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A few hunting stories have been included to give you the opportunity to hear from our clients the experiences they enjoyed with Wild Kakwa Outfitters. We hope you enjoy the stories.
Moose Hunting Stories | Deer Hunting Stories | Elk Hunting Stories
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Bruce Rowe,
#1 Alberta Moose This was our second trip to Wild Kakwa Outfitters in Grande Prairie, Alberta. My dad, Ray and myself had a wonderful first trip...He fell only 20 yards from where I shot the first time. We walked up to the bull and he was huge. 51 inch spread with huge paddles on each side. I was really thrilled to have killed a bull of this size with my Muzzleloader. We did measure the bull back at camp and he measured 191 Boone and Crockett. Read More... |
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Mark Gula What an adventure. And the best part was this trip exceeded it's build up of expectations. After finding Wild Kakwa on the Internet, and having wanted to go on a moose hunt ever since I can remember, it was nearly unbearable to find out that I would be looking at a two year wait to get on their list back in the fall of 2004. Read More... |
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Jim Sette On Oct 6 2008, I ventured out with Wild Kakwa Outfitters on my second hunt with them. After being very succesful on my first, I thought I would try my luck with my archery skills. ... Little Ricky would be our guide and we knew that he would push us deep into the wilderness of Alberta. It started out so fast, our first hour we were stalking a bull, but no shot was presented. We saw moose everyday along with other wildlife such as elk, mule deer ,bear, whitetails. Read More... |
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Ed Van Nostrand I was the last hunter in camp to harvest a moose. On the last morning I could hunt, my guide, Mel, and I ran across two cow moose about 450 yards across a clear cut. We got in position to view the area behind the cows and there he was. Mel stated it's a (!@#%^) monster! It takes a good amount of horn to impress Mel, who is a very experienced guide. We decided to stalk into position because if we called, the cows might take the bull away. We duck walked and belly crawled to within 60 yards of the big bull... Read More... |
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Ray Rowes On the second morning after another large breakfast we went to a different area, as we were walking and Ricky was cow calling, about 8 am we got an answer from a bull that was very close. Ricky positioned himself behind and to the side of Bruce and myself and continued calling. Bruce and I had decided earlier that I would shoot first and he would Video record the hunt. Well it didn't take long before we heard and saw the bull coming down a small game trail. As he was coming Bruce was recording and I had my gun up and ready and I could hear him whispering, don't shoot yet, not yet, finally the bull was huge and within 60 yards when I shot...After many pictures and a lot of work we got the bull back to camp. He was a beautiful 51 " Bull. It was pretty exciting on my first moose hunt. Read More... |
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Rich Boulanger My hunting partner, Ed, and I were guided by Mel (aka-the guide who will walk your tail off) into the "Valley of the Big Bulls", a moose paradise. It's also the location of my first unplanned "swim" of the week using the quad as a spring board. While other hunters in camp had gotten their moose, I was still waiting for my opportunity while hunting hard with Mel and Ed. Then, it finally came. Ricky spotted a moose on the edge of a clear cut. We quickly set up on the bull. I moved three or four times to get a clear shot at him. However, I did not succeed. Why you ask? Because, I cut brush with only three bullets that I had taken into the clear-cut with me! The bull stood broadside at 60 yards looking at me with a quizzical look. I was looking at him with a dazed look! I could not believe that I had not taken more ammunition with me... Read More... |
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Tim Pruetz We heard a bunch of noise coming out of the bush, and then we heard the moose grunt. Rick called some more and though we couldn't see him, the bull grunted some more and began to come toward us. I saw him, my heart really began to pound. I tried to relax but that wasn't working too well. The first thing to hit me was just how big he really was. Right then I knew that this was the bull I wanted... Read More... |
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Tom Shtaida -
Alberta's Number 1 Moose for 2005! I am back hunting with Wild Kakwa Outfitters. This is my second hunt with Rick Houweling, and this time I brought 5 friends along, with the promise, that they will all shoot a moose. Needless to say, at least half of the group was thinking that I had lost a couple of brain cells, and if 4 out of 6 of us get a moose, that would be considered a good trip. It was a tough week, way too warm for early October, and the moose rut was just not there. But Rick and the crew at Wild Kakwa came through again. All 6 of us shot moose... Read More... |
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Bob Thomas "As you can see from the smile on my face (wife commented that she'd never seen me smile like that before) I was very happy with the way my hunt turned out...I still had four days of hunting left. I tell him that a low 40s bull might not be too bad. He says "No, it's a little over 40 inches!" I tell him that I heard him the first time and he repeats himself again. Took awhile, but the light bulb finally came on. I was able to use the log deck as a solid rest and pulled the trigger. He wasn't fourteen inches better than 40, but he was eleven and that was certainly good enough for me! Read More... |
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Jay St. Onge I must admit I am still in awe of having taken the bull that I did and have been thinking what I could possibly say that wouldn't make the whole experience sound too good to be true! Multiple online searches and use of different hunting websites led me to researching Wild Kakwa Outfitters. Their web page showed a very impressive array of trophy photo's and a success rate that was second to none... The fourth day of an 8 day hunt I was lucky enough to harvest my bull, and what a bull it was. I had gotten a look at tremendous paddles and knew he was a shooter, and truly did not hesitate to take my shot when it presented itself... Read More... |
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John Hall Our dear friend John Hall from Virginia, passed away in 2013 and he left us with wonderful memories of his love for hunting and the outdoors. John was one of our repeat hunters, a great friend and will be missed. We couldn't be happier that he was able to live out one of his lifelong dreams of taking a true Alberta trophy Moose. This was my 4th hunt with Wild Kakwa Outfitters, and proved to be one of the most challenging of all. I had 3 tags (Moose, Elk, and Mule Deer). Early in the hunt I passed on 3 small bull moose, and on 2 small mule deer, as I had no thoughts of ever coming up empty. The weather was often windy and cold making calling for elk almost impossible, but we spent about 5 days.. to no avail... trying to get an elk. Over the last 3 days of the hunt, I concentrated on trying to get a moose, as all of the others in camp, except for one hunter who filled later, had already filled their moose tags. On the last day of my hunt, we (Mel..my guide) and I hunted hard all day... Read More... |
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Neil Hitchcock This was not only my first moose hunt, but also my first hunting experience in Canada. And a wonderful experience it was!...We listened to a 47-inch rutting bull grunt as he made his way directly toward our position. What a thrill! As the moose approached, Rick motioned for me to setup near a tree because, according to his calculation, the moose would be coming out of the woods about 50 yards below our position. Rick couldn't have been more correct! The moose appeared, stood broadside in the middle of the cut, and Rick gave me the "green light" to take him. My first shot hit him in the heart. He quartered away from us, took a few steps, and started to wobble. I finished him with a second shot. The whole experience was nothing short of breathtaking! Read More... |
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Brian Daniel To express the many dynamics of emotions a person feels when traveling thirty-six hours, into another country, to hunt an animal they have only seen in a few publications, is undaunting... On the evening of day three, we were glassing a large clear-cut area on the crest of a hill. Matt called several times and off in the distance I heard the low guttural sound of a bull moose. The anticipation grew to an unbearable level. Matt expected the moose to crest the hill in close proximity to us, however, the bull walked past our location near the edge of the timber and stopped approximately thirty-five yards to our right rear-quartering flank... Read More... |
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Roger Britt This was a great hunt because it happened just like it was suppose to. Ricky was calling and we heard crashing and a soft bull grunt. After about 10 minutes a bull moose came out in front of us at about 100 yards. Read More... |
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Randy Morris
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James Meeks & Jerry Gilson It was September of 2007, after a couple of days in Banff and Jasper National Parks, we arrived in Grand Prairie. After a restless night Rita called us with the exciting news that our arrival to camp was nearing. After another restless night, we set out to experience our first taste of moose hunting. Unbelievably, before we even entered the woods we saw our first moose about 100 yards down the trail. We immediately prepared ourselves for the first of what turned out to be numerous encounters. We entered the bush and within 30 minutes Ricky had two bulls grunting and thrashing trees right in front of us. Read More... |
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Frank DeSantis My Alberta adventure was truly awesome. Ricky, my guide took me through some beautiful country. We saw grizzly, elk, fox, coyote, Pine Martin, mule deer, black bear and huge whitetail bucks. This week of moose hunting started off seeing a cow and calf moose. Day 3 I had a shooter bull about 42 inches at 200 yards and passed. I was looking for a bigger, heavier bull. The action was really starting to heat up with the rut. Ricky and I walked a high bluff and saw 3 bulls within an hour. Read More... |
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Gregg Schetter We stumbled across Wild Kakwa Outfitters and the success ratio seemed almost to good to be true. We checked with references listed, talked with Rita and Rick and booked the last 2 spots available...That afternoon I had the opportunity to go out with Rick (Sr.) on a one on one hunt due to an illness in camp while Chris went with Ricky. We covered a lot of area once again both on foot and ATV seeing a lot of tracks and sign of active moose in the area. On our way out we came across a moose crossing a logging road. I was able to down a 43 inch bull moose on day one. Read More... |
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Richard Ray We began the hunt in a snowstorm that quickly turned to warm and windy. This was equivalent to having the bull moose take a cold shower. We kept checking different locations and calling without much success...Rick & Ricky took Sheryl one way and I went with Charlie a different direction. At lunch, Sheryl was excited. They had spotted 2 bull moose and began to call. Not having much success with cow calls, Ricky decided to grunt and thrash the brush. The moose came in to less than 30 yards and turned sideways without offering a shot.. Read More... |
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Andy Shaver My moose hunt with Wild Kakwa Outfitters was the adventure of a lifetime. Rick, Rita and the guides were excellent hosts, great guides, and simply fun people to be around. The accommodations were excellent. We were hunting about 6 miles deep down an old cutline. We had stopped at a deep creek, Rick walked to the edge and cow called, and was immediately answered with gutteral sounds of a bull. The bull came in on a run, with only the antlers visible to us above the alders. Read More... |
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Tom Shtaida I am sitting at the airport in Edmonton, returning from a terrible, guided moose hunt! As I am waiting for my flight home, I started talking to 2 guys, who are on the same flight. They are also returning from a moose hunt, but they can't stop talking about their success and the great time they had, hunting with Rick Houweling, and Wild Kakwa Outfitters. It turns out they both shot 50" + Canadian Moose, (one bull turned out to be the largest moose shot in Alberta on an outfitted hunt that year) And, while showing me pictures and film footage of their hunt, they could not stop talking about what a great camp Rick ran, and how this was truly, the hunt of their lifetime. So, the day after I am back home, I'm calling Rick Houweling, and booking a moose hunt... Read More... |
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Kevin Wojciechowski My brother Kurt, and I had looked forward to our Moose Hunt ever since the day we booked the hunt with Wild Kakwa Outfitters. We had both been to Canada before on Whitetail, and Black Bear hunts, but this was the first time we were to be hunting Moose...It was the most exciting hunt I have ever been part of. My moose ended up scoring 206 B&C gross, 196 net. His spread was 51 3/8. He is entered into the Boone and Crocket record book, and was in fact the largest Bull Moose taken in Alberta on a guided hunt in 2001. |
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David Ryan While coming to moose hunt I opted to purchase an elk tag from Rick. I was fortunate to get my moose early in the hunt, but what a moose it was! A 49.5 inch monster! There was plenty of help to get the moose out, and the four wheeled drive quads and trailer worked better than one could imagine. |
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Don Andrews My father and I arrived in Grande Prairie and met the men who would be guiding us at Rick's house. On the way out to camp, one of the guides asked us what we expected from the hunt. We told him we expected to hunt hard and give it our best effort to get a moose. His comment was "Great, that's what we're here for." Read More... |
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| Mayor Chuck Kerridge For you hunters out there looking for a great hunt Wild Kakwa Outfitters is the best. Rick and Rita are a lot of fun, the family and guides will show you a good time. Rita is a good cook and lots of good food. I got a small bull but it was my fault I saw antlers and I should of looked at it longer before I shot. So I'm going back in 2009 for a bigger bull. I saw 21 moose in 4 days. Seen 3 grizzly bears at one time. Read More... |
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| Jim and Lisa Creech My wife and I had enjoyed our fall vacation thru Banff and Jasper National Parks. We had already had a great time, met many interesting people and had seen some absolutely beautiful Canadian country. Now that the first part of our vacation was over, we were truly looking forward to our moose hunt with Rick and Rita. Having been elk hunting several times, the anticipation of a two year wait to hunt moose was over and we were not disappointed... Read More... |
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Steve Harmon Just a quick letter to say thanks for a great time! Wild Kakwa Outfitters have a great bunch of guides and cooks! Accomodations were perfect, we had everything we needed. I have a new 11 point, 160" Canadian buck to add to my collection here in Maine... Read More... |
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Brian Huff On the first day of my hunt with Wild Kakwa Outfitters, I watched a gas line easement in the morning and early afternoon and didn't see any deer. My guide, Rick Houweling, checked up on me at 2:00pm and asked if I wanted to move. He found a spot that had a lot of sign and felt it needed hunting right away. Just hours before, he setup a portable tree stand and cut out some shooting lanes. Once I saw all the huge tracks on the way to the stand, I got so excited that I had to calm myself down... Read More... |
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Merrill Jett In the fall of 2005 I hunted with Wild Kakwa Outfitters for trophy Whitetail Deer I hunted for 3 days and saw 8 bucks, 20 does and 5 moose. The third day of my hunt I was sitting in my stand and around 9:30 a doe walks out. About 1/2 hour later out of the corner of my eye I see a large bodied deer but could not get a shot... Read More... |
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Shane Adams In the fall of 2005 I hunted with Wild Kakwa Outfitters for trophy Whitetail Deer I hunted for 5 days and saw 12 bucks, 18 does and 2 moose. In 2004, I killed a huge 180 class buck so I was looking for another big buck. I saw plenty of whitetails and on the fifth day I shot a nice 10 point buck... Read More... |
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Tony Schuelke In the fall of 2005 I hunted with Wild Kakwa Outfitters for a trophy Whitetail Deer. On the first day of the hunt, Rick put me in a blind and within an hour I started seeing deer which got me pretty excited - waiting for that big one to come out. How many deer I saw that day, maybe 7 or 8. I saw that many deer, and more, every day... Read More... |
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Tom Nash In the fall of 2005 I hunted with Wild Kakwa Outfitters for a trophy Whitetail Deer. My buck was taken on the 3rd day of my hunt. During those 3 days I saw 6 moose, over 20 head of elk and a tremendous amount of deer including several shooters (150 inches plus). I have hunted in three Canadian provinces and six US states including Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Texas and this is the best area I have ever seen for trophy class whitetails... Read More... |
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Tim Peterson In the Fall of 2005 I hunted with Wild Kakwa Outfitters for trophy whitetail deer. The first day of my hunt I saw several different bucks. I saw one beautiful 8 point buck the first day I could have shot that was probably around 140...The third day of the hunt I spotted a nice buck probably around 170 but it was too far away and I wasn't able to get a shot...The next morning Rick and I went into the bush and set up a climbing stand on a cut line just behind the clear cut the deer had been spotted... Read More... |
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Clay Foster In the fall of 2005 I hunted with Alpine Outfitters and Wild Kakwa Outfitters for trophy whitetail deer. On the first day of the hunt I saw 6 bucks, 3 eight points, 1 six point, 1 eleven point and one monster too far to shoot. The first 3 days of the hunt I hunted the same stand and saw 9 bucks and 4 does... Read More... |
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Claude Webster, 2005 Whitetail Deer Hunt In the fall of 2005 I hunted with Wild Kakwa Outfitters for trophy whitetail deer. On the first day of the hunt I saw 1 doe and 3 bucks. My guides, Lowell Davis and Manny Hale had scouted the area and located 3 different trophy bucks that scored between 165-190... Read More... |
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Eric Royer I hunted with Rick and Rita with my father and cousin, our trip met or exceeded all of our expectations. Rick is dedicated to all of his hunters and takes pride in his ability to scout for areas that will produce game for his clients. We went 3 for 3 on deer and mine grossed in the 150's B&C. We will be returning to hunt with Rick for deer as well as for moose and elk. Wild Kakwa Outfitters is a small operation and they pay close attention to detail ensuring a great hunt. Read More... |
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| Neil Fittje, TN - 2007 Whitetail Hunt For the last three deer hunting seasons, I have been fortunate to hunt with Rick and Rita Houweling from Wild Kakwa Outfitters. Alberta, Canada, is known for quality whitetail deer hunting. I have found the entire experience of the hunt with Wild Kakwa to be very enjoyable. I have hunted with many different outfitters in the U. S., Canada, and New Zealand. Rick has proven to be an excellent guide, and an honest and dependable person. The accommodations and food are superb. Their hospitality and friendship are appreciated. The opportunity to harvest a quality first-class whitetail was excellent. Neil Fittje, TN 931-388-9174 |
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| Peter W. Esgro - 2008 Whitetail Deer Hunt Let me start out by saying, there is more to a hunting trip than Harvesting Game, it was truly an Adventure to remember. From Rick's constant scouting from the time he leaves you to the time he picks you up, ( the man really works hard for you, and wants you to fill your tag ) to Rita's awesome cooking, ( she makes you feel right at home, Thanks Mom, lol ) and to my new hunting friends ( see you next year Neal ). Even tho I didn't harvest a deer, ( do to my choice and mistakes ) the opportunity to harvest a Great Alberta Buck in the 180 class was all around me. Read More... |
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Marlin Kilmer - Elk Hunt September 17 - 22, 2007 Just like to say Thank You for a wonderful hunting experience. From the time we booked the hunt until the hunt was completed, everything was handled in a personal and professional manner. I have been on several guided/outfitted hunts and this was by far the most enjoyable. I was impressed by how Wild Kakwa, The Houweling's and the guides all worked together to ensure that the hunter's expectations were met. The accommodations and meals were outstanding. Read More... |
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John Kemp After driving up to camp from Akron, Ohio, my friend and I unloaded our gear into a really nice cabin, something you wouldn't expect to stay in this far into the bush. My guide for the week was Lowell, a very experienced Elk hunter. The 2nd night of my hunt we were on elk at the end of the night. Going back to the same area in the morning, Lowell was working a bull at 7:30 AM. After one last bugle by Lowell, the 6x6 bull came in, I shot him at 25 yards. Watching Rick and his son Ricky get my elk out of the woods with the quads was a treat in itself. Everyone pitched in. Read More... |
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Pete Sohlden There was one hour of daylight left on the last day of a 6 day hunt. Mel and I were walking up a cleared pipeline. He planned to find a spot where we could see for some distance both ways, and then sit and do some calling until dark. My mind was reflecting on how long could my bad luck continue. However, I was pleased that my partner, Wayne had an opportunity that morning. He had to take a rushed shot at a 5x5 who saw him first and turned, leaving Wayne a split second decision. He wounded the elk but after 2 hours of tracking, had to give up when the blood trail was lost, and it became apparent that the wound was probably not serious and we would never catch up to him. Well, at least we had some action. Too bad Wayne didn't get a better look at that elk. Read More... |
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John Hall, Virginia #1 Alberta Rifle Elk in 2006 2006 Elk Hunt Our dear friend John Hall from Virginia, passed away in 2013 and he left us with wonderful memories of his love for hunting and the outdoors. John was one of our repeat hunters, a great friend and will be missed. John shot a huge 6x6 that took the award for the highest scoring Elk in Alberta on a guided hunt. We couldn't be happier that he was able to live out one of his lifelong dreams of taking a true Alberta trophy elk. If you want the "Hunt of a Lifetime," Rick and Rita provide the best of everything from quarters, to food and guides... not to mention an abundance of outstanding game!! In 2006, I hunted with them for the second time and filled elk, moose, and mule deer tags. In 2004, I got a beautiful 43" moose also. My latest hunt filled my freezer with over 550 lbs of meat, and I also gave some away to my guide, Mel Hagen (The very best Elk guide in Alberta)... My beautiful 6 X 6 bull scoring, a nice 308, was one of the largest taken in the past 2-3 years. The camp had 7 other moose hunters, and we all (8) filled tags with great bulls, the largest measured about 53". I also picked up a nice 4 x 4 mule deer that weighed about 220 pounds field dressed... Read More... |
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Mark Thompson In September of 2006 I had the opportunity to hunt elk with Wild Kakwa Outfitters. This was my first elk hunt. We saw a few elk in the first day of our hunt and heard a few more. The weather tuurned nasty with rain, sleet and snow for the next 6 days of our hunt. Elk activity slowed to nothing. We kept seeing sign and heard an occasional bull bugle, but no opportunities presented themselves. We were kept enteretained by seeing tons of whitetail deer, mulies, several moose, and a B&C black bear. Monster size bear and wolf tracks kept us on our toes at all times... Read More... |
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Geza Balint I hunted in 2005 with Wild Kakwa Outfitters for elk and bear, and had a great hunting experience, and wonderful time. I have seen up close numerous whitetail deer (3 really nice bucks) a few mule deer, 7 moose (one was a monster bull) 5 cow elk,and 2 nice bulls. But fortune was not on my side , and the excitement cost me a great opportunity - I ended up getting no elk. I went home with a great black bear, and a promise to myself: I'll be back!. We arrived in Grande Prairie on the 15th of September 2008. The day was my birthday, and I was wondering, if this date will bring me better luck? ... Read More... |
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Tom Adelman I hunted elk with Rick and Rita Houweling of Wild Kakwa Outfitters, headquartered in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada. The elk were in rut and bugling, which is a strong plus for the September hunt. The first morning our guide, Lowell, started out hunting in a newly harvested clear cut. We cow-called as we stalked through the other clear cuts that had been harvested in the previous years. Read More... |
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Tony & Tom Geyman After waiting 16 years to go on an elk hunt with my father, the day came when our group of 5 finally arrived at Rick and Rita's house in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Once we got there we got right down to business taking care of licenses and such and of course a wonderful lunch prepared by Rita. Immediately, I knew we were in the right place. The hospitality offered to us by the Houweling family was second to none right from the start, plus we were informed that the elk herd was split up and the 4 from our group would be going to a secondary spike camp location rather than the main camp; (Later named "The Hilton" due to Rita's excellent cooking and the great mobile cabins and showers)... Read More... |
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Roger Richardson My hunt was very exciting from the very beginning. Our first day out, my guide, Mel, was able to get two bull elk to respond to calls. We moved in on them, soon to find the smaller bull had moved out while we worked on trying to call in the other bull. We got this bull into about 80 yards and Mel was able to see him briefly and I saw him from my position but could not get a the shot needed for a clean kill. This bull was in the 320-350 scoring range and was a great bull. We worked a couple more bulls over the next couple of days, and then relocated to a new area. On day five of my six day hunt, Mel got a bull to bugle 1 1/2 hours into the day. We moved in on the bull, and Mel was able to bring him bugling out into the open where I could get a good shot... Read More... |
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Ed Van Nostrand Thanks for a memorable elk hunting experience. Hunting bull elk in September, during the bugle season, with a rifle, was exhilarating. The remote camp and quad ride in all added to the adventure. Rick Houweling was my guide for the 6 day elk hunt. On the first day by 10:00 AM, I managed to shoot an outstanding 4x5 bull, called in by Rick. While we were admiring the elk, taking photos and congratulating each other on calling and shooting, we heard another bull. Rick gave a couple of cow calls and a huge 7x8 bull walked in broad side at twenty yards! What a rush... Read More... |
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Charlie Scheidler Everything about my elk hunting trip was well organized by the Wild Kakwa Outfitters. All the guides were friendly and shared their hunting knowledge with all the hunters at camp. The food was excellently prepared by the outfitters wife, Rita. I have never been in the woods and ate so well. The country was beautiful and while hunting I saw fox, deer, mule deer, moose and plenty of elk. I also heard elk bugling nearly every day of my trip. Wow, what a sound! The day in which I was fortunate enough to shoot a 6x6, started off with my guide Mel, hearing an elk bugling in the distance an hour or so before day break from our camp... Read More... |
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Carl Lipke I chose Wild Kakwa Outfitters for several reasons. First , I wanted to try "new country" since I'd done several trips out west hunting elk in the mountains. Second, the terrain, though beautifully thick, promised to be easier to navigate for my dad who's getting up there in years. Third, if my dad or I shot a bull, it would probably be quite large since the elk up in Alberta are simply a bigger animal than, say, a typical Colorado bull. We have never cared about antler score...we just love elk and wanted something regal to put on a wall - no matter the rack. And fourth, and possibly the main reason, you could use a rifle during the rut... Read More... |
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Stewart Hofland I have hunted three times with Wild Kakwa Outfitters. Each hunt has been different and each hunt has been great. The first hunt was for moose. Rick and his friend Jake were the guides and Rick's wife Rita, was the cook. The food was excellent and everyone got a moose. I got a 44" bull on the first day and spent the rest of the time hunting with the other guys and helping to get the downed moose out of the bush. It was an awesome hunt and a fun experience. The second time I hunted with Wild Kakwa was for elk. Jake was my guide on this hunt and his enthusiasm kept me going when the weather wouldn't cooperate and neither would the elk. Our perseverance paid of on the ninth day when I finally connected with a 5x5 bull... Read More... |
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| Mike Megazinni My bow hunt for bull elk with my guide Mel beginning on 9/10/07 was short and sweet. After only about two and half hours of hiking and calling Mel got an answer from a bull elk maybe five or six hundred yards away in the valley, on the other side of the huge clearcut we were crossing. Without any more communication we approached the edge of the clearcut overlooking a valley and cedar forest that we were sure the bugle came from. We decided to wait a little while because the thermals were just beginning to rise out of the valley and I needed that wind in my favor. It wasn't long before we were satisfied, and I descended into the valley and tucked in tight against the woodline and left behind a large dead v shaped tree as Mel made his way across the hillside and hid behind some second growth almost directly above me. Mel no sooner began to cow call when I heard the animal moving through the cedars. My heart started to pound and then I could hear him breathing, very conscious of my movements... Read More... |
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