Chris Switzer - Box 2294 Swan River  Manitoba, Canada R0l 1Z0
Canada Phone/Fax: (204) 734-4658




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Chris Switzer - A Full Time Professional Outfitter - Started Bear Valley in 1983. We are pleased to greet our clients with a 5 Star Lodge, Guides, Meals, Etc. Our track record is Excellent - hundreds of SCI and B.C. Trophies. Hosting The Working Man, Business Man, TV Celebrities, Professional Athletes, Corp. CEOs, SCI, FNAWS, B.C., P.Y., NRA, Present & Past - Presidents and Their Board Members, plus Overseas Clients. All are Equally Important. Our Coveted Repeate Clientele - We are Very Proud Of, So If You Love to Hunt, Make New Friends, and Have a Great Time Plus Harvest a Great Animal - Bear Valley Outfitters is the Place to Go. You will be very happy with our service.


Free Range Hunting - 60 x 120 miles

Wild Deer Hunting - Saskatchewan & Manitoba - Farmland
Bear Valley Outfitters is the Heated Stand Master for Canada. Since 1990 we have used nothing else. No, the heaters don't scare the deer away. And no I'm not talking about a cheap, bucket and tarp. These are Fully Enclosed, Insulated with Propane heaters. Tree huts are 20-35 Ft. high, and are Excellent. Ground huts are 4x4, 4x8 trailer blinds, 4x8 tower blinds with hinged windows. Shots are normally 150-300 yards. Harvest average is 70% kill - 140" B.C. Plus, 100% Opp. Bear Valley has reached the pinnacle of trophy Dear Hunting - A Boone Crocket - Buck for every 8-10 clients. We Do Honor All The Beautiful Deer Taken in this camp. Manitoba we hunt 80% farmland, Saskatchewan 75% fringe Forest, over Baited stands. Strict Government Quotes, assure Premium, Selective, Harvest. So do The Math! This Hunt Is Your Best Investment For a trophy Whitetail! (12-16 Clients Per Week Average between two provinces.)

Bear Hunting - Manitoba & Saskatchewan
We are the Original and only Outfitter in Our Area for Bear. Strict Government Quotas Assure Premium and Selective Harvest. We Constantly Produce B.C., P.Y. trophies in numbers that keep the other outfitters plain jealous. Comfortable Ground blinds for the rifle hunters 100-150 yards away make it easy for the Bears to come and go, allowing the selective process to take place, on every hunt. Bow hunters - app 50% have large platform stands 32x45 with a great seat and safe steel ladder. Shots are 12-16 yards, stands are 14-18 Ft. High. 100% multi-opportunity- On Good mature Bears, 90% harvest, Color Phase 50/50. Do the Math, Best Investment for a Trophy Bear. Your Hunt is Waiting For you. (6-8 Clients Per Week between two provinces).


Ranch Style Hunts - 6000+ Areas

Deer, Elk Ranch Hunts - Saskatchewan - Our Private Land
Bear Valley Outfitters offers 3 Elk Ranches... Wallow Ranch - 6x6 plus 350" BC average. Hunters choices, flat fee, any Bull. Bruiser Ranch - 6x6 plus 400" BC average. Hunters choice, flat fee, any bull. BC Select Ranch - Elk and Whitetail, fully guided. As per score category. You get exactly what you want!!!

Ranches are guided 2x1 and sport the famous Manitoban Elk, which have the heaviest body and antlers in North America. Hunting is stands or guided walks. 100% harvest. I would like to verify that all your Ranch Trophies - meat, horns, hides can be easily returned to the home. We supply all tags, permits, free of charge.
Pure 100% Harvest and Fun. (2-6 clients per hunt).


Water Fowlers

Hi, I'm Chris Switzer Owner / Operator of Bear Valley Outfitters. In 1983, I became a Full-Time Outfitter for Waterfowl and Big Game. Our location is 275 miles north of the US border right on the Manitoba / Saskatchewan border, this gives us a wide Variety of Ducks 16, We do Have Excellent Puddle Duck Hunting, Plus Our Big Lakes Deliver Great Diver Duck Action. Geese are all Dry Field Hunts other than Roost Hunts. Candian Geese 80% Hookers, 20% Cacklers, Snows, Blues are Good, Specks are Fair. We Hunt The Miss. / Central Fly Way. With a combination of Small water / Big water, Flooded Timber, River and Dry land, really give our clients it all. Late season Roost Hunts, Duck Field, are Great Too. Our Bird Allocation area is 80x120 miles of farmland. This insures excellent Hunting for all Our Clients, every season. I was Born and Raised Here and Have Full Time Outfitted this Zone from 1983 and if you don't think it matters you're Wrong. Expertly equipment, 4000. Goose decoys, 900 Duck, lay out blinds, boats, motors, etc...

A Professionally Guided and Scouted Area is Very, Very Important to your Fun Here. Travel - Naturally you drive right to the Lodge, or you can fly to Regina Sask., where you can rent a car, Or we do offer a Round trip - for $175. The Fun Starts Monday Morning.

Thank you for your interest. The Guides, and I invite you to Experience a Profesionally Run Waterfowl Hunting Operation. Any Questions, please just ask. Join our Mailing List for Prices and Updates. Big Game Brochure, Prices upon Request.




The Ranch

THE BALANCE OF YOUR HUNT
The balance of your hunt is payable by - Cash / Wire Transfer / Traverls Checks. Any balance paid with cards will have 3% added! - Upgrades and Deposit can be paid with a Visa / Mastercard / Cash.

WIRE MONEY
No Problem Please Request Info.

FLYING OR DRIVING SCHEDULE
Good Road Travel is right to our Door. - Please arrange to arrive in Camp the day before your Hunt, after 4 pm and depart No later than 10 am the day after your hunt. Your best flying route is Regina Sask./ We do offer a shuttle from Regina. Cost ($250, US Round-Trip) Normally we pick up at the Sandman Inn, Sunday Before Noon or no later than 3:00pm -at the airport / Your return trip will leave camp the day after your hunt, at 6am, there may be alterations in schedule if, all Clients are ready early to go to the Lodge or return to Regina, it's a 4 hour drive. Renting a car at Regina Airport is Also a good way to get here, some clients like to have their own transportation, either way works fine for us. Regina Motel Sandman Inn 1-306-757-2444 / Ask for the Bear Valley Outfitters Special Rate Swan River Accommodations are Westwood Inn 204-734-4548 or Super 8 204 – 734 -7888 It's a good plan to make your Motel Reservations Early in Regina. Your Cooperation is appreciated. We look forward to your timely arrival. Thanks.

SASKATCHEWAN: DEER & BEAR
Color Requirements: An outer Layer of Solid Blaze Orange or White must completely cover the upper and lower portions of your body, plus a blaze orange Hat. Archery no requirements.

MANITOBA: DEER & BEAR
Spring No Color Requirements : Rifle Deer - Blaze orange vest, plus a orange Hat. Camo orange is Legal. Fall – Early Archery Bear no Color Requirements.

RANCH HUNTS: DEER & ELK & BUFFALO
No color requirements

BIRD HUNTING
Rubber boots, Good leather boots, Waders if Possible. Warm layers are a must, corn stock, light Camo plus dark (burnt fields) head net, gloves and rain gear. You need a white suet, for Snow Geese.

ACCOMMODATIONS: LODGE - Complex
Big Screen with Satellite TV, All Pine Internal Walls, Vaulted Ceiling, 8 Rooms with – Full Bath, Fridge , Etc. Very Comfortable For - 2 – 3 clients , Plus One Nice Size Cabins for 4- 6 Clients Or 2 Couples ,Full Bath, Etc. All Linens, Towels, Pillows etc. are included. Meals are served in the Dining Hall, Buffet Style. Recreation Building includes 8 man Spa, Pool Table, Satellite TV.

CLOTHING SUGGESTIONS
Spring Bear Temps range from + 35 F nights - Highs of 70 F mid day. Layers of clothes, light to heavy, rain gear, rubber boots and hiking boots. Mosquitoes are friendly May 15 – Sept 15 , Deet is a good repellent. Fall bear same as spring. Elk Hunting till - Oct. 20 Temp wise is like Bear. Nov. Deer varies greatly Lows of - 20 To highs of + 30, Warm layers are important, be sure your required outer color garments fit over your most bulky coat. Good mitts, warm hat, and Good Boots I recommend Sorel Glaciers, or Bootees.

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
Oil freezes in the cold, degrease your guns. Please bring a good soft case for your Gun or Bow. Archery clients should bring there Own Safety Harness , Good quality Binoculars are a must.. Prof of citizenship is required of all aliens. A Passport is your safest bet to Cross Borders Trouble Free. ( If Your Worried about Border Crossing because of a DUI / OR - We Recommend You Contacted Pardon Services in Winnipeg MB. 1-800-438-7020 its better to be safe than Sorry ) We do sell containers for packing meat, horns and capes for there Trip home, Tubs are $ 10. Each. Elk Horns, Capes are normally shipped home, unless you drive. We do not recommend taking frozen hides on Air Planes. There mistake and you loose.

Note: Wounded Game ( 110 % Effort is asserted on All Wound Game Recovery ) Our penalty is $ 500 To Keep Hunting. Clients Hiding a Kill or a Wound will have their Hunts end... We respect the animals we Outfit For...

FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION
No handguns ! / Your long guns ( Barrel over 18 ½ ) are easily imported into Canada by visitors over 18, ( Kids guns - Best Route - put them on your Permit. ) ( We also offer Guns to Borrow - must apply in advance ) we Send Permit with your paper work, or you can apply on line, good for up to 3 guns, and 1 year. Cost is $ 25. Canadian, 200 rounds of ammo is duty free. Alcoholic 1 - 40 oz + 24 – 35 ml cans of Beer, one carton of cigarettes. Is Duty Free...

TAXIDERMY WORK
We Offer In House Taxidermy Work / Plus we also offer / Fleshing and salting for taking home with, or for later shipment home... Trophy care is our bottom line... CHRIS

LODGE LIFE
Bear Valley Outfitters is a Family owed Business, The Lodge is where we Live, our 4 Young Kids are Hunters too and part of the Lodge Life. My Staff all work Hard Here. I’m asking you to Please watch your Talk around the Ladies or Kids in the Dining Hall. We try very hard to make this a Great Lodge to Visit and Work at , Being Your Host and Outfitter is a Very Important Job, And we Take It Seriously. Every Client is Important, so let us do our Job, And Have Fun.!!!. Every season we are Blessed with Wonderful, New and Repeat Clients, Social Drinking Is Fine Here --- But Drunkenness , Non – Gentlemen Conduct around the Kids or Ladies and Staff, I - We will not tolerate … / Your hunt will End. / – I – Won’t Allow A - Ass To Ruin Our Day or Any Clients Hunt! - Chris

AUTO
The entry of Vehicles into Canada for touring is generally quick and easy, you must have a valid driver license, vehicle registration forms and vehicle insurance which is compulsory in Canada.

We look forward to giving you a great time and a quality animal here at Bear Valley Outfitter. Thanks for selecting our outfit.

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