Wes Hixon Outdoor Adventures

For more than 40 years, this family operated outfitting business has offered horseback hunts and wilderness adventures in British Columbia's Northeast Rocky Mountains. This family and their experienced guides offer a large variety of wilderness hunting experiences, having 25 established camps which are serviced by three airstrips, a quality horse herd, and an extensive network of trails.

The main lodge and base camp is reached via charter flight from Fort Nelson. All hunters are met upon arrival in Fort Nelson and taken to catch their charter flights. Suggested equipment, arrival and departure information, license and tag applications are sent after booking your trip. Hunts are priced on a per hunter basis in U.S. funds. All hunts are guided "1x1" (one hunter with one guide).

Horses and tack are furnished. Each camp has a cook and a wrangler. All food and camp equipment is provided.

Horns and skulls are cleaned; capes and hides are salted, dried and transported to town (when expedient) for shipping. All usable meat is packed in camp as required by regulations. Each hunter is required to purchase a big game license and tag for each animal the hunter intends to hunt.

Stone Sheep

We suggest a 15-day Sheep hunt to ensure a good chance at a ram. Legal rams are defined by a full curl regulation requiring the curl to extend over the bridge of the nose, or eight years old as determined by horn annuli. It is crucial that we harvest older rams as our quotas are adjusted by age. We expect all hunters to be in good physical condition. To hunt either Sheep or Goat, you will need to be able to ride, walk, climb, and shoot accurately after making a stalk. Quite frankly, we do not want to book you for these hunts if you are not in "Sheep Shape." We expect to get you a shot at a ram, the rest is up to you. The priority on Sheep hunts is the ram, but other species including Goat, Moose, Caribou, Elk, Wolf, Grizzly and Black Bear are also available depending on camp and season. 15-day Sheep hunts run from August 1 to October 15.

Elk, Moose, or Goat

Elk are our most abundant species, and we have some of the best rut hunting for trophy 6-point Elk in North America. We hunt Canadian Moose. They are distributed throughout the area, and can be hunted as a priority species or on a combination hunt. We have some excellent, lightly hunted Goat country in the western part of our guide area and the key to success is having the time to hunt them, and be in "Goat Shape." We operate from three different airstrips, and depending on time and season, hunts from these bases may range out to various outcamps, each having different combinations of tent and cabin facilities. Horses are used extensively while hunting. Four prime time hunts are set up to run in 10-day segments from August 24 to October 7, although longer hunts can be arranged to maximize opportunities for additional species.

Brief regulation synopsis: A 3-point minimum is in effect on Elk from August 15 to September 9, increasing to a 6-point minimum from September 10 through October. We also have a special rut archery Elk season from September 10-30, in a portion of the area. Moose go from an any bull regulation, August 15-31, to a 3-point brow tine or 10-point minimum through September and October. Caribou are also any bull in August, and then go to 5-point antler top in September. We hunt for big male Billy Goats with seasons currently restricted to the month of September in the majority of the guide area, as well as an August 15 opening in a remote western unit. We now have an archery season that starts Aug. 15 and runs through October with a 3-point minimum horn restriction.

Additional species

Additional Species Black Bear and Wolf tags should be considered on all hunts. Mountain Caribou are specific to certain areas and seasons, and are a quality trophy to round out a combination hunt.

Grizzly

Our current quota allows us to harvest three Grizzly Bears annually in three different management units. We offer Grizzly-specific hunts, or in conjunction with other species. We encourage you to bring tags for all species that are open during your hunt with the exception of the quota species (Grizzly and Sheep) which require specific booking.

Each hunter is required to purchase a big game license and tag for each animal the hunter intends to hunt. The following hunting license and fees are in U.S. funds for non-resident aliens and are subject to change. Please note these are 2010 license and tag fees and include a 5% GST charge. 

Note: As a member of the Guides Outfitters Association of B.C. they are required to collect a Canadian $125 per hunter surcharge.

Tentative Hunting Seasons:

Stone Sheep - August 1 - October 15
Elk and Moose - August 15 - October 31
Mountain Goat - August 15 - October 15
Mountain Caribou - August 21 - September 30
Grizzly Bear - April 15 - June 15, and August 25 - October 26
Black Bear - April 15 - June 15, and August 15 - November 1
Mule Deer - October 10 - November 4
Wolf - August 1 - May 31

***Please Note*** Stone Sheep and Grizzly Bear are on annual quota.

2010 Price Schedule

Priority Species allow harvest of priority animal, harvest fees for additional species taken.

Harvest fees for each additional animal taken

Payment Schedule: One-third of the initial price is required to confirm booking. A second one-third is due May 1, and the final one-third on arrival in the hunting camp. Additional animal harvest fees are to be paid at completion of hunt. Note: All hunting camp payments must be paid in cash, traveler's checks, or certified checks only. Anyone canceling a confirmed booking will forfeit deposits. Clients are also required to sign a contract and liability waiver at the time of booking.

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