Frequently Asked Questions About Caribou Hunting

With a bull's weight varying between 300 and 400 pounds, the Rangifer Tarandus or "Tuktuk" is a large member of the deer family. It is a gregarious animal, and always on the move. The Quebec-Labrador herd is the largest in the world. The two most important groups are estimated at over 700,000 for the famous "George River Herd" and 250,000 for the "Leaf River Herd." Like all other deer, caribou are gifted with fine hearing and a particularly keen sense of smell. In an open area, caribou can also detect movements from far away. Bow hunter with recurve and caribou bull

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How to Hunt Caribou?
Answer about caribou hunting
Ground stalking near paths used by these animals is one of the most practical bowhunting methods. Because most of the country is barren ground, the archer is able to locate caribou from afar. He can set up an ambush and wait for the caribou to pass by. For the true sportsman, still hunting is quite a challenge in itself. It is you who must calculate the best ambush site. Because the trees are too small, tree-stands can not be used.
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What Bow Weight do you Recommend?
Answer about caribou hunting
The bow for taking large bulls should preferably have a draw weight of 60 to 70 pounds.
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Which Type of Hunting Arrow do you Recommend?
Answer about caribou hunting
Any aluminum, carbon or wood arrow will do just fine. They should be mounted with bright colored fletching only when the archer uses a "Cat Quiver" like backquiver, otherwise dark or camo fletching is better because bright fletchings can spook caribou from afar. Spray feather fletchings with water-proofing like silicone.
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Which Broadhead is Best?
Answer about caribou hunting
Should be 120 grains or more mounted with 2, 3 or 4 razorsharp blades.
About Primitive Hunting Point:
Except for bowhunting small game, flint hunting heads are not yet legal in Quebec
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What's the Hunting Limit?
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In northern Quebec, each hunter is allowed to tag two caribou, male or female.
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How's the Meat?
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Caribou meat is excellent, one of the best there is!
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When do Caribou Shed Their Velvet?
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Usually around mid September.
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How is the Weather?
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The weather is usually warm with many sunny days during August. Beginning of September is cooler while bad weather really comes in by the end of September. That's why the hunting season ends around September 29th in Schefferville. By then, weather conditions are getting bad and chances to get stuck in camp for days are just too high. As a matter of fact, the floatplane base is closing down for the season by the first days of October.
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What's the Average Shooting Distance?
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Although shots are often taken at close range, the archer should be able to hit his mark at 35 yards. In other words, I recommend you to practice seriously at this yardage. Even better, if you can hit your target consistently at 50 yards, you'll have an extra edge over the older bulls, always harder to fool.
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How Long do we Hunt?
Answer about caribou hunting
We basically hunt caribou all day long for 7 days. Early morning is usually excellent, but our hunters spend the entire day out in the bush, walking and stalking caribou. If not hunting caribou, one can fish, hunt small game such as ptarmigan and spruce grouse, or even hunt black bear.
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What About Black Bear Hunting?
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We don't charge extra for black bear hunting. Depending on the camp location and the abundance of blueberries, we may have a few or many bears around the camp. Basically, if bears are seen in the area, we will recommend you to buy a hunting license when you arrive in camp. The price of a non-resident license is approx. $ 100.00 US
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What Type of Equipment Should I Pack?
Answer about caribou hunting
Appropriate equipment is very important when hunting the arctic. Everything has to be camouflaged, quiet and waterproof. Also remember this; the less gadgetry you use, the less trouble you will have in the Ungava region.
Once you have book your hunt, you will receive a well explained hunt preparation document, including an equipment list that covers this question in detail.
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How Far From Schefferville are we Hunting?
Answer about caribou hunting
We have several hunting sites, they are located approx. 40 to 190 km from Schefferville. By floatplane, that's 40 minutes to 1 hour½ of flying time by Beaver or Otter.

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