BARREN-GROUND CARIBOU OF THE GEORGE RIVER HERD

The barren-ground caribou are by far the largest in numbers and the George River Herd is by far the largest migration in the world.  The male barrenground caribou has the largest antlers of all other caribou in both length and width, providing outstanding trophy qualities and a big game hunting experience of a lifetime. Each year many clients of Labrador Hunting Safari return home with new entries in the Boone & Crockett, Pope &Young and Safari Club International Record books. The prized, high-sweeping, multi-tined racks of the barrenground caribou are much admired worldwide as they produce very impressive wall mounts.

The terrain in Labrador is dry and rocky, with rock surfaces covered in “lichen”, or “moss grass”, a staple of the barrenground caribou’s diet. The landscape offers many eskers and ridges, allowing you to get on higher ground for spotting and stalking. It also provides good ground cover and enables you to easily get within rifle and bow range.

Labrador Hunting Safari conducts early to late fall caribou hunts only (August & September), as this is the peak period of the migration, when hunter success is at an optimum.  It is a time when the caribou meat is at its best tasting (prior to the rut), and the opportunity to harvest a trophy animal is at its highest. The official opening of caribou hunting season begins on August 10th and weekly bookings are accepted up to the end of September.  Labrador Hunting Safari has monitored the ever changing routes of the migrating herd over the years, and has established several, strategically placed camp locations along the migration route.  New locations are constantly being sought in order to adapt to any changes or alterations in the migration patterns. Our strong success rate can be attributed to the highly dedicated owner/operator, who, along with his experienced staff of guides and cooks, is seriously committed to providing you with a quality hunt. In addition, and with the exception of floatplane limitations only, Labrador Hunting Safari has no limits on where to hunt in Labrador. Sometimes mobility can be the key to a successful hunt and Labrador Hunting Safari is fully equipped to set up camp at any given location, should circumstances dictate at the time.  We also have the option of a reciprocal “co-hosting” of sorts with our border Province of Quebec, allowing both Quebec and Labrador outfitters access to the migrating herd in either province. In this situation however, a Quebec Big Game license would be required.

 In short, Labrador Hunting Safari will make every possible effort to ensure you receive the quality, successful hunting experience you deserve and to place you within close proximity of the migrating masses. Your success is our success!! Find out about Package Rates & Availability