Manitoba Waterfowl Hunts
Rick Cornelisen from Salol, MN holding up a couple banded Canadas.
Manitoba Waterfowl Hunting Trips
Waterfowl hunting has always been a stronghold of mine, guiding waterfowl hunters from an early age in Nebraska and North Dakota, prior to Canada. One of my strongest points is being able to read a field the night before and anticipate which field is going to give us a solid play the next day. That knowledge has led to consistent shoots day after day throughout the season. I’m also able to read the birds flying over and know which are likely to decoy and those that aren’t.
We have 80 percent or more return clients annually, and I believe this comes from the solid shoots day after day, combined with clean and comfortable lodging, and exceptional meals. Immediately pulling into our lodge, your gut feeling will immediately be reassured.
The finished product--a custom built 42' blind that has been a complete game changer to our waterfowl hunts.
Another huge sell of our waterfowl hunt is our custom-made, 42-foot metal blind that we pull on and off the fields daily. If there has been too much rain, we also have four custom-made, 18-foot metal blinds we can pull into the field with our huge swamp buggy. These offer hunters of all ages to enjoy the comfort of SITTING in a heated blind, your shells and coffee on a shelf, and a mid-morning breakfast cooked in the blind. Yes, we have propane heat running throughout the blind. Our blinds are also a great way to work with your dog as the blinds have custom-made dog doors. Lay-down blinds have their place, just not in our operation, as our clients continue to tell us how much they truly dislike hunting from one of these blinds.
Limit in 45 minutes! All on some of the best decoying possible.
About 80 percent of our hunt is geared towards the morning where we shoot limits of Canada geese on an average of two of the three days of hunting. We also get some nice shoots on ducks on some of the fields, and often have big shoots on snow geese.
If snow geese are moving, we will decoy those mile high flights. Most mornings are spent hunting right up until noon where we find that the geese actually decoy better in the mid-morning time frame.
Michigan crew was beginning to run out of shells on this morning's hunt.
All shooting is done on decoying birds, and we put out an average of nearly 200 full-body decoys every day. Pass shooting is fine on a desperate day, but I am all about decoying birds.
We have kept our pricing at a lower level because we no longer offer the afternoon hunt. With most all operations, the afternoon hunt is simply a 'filler' hunt, and unlike the majority of outfits, we push our morning hunts right up to noon, where as others are generally off of the field by ten o'clock.
Manitoba Hunting Regulations
Basic fish and wildlife regulations for Manitoba can be found in the Hunting, Angling and Trapping guides. Regulation changes occur every year, so it is important that you read and understand the information provided in the guides. For a free PDF of the most current available Hunting, Angling and Trapping Regulations please visit the official Manitoba Wildlife Federation's website by clicking the MWF logo displayed to the right or the button below.
Manitoba Hunter Education Requirements
Need your Hunter Education Certification? A replacement Hunter Safety Card? If you’ve got questions about getting certified so you can go hunting you’ll find everything you need to know below:
Canada Migratory Bird Permit
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