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Webber’s Lodges 2010
Booking & Show Calendar
Hunting Dates
Spring Goose May 12-27
Caribou September 8 – 25
Fall Goose September 6 – 26
Moose September 17 – October 1
Fishing Dates
We are currently booking 4 & 5 day fishing trips at North Knife Lake
Lodge, as well as 7 days at our Outposts at Small Lake, and Etawney Lake.
The Sport Show circuit has been and important part of our business for
many years, and 2010 is no exception! Come see Dave, Mike, Jeanne, Doug
& Helen at any of the following shows:
2010 Sport Shows
Chicago All Canada Show – Chicago, IL
SCI Show – Reno, NV
Jagd & Hund Show – Dortmund, Germany
The Sheep Show – Reno, NV
Dallas All Canada Show – Dallas, TX
NorthWest Sports Show – Minneapolis, MN
January 14-17
January 20-23
February 2-8
February 4-6
February 19-21
March 24-28
The Webber’s Blog
For up to date Fishing and Hunting information check out our blog.
Home to fishing and hunting updates, stories, recipes, and so much more!
www.webberslodgesfishingblog.com
News Flash - Webber’s is Operating
Nanuk Goose Hunting Lodge
This fall Webber’s Lodges officially took over operations for Nanuk Goose Hunting Lodge.
Located 160 miles east of Gilliam, Manitoba, on Cape Tatnam, Nanuk is at the heart of the
flyway, and is ideal for any goose hunter.
Webber’s Lodges has been operated as a family business in Northern Manitoba for over 40
years. We will continue to run Nanuk as one of Canada’s top goose hunting destinations, and
will offer both the spring and fall hunts.
For more information on Nanuk Goose Hunting Lodge or any hunting adventure offered
through Webber’s Lodges please contact us at
1-888-WEBBERS (932-2377) [email protected].
We look forward to helping you plan your next Canadian hunting trip of a lifetime!
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2010 Booking and
Show Calendar
Spectacular Wilderness
Adventures
Late Ice Out
Discover the adventure the
wilderness and the luxury
desired by so many and
experienced by few.
by Dave Schellenberg
I have to admit, this year was particularly
rough if you were an outfitter in Northern
Manitoba. We had one of the latest
ice outs in Manitoba history. Even
Doug Webber, who has been outfitting
in Manitoba for over forty years, can’t
recall the ice being on North Knife Lake as
late as it was this year. The last of the ice
finally left the north end of North Knife Lake around
the 4th of July.
The late ice out did provide some benefits, such as postponing the
spring Lake Trout fishing. These fish come alive once the spring melt
begins and fresh nutrients from streams and creeks in the area flow into
the main lake. The trout are in the shallows at this time of year, feasting
on whatever they can find, and hitting almost any hook thrown into the
water. Quite often we catch only the tail end of this incredible action.
This year however, we enjoyed fantastic shallow water Lake Trout
action well into July.
One of the groups who benefited from this was the Vukelic family from
Buffalo. They are long time guests of North Knife Lake Lodge and had
the opportunity to experience some of the best Lake Trout fishing we
have to offer. Several Lakers in the high thirty inch range were caught.
This year we had another first, the opportunity to host our first ever
Grad Retreat. A group of high school graduates chose to come to
North Knife Lake Lodge to fish, relax, and enjoy life for a while before
embarking into the real world.
Thank you to everyone who helped to make this another successful
year. We look forward to another successful year in 2010, and hope to
see you on the dock!
Day Six of a Manitoba Moose Hunt
by Jeff Lindgren
Day 6: As my guide and I are heading back to the river I can’t help but
think, why does the guide want to go back there, the action seems to be
at the east end of the lake, but then I remind myself of what I consider
the number one rule on a guided hunt NEVER GUIDE THE
GUIDE, so I keep my mouth shut and trust the guy with the local
knowledge. We set up high on a rock and call for a few hours, nothing,
not even the distant raking sound we thought we had heard before.
When we climb down from the rock Joe (my guide) says lets go up
river a bit and have a look. I agree and we head out, before we even get
1/2 mile away he pulls up to shore and here I go again thinking what
the heck is he stopping here for, you can almost see where we just
were, but again I wisely keep my mouth shut. We walk up the bank
and while it looks real “Moosey” we don’t see anything so we head back
to the boat. Joe gets in the boat, but I decide to answer natures call, as I
zip up and head back to the boat he holds up his hand telling me to
stop! I ask why and he points off in the brush across the river and says
“BULL”, of course I don’t hear a thing. A few seconds go by and we
hear a loud crashing sound, only something real heavy could break a
branch big enough to make that sound. As Joe scrambles out of the
boat with his call my heart starts pounding, even before we climb back
up the hill for a better view. Then I hear it UH..... UH....UH and then
a cow moans, oh my god it’s going to happen. Joe calls back and then
points at the willows across the river, you can see them being thrashed
around and pieces flying. Joe says,“Can you see him?” Of course I
can’t, so he keeps pointing to a spot, all I can see are the willows
moving. Joe tells me to go to the right for a better angle and set up, so I
get about 50 feet over, find a 45 degree dead fall for a rest and set up on
the moving willows. Right then I see a paddle and it looks big, there
goes the heart again, it feels like it’s going to jump out of my chest. Just
as I am telling myself to settle down he steps out into a small
opening in the willows exposing the front half of his body, my cross
hairs were already on that spot, so I just verify that I have a clear
shot and pull the trigger. Even though he didn’t react at all to the
200 grain swift A Frame from my 300 Ultra Mag, I can see water
spray from where the bullet hit. I know it is a good shot but he is
walking away like nothing hit him? I shoot again and he simply
stops. He stands there for a second and falls over on his side.
Suddenly everything is dead still, I can’t believe it I finally have my
Moose after three hunts, one in B.C., one in the Northwest
Territories, and one in Manitoba, my Manitoba Monster.
Joe tells me to walk over to the river bank near the Moose and he
will bring the boat. He picks me up and we go across the river and
there he is no ground shrinkage at all, what a Moose - I couldn’t be
happier.
We take some photos and leave some tobacco
nearby as thanks and open him up before
going back for help to bring everything
back to camp. This is definitely a
“Two Boat Moose”. After getting
everything back to camp, Joe and
I hung around to make dinner,
and when the other guys got in we
found out that Cedric got himself a
real nice Bull as well. What a day, two
Moose today, 3 for 3 on the trip, what more
could you ask for.
Jeff Lindgren – Saint Paul, MN
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North Knife Lake Lodge & Dymond Lake Lodge
Box 79, Kleefeld, Manitoba Canada R0A 0V0
Phone: (204) 377-5090
Toll-Free: 1-888-WEBBERS (932-2377)
Fax: (204) 377-4748
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