Manitoba Fishing

Many fisherman will recal when they spoke to me in the past years i was honest ad told them the fishing was poor, not at all like it was years before. I also said that when i got good again i would say so and they could take my word for it as i have displayed my honesty while the fishing was poor.
The past 3 years the summer walleye fishing has been improving a lot! In fact this past summer of 09 was every bit as good of fishing as anywhere i have been including the famous walleye filled lakes of the north. 150 walleye in 5 hrs of fishing with 3 people in 1 boat was my best day.
We have fishing packages available for this summer designed for all types of trips. From do it yourself cabin rentals to fully guided trips.
Contact us to see how we can build a fishing trip for you.
Species available are Walleye, Jumbo Perch, Northern Pike and Common Carp.

all us toll free 866-214-8402
or email lodge@huntriverside.com

Looking for Deer sheds

Spent Sunday looking for deer sheds and didn't find any. I don't think they all dropped yet because there have been a few bucks seen still sporting their head gear. I did find some excellent places to keep looking however with tons of tracks where they are feeding. We have had lots of snow lately too which would have covered up any antlers, but with the mild winter i think they are a couple week from dropping off. I am going to spend more time looking for sheds this year as we left a few bucks walk this fall and i want to find their treasured antlers. As spring appraoches it will give way to lots of information from the past fall and hopefully some antlers.
Stay tuned,

Metis Day

We celebrated Manitoba's newest provincial holiday, Louis Reil day (see history here http://library2.usask.ca/northwest/background/riel.htm)

The Fort Dauphin Museum held a family day and we took our kids to see what life was like during the days of the fur trade. Metis is part of our heritage also so we have a close connection to this holiday.
They had many artifacts on display and games for the kids such as snowshoeing, tug of war and wood carrying time trials. The weather was beautiful with very warm temps and sun shine, snow taffy on a stick and beaver tails for snacks, very fun and educational day. The day wrapped up with a horse drawn wagon ride through town. Not as outdoorsish as we are used to but it was a gentle intro to many city kids who don't know a beaver fur from an alley cat.

New videos to my Youtube account

Just uploaded some new videos to our Youtube account.
Check them out on You tube, search for huntriverside.com
more going up daily, some good stuff!

First winter storm

Still digging out from the last storm we had, with drifts 7 ft high and hard as stone it turned into a quite a chore. The winds from the north west can sure blow in our property. I was planning on hauling a big load some spring bear bait 30 miles up the lake with the truck, but after this i am not sure that i wouldn't get stuck. Lots of snow on 2ft of pure ice = no traction if you get stuck. So much for a nice warm trip, back to hauling with sleds and ski-doos.
Our spring bear hunts are mostly planned with only 4 spots left to hunt our tent camp. Lots of planning involved and long lists of "to dos" but it is going to be worth the effort as we should have some large bear pictures as well as some color phase bears to show.
Temperatures are supposed to plummet again, good thing the wood pile is big.
Something i plan on doing better is photographing our work, play and what not. My problem is to stop and take the pictures. Also my cameras are quite large so just having them handy is difficult. Add the cold weather killing batteries quick and it becomes even more troublesome. But i see there are some very small low quality cameras out there now, which is all i need for daily photo logging and will fit in my pocket.
We also have a facebook page http://www.huntriverside/ and we are on twitter and linkedin.
That is all for now,

2010 Manitoba hunting regualtion changes

Manitoba Conservation has forwarded the following approved changes to the 2010-hunting season.
Approved Changes

•  Standardize season dates for foreign resident waterfowl: to September 24 for dark geese/ducks in GBHZ 3 & 4, September 17 for white geese in GBHZ 3 & 4
• Standardized season dates for big game: Monday openings, actual dates will be printed in hunting guide.
• Standardize end date for bears in northern zone to June 30.
• Introduce youth Turkey season: one week prior to regular season
•  Increase Canada Goose limit to 8 and possession to 24 for Resident and Canadian Resident hunters
• Increasing waterfowl possession limits: 8 and 24 for ducks
• Increase Ptarmigan season during winter Caribou season in Zone 1 to Feb. 28
• Resident Deer hunting in portions of GHA 38 inside perimeter.
• Introduce youth muzzleloader deer season one week prior to reg. season