I wanted to thank you and your staff for the hospitality and the “Five Star Service” afforded me on my 2006 Saskatchewan Whitetail Hunt. I’ve been on other outfitter hunts in Quebec, Ontario and Colorado, but this was, by far, the best outfitter hunt I have ever been on.

I never thought that the “Dream Hunt” raffle ticket I got from the Deerassic Classic Giveaway in Ohio USA last August would ever be a winner, but it was. I won the Saskatchewan Whitetail Hunt, including airfare, with North Star Outfitting and was overjoyed. Chris at Deerassic Park was a tremendous help in setting up this hunt and should be commended.

I’m used to doing everything for myself and was quite surprised to be driven to my stand on ATV and handed my gear up into the Sportsman’s Condo Blind one piece at a time and received the same treatment on pickup at day’s end. Even though the blinds have good heaters, it’s nice not to have to walk a long distance to get to the blind and get all sweaty and then freeze.

If a hunter were short one item needed for hunting or relaxing afterwards, the guide would provide his own personal loaner or pick it up for you when he was in town. It didn’t matter if it was clothing, hand warmers, or refreshments.

The guides really work hard to insure you a quality hunt that you’ll remember for a long time. One could quickly tell that your guides were very well experienced and put their heart into everything they did. They went the extra mile all day long. The food was almost gourmet with fancy breakfasts, five and six course meals every night, and fresh baked goodies daily. The accommodations were very good and left you wanting for nothing. And Satellite TV too, you’re spoiling us!

I’ve never seen guides so accommodating and so eager to help set you up in the right circumstances so that you will be successful at getting a trophy deer. They acted as if they were the one going out hunting for the day and put every effort into making sure you were going to get what you came for. The radio check-ins at noon assured your safety (and comfort) and I looked forward to hearing details about what deer other hunters were seeing at that time. The great meals, accommodations and fresh bait put down every day show you spare no expense to insure a quality hunt.

It was my first Canadian Whitetail Hunt and I was successful in harvesting a beautiful 155 inch Whitetail on my second day of a six-day hunt. I remember radioing my guide and exclaiming, “I do believe I’m Shot Out, It all happened so fast”. I never expected to bag a buck like that on the second day of a six-day hunt!

I saw so many deer in just two days it astonished me. It seemed like Saskatchewan was an 8 point factory. Back in New York you’d have to be asleep on the stand to pass up several good 8 points like I did in your camp. I watched deer go up on their hind legs boxing and fighting over the right to feed, I saw bucks trailing does, nose to the ground, and several times I watched different deer families vying for feeding rights at the same bait station and was amused at the doe’s displays of dominance. At one point I was virtually surrounded by deer, with two 8 points and 9 does seen all at once, some at bait stations and others scattered all around me. One of the other hunters at a different stand saw an honest thirteen different bucks and at least ten different does in the same day. What makes that extraordinary is that in New York it might take you four to six or more whole hunting seasons to see the same numbers of bucks he saw in one day. I also hunt Whitetail in Arkansas with a son who lives there. They too have many large racked deer, but it still doesn’t hold a candle to what I’ve seen in Saskatchewan for quantity, mass and body size. Just amazing!

My special thanks to guide Troy Mercier for making my Whitetail hunt live up to the “Dream Hunt” title on the Deerassic Classic raffle ticket. I couldn’t be more pleased at the outcome. I guess you could say I’ve now “caught the bug”! Now I’m obsessed with getting an even bigger brute! I’ll be back, and I’ll be back at the Deerassic Classic Giveaway in Ohio next August too.

If anyone contemplating using your service wants to hear from someone else that was a “first timer”, you are welcome to have him or her call me as a reference.

Regards,
Jim Brady
Brewerton, N.Y.
(315) 699-7817
hexnut@aol.com

Mark Bernegger

Attention Fellow Hunters

My name is Steve Reichard and I have been fortunate to hunt all over this great world. One place that in particular that stands out in my opinion is North Star Outfitting in Alberta, Canada with Neil Johnson; along with the great crew. I have had the privilege of doing twenty four hunts with North Star between bear, deer, goose and duck hunts. I have harvested whitetail deer on all ten deer hunts accept for one, that particular hunt I was just being picky. I was lucky enough to harvest a 200 class mule deer this year and a great whitetail in 2004. In the spring of 2004 I harvested one of the largest black bears I have even taken. It was an honest 8‘2“. Over the many years I have hunted with North Star Outfitting I have harvested 19 bears. It’s great because my hunting buddies have also been as fortunate as myself. The food accommodations are five star, no questions asked. All I can say is be prepared to gain weight over the week.

North Star also acquired a new camp in Saskatchewan, Canada. I spent a week there in November of 2004 and seen numerous great deer.

If you are looking for a great hunt with first class hard workers and respectful, honest people give North Star Outfitting a call or myself.

GO HUNTING WHILE YOU ARE PHYSICALLY ABLE! Steve Reichard

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