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Alberta whitetail deer hunt yields high success on big bucks |
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This outfitter has an excellent record of producing big whitetails. In the past four years. From 2003 through 2005 he accommodated 13 whitetail hunters and had only one buck score under 150 with the two biggest scoring 231 non-typical and 183 typical. In 2006 the average size dropped to about 145 B&C, not including a small buck shot by accident when it switched places with a big buck while traveling behind cover.
The outfitter hunts in two ways. Customers who prefer to hunt from blinds are placed in pre-scouted locations, usually over cut blocks. Customers who prefer to cover country are driven through logging country, where they can glass cut blocks or act as standers in small drives. "It used to be that we hardly ever saw whitetails in this area," the outfitter said. "But now we see tons of whitetails, and some great bucks, and we seldom see a mule deer where we hunt whitetails. The hunt price includes accommodations in a nice log cabin. Meals are served at a lodge. Hunting takes place just north of Hinton. Airport pickup at Edmonton is included. |
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