If you're looking for a great shooting experience, then look no further than a customized day-trip excursion from the Grace Anne II. If you’ve never handled a gun before than perhaps clay pigeon shooting is for you but if you’re a seasoned hunter the surrounding forests offer an abundance of game. All gear is provided for any activity that you choose to participate in.
CLAY PIGEON SHOOTING
Clay pigeon shooting is a great way to experience shooting in an open environment with moving targets, giving you a real sense of the thrill of shooting, better than any target range practise you may have tried before.
Whether a complete novice or a seasoned professional, you and your guests will enjoy the thrill of clay shooting in a range designed to mimic actual hunting situations. Spend the day shooting a round of trap on our regulation Trap Range, featuring a new ATA Wobble Trap Thrower.
First you will meet your shooting instructor, who is suitably skilled and an experienced clay pigeon shooter. Next you will receive a full safety and gun handling briefing before you set on the task yourself. The thrill you get when you destroy the target is amazing! Recreation staff will be on-hand the entire time for assistance.
DUCK AND GOOSE HUNTING (additional charges apply)
September 15 marks the opening of Migratory Bird and Small Game Hunting. Mallards, Teals and Wood Ducks are plentiful early in the fall, while Bluebills are abundant in late October. After a morning in the blind, you may wish to stretch your legs while hunting Ruffed Grouse on one of our many trails.
TROPHY WHITETAIL DEER HUNTING (additional charges apply)
The Western Peninsula and nearby islands abound with trophy white tailed deer. Beretta shotguns, hunting equipment, ammunition and hunting gear are all provided.
Whitetail deer are plentiful on the surrounding islands. Eight, ten and twelve pointers are common, with many scoring over 160. The body and antler mass of the average deer is exceptionally large in this area. Non-typical racks of fifteen to nineteen points are taken every year due in part to the very low hunting pressure in the area.
TURTLE BAY LODGE provides the guests of Grace Anne II with:
• Professional guides with over 40 years of experience.
• Accommodations just minutes from your stands, avoiding long boat rides.
• Comfortable boats with full tops.
• Other activities for the successful gamesman, including duck and grouse hunting, walleye and muskie fishing.
Due to popularity and limited space, early bookings are advised.
HUNT DETAILS
To ensure trophy populations year after year, bookings are for made for a maximum of six hunters at any given time. Trips extend for six nights and seven days.
INCLUDES:
• One buck tag per hunter
• One professional guide for every two hunters
• All meals and accommodations
• Transportation to and from the lodge, via boat
• Cleaning and processing of game
• Tree stands
WHAT TO BRING
• A hunting license from YOUR HOME STATE, required to obtain an Ontario hunting license
• Blaze orange vest or jacket (min. 144 sq. in. of coverage)
• Your hunting smarts and ethics