Anyone hunted up in Saskatchewan for elk, bison, whitetails or anything else?

Some big properties up there, and they have huge antlers for cheap prices.

How would this compare to some of the better places in Texas?

A couple ranches have whitetails over 200 for $7500.

I would venture a guess to say the weather is a lot colder

I talked to a guy up there about it before, he wasnt as friendly as Id like and it was odd when I was asking him how to bring my meat home he said that most people just leave it and take the head. But they do have some monsters for sure

Getting your hides, heads and meat back is a real pain. Ask your outfitter in advance if he has connections to help get your trophies back. Or you will have to have them mounted up there and shipped back, which is not necessarily cheaper.
Prices are sometime a little better is Sask. but you also have to consider you travel cost, airfare, etc.

Then add in all the traviling expenses and its cheaper to do it here. Just my 2 cents.

i did a high fence is saskatchewan back in 2005. Shot a 364 bull for $4,000. best price i could find in north america at the time. texas hf hunts are definately higher than is saskatchewan so its makes sense if you live in texas to hunt in texas but if you live in other states it may make sense to fly into canada, if you don't want the meat and just hunting for horns. on that particular hf place i hunted at, they also had high fence wolves and lynx to shoot for $1,500 a piece which was pretty bad

And don't forget the exchange rate. The Canadian dollar is now worth MORE than the U.S. dollar. Sad but true...

Interviewed for a job in North Dakota oilfield. And they do a lot of work in Saskachewan and Manitoba.

Would be an easy drive.

Becareful on eating meat from certain HF ranches . Unless their native deer and not pen raised and released. The pen raised deer get a lot of shots, antibiotics and who knows what else. A lot of people leave meat for this reason.
My buddy runs a HF ranch and won't each Whitetail venison that he knows was a pen deer. I never even thought about it until he told me.

And where would this be? Texas or Saskatchewan?

Wonder what the license fee is there?

Sounds like you might be working in my neck of the woods if you get that job.... Get a hold of me if you land it and want to go chase some mulies or geese this fall with us.

HF wolves and lynx??? I have no interest in ever even considering it but I would be interested in knowing what place does this.

not eating high fence meat does not make sense to me. If darted it would be out of the blood stream in 48 hrs. Antibiotics are used in beef way more than in pen deer. Someone correct me if I am wrong but it doesnt make sense.

Ask any deer breeder. A true big operation deer breeder if they eat the meat...most I know do not eat it. They will eat the native deer or go on a red stag or axis hunt to get meat for freezer. I tend to agree with them. If I wanted vaccinated , steroids, etc in my meat I'd buy from store...not saying it'll hurt you but I just prefer it not be in mine.

Wow the amount of [censored] information on this thread is amazing.

As for high fence elk and whitetail, yes there are some ranches producing big heads. Sorry but I have seen how some of them operate and it is just a head collection program, not a real hunt. But it is a sign of the times as I am sure there are a lot of guys on here who would think it was AOK.

Lastly, the meat issue. There have been CWD cases in Saskatchewan so it is watched closely at the border.

that's pretty much BS.... just thought I'd throw that out there.

There are de-wormers used in some feeds, but as far as running deer through the chute to inject them with steroids, that's one of the biggest myths around.

You are one to talk about ethics. From your own website.

http://www.canadianblackbearhunt.com/

It's the same as running a deer feeder and using cameras for whitetails here. Or hunting a food plot where you know there is a certain buck coming.

Which part is bs? Are you a million dollar operation deer breeder? Doubtful with your lack of knowledge. Do you think for a second the bottle feed fawns that are potentially 10,000 to 20,000 plus aren't injected with antibiotics with the first sniffle ? Plus vaccinated ? Not to mention 20k to 6 figure breeder bucks...
Nothing wrong with eating it to me as its better than store bought meat but I'd prefer to eat the native venison personally .
I was just addressing why some may leave meat to be donated or whatever...yes there's also the large expense and trouble to get meat home .