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 We have a huge population of Black bears with a consistent 40% color
phase with a 50% take in the past 2 years. Our bears get the
chance to grow very big with plentiful food and cover and no
other bear hunters in our allocation. We see colors such as
blonde, cinnamon and chocolate as well black. Our hunts take
place over baits, most of which are established for 20 years and
the bears habitually take advantage of the easy feed every
spring and fall. We diligently keep the baits full and active.
We spend the time to ensure our baits are active, with attention
given to location, quality of bait, wind direction and
concealment. We hunt from tree stands with shooting lanes cut to
the baits with typical distance of 75 yards to bait for rifle.
We use natural vegetation to build our stand blinds and our tree
stands are custom built for ample room and Safety.
 We accommodate rifle, shotgun,
muzzle loader and archery hunters. We place stands in close
proximity to the bait for Archery hunters. We only ask that
archery hunters take their time and place the arrow true, and
carry a rifle for protection. We have had many close calls with
angry bears which required quick response. Travel to the baits is
typically done by boat or ATV. The area we hunt is truly wild
and there are no roads or human establishment for many miles. We
are not situated close to any large population of people, nor is
it easily accessible to get to the hunting areas. As far as
hunting pressure, Riverside Lodge guests are the only Bear
hunters you will see. We have exclusive hunting rights to
hundreds of square miles of wilderness. The lack of human
presence makes our hunting opportunities very unique and
provides the hunter with a well deserved venture.
How many places offer a REAL
wilderness hunt deep into the bears liar? It is a unique experience to hunt in
our remote location and then haul your bear home in the front of
a boat. It is no easy task preparing/maintaining our bait sites
and stands, but we put in a lot of effort to give each guest a
hunt of a lifetime. We can’t pull up to the stand in a pick up
truck and drop a barrel of bait under a tree, like some farm
oriented outfitters. Just getting to our stands is an adventure
let alone hauling 1000 lbs. of bait/ stand there each week! So
rest assured, your hunt is going to be rewarding, because we
have bears and we take it seriously.
We employ experienced
professional guides who are very proud of their work. They know
the area and the bears.
Our equipment is also in very
good condition and diligently maintained to ensure a Safe
experience. With a fleet of 10 boats and many types of off road
vehicles we always have a way to hunt.
Future Black Bear Outcamps
In the future we are
going to open our outcamps which are situated north of the
lodge. There you will stay in very comfortable canvas “tents”,
equipped with a shower, Kitchen, bathroom and more. The
experience is what that trip is all about and when you sleep and
eat in the bears liar, it adds to the adventure. The Outcamps
are located about 1 and 6 hrs travel by boat to places where the
forest is dark during the day and the trees are as big as the
barrels! Imagine how big the bears are.
As a matter of fact, our furthest outcamp boasts the 8th biggest Black Bear in the World!!
DID YOU KNOW?
Manitoba is one of the first and few places in North America that has kept records
of collected samples from killed bears such as tooth and
reproductive tracts for study. These are used for research to
determine ages, sex, health and many more aspects of the bears.
Much useful information is gathered from such studies but what
it has proven is that by baiting bears we can maintain a very
healthy population by select harvesting. With the use of bait we
are able to harvest select bears with quick clean kills. It is
also a very useful strategy to eliminate the accidental killing
of a Sow with cubs. The hunter has plenty of time to observe the
bear to determine if she has cubs around. Also by allowing such
select harvest, most hunters take the time to kill big boars,
which inevitably will kill cubs. With such studies we receive
information of the age of bears killed and we have reports of
bears as old as 24 yrs to 3 yrs, so our population is doing
fine. Manitoba is THE place to hunt Black Bears and we know it.
Now be sure to go to the TRIP INFO page. There is more good info.
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