Caribou Hunting at Webber’s Schmok Lake Camp

September 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment

By Kent Michie

Week one of 2011 Caribou season was a HUGE success!

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Caribou Camp 2011 - Week One

The first week of the 2011 Caribou season has come and went and what a week it was.  We tagged out and filled every tag we had.

Our guests the first week were two father-son teams and a special geust from Germany.  The first father son team was Ross and Jason Roy who keep us all laughing until our sides hurt.  Both Ross and Jason harvested 2 great animals each during their stay with us here at Schmok Lake.

Gerald and Jeremie Kuhl comprised the other father-son team in camp from Ste. Anne, Manitoba and were very successful and harvested 2 caribou each.  Both were tagged out early which gave Jeremie time to help with some of the camp duties and get in a little fishing.

Our final guest Jost Doerenkamp is all the way from Germany and is the editor from “Pirsh” hunting magazine.  We harvested a beautiful bull and saw several others.  A very odd and rare encounter occurred during the stock to get Jost’s bull as we encountered an almost pure white caribou bull.

The camp spirit with this group was so fun that the time just flew by.  Before we knew it the week was at an end and we were getting set for the arrival of the next group.  If the first week is any indication on how the rest of the season will be, then we are on track to have one of our best yet.

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Manitoba Caribou Hunting Numbers Excellent!

August 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

While the caribou herds in Eastern and Western Canada are dwindling, the numbers for caribou hunting at Webber’s Manitoba camps are excellent. This weekend there was another news story about the Alberta herd which some consider endangered. Below follows an excerpt from that story.

Bridgett with trophy caribou from Webber's Lodges caribou hunt in northern Manitoba

“Environmental and aboriginal groups had hoped to persuade Crampton to order emergency protection for caribou habitat under the Species At Risk Act. They also wanted him to demand the federal government file a recovery plan for rapidly declining herds. Biologists have been documenting the collapse of woodland caribou in northeastern Alberta for more than a decade. One study says two Alberta herds have declined by three-quarters in the last 10 to 15 years. Some herds now number fewer than 200 animals.”

While the panic ensues in Alberta, not so in Manitoba. The hunt at Webber’s Lodges’ caribou camps (Commonwealth & Schmok Lake) is going to be one of the best this fall. The caribou herd in Manitoba is strong and this year looks like it is going to be a trophy year for many hunters who will be visiting us this September and October.

From the story: Qamanirjuaq caribou herd still strong: biologists:

“The Qamanirjuaq caribou herd in central Nunavut continues to have strong numbers, despite population declines in other major caribou herds in Canada’s North.The Qamanirjuaq herd’s population has remained stable at around 348,000 animals, according to Nunavut government biologists who this week released results from their 2008 comprehensive survey of the barren-land caribou herd.”

If in past years you have been going to Quebec or Alberta for your caribou hunts don’t end up disappointed. It is time to try Manitoba. The Webber’s Lodges’ guides and food are beyond compare and we have what seems to be the largest caribou herd in Canada!

We will be readying our camps soon in anticipation of a great string of caribou hunts this fall at Webber’s Lodges and we have very limited space still available. For more information about fall or 2012 caribou hunts please email us at info@webberslodges.com or call us at 1-888-932-2377.

Good hunting!

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Caribou Numbers High at Webber’s Lodges Camps

July 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment

caribou trophy.JPGThe hunting at Webber’s Lodges’ caribou camps (Commonwealth & Schmok Lake) is going to be great this fall!

The caribou herd here in Manitoba is strong and this year looks like it is going to be a trophy year for many hunters who will be visiting us this September and October!

The Qamanirjuaq caribou herd in central Nunavut continues to have strong numbers, despite population declines in other major caribou herds in Canada’s North.

The Qamanirjuaq herd’s population has remained stable at around 348,000 animals, according to Nunavut government biologists who this week released results from their 2008 comprehensive survey of the barren-land caribou herd.

Great news for hunters who choose Webber’s Lodges! The “Qamanirjuaq caribou herd” is also known as Barren Ground. Here is some extra information on the herd.

As the herds around the Webber’s Lodges caribou camps remain strong, the herds in Eastern Canada continue to dwindle in size and the government is seeking to protect them, not good news for hunters who frequent Quebec:

The federal government is on the verge of completing a recovery plan for the woodland caribou, which has disappeared from the Maritimes and is losing ground in Ontario …

The government, Mr. Kent said, hopes to have a recovery plan in place by the end of the summer. It is being developed with input from environmentalists, first nations, and the resource sector, whose co-operation will be required to ensure its success.

“In some places,” the minister said, “the numbers [of woodland caribou] have diminished to the point where regional or sub-regional recovery plans may require fairly drastic protective action.”

We will be readying our camps soon in anticipation of a great string of caribou hunts this fall at Webber’s Lodges. For more information about available spaces for this fall or in 2012 please email us at info@webberslodges.com or call us at 1-888-932-2377.

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