American Hinting Guides

[farmaholic]

I remember some guys talking about how much crop damage some wildlife can do(not a real problem here as for game, can be a different story for gophers---especially for the landowners who don't make an effort to control them). Those guys are probably happy to just have someone come in and hopefully thin them(game) out. I guess it depends on individual experience as to how you handle it.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

I remember some guys talking about how much crop damage some wildlife can do(not a real problem here as for game, can be a different story for gophers---especially for the landowners who don't make an effort to control them). Those guys are probably happy to just have someone come in and hopefully thin them(game) out. I guess it depends on individual experience as to how you handle it.

Welcome back Farmaholic.

You just described our area.

I'm grateful there are hunters willing to help control the population. Unfortunately, some years we have more moose in one quarter than there are moose tags in the entire WMU.

The wildlife don't belong to me, I don't think I have any right to deny anyone else access to them. And I certainly don't have any right to complain about the damage they cause if I don't allow hunters.

[Old Cowzilla]

Didn't know it was illegal to rent out your own land wow sure is a lot of guys breaking the law You didn't ask them what they wanted the land for those 2 hours.

[blackpowder]

Back when we swathed everything we'd have a claim almost every year to geese. Not now. Some areas it's elk. I support hunting. Not childishness.

[BreadWinner]

Don’t get me wrong we let all hunters onto our property. My beef is the hunters paying huge amounts of money to another American to hunt on my land. Non of that money stays in Canada.

[checking]

Some people just like to complicate situations.

All water in any hole on land, does not belong to you. How do you get paid by someone that wants the water that you have no right to sell?

[Old Cowzilla]

We used to get lots of beer and boxes and boxes of shotgun shells. Most of the guys where quite happy to be able to shoot those swath crapping birds. Not many come up here like years ago.

[WiltonRanch]

Sure can be a soap opera here with locals getting in snits over prime hunting ground. Deer meat tastes like goat to me which I don’t care for. Moose and elk though yummy. That’s a stipulation for ones with moose and elk tags they share some. Far as outfitters I have a good relationship with a local who guides some Americans fowl hunts. Obviously they can’t pay you anything legally but a sign of appreciation at Christmas like a turkey or something goes a long way. Though there was an outfit set up and I think they are American who didn’t take long to piss everyone off being complete douche bags. Most reputable outfitters go out of their way to do things right and respect the land, wildlife, and landowners. Few bad apples gives the rest a bad name.

[gracie-lou]

Lately every time a goose lands in our field we are swarmed with American Hunting Guides working for an American hunting outfitter. The US hunters are paying $1200 US per day to be guided onto our land to shoot 100s of white geese. The guide camp is a camp of deluxe accommodation in the metropolis of Clair SK. The camp supplies are all shipped in by refer from south of the border. All this money being passed around is headed right back across that US border and the lonely land owner that let them hunt gets jack $hit. Picture this…Today they pulled in with a 30ft flat deck covered in straw that 10 guys sit on and shoot out of. That’s $12000 to hunt on a guys land for 1 day and all I get is woken up at 6:00 am to them pounding the buckshot into the sky. I think something is wrong with this picture.

Honestly, this hurts the guys who do come to the area, and have for many decades that have a hard time finding land they can hunt on because the outfitters somehow book them up. These are the guys that eat at restaurant's, buy grocery's, rent houses all from people in our area. They are wage earners like the rest of us and will eventually not come back if the fun of the sport isn't available to them.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

I have some guides who bring American hunters to hunt on our land. My understanding was the need to hire local Canadians to escort them. Some of that money must stay local.