I particularly like to make my first connection in the states if possible. For our trip, we flew Northwest from Pittsburgh to Minneapolis, then Minneapolis to Edmonton Alberta. This will give you the best chance to arrive in your hunting destination with your gear. In addition, when booking your trip, plan for at least 1-½ hours for connections. Unfortunately, airline baggage handling falls far short of reliable. When traveling by plane, my first rule of travel is plan for the least amount of connections. Thus the second challenge was getting there. You definitely will not be bored!īecause we were traveling so far, this meant a lot of pre-hunt planning. This means you sometimes will not get back to camp until well after midnight! And oh yeah, it gets daylight at 4:00am! When on stand in one of Troy's baits, you are likely to see multiple bears, wolves, deer, moose and a whole assortment of small game. The bad part is that it stays daylight until 10:30pm at night. Typically you don't get to your stand until early afternoon, so mornings are very laid back and reserved for fishing, running baits or in Gregg's case, sleeping and eating! Another good thing is that it stays daylight in this part of Alberta until 10:30pm at night. It truly is a wilderness hunting experience and bear hunting is a very enjoyable and relaxing hunt. It's difficult to explain how beautiful northern Alberta is in the springtime. For the first time bear hunter this alone is a great value for the price of the hunt. Another benefit to hunting black bears in Alberta is the two bear limit. Troy's hunters have traditionally harvested some really incredible black bears. We were fortunate to be invited north to hunt with Troy Foster who is one of Alberta's premier outfitters. Everything from huge Whitetails, Mule Deer, Moose, Elk, Black Bears, Grizzly Bears, Sheep, Goats, Waterfowl, and the list goes on. Albertans enjoy a very diverse choice of game. Alberta is one of the most beautiful places on earth to hunt. First is where to go? I absolutely love western Canada. Traveling out of state, and especially out of the country, presents several challenges. The outcome would probably be better than missing the birth of my daughter. Let's face it, if she did, I might just as well cover myself in honey and spend the rest of May in a bait barrel. That said, I was very nervous about not being home if my wife went into labor early. We had planned 10-days for the trip, and I was confident we would be able to leave early.
The first challenge of the hunt was we had to go extremely early in May because my wife Karen and I were expecting our third child in early June. On this trip, we would be filming for our new PSE and Drury Outdoors Bow Madness show. This year would find Gregg and I in northern Alberta hunting with Troy and Lisa Foster of North Alberta Outfitters for huge black bears. For years, I have been traveling to the Midwest and Canada and have experienced some fantastic hunts.
Living in southwestern Pennsylvania, opportunities for excellent hunting are becoming quite rare. For Gregg Day and myself, many of our best experiences come from trips we make out of state. Many Drury Outdoors team members enjoy fantastic hunting in their backyards.
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