Post by Chris Miller on Nov 21, 2010 16:15:53 GMT -5
Echo Lake Outfitters, LLC. is a fully licensed Saskatchewan waterfowl outfitter located within the vast farm country of central Saskatchewan. At Echo Lake Outfitters we believe the most memorable experience you can have on the Saskatchewan prairies is one in which you and your friends freelance hunt the heart of the prairie pothole region.
Echo Lake Outfitters has two lodges located within 3 miles of each other. The White House sleeps 11 and the Blue House sleeps 9. Each house is fully furnished with waterfowl paintings, waterfowl mounts, hunting memorabilia, running water bathrooms, showers, washers, dryers, all bed linens, cookware, cooking ranges, refrigerators, freezers, microwaves, toasters, gas grills, eating utensils, dining room tables, couches, telephones and satellite TV. In general each house is fully equipped to make you feel like you are hunting from your very own hunting shack.
Upon arrival at Echo Lake Outfitters you will receive your most important article for hunting waterfowl, a laminated grid map. This grid map will give you the landowners of each field within the zone you will be hunting. If you choose to stay with us at Echo Lake Outfitters you are required to get landowner permission for all of your hunts. Each house is equipped with a Suburban or Tahoe, fully enclosed trailer, field decoys, spinning wing mallards and layout blinds. You will have to rent a vehicle for transportation to and from the airport if you choose to fly-in.
Freelance hunting at Echo Lake means no GUIDES..
No one to wake you, set your decoys or tell you when to shoot.
No one to clean your birds, to hold your hand.
This is not a hunt for the beginner, in order to succeed you must know
what you are doing and be willing to work.
Schedule: Arrive Saturday leave the following Saturday (Est. season running from mid-September to mid-November). Freeze-up typically occurs around mid-November. Hunting is now legal on Sundays in Saskatchewan.
Cost: Depending on hunt option: $750.00-$1,500.00/per man (minimum 4 men per group)-one time house cleaning at the end of your trip included.
Optional Service: Roughly $200/per man we will provide all groceries, Dinner will be made for the hunters every night. Breakfast and Lunch groceries will be provided but not prepared. The entire party must participate.
Terms: 50% down to reserve a week starting January 1st (non-refundable). Final 50% due 30 days before arrival. $1,000 damage deposit due 30 days before arrival (refundable).
Vehicles & Trailers: 1992 Chevrolet Suburban, 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe, 2006 Arctic Cat Prowler, 2007 Arctic Cat Prowler, (2) flat bed trailers, (4) 6X12 fully enclosed trailers and (1) Pit Digger.
Decoys & Blinds: Each trailer is equipped with- 12 doz. Goose and Duck Silloutes, 6 doz. Full Body Avery Mallard and Pintail Decoys, 5 doz. Avery Full Body Flocked Head Canada Goose Decoys, 3 Mojo Ducks, 6 Final Approach Blinds. There are also many Snow Goose Decoys, a Snow Goose Sound System, a Snow Goose Vortex, (6) Beavertail 3-Man Haybale Field Blinds, many Power Hunter Field Blinds and a variety of items available at the White house. All equipment is on a first come first serve basis if it is not part of the trailer pack.
Items Excluded: Travel, Passport (each hunter is required to have a passport to enter Canada), Licenses, Bird Cleaning, Alcohol, Ammunition, Fuel and Groceries.
DWI/DUI- If you have had a DWI or DUI in the last 10 years, you may not be allowed to enter Canada by vehicle or by air. To be on the safe side you should apply for a Temporary Resident Permit. The fee is around $200.00 and there is no guarantee that the permit will be granted. The nice thing about the application is that you will know up-front if you can go on the trip or not. If you have any questions regarding this situation, please feel free to contact us and we will attempt to steer you in the right direction.
Dog Entry to Canada- To bring a dog accross the border you will need a Health Certificate from your local veteranarian. This is a simple process, but if you have any questions please feel free to contact us.
Note: Please do not leave your birds in the freezer when you leave!!! Also, each group is required to get their own landowner permission to hunt. This is not a hard task. Simply call the landowner, explain who you are, where you are staying and that you had seen a lot of birds on the field you are proposing to hunt. We strongly discourage hunting open water and suggest only hunting a small pothole holding a minimal amount of birds. If you want to see thousands of birds cocooning above your blind, hunt the fields!!!