Black Bear Hunting in Temagami at Lake Herridge Lodge

 FALL BEAR HUNT 2008 / AUGUST 16TH- SEPTEMBER 13TH

Patience is a virtue when hunting and Black Bear is no different. The Black Bears approach will be agonizingly slow to the bait. Though their eye site is comparable to humans the Black Bear has a highly developed sense of hearing and smell. They can smell food from 1 mile away, and move with blinding speed. Typically, sows weigh from 100 to 400 pounds while boars weigh from 250 to more than 600 pounds. Hunting starts mid August when berries ripen and ends October 31st in our area. We welcome non-resident hunters to come and see what legends are waiting for you.

DELUXE BEAR HUNT

• 6 Day Hunt- Sunday to Saturday

• 2 Home Cooked Meals per day- Breakfast 7 am to get you out fishing

• Dinner 2 pm to get you out hunting

• Snack in the lodge each night after the hunt

• Guaranteed Active Baits

• Cottage on Herridge Lake

• Boat, Motor and Gas for fishing on any of our 5 Remote Lakes

• Skinning & freezing facilities

• Tracking and transportation assistance

• $1200.00 CDN per person + Tax

• Daily rate of exchange for our US. friends

• Deposit required-$200 CDN per person

HOUSEKEEPING BEAR HUNT

• Same as Deluxe except meals excluded

• $1075.00 CDN per person + Tax

• Daily rate of exchange for our US friends

• Deposit required- $200 CDN per person

Bear hunting takes place in our Exclusive Bear Management Unit, over 300 sq. miles of prime bear habitat. We use some lake baits but mainly baits accessible by logging roads. You will need to supply your own truck or we suggest bringing an ATV. Assistance of transportation can be arranged. Hunting is done from portable and permanent tree stands. At current we host 55 stands for 12-15 hunters. For 2008 season we will be further expanding our amount of stands and new areas to hunt.

Bow stands (11 to 23 yd shots). Rifle or shotgun (35 to 80 yd shots). If you bring portable tree stands, they are your responsibility. We bait at least 3 weeks prior to your arrival. We continue to do all the baiting and monitor each of our stands activities for the season. We are attention to detail.

Please bring warm clothing, insect repellent, flashlight, rain gear, compass or GPS, hunting boots and coolers for meat and hide. Your State Hunting Licence or proof of a Hunting Safety Course is necessary. We will send US Hunters the proper paper work to bring your firearms across the border.

References are available upon request.

If you have questions, please email herridge@ontera.net

• Cost of a Bear Hunting Licence – approx. $185.00 CDN

• Cost of a 7 day Conservation Fishing Licence – approx. $24.00 CDN

• Cost of an Export Permit for the Bear - $35.00 CDN

As far as the rest of the camp we offer clean 1 to 4 bedroom lakefront cottages with 3 piece bathrooms, swimming area, paddleboat, kayaks, a games room in the Lodge (big screen TV, pool table, shuffleboard, pinball machine and rod hockey table) and propane barbeques. All the Cottages are presently being renovated for this coming 2008 Summer with fresh clean looks for our guests. Fishing takes place on our main lake (Herridge) with the availability of fishing or exploring any of the 5 remote wilderness lakes where we have boats, motors and gas. Good fishing for Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, Northerns, Lake Trout and Whitefish.

Temagami, a village which is 6 miles from our Lodge, offers a few restaurants, grocery store, liquor-beer store, tackle and convenience store, a Post Office, One Stop Trading Post and Northland Traders (clothing and souvenirs), a gas station with Subway Sandwiches and Country Style Donuts, a Laundromat, mini golf and skateboard park. Canoe rentals and sightseeing flights are available in Temagami. While in Temagami, visit the fire tower, bring your camera for some fantastic pictures. There is Ambulance Service in Temagami and Hospitals in both New Liskeard and North Bay. Cell phones do work here, depending on the carrier.

There are major shopping centres in New Liskeard (40 miles north) and North Bay (60 miles south) i.e. Walmart, Home Depot, Canadian Tire and Sears just to name a few. There you will also find McDonalds, Tim Hortons, Kelsey’s and other family chain restaurants. There are golf courses in both New Liskeard and North Bay.

We have hundreds of miles of logging roads suitable for ATV’s and nature viewing (moose, bears, wolves, birds and unspoiled wilderness).We are a family owned and operated camp and we take pride in servicing our guests. Come join us for your vacation.

Yours in Hunting,

The Wagners