Accommodations & Meals

The Main Lodge: Set on a glacial sand esker, this 3,000 sq. ft. cedar-walled retreat features big windows overlooking the lake on both sides — the perfect gathering place after a day in the field. Enjoy all your meals or relax with your favorite cocktail in comfortable, northern-inspired surroundings.

Entertainment: The lodge is stocked with board games, dart boards, cards and poker chips, crib boards, backgammon, and more for friendly competition with your group or fellow guests.

Cabins & Suites: Detached from the main lodge, each cabin offers three fully carpeted suites. Every suite is finished in natural cedar, accommodates 2–4 guests, and has a private bath with thermostatically controlled electric heat.

Dining: Meals are exceptional. Start with a “whatever you want” breakfast featuring pancakes, bacon/ham/sausage, eggs, hash browns, French toast, fresh fruit, cereals, yogurt, and bagels. Dinners include fresh salads, soups, prime AAA beef, veal, lamb, and pork, plus seafood, chicken, and pasta options. Everything is topped off with homemade breads and desserts. Just let us know in advance about any food allergies.

Fishing

Fishing is available upon the completion of your hunt.

Hunting

The Caribou Hunt

Season: September
We keep the lodge open one week longer than most — and while the weather can be challenging, the hunting can be outstanding. Hunters during this final stretch often witness the last major “push” of animals moving through from their northern calving grounds.

The Animals: Early in the season, bulls are still in velvet. By mid-September, most have stripped and polished their antlers. As the month progresses, their manes grow fuller and some turn snow white — this is when caribou bulls are at their absolute most magnificent.

The Method: The connected lakes and rivers offer hundreds of miles of shoreline for spotting caribou. Guides travel by boat between areas in search of trophy bulls, occasionally beaching to hike higher ground and glass miles of tundra. The rolling terrain is easy to negotiate, and the use of boats lets them tailor each hunt to a hunter’s preferences and physical ability.

Hunters may harvest a bull with rifle, bow, or muzzleloader. While the terrain is mostly tundra, it offers excellent cover — small stands of spruce, dwarf birch, rock outcroppings, and natural ridges — supporting both waiting for animals to come to you and a spot-and-stalk strategy for the bull of a lifetime. Once your bull is down, your guide field dresses the animal and packs the cape, head with antlers, and boned-out meat to the boat.

All Abilities Welcome: They accommodate hunters of varying physical abilities. Limited hiking? You’ll use the boats more and stay close to shore. In good shape? You’ll have more options — especially helpful when the herd is spread out. Being able to hike and hunt offensively can significantly improve your odds.

Bow Hunting

An exciting but demanding opportunity. While a lucky ambush is possible, expect a spot-and-stalk hunt. The tundra’s pockets of spruce, dwarf birch, rock outcroppings, ridges, and ravines provide cover for both waiting and stalking. Shots can be long in windy conditions — be comfortable shooting out to 60 yards, with 50 as a minimum.

It is important that you practice shooting your bow before you arrive.

Be Prepared

Caribou hunting is unpredictable. One week, the migration moves right through camp. The next, you may spot-and-stalk bulls miles up or down the river. The weather is equally unpredictable — similar to Alaska, it changes constantly. You could spend a day in pouring rain with 30–40 mph winds and temperatures in the 30s–40s, or enjoy sunny days in the 70s. A well-prepared hunter can embrace every mood of northern Manitoba. And remember: caribou move well in rain and wind, when the bugs stay down.

Activities

If you tag out early, the month of September is a great time to fish for trophy Northern Pike, Lake Trout and Arctic Grayling! The lodge has all the gear for your convenience. There are no additional expenses for this option besides the cost of the tag or license which is minimal.

Length of Stay / Itinerary

BE PREPARED FOR WEATHER DELAYS AND CHANGES IN ITINERARY!

Day 1: Depart home to Winnipeg and on to Thompson & spend the night in hotel
Day 2: 7AM flight from Thompson to the lodge  – possible PM hunt
Day 3-7: Hunt
Day 8: Return to Thompson by 11AM and make a connecting flight to Winnipeg that PM
Day 9: Continue home

And just so you know, if you harvest your animals early and would like to return home early, that is not an option. It’s too far and expensive to fly the plane extra trips.

Travel Details & Location

This is a 7-day trip with 5 full hunting days, plus travel days on each end.

Getting There: Fly into Winnipeg’s James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, then either fly or drive (7.5 hours) to Thompson. You’ll spend the night at a designated hotel before your charter. A lodge representative will meet your Thompson flight, transfer you to your hotel, and get you back to the airport the next morning.

Charter Flight: Your King Air departs Thompson at 7:00 AM, weather permitting, for a 1-hour-20-minute flight to the lodge. Upon arrival, enjoy lunch and head into the field for an afternoon hunt if weather allows.

Departure: Plan to be back in Thompson by 11:00 AM. Due to possible weather delays, we recommend booking your return flight to Winnipeg for mid-to-late afternoon.

Internet & Communications

Starlink internet and a satellite phone are available if staying connected is a must.

Rates

2026 Pricing:  Subject to change

$17,995 per hunter with opportunity for 2 bulls and one arctic wolf