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Not Shovelling Yet

Shovelling snow is a part of our winter.  We woke to snow on the ground today but I am sure it is just a foretaste of what is coming later.

 

The aircraft have been put away for winter and on Sat Randy and I winterized the base. 

Bring it on, we are ready for winter.

Winter schedule

We moved the aircraft to their winter home in Nestor Falls yesterday.  Randy and I made the last flight of the season and can begin the adjustment to a new winter pace. 

Most folks make a clock adjustment for Daylight Savings Time.  I adjust for my winter schedule.

 

Some who have waited around here for weather to clear may think this is my regular schedule but in reality I wait until the aircraft are parked to change my clock.

2011 Season is a wrap!

The last loads are always a mix. As we empty and shut down the camps for another winter, we get all the left over garbage, motors, and other assorted items out.

The last week we fought some nasty fall weather getting our hunters and their moose out of the bush. Today was picture perfect for the last shut down run.

All that we have left to do to finalize the 2011 season is to move the aircraft to Nestor Falls for their winter maintenance and storage.

Occupy Seseganaga

Joe has been out of the bush for only a few weeks and already he has become caught up in world affairs. 

He has begun a movement to Occupy Seseganaga Lake.  Of course you will need a leader for this movement if for no other reason than to book the trip.   Dates for this movement are limited to fishing season 2012 but there are many to choose from. 

Hopefully this movement spreads and Occupy Metionga Lake and Occupy Hilltop Lake get the same attention. 

What time is it?

One day this summer I got a radio call from one of our camps asking, “What time is it?”

I responded, “Who is calling?”

The person on the radio replied, “What difference does it make?”

I replied “It makes a lot of difference. If you are someone heading out to an outpost, it is 2 o’clock. If you are one of my pilots, it is 1400 hours. If you are a competitor, the big hand is on the 12 and the little hand is on the 2. And if you are already at an outpost, it is Thursday afternoon.”

Sea King

A Canadian Military helicopter was flying by from east to west last week and swooped in for a photo op. 

Quite the machine.  It is a CH-124 Sea King.

Things to do in Ignace

During the fall, moose begin to respond to “the call”. Moose rut and breed in late Sept and early Oct. We will go out some evenings and practise calling with camera ready. Karen’s cousin Anneke from Holland was visiting last month and we took her on a couple of moose searching adventures.

In spite of my best intimations of a female moose in heat, the best moose encounters we managed were not visible. The girls were ready with their cameras but we only heard the bulls respond by grunting, pacing and thrashing in the bush. They were most active at night due to the warm temperatures and wouldn’t show themselves for our cameras.

Calling the odd evening or morning before or after work is not a concerted effort at bringing out the bulls but sometimes we do get lucky.

Fall repairs

The Joe and Randy log cabin repair team ventured to Gamble lake to replace a rotten log on the log cabin.  This type of job requires time and a little know how.  Joe has the skills and patience and with Randy they make a formidable team.

There is still another day’s work to be done fitting the new log in place, but moving moose hunters will take precedent. 

Fall jobs

This time of year we not only continue with hunters, there is no shortage of other work to be done too.  Hunters don’t want us making noise while they are hunting so we service the camps and pick up moose only when required.  We try to focus our work efforts at lakes other than where hunters are or here around Ignace.

In a few weeks temperatures will drop and things will begin to freeze up.  Snow will need to be dealt with.  Therefore, we take advantage of any “good” days to work outside.  Everybody gets a job (or two). 

Karen doing some roof repairs at the base.

We had lots of wind this summer and had a few shingles to fix. 

Called him out

Don called out this nice bull on Seseganaga Lake and was able to take him with his crossbow at less than 20 yards within 1 km of camp. 

“Hi Brad and Karen,
Thanks for making my Dad's trip such a success.  It's a wonderful thing to see him bag such a wonderful trophy and have such a great time.  I wish I had been there with him, but it was nice to be able to get a clear picture of the story having been there last year. 
Thanks again.  Hope to see you again on a future trip.”
Jeff

“Brad and Karen:

Thanks again for allowing us to have a great hunting experience on Ses. As, usual you two and Randy provided great service.Attached are a couple of pics of the moose.  I have others... if you want more.   I'll let you know about next fall as soon as all the boys let me in on their availability and interests.”

Don

Archery hunting for moose is a hunter’s dream. We offer archery moose hunts in some of the finest moose areas in the province.  Hunts book quickly so if you are interested in 2012, contact us soon.

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