Chaparral Hunting Adventures
"2023 was our fifth season owning Chaparral and I think it was a success. My goal is to be a place where people can come and have the opportunity at hunting a true Saskatchewan giant. In 2023 we killed quality deer. I'm really looking forward to 2024, 2025, and so on." Greg Lavoie - Owner
The numbers show that what we're doing is working. In 2019 our average score was 138. Our average score last year was 153. I want that score to be in the 160s.
We have trail cams on every single bait site [plus more]. They give us a snapshot of what's in that little pocket but they don't tell us everything. There are always surprise deer. Twice we've harvested deer we've never seen on camera, one was 174.
The 2024 season is probably going to be Chaparral's best. It's season six of our management program and Mother Nature has finally dealt us a good hand after five tough winters for the deer.
We check our cameras all the time to see which bait sites we're going to hunt. There's no favouritism here, so to decide who goes to which site, we'll throw the names of the stands in a hat, draw cards, whatever we decide that day. Whether it's your first year here or your tenth, you get a fair shot.
"We had a good year. I mean we had warm weather which kind of affected a bit but we still shot some really nice bucks and lots we’ve seen lots of deer and I think it’s only going to get better this year I think we’re in for a good year this year just because of the winter we had last year." Steve Bartlett - Guide
We're always willing to get out, bait more, check more, check cameras. We’re willing to go that extra mile to make sure that our customers are successful. If you forgot something, we'll find it for you. Greg and Shelly, all the guides, the cook, they want you to have a successful trip.
First time hunters want to be successful too but they might need a little more guiding and we are happy to provide that. Coach them a bit, you know, stay quiet, hang tough, you know it’ll happen, you got lots of time, don’t worry about getting in a big rush. Patience is a big thing.
We've got people coming back four, five, six years in a row. Sometimes twice in a year, for deer and bear, so that tells you there's a good thing going on here. Lots of people comment on the tree stands, how comfortable they are. The food is phenomenal, the equipment is top notch. There's a skinning shack that everybody goes to when someone shoots a big buck, it's just like a campfire sometimes.