Catching the Good Life in the Canadian Wilderness

Good Morning Happy Campers, hope you all are enjoying the Winter, or NOT! 23-24 Winter has been weird to say the least. Little snow and cold have led to many thoughts: Will Winter come later, will it dump us in May, have the Bear’s come out to play already, etc…..

Whatever is going on, we all know it is something, to me this is a continued signal that we need to help Mother Earth. She is warming too fast and is out of control. We all need to do all we can to take care of this precious world, if not, then what!

Bear Hunt will begin May 27, 2024, a new BMA will be a New Adventure. We have a few openings, so if you are interested, get hold of me asap.

Moose Season are as follows: Archery runs September 21-October 11. Rifle Starts October 12

We have limited openings for the Rifle Season, but have room for Archery hunts. Of Course this is dependent on the tag situation, time will tell what happens this year.

Excited to get up to the north in the near future. We hope that 2024 brings all of us together again and I hear Happy Camp Calling now, so What you waiting for, Come and Catch the Good Life with us at Happy Camp Ontario!

Happy New Year Happy Campers! As we usher in the New Year, we also usher in a New Era at Happy Camp. Soon we hope to unleash the animal in the far north and start Ice Fishing and adventures in the snow. From what we can tell, right now there is little snow, so Let’s go Hunting and Fishing!

So if you are hankering for a New adventure, shoot me an email or Call me today, let’s Chat!! What you waiting for, Come and Catch the Wild Life with us at Happy Camp Ontario!!

Good Morning and Happy Holidays! Just to let everyone know that we are looking for a few hunters to join us for the 1st Bear Hunt in our NEW BMA!! We are excited about this adventure to include Spring and Fall hunts to a small group of hunters.

We are about to embark on a journey like no other, to have the awesome opportunity to spend time in the far north in the Spring AND Fall is something special.

Want more information, shoot us a message or call me today!! There are Limited openings and only select hunters will be welcomed into Happy Camp Ontario!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and HEY whatcha waiting for, Come and Catch the Good Life with us at Happy Camp Ontario!!!

July 21, 2023, short and sweet, been rejected at the border for paperwork issues. No end in sight for the nightmare, if ANYONE can help with IRCC and the Employer Portal release of our application and GCKey reset, PLEASE call me asap in the USA.

June 22, 2023 still has me in Wisconsin. We have laid to rest a good guy in Tony Cecil. Tony always had a smile on his face for me and I remember making Maple Syrup with him and solving all the worlds problems. Tony, you were a good guy who left his mark in many places with Sara and Steve. Say hi to all of your brothers!

We celebrated Mom’s birthday without her yesterday. Time certainly does fly and it will soon be a year since Mom left us. Mom and Dad while you are gone, you are certainly not forgotten. Went to the Steak Fry in Clintonville, and walked around Honey Creek, not the same without either of you!

Magoo is getting along ok, we are so hopeful to get the arthritis meds soon as she labors much these days. As we walk I see the age in her eyes, remember all the great adventures we have had. I am praying that we have many more this year at Happy Camp chasing fish, Grouse, ducks and so much more.

I am planning on being up at Camp soon for a few months, although the Wilderness calls daily, its seems more comes up that just needs to get done. Soon I hope the stuff that needs to get done can get put behind us and head to Happy Camp Ontario.

I have some boats hauled up to Camp, but could use a hand if anyone wants to haul some and come up for a spell. We certainly can find a place for you to hang your hat and fishing pole, catch a few but most of all enjoy the fantastic Wilderness that Happy Camp Ontario has to offer! So if you got a hitch, wanna haul some boats, give me a shout and let’s talk!

Take care everyone, and remember Life is a Gift, Live Everyday as we Only have One Life!

Good evening Happy Campers! After many, struggles, headaches and so much more, we are hopeful to head up to HCO very, very soon! The first trip will be a quick trip to haul gear, then if al goes well be back by the end of the month for the duration! So stay tuned to this Bat Channel for updates from the Dynamic Duo! Briefly, we have filled most Moose spots, I think one remains so if you think you have a spot, you best give us a shout! Adios from the south, soon hopefully from the north!

Good Day Happy Campers, Happy Mother’s day to all Mother’s out there. Mom, I miss you more than you will ever know and HCO too will not be the same without you. From your early morning sips on a beverage to your berry picking abilities, it was always an adventure.

As we fished, I often was amazed how one can cast their line out, not pay attention then slowly reel thru the weeds and slime and near the boat say, “I think I have a fish!” But hey, they sure seemed to like your special spoon.

A few years ago Mom was at HCO for a stay and wanted some Trout. So I took the horse and buggy down the trail in search of some. I tied the horses to an Alder tree with fresh grass for them to eat, got out the pole and plopped in the creek. I whipped the Demon Spinner upstream, nothing. Turning downward, I see a large brown object along the shore. Yikes, I thought, what ever could this be? So I cautiously waded towards it. The large brown beast lifted its head out of the water, stared at me, then, Poof, was gone in a flash!!

Whatever could it be I thought, then remembering the MNR placing Caribou in the area, that is what it was. Or, could it be a Reindeer, one never knows, certainly not Rudolph, no shiny Red Nose.

Bam a hit on the Demon, soon a scrappy Speckle is in the net. I can already hear the butter spackling. Just around the bend, I see a swirl where there must be another Speck. Sure enough, he slams the bait hard. Tugging and running downstream he takes out line like a Tarpon. Soon the Behemoth surges towards the surface, breaking with such power only seen by a Humpback whale!

In, out, I finally bring the Trout to my hand, I look at the Monster as I unhook the spinner from his jaws. I can barely lift the beast to my creel, but he does slide into it with the other that is laying on fresh creek grass. I stop for a minute and enjoy the beauty of the fish, wilderness and the smell of wilderness air. There is NOTHING like it, no where.

I breathe in and continue fishing, catch a handful more to be released. An hour or so passes, head back to the Buggy, and trot back to HCO. Mom is waiting with her empty plate, fork in one hand, knife in the other, and yells, FEED ME, I’M HUNGRY!

Mom, calm down you crazy Elephant I say, be patient. Quickly I toss the Trout in the pan and they start to cook. Mom calms a bit, but she is ready for another Clamato, her third and it is only 9:30, Holy Hot Dog Harry!

Trout are done, eggs in pan, toast is ready. Now we dine and Mom quickly devours the Trout. When she is done with them, she raises the skeleton up which has been picked clean and smiles. Breakfast of Speckle Trout, Eggs and Toast, nothing finer, but Mom says, that was Delicious, but do you know what would go good with that? Stay tuned!!

So here we are May 13, 2023 and FINALLY we get word that we have our Bear tags for 2023 and beyond( I hope)! If anyone is hankering for an adventure of a lifetime let me know, it will certainly be a work in progress. Additionally, some other hunts have opened up and will offer more adventure, more to come later.

Soon Happy Camp will be going and we will be searching for Bears and hopefully in 2023 we will bring our newest addition to the Happy Camp Wilderness.

For now, the bird migration is on its way north. Sadly, less and less waterfowl are coming this year. Magoo and I wanted to hunt White Geese, but after seeing maybe 500 total fly over, there is something wrong, where are the 9 Million the USFWS claims there are. Seems to be plenty of Mallards, but few other ducks. But, there are Orioles, Buntings, Grosbeaks, and much more. While there is still some ice here, most is gone and the rest can’t be gone soon enough!

2023 will usher in many changes to Happy Camp, much work to be done but we will pause here to get Trout on our mind as Tiger Trout have been stocked in North Dakota. In honor of Mom, maybe we will get lucky and catch one for the pan, time will tell. But for now, aging Magoo and I will go for an adventure and the puppies at the Souris Valley Animal Rescue will get a visit first.

Take care, Happy Mother’s day Mom’s, hug the hounds for us!

Good April 21, 2023 everyone! It is amazing how the winter will just not relent, maybe the last blast will be the end, time will tell. As we travelled back to ND yesterday, we hit yet another blizzard, and there is ice, snow and roads closed all over. The morning is cold, about 15 now, with many, many new birds looking for food. There is a flock of Robins about 30 looking for food and are fighting for remnants of Apples in the yard. Also, maybe 70 or so songbirds on the ground looking for food.

As we inch towards spring and Happy Camp 2023, we will embark on new journeys. We have a new area to Bear hunt, but waiting for the paperwork to obtain the tags. So we are hopeful to have these by late May to start a hunt.

Spring Bear hunt will be new for us, we have some ideas to go after these bruins and for sure it will be an adventure. Speaking of adventures, I am hopeful to get some birding groups to come to the Happy Camp area and explore, seek and find birds and report. I remember the wonderful migration at Happy Camp!

Magoo and I were on the river near Ichi looking for birds, when 4 Scoters zoomed by, 2 each drake and hen. I swung on the beautiful yellow billed drake, but with not enough lead I knocked down the hen. never the less, Magoo worked her magic and brought the beautiful Velvet Scoter to hand. Magoo has been wonderful for 11 years.

Yesterday we celebrated Magoo’s 12th birthday, and her age is showing, she is slowly a bunch, but I hope with all the fibers in my body that she and I will hunt this fall and the Old Man will not come knocking on our door yet, Don’t Let the Old Man In. I am so looking forward to our adventures in the far north.

We are looking for a few people to join us with like minds, so if you are looking for an adventure of a lifetime, beautiful wilderness, few people, shoot me a message or give us a call to see what’s happening!

Hug the hounds, take care and keep in touch!!

Good Day Happy Campers, hope all is well with all of you. Today is a special day like no other ever, ever. For today, 1 day only, Everything is FREE, no questions asked, but you have to act today, don’t delay!