| All hunters
want to hunt where they have the highest odds of harvesting their 'dream' animal.
The best way to improve your odds is to hunt in Alberta, but with realistic
expectations to avoid going home disappointed. As all true hunters know, a
good guide, combined with 100 per cent sincere effort and a positive hunter attitude,
will always produce better results. Add Alberta to the equation and you are probably
operating at the highest reasonable odds of harvesting a true trophy.
We emphasize proper perspective in all of our dealings
with our guests. We do not oversell our hunts, or our possibilities. We tell you
how it really is. What we do provide is a proven track record, lots of flexibility
and a 100 per cent solid effort on your behalf. There
are many uncontrollable elements associated with any hunt. North American Hunting
Club Executive Director, Bill Miller explains:
| "The list of uncontrollables dwarfs the
list of things that can be controlled. Weather, animal movement, regulation changes,
area closures... and a million other variables must be left to fate. There's no
way any of us - hunter or outfitter - can control these .for the hunter, the greatest
and most important thing that can be controlled is attitude. If the hunter comes
to camp fully expecting to have a good time and is willing to adapt, he probably
will have a good time (however, if he has the) attitude that the hunt can only
be successful if he leaves with an animal, then chances are he'll head for home
with a sour taste in his mouth." |
Bill
Miller also affirms that the Outfitter, "must commit that he'll do everything
humanly possible to see that each hunter in camp enjoys the trip", adding
that, "the outfitter owes the hunter maximum effort to ensure an enjoyable
trip and - as much as the uncontrollable elements allow - a crack at an animal."
Well-said Bill! We agree!
We anticipate that hunters should see a variety
of big game, and while we cannot guarantee a kill, we can guarantee a solid effort and perhaps the hunting
experience of a lifetime with the potential for world-class results. We'll help
you spot the game - you decide whether it meets your criteria, and if so, the
hunt will be on, be it calling, spot and stalk, working the bush, ground blind
hunting behind camo or in a simulated hay bale, tree stand hunting or some combination
of these proven techniques. Whenever possible, we'll call the elk and moose in
for these types of hunts, while we'll push and/or "talk" to the deer, as required,
for the whitetail and mule deer hunts.
We
suggest to our hunting guests that we hope to be able to show them minimum 125 class whitetail
and 140 class mule deer on our deer hunts. On our moose hunts, we suggest to
our guests that we hope to be able to show them 30" to 45" moose, and
on our elk hunts we suggest that our hunters should hope to see 230 class to 300
class elk. As you can see, we do not oversell our hunts.
When hunting mule deer, we always see lots of muleys and typically 100% of our mule deer primary hunters do harvest a mule deer. In fact, in recent years, every hunter has indeed harvested and our average mule deer has scored 160 B&C. In 2006, THA won the very coveted APOS Award for the "Largest Mule Deer - Archery on an Alberta Outfitted Hunt". On our whitetail primary hunts, we usually see deer that exceed 125 class and frequently some serious trophy whitetails. THA has recently been honored twice with the APOS Award for the "Largest Whitetail - Archery on an Alberta Outfitted Hunt". Our moose hunts can run from very productive to more challenging. We know the moose are there, but, in spite of their incredible size, sometimes they are difficult to find. Our average moose harvest is 75%. THA recently won another coveted APOS Award for the "Largest Moose - Archery on an Alberta Outfitted Hunt". In other words, THA hunters have four times, in the past few years, harvested the largest archery whitetails in Alberta twice, the largest mule deer once and the largest moose once on outfitted hunts out of some 450 Alberta outfitters. Elk, the most beautiful member of the ungulate family, can be feast or famine. Once pressured, elk become quite nocturnal. Our archery elk hunters generally see several keeper bulls and we usually experience 100% opportunity and greater than 65% harvest on our archery elk hunts. The rifle elk hunts can be quite difficult since elk are not on a resident draw in most WMUs and there can be a lot of resident elk hunting pressure resulting in spooky, nocturnal elk during the rifle season.
Successful elk hunters, however, have harvested the most magnificent member of the North American ungulate family.
We want you to harvest that big animal as much as you do.Our
hunting guests appreciate our honesty and are rarely disappointed! Our
philosophy is to under-promise and over-achieve.
Our
mandate is to make every effort to ensure an enjoyable trip and a memorable wilderness
experience, while at the same time hopefully providing an opportunity to "bag
the big one". In summary, Trophy Hunters Alberta
Inc. offers the following:
- Tested,
proven, licensed, bonded and insured guides on a 2:1 or 1:1 basis
- Record
Book potential
- Productive territories
- Mule deer,
moose, whitetail and elk hunts including numerousl combinations of these species
- Accommodations
to fit your individual needs including camp wall tents, heated motorhomes/travel
trailers with full facilities, B&Bs, cottages/cabins, full comfort ranch houses
and hotels/motels in small towns
- Outpost
or spike camps as appropriate
- Wholesome
meals prepared by a full time chef in our wilderness camps, ranch "mothers" on
our ranch hunts and local approved restaurants in our other camps. In all camps,
we provide healthy meals including fresh fruit and vegetables, frequently real
maple syrup, Canadian bacon and wild game (where available).
- Fabulous
scenery
- Airport service (complementary)
for arrivals and departures to THA recommended pre/post hunt hotels in either Calgary or Edmonton. Hunters arriving by air should pre-arrange a rental vehicle for the duration of their hunt. THA has special discounted rates with Enterprise Rent-a-Car near the Calgary International Airport.
- Complementary
rough caping and trophy and meat pick-up from camp
If
you want world-class hunting potential, Trophy Hunters Alberta can provide
the territories and, hopefully, the opportunities.
With our large number of non-resident
alien permits,
we are able to provide a high degree of flexibility in our various
hunt offerings.
IMPORTANT NOTICE!
We
still have excellent openings for this fall.
We
are now booking hunts for this fall and future seasons at current pricing.
Prices
for our hunts are very competitive, and are shown on this Website. For availability,
dates, prices and booking information, please click Bookings.
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