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2009 Deer Season:
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The first buck of the season is brought home! Congratulations Bob!
Bob - Nov 3/09
This was a good day:
Mike-Nov 6/09 Grant-Nov 6/09 Brian-Nov 6/09
Grant's comment tonight: "I have never had an experience this before! It's crazy!! There's deer everywhere!!!"
Grant and Brian both saw much bigger deer during the week (especially Grant ... but that's a story of its own! ... like we're talking about a 170-180 class deer here !!) but held out for the chance of seeing "a monster buck" .... that's hunting!
Dave has been hunting here since 2003. He passed up 150 class deer because he chose to. He is going home without a deer this year but he'll be back he says!
Mike's comment: "This is the one time that the advertising is understated. Makwa River Outfitters delivers more than it promises!" Mike is booked again for next year .. same time!
My son, Connor just came back tonight from a mule deer hunting trip to Southern Saskatchewan with friend Quinton and this was his trophy .. pretty nice, eh!
We are so excited! The father and daughter hunting team took the first two deer of the week ... great job Jack and Michelle!
Jack - Nov 9, 2009 Michelle Nov 10, 2009
We just had to add this picture of Michelle ... this is a gal who appreciates her complete hunt!
Dale- Nov 12, 2009 Murray - Nov 12, 2009
We just had so much fun tonite! Mike's birthday ... the "Big 5 oh!" is on Saturday but we couldn't wait to celebrate it with him!
One of the first things to go as we age is eyesight .. Mike needed a new pair of glasses for his birthday!!
Happy Birthday Mike .. you are a good sport!
And .... good thing that Mike wore his glasses out on the treestand the next morning because look what he brought home:
Good job Mike - November 13, 2009!
It was also a good day for the two Marks!
Mark - Nov 13, 2009 Mark- Nov 13, 2009
Holy Cow !!! Four deer today!!!
The first one was taken only 13 minutes into shooting time .. these boys mean business!
Art - Nov 16/09 John - Nov 16/09
And then there was our father/son hunting team ... they took their deer on the same day! What an awesome day for them!!
Amos and Nevin - Nov 16/09 Nevin - Nov 16/09 Amos - Nov 16/09
Amos's deer, when shot, ran into three trees before it dropped. It hit one tree so hard that it actually broke about 3 inches off of the tip of the main beam! Thats a lot of force!
Here is Bob's story: "I could hear footsteps off to the side but couldn't see anything through the trees and then I could see a foot ..... and then I could see a nose ...... and then I could see a G-2 and it was about
8 - 10 inches long ... and then he was gone! My heart was beating fast!"
You bet that Bob will be watching for him tomorrow!
Woody-Nov 17/09 Ken-Nov 17/09
Anyone who has been here before knows exactly why this guy is allowed to wear a T-shirt like this in Kathy's house ... lets just say he had to "earn the right"!!!
Bob's Wednesday story: "I could hear a buck walking towards me ... he came through the woods like a freight train. He stopped 50 yards away ... broadside ...! But the trees were too thick and I just couldn't get a look at the antlers! He stood there for a minute and then he was gone!"
Sounds like a big buck is in Bob's stand again! The anticipation is high!!
Johnny T - Nov 19/09 Bob - Nov 20/09
Those "Big Bucks" that were haunting Bob's will live another day!
Dana - Nov 23/09
Chris - Nov 24/09
Doug Nov 25/09 Steve-Nov 25/09
What a proud moment for us and for Doug as he and his two son Chris and Steve all took nice bucks! Congratulations guys!! This father/two sons hunting team will be back next year!
Mike - Nov 25/09 Dave - Nov 25/09
Gerry - Nov 26/09
We are celebrating Dana this week. He has been coming to this camp for FIFTEEN YEARS! What a wonderful friend he has been over the years ... he has watched our camp grow and improve every year .... he has watched Walker and Connor grow (as a matter of fact when he came the first year Walker was only 2 years old and then the second year that he was here, he was here the day that Connor was born). He was such a wonderful friend to Ken and was here the week that Ken took his last buck (four months later Ken lost his battle to cancer). At our supper table we always have a bottle of Bailey's and that is a tradition that Dana started with us many, many years ago ... and it is a tradition worth keeping!! Thank you Dana! Now his dream is some day to be hunting here with his son and his three little grandsons and we can hardly wait for that day!!! In appreciation for Dana's loyalty we presented him with a 15 year Loyalty Award and are rewarding him with a 15% discount every year until his 20th year and then will give him a 20% discount. We really love you Dana ... you are such a special friend!!
We truly appreciate Dick and Gerry too! Dick has been coming to our camp for 13 years and Gerry has been coming for 12 years! These guys, along with Dana, are family to us! When they are in camp we reminisce, we roar with laughter and we've been known to share a tear or two, all in the spirit of friendship. Over the years Dick and Ken would always tease each other and try to outdo each other with one trickery or another. This week, on the first day that he was here Dick told us that Ken won again this week (?!!)... apparently he went to visit Ken's gravesite on Sunday and while he was there he walked a ways off the beaten path and fell into a hole and went "ass over tea kettle" (his quote)!!!. He swears that he heard Ken's chuckle from somewhere! Dick ... don't change .. we love you just the way you are. And Gerry... you were there with Ken on that very special day when he took his last buck in November, 2005 ... You couldn't believe how early you took your buck that year but later you realized that it was meant to be because then you could spend time with Ken... you told him that for so many years he had been your guide and now it was your turn to be his guide ... you helped him sight in his gun (which was way off) and then you witnessed him make his last perfect shot! I hope you realize what an important moment that was to a dying man!
Dana, Dick and Gerry .... Walker, Connor and I have no end of appreciation for the three of you!
Dick - Nov 27/09
Its noon on Saturday and Sean is the only hunter still out there .. looks like he is going home without a deer. OH WAIT!!! I hear him on the radio ... he says that he just shot but he doesn't see the deer ! Oh my, the apprehension is high now!! Keep tune guys!
Deer wins, Sean loses!
There is one more shirt-tail on our wall!
On Thursday there were 4 GREAT deer taken ... Awesome job guys!:
Perry - Dec 3/09 Mike - Dec 3/09
Mark - Dec 3/09 Chris - Dec 3/09
And ... thank you guys, who wish to remain anonymous but whose initials are PJ and CJ and LH (think about a guide on his day off for the last one .. LOL!) for the three new contributions to the Wall of Shame ... I will soon need a new additon to my shop just for those "shirt trophies"!! Anyone who has hunted here before knows exactly what I mean!!! LOL!!
Scott-Dec 4/09
Connor has such a passion for hunting ... this year he set his own stand, did his own baiting and even set up a trail camera on his own (so what it one of those "important moments when Dick came and "posed" for the then absent Connor that the camera was set up wrong and was pointing straight down at the ground!!!). But tonight he came come his reward ... a nice buck!
Ok .. time for me to be a "proud Momma" again.
Connor - Dec 4/09
Thanks Ken, Perry, Chris and Mike for helping Connor find his deer. Connor shot not long before the end of legal shooting time and because it was a cloudy night, it got dark quickly. The deer had gone only about 30 yards as it was shot through both lungs but it was snowing and the snow quickly camoflaged it .. the antlers were dug into the dirt so they couldn't see them and the guys, using flashlights initially walked right past it thinking it was a big boulder. Once it was found Connor phoned me on his cell phone telling me he found the deer! I asked him what it looked like and his first comment was "Its smaller than I thought it was" ... how many times have us hunters all said that same line!!!! I thought that it was a really tiny deer by what he said and I started with the "that's all right Son, there is always next year" line that us Mom's use but he quickly jumped in saying ... "No Mom... it might be smaller than I thought it was but I'm very happy with it!"
And the last deer of the 2009 season is Ryan's! Nice Buck!
Ryan - Dec 5/09
GREAT JOB EVERYONE! THIS WAS A TOUGH YEAR TO GET THE BIGGEST DEER BUT WE ALL HAD A LOT OF FUN AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO 2010!!
The season has just finished today, everyone has gone home and we miss you all already!!
-Kathy, Ken, Walker, Connor, Barry, Bevan, Larry and Ted!
Hey ...ONE MORE BUCK!
Walker took a buck too .. a real beauty too!
He missed school today, just to get in his last chance and he was successful!!
Walker - Dec 7/09
Anyone wanting to book for 2010 please do so now ! We are booking fast this year... many of our existing hunters are rebooking their spots!
2008 season:
Our 2008 season started great! The first morning was rainy and gloomy but what a day!! Dan saw somewhere between 25 and 30 different deer but he is in no rush, after all its only the first day!
Patrick - Nov 3, 2008 Fernando - Nov 3, 2008
And... Fernando saw a bigger deer than this one but one side was broken off quite badly!
Day 2 ... another incredible day with two more deer being taken!!
Derek - Nov 4, 2008 Dennis - Nov 4, 2008
Things slowed down for a day or two here.
Mike - Nov 7, 2008 Louis - Nov 7, 2008
Dan - Nov 8, 2008
Note the awesome unusual antlers on this deer! There is a "unicorn type" antler growing just over his eyebrow ... can you see it on the right hand side of the picture? Dan passed up bigger bucks just so he could go home with this unique antler formation!
The first day of Week #2 ends up being incredible.... 4 deer!!!
Jim - Nov 10, 2008 Doug - Nov 10, 2008
Jeff - Nov 10, 2008 Dale - Nov 10, 2008
Doug - Nov 11, 2008 (Doug saw probably 12-13 different deer today)
JJ - Nov 13, 2008
Scott - Nov 14, 2008
This is the deer that Ray took on a previous hunt. He held out until the last minute waiting for a bigger one but it didn't happen... Ray saw the most deer ... he states that on one day he saw over a hundred different deer! --- keep in mind that those included does (what better bait than does) but he just didn't pull the trigger this year! Maybe next year Ray!
Because of all of the nice deer taken this week there was an unspoken (and fun) competition to get "the biggest"!
Week #3 begins just fine ....
Day one brings us one deer ...
John - Nov 17/08
Day 2 brings us two deer ....
Bob - Nov 18, 2008 Daniel - Nov 18, 2008
Jack - Nov 19, 2008
Jack passed up a 12 pointer on the first day and then passed up dueling 10 pointers on the second day and today he saw "the big one" ... he was mighty nice! He carefully took aim but before he could pull the trigger the deer left the site. He was so dissappointed but then he saw a movement back at the bait site and excitedly lined up his gun on the deer and shot .... BUT ... when he looked more carefully it was not the "big deer" ... a smaller buck had wondered back! Oh Jack ... thats the way of hunting ... and every hunter has a similar tale to tell ... don't we!!!
Mark - Nov 20, 2008
Mike - Nov 21, 2008 Mark Nov 21, 2008
Week #4 started out with no deer being taken on Monday or Tuesday but deer were seen. Elaine tells us that Monday was the best day of hunting that she has ever had in her whole life!! ... she saw 16-17 different bucks ... but hey, its only Monday and she just didn't want to shoot!
Check out these brutes!
Steve - Nov 26/08 Russ - Nov 26/08
Elaine - Nov 27/08 Mark - Nov 28/08
Frank - Nov 29, 2008
Week #5: Another incredible Monday hunt ... 3 beautiful deer ... !
Here is one:
Don took the first one of the day and it was an INCREDIBLE deer .... look at the mass ... look at the points .... look at the two drop tines ..... truly a GREAT deer!! Scored 209 2/8!!!! - Dec 1/08
Read Don's story by clicking here!
And here are the other two deer for Dec 1/08
Jeff - Dec 1/08 John - Dec 1/08
Second day of Week#5 is looking good too ...
Jay - Dec 2/08 Tim - Dec 2/08
Wednesday gives us two more deer:
John - Dec 3/08
And ... everyone look what Connor took this year (we put him into a stand that really did not have much activity in it ... after all, he is only 13 years old and the Outfitter's son so he should really get the "scrub deer", right?) Well, he was only in the stand for 15 minutes and he just couldn't hold himself back from this one (is there any hunter out there that could blame him!). When he saw the drop tine, he said he couldn't breathe for two minutes!!!
Connor - Dec 3/08 ... we won't be able to erase that smile from his face for weeks!!!
Danny - Dec 5/08
Dec 5/08 Happy 83rd Birthday John!
Happy crew on Dec 5/08!
And here he is .... the last deer of the year .....
Tom - Dec 6/08
It was a GREAT YEAR! Congratulations to all of our hunters.
2008 was a great year! But we know that next year will be even better. We saw many, many bucks that were nice this year but next year is when they will be prime!! Its going to be a tremendous year next year ... don't miss out!
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Our 2007 season was GREAT!!!
Doug - Nov 7, 2007 Dan - Nov 7, 2007 Don - Nov 7, 2007
Russ - Nov 8, 2007 Luke - Nov 8, 2007
Todd - Nov 10, 2007
Vinnie - Nov 13/07 Bob - Nov 13/07
Joe - Nov 15/07 Keith - Nov 15/07
Tony - Nov 16/07 Dominick - Nov 16/07
Bob-Nov 19/07 Shanon Nov 19/07 Chris Nov 19/07
Mike - Nov 20/07 Ed - Nov 21/07 Shawn - Nov 21/07
Ryan - Nov 22/07 Mark - Nov 22/07
Connor turned 12 on Nov 23/07 and then on Nov 24th he took his FIRST BUCK .. scored 115 4/8 ... weighed 267 lbs! Way to go Connor!!
Earl - Nov 27/07 Dana-Nov 28/07
Gerry - Nov 30/07 Steve - Nov 30/07 Danny-Dec 1/07
Ric-Dec 4/07 Jeff-Dec 5/07 Rob-Dec 6/07
Joe-Dec 7/07 Tom-Dec 7/07 Phil-Dec 7/07
Bob-Dec 8/07
This ends our 2007 season. Congratulations everyone!! There were some very nice bucks taken in 2007!!
HERE ARE OUR PICTURES FOR OUR 2006 SEASON ... AWESOME!!!
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Nov 15, 2006 Nov 15, 2006 Nov 17, 2006 (Walker)
Nov 18, 2006 Nov 15, 2006
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That concludes our 2006 deer season ... Congratulations everyone on the wonderful deer!!
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These are pictures from our 2005 deer hunt:
Oct 31/05 Nov 1/05 Nov 2/05
Nov 2/05 Nov 2/05
Nov 3/05 Nov 3/05 Nov 5/05
Nov 7/05 Nov 8/05 Nov 9/05
Nov 9/05 Nov 15/05 Nov 16/05
Nov 16/05 Nov 17/05 Nov 17/05
Nov 17/05 Nov 18/05 Nov 18/05
(Pride of his parents!)
(Yes guys this is our 13 year old son, Walker!)
Nov 19/05 Nov 21/05
"THE BOSS" took a deer - Nov 22/05
Nov 23/05 Nov 23/05 Nov 24/05
Nov 24/05 Nov 25/05 Nov 26/06
Nov 28/05 Nov 29/05 Nov 30/05
Nov 30/05 Dec 1/05 Dec 1/05
Dec 1/05 Dec 2/05
Neil's deer is the last deer for this season!
These are pictures from 2004 deer hunt:
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Kathy Dopko
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