Hunt for Whitetail deer from October 8th to November 15th

As a family owned and operated camp, we have watched our own families and those of our returning guests grow over the years.

Lake of the Woods offers all kinds of great hunting. As a matter of fact, there are so many choices it’s hard to decide what to go for. And, if you’re not careful, the great fall fishing can burn up your hunting time.

Moose population has been in serious decline and we are not offering a moose hunt at this time. We still have our shares in the Ontario allocation system, so when the population rebounds we could offer moose hunts again. Good news is that the Moose population in 07B and 07A is making a comeback. 07A is the Aulneau Peninsula which is primitive weapon hunting only Bow and arrow and muzzle loading guns only.

With Timber Wolf population cycle being low in 2023, Moose are slowly being spotted in many of the old haunts.

Ducks and Geese start early in September. We have so much water there are lots of resident birds. A favorite bird trip with a dog is to sneak up on waterfowl in small beaver ponds. Often spotting Ruffed Grouse during the sneak. You don’t shoot the Grouse because you will scare away the ducks and geese. After you have shot and retrieved the waterfowl then start looking for the grouse which usually aren’t too far away.

Often the Ruffies will flush from the trees and make for very challenging wing shots. The key here is swing on the bird’s flight path and follow through as you shoot. Much of the time you won’t see the bird fall because of the thick cover but a good dog will come back with your dead bird.

Ruffed Grouse are considered by many including myself, AL Smith, to be the finest eating white meat upland game bird in North America. Especially when paired with a feast of hand picked wild Chanterelle mushrooms.

Greater Canada Geese stay around fairly late but the early ducks head south. If we have a good wild rice crop the late season duck shooting can be amazing. Thousands of big fat Greater and Lesser Scaup (Bluebills), Mallards, Goldeyes, and Buffelheads (Butterballs we call them).

The Bluebills feed so heavily on the rice that sometimes they can’t get off the water. When they realize they can’t get off the water, they dive underwater to get out of the way of the boat.

Those birds are so tasty roasted whole. They pluck easily and later in the season have few pinfeathers.

The Whitetail season opens on the first Saturday closest to the 8th of October and is open until November 15th for non-residents.

With most of the land open for public hunting, you will have many different options available. The islands on Lake of the Woods provide excellent opportunity to shoot big bucks.

With the Timber Wolf population high the Deer population is down for 2016 which means you just have to hunt a little harder.

With the moose, deer, and beaver populations down, the wolf population is slowly decreasing, along with some mange. The wolves will decline to the point the wolf prey populations will increase.

In 50 years of outfitting I feel blessed being able to witness nature’s interesting animal cycles.

We offer do-it-yourself hunting trips based out of our main camp and our remote outpost camp 30 miles down the lake. Come enjoy our area and hopefully you will harvest a trophy buck.

Our main camp has a facility that is fully equipped to process any game necessary.