North Saskatchewan Black Bear Hunt '25 SOLD OUT
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Package price
with Black bear included
Val & Vi Owners and Outfitters
Canada
Response rate: 100%
Response time: within a day
More about us
Our company was established in 2006 and operates in 1 territory.
We are located 210 miles northwest of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The Boreal Forest surrounding Dore Lake teems with a wide selection of birds and wildlife.The lodge facility is cozy, rustic and just the right size for personalized service.
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About this hunt
Due to our remote territory, the minimal human presence, and the absence of hunting pressure (25 tags per year over 240,000 acres , with max. clients between 15-18 per year), the Black Bear population is healthier than many other places. The chances of getting a Black Bear over a 5 day hunt are excellent. It is very likely to get a color phase bear (black, blond, chocolate and cinnamon with white blaze spots on their chests). During the bear season, each hunter will have the opportunity to do some fishing after he harvests his trophy. The lodge is on the lake front; providing great spring fishing (mainly northern pike and walleye) even from the docks. Gear to bring: — Gun and /or bow, ammunition, no hand guns please — Fishing rod (we have spares) — Bug spray, net (if preferred or Thermacell) — Own safety belt if preferred — Rubber boots, rain gear — Rifle hunters must wear red, blaze, yellow or white, or any combination of these colors, must have red or blaze hut, — Black powder and bow hunters may wear full camo — Mid afternoons can reach 30°C, cooling possibly to 0°C at night. Layers are best, so you are ready for any weather — Camera and binoculars
Guided
(Easy trip)
Baiting
Rifle Hunting
Hunting From a Blind
Bow Hunting
Hunting season: 5 May 2025 - 8 Jun 2025
OTC Tag available
Where you will hunt
Territory
Saskatoon - Big River is 2:30hrs and from Big River to the Lodge is 1:30 hrs.
Fence type: Not fenced
Territory size: 2000 acres
Operating since: 2006 year
Structure by elevation
Plains: 40%
Hills: 40%
Mountains: 20%
Structure by landscape
Fields/Bush: 40%
Forest: 40%
Agricultural lands: 20%
Entertainment services
Fishing
Where you will stay
The Lodge
For the comfort of your trip, you will be staying in newly build lake front 4200 sq.f. 2 story main lodge. large open concept main floor living room and dining room 6 bedrooms 3 bathrooms stair lift sattelite TV
Facilities: TV Internet Bathroom Electricity Quad biking
How to get there
From Saskatoon From Saskatoon take hwy 12 north for about 75 km to Blane Lake. Make a right turn at stop sign onto hwy 40 and drive for about 60 km to Shellbrook. Make a left turn before ESSO gas station and drive for 5 km north. Make a left turn onto hwy 55 and drive 85 km to Big River. Fill up fuel at the Co-op or Esso gas stations. Take the gravel road between the gas stations going north-east. Make a left turn at the first stop sign, drive about 10 km and turn left again onto road 922 merging with 916 East and with 917 further north. Keep on driving straight north towards Smoothstone Lake. 10 km past Smoothstone Lake Lodge you'll see our sign and a gated road on your left. Drive for 2.5 km on that road. Please call if you need more instructions and call 306-683-9559 or Vi at 306-260-3982 before you lose cell phone reception.
Nearest airport: Saskatoon International Airport
Distance from airport: 210 miles
Transfer from airport: No
Transfer from railway: No
Other information
Gun rental: No
Vaccination required: No
Terms
Price Includes
- Accommodation
- Transport on territory
- Guiding by PH
- Field trophy preparation
- Trophy measurement
- Hunting license
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Beverages/soft drinks
- All bedding, linens and towels are supplied
- Meals, snacks, soft beverages
- Enclosed and open baited stands
- Game care ( caped, boxed for shipping)
- Radios for communication with your guide
- Boat, fuel, angling supplies
Cancellation
- Non-refundable.
Price DOES NOT include
- Transfer from/to airport
- Insurance
- Gratuities
- Hotel accommodations before and after hunt
- Alcoholic beverages
- Gun rental and Ammunition
- $800.00 USD for Bear tag, allocation, habitat, angling license, taxes
Wounding
- In case of wounded animal, will continue hunting for the same animal from the same location
Price Includes
- Accommodation
- Transport on territory
- Guiding by PH
- Field trophy preparation
- Trophy measurement
- Hunting license
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Beverages/soft drinks
- All bedding, linens and towels are supplied
- Meals, snacks, soft beverages
- Enclosed and open baited stands
- Game care ( caped, boxed for shipping)
- Radios for communication with your guide
- Boat, fuel, angling supplies
Price DOES NOT include
- Transfer from/to airport
- Insurance
- Gratuities
- Hotel accommodations before and after hunt
- Alcoholic beverages
- Gun rental and Ammunition
- $800.00 USD for Bear tag, allocation, habitat, angling license, taxes
Cancellation
- Non-refundable.
Wounding
- In case of wounded animal, will continue hunting for the same animal from the same location
Payment
Deposit
Final payment
Reviews (11)
Solid, good outfitter. Good people.
Individual hunt. Outfitter looks after you and respected what I was chasing. Good guide, great hospitality. Solid set up.
The most premier Outfitter in Saskatchewan
This outfit is great on every front! From the moment you arrive you receive top notch service! Val takes incredible care of each and every client that stays there. The Lodge itself is a comfortable place that feels like home and to top that off Vi (Val’s wife) cooks up some of the best home cooked meals that I have ever had at any outfit. The two of them make a strong team together. This is just the accommodations, this place is an outdoorsman paradise! Tower lodge sits on one of the best fishing lakes that I have ever personally fished in my life. My Father and I always catch hundreds of fish in the morning while we are killing time before we head to the bear stand in the afternoon! I mean come on is there a better way to kill time than to fish?! After fishing for the morning you head back to the lodge and have a great lunch and get ready to head to the bear stand! Val has spent countless hours setting all of his bait sites and it shows. Both years that I have hunted bear with them I shot my bears on the first night. It isn’t unlikely to see several bears within the first hour of sitting in your tree stand! This is a must do trip! The service is top notch and the hunting and fishing is second to NONE! Thanks Val and Vi for providing such an amazing hunting and fishing destination!
There is nothing to not like about them!
Great hunt, year after year!
The accommodations were extremely clean and very comfortable. The food was delicious every meal. The guides were highly qualified and had done hours of preparation and scouting. Quality and quantity of game were both excellent. We have hunted several years there and will be back again!
There was nothing to change about the great hunt and awesome Outfitter.
Reviews
Solid, good outfitter. Good people.
The most premier Outfitter in Saskatchewan
Great hunt, year after year!
I've been there hunting 8+ times
Family Bear hunt
Val and Vi work very hard to see that all of their clients have an excellent experience. You will have to look very hard to find a pair of people who will work harder to provide their clients with an excellant experience. Val put us in front of lots of bears and Vi kept us very welll fed and made sure all of other needs were met back in the lodge.
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Val & Vi Owners and Outfitters
Response rate: 100%
Response time: within a day