American outdoorsmen/women are the best!

Just finished sending emails to all of our summer clients letting them know we are being forced to cancel their trips once again. The border closure was just extended so we are going to lose season #2. Not one of them complained, or asked for their deposits back. Some are members on this forum. All were sympathetic with the position we are in, and all have committed to coming in 22. Just awesome people, and they are scattered from the west to the east coast of the great United States of America. We've lost over 500K of business now, and its a tough pill to swallow. We will be fine, but lots of Canadian outfitters wont survive now. Its going to be devastating to the industry. The writing is on the wall. Just wanted to say how awesome the American sportsman are. They are a tough breed, and we are lucky to have had the opportunity to meet so many of them over the years, and Im sure we will meet more in the future.

And all the politicians that voted to close the borders
Their checks will keep coming, would be different if the shoe was on the other foot.

Sorry to hear that . The covid bs and government overreach has ruined many lives

thanks for hanging on.

it's a real shame they are working so hard to kill people enjoying the outdoors


I read an article , from an unlikely source Wisconsin Public Radio , they are a strange source to be critical of the mask , even they said less than 1 in 1000 cases have been linked to any outdoor source

outdoors is the safest place to be

and what the Gov is trying to prohibit , with their order to have no overnight camping on crown land it's a stupid as closing boat ramps maybe more

Best of luck to to you, its a bad situation all over.

On a slightly different angle, I had a guide in Mongolia tell me that once. He said American hunters treated him and the other guides as equals, whereas European hunters treat them like servants.
They really like hunting with Americans there (I imagine this would apply to Canadians too) get there if you can, it's like being in western Montana 200 years ago, but you have a 4x4.

Thats too bad. Unbelievable.

Did the happen to say how long the closure got extended?

I think they are starting a wall.
I agree,most Americans that come to Canada to hunt and fish become like honorary Canadians.
One fella that comes up to hunt spring bear with a fellow trapper that outfitts has killed over 20 some bears here,doesnt even hunt anymore.
He loves it here so much he comes up every year and helps Eddie with other clients for a couple weeks each spring.My good friend and fellow trapper Greg worked for Eddy in spring for the bear hunts,and when a client got a bear early,Greg would bring them up to my place at Abitibi Canyon for some pickerel,pike and some awesome sturgeon fishing.I never charged a cent to take them out.Just enjoyed the fishing and the craic.
We appreciate the Americans that come here to hunt and fish,they inject real money into local economys thru the licenced outfitters,that benefit everyone living in the North.