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![]() The benefit of hunting with us? Just about 90% of the land we hunt is our own private land which means we can utilize it in a way which promotes good deer population, growth and habitat. We have access to over 100,000 acres of land; we lease farmland & have endless government land which is allocated to us to hunt. Most everyone knows that if you want to improve your opportunity to successfully hunt a trophy deer you need to travel to where hunting pressure is low, food source is great, and good habitat is evident. Trophy deer hunting is dependent upon age, food and genetics. Here in Manitoba we have all this. Let’s talk about hunting pressure. Manitoba covers an area about equal to Michigan & Wisconsin combined or Pennsylvania & New Jersey combined yet only about 1000 non-resident deer hunting licenses are sold. As you can see hunting pressure is almost non-existent. Our land is vast, with high quality grain farms producing oats, canola, wheat & barley surrounded by dense forest land. Our roadways are also few & far between which limits access & limits deer kill. All these factors are what allows our deer to become old, reproduce and become big. Our hunting success is based on experience, hard work, consistent care of our land & deer along with focused attention on our hunters. We take very limited numbers of hunters and utilize the archery, muzzleloader and rifle season. Archery season starts early in the Fall but for your best opportunity we take hunters mid to the end of October. This puts us closer to the rut and the weather is still manageable. Muzzleloader season is the first week of November leading into 3 weeks of rifle season. Our peak rut falls during the rifle season. During archery we utilize open tree stands like lone wolf climbers and lock ons. During muzzleloader and rifle season we use an assortment of ground blinds and tree stands which are heated with variations of propane heaters. To maximize your hunting opportunity we encourage you to stay out all day in the stand. Which brings the cold weather up. We started using heat in stands about 5 years ago and it boosted our buck sightings & kill significantly. No matter where you are from you don’t know how cold you can be until you hunt all day here in Manitoba in November. You must plan for a cold weather experience. You will stay in our wilderness tent camp which is located on our private land at the base of the Duck Mts. Camp is warm & comfortable consisting of canvas wall tents with hard floors & walls, 2 bunk beds with good mattresses, electric heat, shower house, outhouse, archery & rifle range. Meals in the main tent cabin. Typical schedule is continental breakfast between 4:30-5:30 a.m., in the stands by 6:30a.m., bag lunch & snacks, back to the cabin for supper at 6:30p.m. THINGS TO BRING Weapon, ammunition, the warmest clothing you own, gloves, hat, warm boots, optics, range finder, ORANGE hat and vest during gun season, camo during archery, safety belt is required, sleeping bag, flashlight, coolers, foot & hand warmers, snacks & drinks, thermos. Walkie Talkies are great to call us if you have a deer early in the day. ![]() Smith Outfitters Box 208 Minitonas, Manitoba, Canada R0L 1G0 (204) 525-2121 smsmith@mts.net Site Created and Maintained By |