Manitoba Duck Hunting
Hunt Riverside offers enthusiastic hunters Manitoba duck hunting second to none. Riverside Lodge was established in 1961 and has been outfitting hunters ever since. The area's Eco-system is unique and the Big Game allocation is roughly 1,200 square miles, the deer hunting country is roughly 600 square miles and the Manitoba duck hunting is conducted in the marsh, around an island lee or on the big water. Hunt Riverside's Riverside Lodge is accessible by road, but the area quickly opens up into a vast terrain of wilderness. Hunt Riverside is a family-owned and operated Lodge and outfitting business located in Manitoba and it is little wonder that the area is named Duck Bay.
The Manitoba duck hunting is done from boats over decoys and the hunting has been really excellent for many years. The Hunt Riverside is noted for the outstanding duck migrations which take place each fall and the facility is located on a major flyway feeding and staging area for as many as fifteen species of duck alone. Hunt Riverside adheres to all game laws and provides ethical fair chase hunts. The big lake of Hunt Riverside attracts flocks of birds as they travel south and the rule of Manitoba duck hunting at Riverside Lodge is to shoot the drakes only. A few of the Hunt Riverside guides have been working the Riverside Lodge area for approximately twenty years and owners, Joanne and Gildas, live and work at the lodge all year round. Their children, Lily and Josie, are growing up in the great outdoors and are the promise of a secure future for later generations of Manitoba duck hunting enthusiasts. Hunt Riverside provides four clean H/K cabins which are fully equipped with private shower and bathroom, comfortable beds and a full kitchen. The Manitoba duck hunting visitors will find that towels and bedding are provided and three home-cooked, carefully prepared, fresh meals are presented in the Lodge.
The quality and quantity of the meals are guaranteed. At the end of a day's Manitoba duck hunting guests can relax inside the Lodge or outside in the gazebo or picnic area around the fire where hunting tales can be traded. The Manitoba duck hunting day with Hunt Riverside begins at 5am when breakfast is served in the Lodge. A fifty step walk to the dock will start the day's hunting. Hunt Riverside Manitoba duck hunting trips are captained by experienced and professionally certified, licensed guides. Whether the guides steer hunters to the huge marsh connected with rivers and lakes and islands or to the big Lake Winnipegosis, there is always a place to hunt even when the weather is rough. Manitoba duck hunting visitors return to the Lodge at noon for lunch and resume the hunt at 2.30.pm. Hunts are over when night falls and guests enjoy a hearty feast at dinnertime. Well-behaved dogs are always welcome and can stay in the cabins in their travel crate or outside in the Hunt Riverside kennels. Riverside Lodge also offers game cleaning, packaging and freezing services.
