Wes Hixon Outdoor Adventures

Black Bear, Moose and Woodland Caribou:

During the early to mid 1990s, Wes hunted in Newfoundland several times with various outfitters before settling down to business with Wayne and David Holloway who own and operate Pine Ridge Lodge.

Wayne and David have lived and hunted here all their lives and have 16 years experience in the outfitting business. The fact that they own five full-service lodges, two airplanes, and hunt the home range of the largest woodland Caribou herd in the province, as well as having access to high populations of Moose and Black Bear, are just a few of the reasons Wes chose this company.

In addition to being government licensed, a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Outfitters Association, Pine Ridge Lodge offers a variety of additional reasons why you should consider booking your hunt with them.

Accommodations

• Fully modern lodging with hot showers and private rooms for male and female guests
• Meals are prepared fresh daily by full-time camp cooks. No "freeze dried foods"
• Experienced, knowledgeable, friendly and enthusiastic English speaking guides
• Two company owned airplanes on floats - a Helio Courier and Cessna 180
• No additional charges for air transfers to and from camps
• Helicopter transfers to and from camps if needed
• Options to hunt "fly-in" or "ground accessible" lodges
• All equipment needed and furnished to insure a safe and successful hunt:
  • Boats with outboard motors
  • ATV's and Argo's
  • Radio, telephone and network connections available
  • Company owned "walk-in" freezers for meat and hide storage
  • All packing materials to meet airline shipping specifications
• All license and species tags are guaranteed and are included in the cost of your hunt
• All government taxes are included
• Single and multi-species hunts available for Moose, Woodland Caribou and Black Bear
• Black Bear can be hunted spot and stalk or baited both Spring and Fall
• Rifle, Muzzle-loader and Archery hunts available
• High hunter success on free ranging fair chase hunts

2008 Rates for Road Accessible Camps

These rates are in U.S. funds per person for Archery, Rifle, or Black Powder.

Road Accessible Camp Hunts include the following:

Road transportation between hunting camp and the towns of Gander Or Bishop's Falls for hunter and game: meals which are prepared fresh daily by a full-time cook (no freeze-dried foods & no "do-it-yourself" meals), accommodations at hunting camp, guide services, including capeing and trophy preparation, use of boats, motors, and ATVs, (No back-breaking lifting and carrying of game), and taxes. LICENSE FEES are extra (see below for license fees). Arrangements for licenses and tags are handled by Pine Ridge Lodge. No license draw system involved. Your hunting licenses and tags will be presented to you at the hunting lodge.

All single species hunts are conducted on a one guide per two hunters basis. Hunters have the option of hunting a single species with a one per hunter arrangement for the additional charge of $750. All multi-species hunts are conducted on a one guide per hunter basis.

Success Rates

• Moose: 90%
• Woodland Caribou: 90%
• Black Bear: 80%

2008 Rates for Fly-in Accessible Camps:

These rates are in U.S. funds per person for Archery, Rifle, or Black Powder.

All hunts include the following:

Air transportation between hunting lodges and the town of Gander, bulk packaging and cold storage of game and trophies, meals, accommodations at hunting camp, guides, caping and trophy preparation, license and G.S.T. taxes. All hunts are 6 hunting days. All single species hunts are conducted on a one guide per two hunter basis. Hunters have the option of hunting a single species with a one guide per hunter arrangement for the additional charge of $750. All multi-species hunts are conducted on a one guide per hunter basis.

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