Black Bear Hunting Details - Hunting Letter: HUNTING LETTER Black Bear Camp P. O. Box 280, Birch Lake, Webbwood, Ontario P0P 2G0 Canada Toll Free: 1-888-440-2887 E-Mail: k.ellin@sympatico.ca Web: http://www.blackbearcamp.com MEMBER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN HUNTING CLUB, Member of NOTO (Northern Ontario Tourist Outfitters), Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, Ducks Unlimited Canada HUNT: BLACK BEAR, MOOSE, GROUSE, DUCKS, GEESE FISH: WALLEYE, NORTHERN PIKE, SMALLMOUTH BASS, LAKE TROUT, JUMBO PERCH, WHITEFISH AND BROOK TROUT. FALL BEAR HUNTING/FISHING TRIP: $1250 US - $500 deposit at booking Full seven (7) day hunt; arrive Friday night (pre-arranged) or Saturday before Noon and start hunting Saturday until Friday. One bear per hunter. We only take a maximum of 20 hunters over two weeks in the fall (3 weeks occasionally) 140,000 acres of exclusive bear management area – 30 – 35 active baits approximately one mile apart on logging and trapping trails accessible by two wheel drive vehicles. ATV’s welcome – bring insurance and helmets. We use only fresh butcher scraps, pastries, plus specialties for our area and we start baiting long before you arrive to assure active baits. DO NOT ADD YOUR STUFF TO THE BAIT MIXTURE, BAITS WILL SHUT DOWN! We cater to both bow and rifle hunters; you can bring both into your stand in Ontario. Guns and bows must be cased ˝ hour before sunrise and ˝ hour after sunset. Gun registration information – http://www.cfc.gc.ca Please bring your own tree stands. We have a place for you to shoot your bows and rifles – please practice at home from a tree stand or off the ground. Please take your time and make your shot count, we don’t appreciate wounded animals. If you don’t have a good clean shot, calm down and WAIT FOR ONE!! Minimum of two (2) hunters per gang, four (4) if having meals. Non-hunters are welcome to join your hunting gang for $150 US per week (plus meals); but are not permitted in the bear stands, not even to video. $1250 US includes your 7-day hunt, fishing, docking, your group’s housekeeping cabin, bear licence, all taxes, stand setup, tracking bear, retrieval, gutting, skinning, walk in cooler storage, ice for trip home. No hidden fees and no trophy fees. Please be prepared to help track and carry your bear out of the woods. Extra Meals: $300 US (3 all you can eat meals for seven days), Fishing Licence (prices vary), Bear Export Permit (approx. $35 US), Boat and Motor Rental. Success Rate: We average around 65% kill ratio on the baits and sightenings of 75 – 100% depending on the weather. (Note: Repeat customers keep the kill ratio down, once they have an average size bear (150 – 160 lbs.), they are looking for something bigger). Good repeat clientele listing. Book early, usually a year ahead. Things to Bring: hunter safety certificate or old hunting licence, camera (extra batteries), camcorder, bow, rifle, rope, flashlight (extra batteries), safety harness, hunting boots, rain gear, hunting/skinning knife, compass, case and gun trigger lock (required for highway driving), large cooler or garage cans for transporting bear, tree cameo hunting clothes, orange vest and hat, tree stand, sleeping bag, towels, food, beverages, TV/VCR (only one channel, have movies and one TV/VCR for rent), boat and motor, fishing equipment, playing cards or games. Lakefront Cabins: Are fully equipped for housekeeping, dishes, pots and pans, cutlery, propane stove with oven, full electric fridge with top freezer, electric lights, electric coffee maker, electric toaster, running cold well water, inside port potties plus private outhouse, beds with pillows and pillow cases, fire pit and picnic table, and a central shower building with hot and cold water. Available at Camp: Central showers, laundry, boats and motors (please pre-book), docking, boat launch, bait, fishing tackle, map of lake, licences, store with the basics, ice, shirts and hats, gas and oil, sauna, playground, horseshoes, swimming, biking, hiking and ATV trails, incredible scenery, bird watching, berry and mushroom picking, pedal boat, canoe, family campground. We accept: Personal cheques (for deposit only), US and Canadian Cash, VISA, MASTERCARD and Travelers Cheques. DUI/DWI - Other Criminal Offences – you will be turned away at the border if you admit to having one! Passengers can deny, when/if asked about having an offence, or make special arrangements before you cross (give yourself several months to get paperwork done). The border is very strict and you will be turned away plus be responsible for paying full price for your hunt (less license). Leeches – do not transport across the border – prohibited since 2000. REFERENCES: (more upon request – these are regular customers) Jack Blackburn Sr. JBlackburn@clarion.com Kit Daniels KDaniels@dundee.k12.mi.us NOTE: PLEASE DO NOT BRING ANYTHING TO ADD TO THE BAITS, ESPECIALLY ANNISE AND SMOKE STICKS. WE USE ONLY PASTRIES AND FRESH MEAT CUTS, ANYTHING FOREIGN MAY SHUTDOWN THE BAIT AND MAKE YOUR HUNT UNSUCCESSFUL. HUNTING OTHER THAN BEAR: JUST THE PRICE OF THE CABIN, AS THESE HUNTS ARE NOT GUIDED.