell in mid-October..

for where i'll be come early to mid november, i say, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW!!!! HO HO HO

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[Koz]

Can't believe no one is jumping on this.

[lipsplitter39654]

i know man i have had a few pms this is a hunt of a lifetime for that price and it is one helluva bargain

[Anatidae]

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