Lecuyers Lodge
Lecuyers Lodge
Rated 4.5 out of 5.0 based on 11 Outfitter reviews.
Location: Ontario
Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer, Black Bear, Canada Moose, Grouse, Ducks, Geese
State(s) Hunted: ON
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Submitted by: PETER AUBERG
Review Submitted: Mar 26, 2012
Hunt Date: Nov 8, 2008
Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer
Days Hunted: 0
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Foothills
Method: Rifle
Price Range: 3000-3999
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Great Camp
The staff and guides were great. Food and accomodations were wonderful. Our cabin was aken care of each morning after we left, and our breakfast was always on time at the early hour of 4:30 AM. Hunting was done either on stands one day or still hunting on other days. Transport to and from camp was by boat each morning and back in the evening. Numerous deer were spotted and could of shot early but wanted the BIG ONE. Did take an eight point on the last day. In general this is a great hunt, and the landscape is spectacular. I highly recommend this hunt to the avid deer hunter.
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Submitted by: Lloyd Moore
Review Submitted: Mar 25, 2012
Hunt Date: Oct 29, 2011
Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer
Days Hunted: 5
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Any
Method: Rifle
Price Range: 3000-3999
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Father / Son WhiteTail Hunt
Good accomodations, great food. A true fair chase hunt. Just you and the Canadian Wilderness. WE harvested and 8pt and a 10pt. 10pt just above 150 both huge bodied deer.
Submitted by: Brett Fish
Review Submitted: Feb 6, 2012
Hunt Date: Oct 21, 2009
Species Hunted: Ducks, Grouse
Days Hunted: 3
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Any
Method: Shotgun
Price Range: 1000-1999
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Top Notch Big Water Duck Hunting
Have used Lecuyers Lodge over a 5 year period and have found them to be a top notch lodge and guide service. I have used many outfitters over the years and for the value and guiding expertise I have not found and outfitter that can top them. Our group will continue to go back to Lecuyers for our waterfowl and upland need's in Canada.
Submitted by: PETER AUBERG
Review Submitted: Feb 2, 2012
Hunt Date: Nov 8, 2012
Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer
Days Hunted: 6
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Any
Method: Rifle
Price Range: 3000-3999
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Lecuyers Lodge
Lecuyers Tru-Tail Lodge The over all hunt was quite good considering the temps were above average for November. Saw numerous deer and one very nice one, but did not get a shot at it, due to dense bush. The food and hospitality was great, and had we had colder temps, the taker would have been larger than the mid size 8pt that I shot. The guides are first rate, they really know where the action is. All in all I would recommend this camp to anyone looking for 200 lb plus white tail.
Submitted by: Greg Brown
Review Submitted: Feb 2, 2012
Hunt Date: Oct 13, 2008
Species Hunted: Ducks, Grouse
Days Hunted: 4
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Praire
Method: Shotgun
Price Range: 5000-6999
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Ducks
Took 2 groups of 16 people and had the best hunt in years!
Submitted by: Brian Hoehn
Review Submitted: Dec 27, 2011
Hunt Date: Sep 11, 2011
Species Hunted: Black Bear
Days Hunted: 7
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Foothills
Method: Rifle
Price Range: 3000-3999
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wolf/bear hunt
Great hunt. First class all the way.
Submitted by: William Terry
Review Submitted: Dec 27, 2011
Hunt Date: Dec 27, 2011
Species Hunted: Ducks, Grouse
Days Hunted: 5
Hunt Type: Guided
Primary Terrain: Mountain
Method: Shotgun
Price Range: Any
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Ducks, Walleye & Grouse!
Dan Lecuyer runs the most professional lodge in Canada. I've been hunting Manitoba and Ontario for 20 years and Dan's turnkey lodge had my group on Ducks in the AM, catching Walleye from 10-2, and finishing the day chasing Grouse! Eastern Lake of the Woods offers the best hunting and fishing on the planet. Lecuyer's Lodge has first class cabins and their personal Chef will pamper your buddies. We will be returning again and again.
note: The following reviews predate the numeric rating system and are not included in this outfitter's overall rating.
outfitter review submitted by: Richard LaBounty on Nov 24 2008
Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer
Game Quality: poor
Accommodation Quality: good
Camp Condition: good
Food Quality: good
Guide Experience: good
Other Personal Experience: Uknown
Overall Impression: Bad
Recommend: No
Reviewer Comments: My father (almost 70) and I booked a hunt with Lecuyer's Lodge for a remote Bush/Island hunt from 11/9 to 11/14 in Nester Falls, Ontario on Lake of the Woods. (www.lecuyerslodge.com) We paid almost $8,000 in advance and were told we would be hunting big Ontario bucks (250 Lb.average dressed) that probably had never seen a man. By day two of the hunt, my father, three other Americans, and I were very let down with the hunt. We found out that Lecuyer had limited stands that have been hunted hard since bow season. My first stand had orange peals and candy wrappers under it along with empty shell casings. We were told/expected to walk two-eight miles a day with a guide that would move you around if the wind shifted. What we found by day three was every guide would drop off their "Sport" at a picked location and wouldn't come back unless you killed a deer or wanted to quit for the day. After speaking with a local in Nester Falls, we were told that Lecuyer's stands are over hunted because they keep a hunter in them for the entire non-resident season. Our Guide was great, but by mid week he advised that after guiding for this outfitter for eight years, he will not be returning next year which helped raise our confidence! I feel very lucky because I killed a small (175 Lb) 10 point buck while walking into my stand on the last day. Neither my father or any of the other guided Americans killed big deer. All of Lecuyer's stands and make shift ground blinds are built on Canada Crown Land. Also, we hunted on local Indian land for about three days of our hunt. We were told by our Guide that it was OK this time of year because the Indians don't patrol their land this late in the year. Lastly my father and I paid over $100 to get my deer butchered by Dan Lecuyer. When we got home, we found only three small packages of steak, two neck roasts, and the rest was burger. He kept all the chops, most of the steaks, and fluffed our meat with about 95% burger; which I told him I didn't want before butchering my deer. As an avid deer hunter and a career law enforcement officer, I'd call Dan Lecuyer a common thief. Now I understand why no references were posted and I couldn't find a review of the Lodge. I hope hunters see this review before getting fleeced like my father and I. (BUYER BEWARE!)
outfitter review submitted by: Thomas Knox on Nov 24 2008
Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer
Game Quality: Poor
Accommodation Quality: Fair
Camp Condition: Fair
Food Quality: Good
Guide Experience: Poor
Other Personal Experience: Poor
Overall Impression: Poor
Recommend: NO
Reviewer Comments: Many promises and claims were made but never held, like a place to sight in your gun at your arrival (there was no such place). Meeting with the guides, the night before the first day of the hunt (never happened, guides were never met, except to transport you to an area). The claim of 70-80 percent harvest, only 4 of 13 took deer and only one was a real shooter and the person that took that deer was not guided by the lodge. The claim that the guides stayed in contact with you through out the day, the two times I needed to contact my guide he never responded, nor did he even have his radio on. The claim that they knew the area and the deer that it contained, the information was never shared, even when asking for it. There was truly a anti-American attitude in the camp by ownership, and if you were a single hunter it was a double hit in attitude. The claim that meals were served around your hunt, this was not true, it was around what they wanted, they locked up the main lodge ten minutes after you finished your meal. All and all, I took a large body, small rack 7 pointer, the largest buck I saw. This was mostly due to the fact that I was dumped in the same location daily, the wind was wrong, and what they called blinds, most of the time was a rock to sit on and two small logs in front of you. You sat fully exposed to the animal at all times. It was truly a poor choice, one that I would never make again...
outfitter review submitted by: Jim Spencer on Oct 19 2004
Species Hunted: Whitetail
Game Quality: Poor - almost entirely spikes and does
Accommodation Quality: Good
Camp Condition: Good
Food Quality: Good
Guide Experience: Average to Good
Other Personal Experience: ?
Overall Impression: Average
Recommend: Depends...
Reviewer Comments: We hunted the opening week of gun season. Dan assured us that we would see a lot of bucks, and that they would be in bachelor groups. We (2 of us) saw one shooter all week, and no deer taken. A fair number of does, but opportunity to take a trophy buck was basically unavailable that week. Our guides worked hard and were disappointed that we didn't see any shooters. The owner (Dan) was seemingly indifferent. There were some meat hunters there that took some does and small very small bucks, and they seemed to have a good time. The duck hunters seemed to do okay, but my buddy and I left pretty disappointed. If you hunt Whitetail with Lecuyer's, do it later in the season, although I still would question the number/availability of bucks.
Contact: David Stanley
Location: Ocate, New Mexico
Species Hunted: Elk, Mule Deer, Black Bear, Turkey, Mountain Lion
State(s) Hunted: NM
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