Islands and Big Bush Hunts

   Ever gone on a REAL deer hunt ? ...... No, I'm not speaking of the weekend at grampa's farm, or the 320 acres of farm land you are part owners in, nor am I talking about those high fenced, baited hunting ranches, or sitting a a blind over looking a pile of bait like out in western canada, or driving the priarie roads out west then jumping from your truck to shoot!!! And please, that's fine.... everyone needs some time away from the hustle & bustle of todays life! .... But.... what I'm talking about less than 5% of hunters can actually say they have experienced and appreciate. I speaking of hunting where there are no fences, no roads, no deer feeding stations ..... I'm talking about hunting in the ways of the hunters of long ago, like the natives and early explorers! This is the way of our hunting lodge. Our family specializes in world class 100 % fair chase hunts. We are 3 generations, going onto the 4, as full time huinting outfitters. Although, we opperate a 5 star facility in the great white north and we do make use of serveral modern pieces of equipment, our hunting style is that of days long ago. It's called Slip hunting or Still hunting, or stalking, along with ground and tree blinds. Where skills have to be that much sharper to be successful.Besides bring home many great memories from your hunt with us, hunting with us will make you a sharper, wiser hunter over all ......

In a time where Long before the great turnaround in the deer herds south of the Canadian border, in the mid west and southern states, this was the area known as the place to go if you were going to bag a big deer with heavy racks. And you know what? It still is! But if you're looking for that fenced-in, bait piled hunt like you'd get elsewhere, forget it. This is still and will always be the untamed north country. There are no sections quartered off, no roads every ¼ mile. Just a lot of great forested hunting land.

PART OF WHAT SETS THIS FANTASTIC HUNTING RETREAT APART FROM A ' TYPICAL HUNTING CAMP' IS ...THAT EACH GROUP IS CATERED TO AS AN INDIVIDUAL GROUP. WHETHER IT BE ONLY 2 HUNTERS OR AS MANY AS 10 IN YOUR PARTY, EVERYTHING FROM YOUR OWN GUIDES AND EQUIPMENT, TO YOUR OWN HUNTING AREAS, FROM YOUR OWN CABIN TO EATING YOUR MEALS AROUND YOUR GROUPS OWN HUNTING SCHEDULE........ NOT ANYONE ELSE!! .............IT'S ALL JUST CENTERED AROUND YOU!!
  We are hunting on over one million acres of government land. Our hunts are done on they many islands and peninsulas that are on our lake, as well as the surronding big bush country. To grasp the tremendous mass of area we are hunting, you should first know this.
The lake has over one million surface acres of water. Over 14,684 islands, more than 65,000 miles of shore line. Fact is, we need not ever hunt the same island or peninsula more than once. Providing every group that hunts with us, fresh untouched or previously disturbed trophy white tail opportunities. You will not ever see another orange hunting jacket except for your group!..

   We take only a limited amount of hunters each year, helping to insure your success!...

   Northwestern Ontario has consistently and will continue to produce heavier bodied ( the largest body size in north America ) and large racked deer. They are plentiful here. Racks ranging from 10 to 20 points are not uncommon. Field dressed, these deer are weighing from 225 to 300 lbs. average! Have doubt's about that?? Then just check out the photo to the right! Click on it ..... look at the serious belly fat!! Above the tail the marbled fat will reach in excess of 4 " on some animals! Look at the general map for north america and see just exactly where we are. Being just south of Hudson Bay, we have some of the longest, coldest, hardest winters of all north america! These deer need serious fat to just make it through the winter!! The deer range from 130's to mid 170's typical, 165 to 250 non- typical.

   Consistently, harvesting a good 70% on an average success rate or better on 140 B&C class and up, even higher on a great year! These percentages are on a 100% FAIR CHASE HUNT!

   Were are uniquely situated. Lecuyer's Tru-Tail Lodge is smack dab in the middle of the 6 best hunting zones in Ontario. These zones hold the highest concentration of deer. One of these zones has also been designated bow and muzzle loader exclusively and has been that way for several years. Lots of these deer have never seen man their whole life. Within minutes from the lodge you can be hunting that trophy buck you've always dreamt about.

   Ontario hosts the largest population of whitetail deer in all of Canada!... (2004 stats)

 
  We have a mix of terrain - from high rocky, heavily treed ground to low swampy areas and beaver ponds. There are over 1 million acres of boreal forest surrounding undoubtedly the finest forage, cover and protection that make for bigger, older deer. This is the best place for reclusive old bucks to get away from the hunting pressure. This is not a hunt for the weak or timid. This is perhaps the finest, true trophy whitetail hunt left in north America. You must be in relatively good shape, as you may expect to walk, 1/2 - 4 miles a day. You may also harvest a timber wolf on this hunt.

   Less than 10 % of mature bucks in this area are harvested by hunters!... average age of deer harvested, 4.5 - 7.5 years of age. More mature bucks here, are killed by timber wolves and the winters that are so hard on old bucks!...

   Our hunts run 6 days and are buck only. Lecuyer's Tru-Tail Lodge employs the finest qualified, most highly skilled guides available anywhere. These men love to hunt and love being in the bush. They respect it, gives back to them employment and food for the long, cold winters. They'll employ for you all their secrets and techniques - all of the knowledge passed on to them from their fathers, whose only store back then was Mother Nature's, and for the most part, still is.

   We hunt peak rut times only, and after all foliage is off the under brush !...
All hunting areas have been pre scouted, to help insure a successful hunt!...

   Here we use the three basic styles of deer hunts . . . tree stands, still hunting and slow drives. The methods vary with the area your hunting, size of your party, weapons, weather, time of day, etc. This place has long been known by the few who were not afraid to venture forth as the place to bag BIG deer. Just ask around . . . talk to any old-timers who were here. They will all tell you that you haven't hunted woods until you've been in our bush. Contact us now to get started on your Canadian Trophy Deer Hunt. Put the odds in your favor, be one of the few to bag a true Northwood's trophy buck.

 

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