Dada Mail Seasons Greetings

Hello Everyone and Happy Holidays,

We are all finished with the 2009 season and are enjoying our brief break before the ice fishing season begins. We would like to thank all who visited us at the Ice Fishing Show in St Paul earlier this month. The lakes are now froze and we have a few inches of snow on the ground. The smaller lakes are safe for travel and the deeper trout lakes should be good in a week or so. I will be making a trip soon and checking the conditions for the ice fisherman coming up for the lake trout opener on January 1. The hardwater season is one of my favourite times. There is nothing like pulling a laker up threw the ice, they are one of the hardest fighting fish in NW Ontario. If you want to experience ice fishing in the great North, let us know and we will help get you all set up.

As most of you all know, we acquired another fly in outpost cabin this fall. We are very pleased with all the interest that we have been getting from past and future potential guests. We felt that this was an opportunity we just couldn t pass up when we found out we could acquire the Sakwite Lake outpost cabin. The lake offers excellent walleye fishing, trophy pike, smallmouth, and lake trout. If you or anyone you know is looking for a good multi species lake, this is it and the only cabin on the lake to top it off. Dogfly and Grant offer the best smallmouth fishing we have along with pike, lake trout , and muskie. If you are still thinking about a fly in trip for the 2010 season, we still have dates available. We are also offering 1 free day for trips of 5 days or more to Sakwite Lake as an introductory offer. We will extend this offer to guests booked at Dogfly and Grant already for the 2010 season in 2011. This offer can also be combined with the summer special from July 15 - August 15, this makes for a great deal on a week trip - 7 days for the price of 5!!!!!

To recap the hunts that we offer. The bear hunts were very successful again this fall. We had fewer hunters this season than other years, but everyone seen multiple bears, except those who harvested the first bear that came into the bait. We were once again 100% success on shot opportunities, the harvest success was down due to couple animals wounded and not recovered. If we would have been able to recover all the bears, we would have been 100% on the success rate. The largest bear taken this fall was 450 and 7  nose to tail, taken by one of our women hunters. If any of you are wanting to hunt bear with us this upcoming season, contact us as soon as possible to get the dates of your choice. We are starting to get more inquiries in the last few weeks and already have a few slots sold.

The whitetail hunts were tougher this season than years past. The weather was warmer than usual, much like last year. The warmer weather made it more challenging, our success rate was just over 50% with the largest buck grossing 164 3/8  B&C. There were also a few quality animals passed on early in the week, only to not show themselves again. I kept contributing the slower hunting last year and this year to the weather, but after finishing the season, I feel there are a few other contributing factors. There are more variables to the hunt than just the weather. We had two fairly tough winters in a row and our wolf population has doubled, this all adds up to a decline in the deer herd. This is nothing new for us, it is the reason we have the quality and size of deer that we have. It is mother natures way of culling the herd and getting rid of the inferior gene pool. Survival of the fittest as the old adage goes. We still have some great deer hunting available, we just don t have as many numbers as previous years. I have always told the hunters, you are looking for 1 deer, a trophy buck, not numbers. We are making a few changes with our whitetail hunts for next year to help increase your odds of bagging that trophy buck, so call or email for details if you are considering a trophy whitetail hunt with us for the 2010 season. Considering all the variables, we still had a good hunt and everyone was pleased with their trip. There is also an upside to all this, especially if you are wanting a timber wolf for your trophy room. With the wolf population being at one of its higher points, now is a time to do that wolf hunt you have always thought about. These trips are best January - March.

If anyone has any questions about trips you have booked or concerns about possible trips, let us know and we will get you all the information you need. On a quick note to those who visited us this past season, remember to bring your Ontario Outdoors Card with you this year for your fishing/hunting license or you will need to purchase another one this season. The plastic card is good for 3 years.

That pretty much wraps up our fall at Gateway North Outfitters and we hope to see you all again this upcoming year. We are attending a few more shows this year than in previous years. We will be attending the following shows and would enjoy having you stop by. Also, please forward this letter to anyone you know that might be interested in a trip that we offer. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you in our outdoor paradise in the future.

Jan 27-31 Booth 217 America s Outdoor Show - Donald E Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL
Feb 17-21 Booth 189 Duluth Boat, Sports, and Travel Show - DECC in Duluth, MN
Feb 26-28 Booth 706 Pheasants Forever/Pheasant Fest - Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, IA


Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to all. We hope everyone has a safe and prosperous New Year.

Gateway North Outfitters Lucas, Nicole, & Family

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