Hunting in the Mackenzie Mountains

hank you for inquiring about our hunting area in the Mackenzie Mountains of the Northwest Territories. We hunt in a designated area which is 9.5 million acres, or fifteen thousand square miles. The mountains are approximately 3550 to 9000 feet terrain, ranging from low rolling mountains to rugged peaks in the high mountains. Our area is vast with many untouched areas.

We offer 12-day and 21-day horse, backpack and riverboat trips for Dall Sheep from July 15th to mid-September in conjunction with Mountain Caribou, Mountain Goat, Wolf and Wolverine from July 25th and Moose from September 1st.

We had another great season in the Mackenzie Mountains. This was our 25th successful year of operation, taking several outstanding trophies.  The bow hunters kicked butt this year, they were 5 for 5 and all nice old rams.  Our daughter, Bailey, took a nice ram with her bow as well.

Our rifle hunters took some awesome rams.  The longest was 43", a close second was 42.5".  The average age was 10.5 years old.

The Caribou and Moose hunting was exceptional with all the cold wet weather that we had this summer.  It produced great antler growth.  We had two caribou taken by bow and several made Boone and Crockett with the rifle.  The best scored 438 Boone and Crockett.  We were 100% on our Moose hunts and had three making Boone and Crockett, the best was 236.

Having a helicopter this year, I was able to get into all of our spike camps, and use some of our area that we haven't been able to access with a plane.  It really helped out with all our flying.

Canada North Airlines (Air Canada) fly everyday to and from Norman Wells and Edmonton International Airport. Hunters are met at the airport in Norman Wells and flown by light aircraft to base camp which is 120 miles to the Southwest. Make sure you have your Birth Certificate or Passport when traveling.  Also make sure you have your Travel and Medical Insurance to cover your trip to Canada. This year you will have to register your rifles with Customs Canada.

The cost of crating and shipping from  Norman Wells is the hunter's responsibility. We can help arrange crating. Also, if you would like to take meat home, bring a cooler of some type and some large Ziploc bags, as well as duct tape.

Our base camps have log cabins, tent frames, plywood cabins and showers. When out in spike camp there will be wall tents to sleep in. We supply a guide for each hunter. All hunts are one-on-one. We arrange for the air charter to and from base camp and return to Norman Wells at the conclusion of the hunt, on scheduled flight dates only. If the weather is not flyable, contact the Mackenzie Valley Hotel at 1-867-578-2511 where we will be in touch.

 When we return to Alberta in the fall, we take White-tail hunts on November during the rut. We usually hunt the last two weeks of the season. There is snow quite often at this time of year, with temperatures ranging from +40 to        -30°F. The hunters and guides stay at our farm, where my wife Deb prepares the meals. The hunting is usually done using stands in the mornings and evenings, then during the day we will make drives to push the deer out from cover to our clients.

One third deposit is required to secure a booking; a second is due on the first of March and the balance on May 1st. We will not accept personal cheques for the final payment. Hunts are booked on the basis of prices in effect and availability at the time the deposit is received.  Deposits can be used on alternate dates or can be transferred to an alternate client within a specified time amount.

We would like to thank our crew for all their hard work and determination that they put into the season. And a very special thank you to all our clients who enjoy hunting and the outdoors, making this all possible.

For more information please call or write. We will look forward to hearing from you. We encourage you to book early for the most convenient dates and we will try our best to give you a pleasant and enjoyable hunt. We are presently booking for the 2008 and 2009 seasons.

Stan Simpson, YOUR OUTFITTER

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