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About Us:

Welcome to Big Antler Outfitters! Hunt Spring/Fall Black Bear (also color-phases cinnamon and blond), Moose, Whitetail Deer and Waterfowl out of the North Interlake region of Manitoba, Canada. Big Antler specializes in bow/rifle trophy hunts. We are proud to have 80% return clientele with lifetime memories. New adventures, new friends and new experiences contribute to those memories and we thank those who shared them with us.

What makes us unique:

Big Antler Outfitter's guides, the grassroots of the operation and lifetime residents of the area, also share the love of the 'bush' and responsibility to the honest effort required to provide a quality hunt. Over the years Big Antler Outfitters has invested in new lodges, new areas and new equipment necessary to provide memorable trophy hunts and our pledge will continue.

About our trips:

The North Interlake Region of Manitoba continues to be a premier spot for trophy whitetail. The area consistently produces a high ratio of Pope & Young (P&Y) and Boone & Crockett (B&C) typicals and non-typicals. Ron Chekosky and guides, being lifetime residents and full time operators, have insight to deer population and their movements. Bear: Our area produces brown, cinnamon and blond phases of black bear. 2006 offered 100% opportunity at harvesting a legal bear. Our past seasons have been exceptional with five Boone & Crockett (B&C) and dozens of P&Y. We have consistently harvested record book bears and pride ourselves in that statistic. Our references will attest to these results. Moose: Our moose hunting in Manitoba is conducted in remote Northern areas accessible by air craft only. Big Antler Outfitters is assigned a quota in an exclusive area, in turn regulating the harvest to trophy quality. We take a limited number of clients per year and hunt only during the peak of the rut. Waterfowl: This flyway contains countless species of waterfowl for the hunters and we specialize in quality shooting over decoys. Snow, Blue Ross Geese and all the various species of Canadian Geese can be found here. Most varieties of duck are found in this region with more than a dozen species shot in an average season on our hunts. Waterfowl limits per day consist of 20 Snow Geese, 8 Ducks and 5 Canadian Geese.

Our history:

Owner Ron Chekosky is a life time resident of the area and been in operation for 20 years. His background includes farming, trapping, flying and his competitive nature has provided him the 'edge', so essential in this business. Ron's love of the 'bush' has enabled him to harvest many big game animals which include Pope & Young (P&Y) deer, bear, elk and three bull moose. He has also hunted throughout North America for mule deer, grizzly bear and cougar. These experiences have provided him the insight and challenge for commitment to the effort required to produce quality trophy hunts. Big Antler Outfitter is a North American Hunting Club (NAHC) approved outfitter and also has been selected as one of the outfitters in 'Top Guide' publications and takes great pride in having accomplished that status. Ron's full time commitments to the outfitting business includes serving on the provincial executive of the Manitoba Lodge and Outfitters Association (MLOA) for the past six years. His involvement here is to establish a solid provincial organization and in turn, long term viability for the industry.

Trips Offered:

Black Bear Hunting, Moose Hunting, Whitetail Hunting, Manitoba Hunting, Manitoba Wingshooting