The Hunt

The season for the bear hunts runs nine weeks.  We try to hunt the best weeks of  the season to harvest the top quality fur coats and also to hit the rut when the large males are roaming to find a mate.  We offer one-week packages for the spring bear and we hunt from Monday night to Saturday night.  Season normally runs from the first week of May, to the second week of June.  Contact us for open dates during the 2008 spring season.

The following equipment is needed when coming to hunt with Parkland Muskwa:

• Good sleeping bag

• Pillow

• Towel/face cloth

If you are rifle hunting you will need:

• Complete hunting suit of white or red

• Red hat

If you are hunting archery, muzzleloader or shotgun then you can use full camouflage clothing.  A rain suit is good to have along with waterproof footwear and gloves.  Also another suggested thing to bring is a head net to keep the mosquitoes and bugs away from your face.  A rifle of 23 cal. or larger and bows with 40 lbs or greater with broad heads with at least one inch cutting diameter.  Another good thing to have if you are archery hunting is a compact shotgun to have along with you for protection.  Bear spray is also a good idea and if you like to fish bring your fishing rod along with you.

Fishing: Take a break from Bear hunting during your time here and enjoy our beautiful lakes full of fish.  Click here to view some of our fishing photos.

How to get here: Plan your flights into Saskatoon Saskatchewan and from there you have two options.

1. Rent a vehicle and drive to St. Walburg if you are hunting at the St. Walburg area.  Drive to the Muskwa camp at Ile-A-La-Cross.  It is a 2 ½ hour drive to St. Walburg from Saskatoon or a 6 hour drive to the Muskwa camp at Ile-A-La-Cross.

2. Book a flight from Saskatoon to La Ronge and take a floatplane from La Ronge to Ile-A-La-Cross lake and land on the lake in front of the camp.

We suggest that you use uniglobe preferred travel and inform them you are booking through Parkland Outfitters:

• Phone:1-800-565-6562

• Fax:1-306-664-6645

• Email: wc.preferred@uniglobe.com

For information on connections from La Ronge to Ile-A-La-Cross lake with the floatplanes call toll free to:

• Norcan Air Toll Free:1-866-329-2222

• Email: www.norcanair.com

• Norcan Saskatoon: 1-306-933-9850

Weather: The weather could be from freezing 32 degrees Fahrenheit to 70 degrees Fahrenheit above, but normally it will be fairly nice out.  The days are long that time of year as 10:00 in the evening will still be light out.