Hunt info to help you prepare
Here is some information that will help prepare you for your upcoming trip.
Arrival and Departure will be from Whitehorse Yukon with daily flights from Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton and Europe. Plan on landing in Whitehorse the day before you are expected in camp, this gives you extra time incase of lost luggage or delayed flights. You will need to book a rental car ...( or Shuttle service running Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.1 (867) 689- 0540 if your willing to line up the dates with your hunt. this might entail spending another day in a hotel in Whithorse or Watson Lake ) the drive south 4 1/2hrs to our main camp "Upper Liard" located about 10 minutes from Wataon Lake.
Once you have booked your flights and signed contracts please forward a copy to us via email: ( heather.backcountrybcandbeyond@hotmail.com )
Once you arrive at our main camp, The Staff will get you setup in your room and help prepare for your hunt, plan on chartering into your hunting camp the following day. ( Specific Dates will be on hunt contracts and expected to be followed as space if limited and scheduled well in advance for the hunt changes) Weather is a the main consideration when flying in for hunts, so please be aware of delays or backed up flying as its part of the north.
We try and use our time the best we can but please be patient with all the things we need to do on these change over days.
You will receive your hunting licenses and tags and some custom cape and horn tags- make sure you keep these with you at all times and don’t loose them.
If Harvest fees are required you will need to pay these BEFORE you go out to camp. NO PERSONAL CHECKS ARE ACCEPTED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES (Certified Bank, or Cash only) In the past we have had issue with this and trusting some (what we thought) were solid guys. Sorry for the inconvenience. These fees will be kept in a safe place and returned at the completion of the hunt if that species is not taken.
Commercial Airlines – Most of you will enter Canada via commercial airlines. Even with connections you should be able to accomplish the trip in one day. Whitehorse Yukon has good service with multiple daily flights into the airport. Once you’ve arrived in Canada, most of the flights are direct from Vancouver, BC via Air Canada or Air North. You will need to fill out the gun form for entry that we will provide you.
On arrival in Whitehorse hunters will rent a car (which can be shared with other hunters on the same hunt date) and travel 5 hours south to our main camp near Watson Lake YK. There are options to Charter a wheeled plane directly to basecamp from Whitehorse saving you time, but with an added expense of around $2500 per trip. From there most hunters will then take a charter bushplane out to hunt camp or use trucks and four wheelers to access the area they will be hunting depending on the hunt style and location.
We use a 3rd party charter company to fly in all our clients and have to work with them throughout the season. Weather is the main issue and can lead to delays in getting hunters in and out of the field. This is out of our control and a regular challenge no matter where you hunt in the north. We expect patience if this becomes an issue on your hunt. Everyone wants to get you out and we will do our best.
There are also options to drive in your own vehicle to our main lodge, if this is something you’re considering we can provide more information in your booking packet.
Once you book a hunt with us, we will provide more detailed information on travelling to our area, maps, and requirements for firearms, Gear list and a hunt contract.