ACI Expeditions
ACI Expeditions
Rated 0 out of 5.0 based on 3 Outfitter reviews.
Contact: Ben Arsenault
Location: St. Damien, Quebec
Species Hunted: Black Bear
State(s) Hunted: QC
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note: The following reviews predate the numeric rating system and are not included in this outfitter's overall rating.
outfitter review submitted by: Forest Hazel on Apr 2 2004
Species Hunted: Black Bear
Game Quality: good
Accommodation Quality: great
Camp Condition: good
Food Quality: exceptional
Guide Experience: good
Other Personal Experience: good
Overall Impression: very good
Recommend: yes
Reviewer Comments: I have hunted with Ben four times now; three for bear and once for caribou. Without exception, I would say Ben and his staff go out of their way to insure a good time and a successful hunt for everyone. I have always had shots at decent bears up there, hunting with traditional archery tackle. (although the bear are not as large as here in NC; up there a 225 lb bear is a pretty good one). The food has always been great, the lodge clean and comfortable. Most of us who go each year with our group are traditional archers, and usually only one or two come back without bear, and even they have shot opportunities. Fishing was pretty good too, if you have time to do it.
outfitter review submitted by: Bill Troubridge on Jan 29 2004
Species Hunted: Black bear
Game Quality: OK
Accommodation Quality: good
Camp Condition: good
Food Quality: superb
Guide Experience: great
Other Personal Experience: great
Overall Impression: lots of fun
Recommend: Damn right!
Reviewer Comments: Ben worked hard to show everyone lots of bears. His areas are mostly in reserves where he has exclusive hunting rights and we saw very few other people in the hunting area. The first night we saw 12 bears, and my wife drifted one, by the third night of the hunt all but one of our group of five was tagged out. The last day we were there a group of 5 or 6 from a separate camp arrived for a visit....they were also all tagged out!
outfitter review submitted by: Michael B. Johnson on Jun 19 2002
Species Hunted: Black Bear
Game Quality: poor
Accommodation Quality: great
Camp Condition: great
Food Quality: great
Guide Experience: poor
Other Personal Experience: poor
Overall Impression: terrible
Recommend: no
Reviewer Comments: This hunt was bad and kept getting worse. To begin with the stands were right on the road.Baits were not even touched in most cases.Stands were squeaking everytime the wind blowed. We had to cut shooting lanes ourselves. We were supposed to have the camp to ourselves and when we arrived there were four more guys. 2 first time bear hunters killed their first bears on nite one. The guides came in and ran to the dinner table leaving the hunters and the bears outside and never offered to take a picture. The carcasses laid outside till noon the next day. Some never got to see a bear period. 14 hunters/ 4 bears. I know hunting is hunting but the way they treated the first timers made me sick. We dragged the bears off the truck and took the pictures. The guides never took a single picture or weighed a single bear. I was lucky and killed a decent bear(pure luck). One of the first time bear hunters asked the guide to skin his bear for a three quarter mount and the guide handed him the knife and said "you do it!" This was a very poor excuse for a hunt. I don't need to waste my vacation and money being treated this way.
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Contact: John Cherkauskas
Location: Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
Species Hunted: Whitetail Deer
State(s) Hunted: SK
Manitoba Hunting Information
Manitoba is known as a top destination for avid waterfowl hunters. Huge flocks of ducks and geese can be found from the Arctic coast of Hudson Bay to the prairie potholes on the southern border of this Canadian province. There is no legal requirement for non-resident waterfowl hunters to use a guide, but many are available and a high percentage of non-Canadian hunters utilize them. In addition black bear, Canada moose and whitetails are hunted throughout the province.
Ontario Hunting Information
Ontario is often considered a sportsman's paradise. This large province contains huge sections of wilderness, filled with thousands of lakes that provide excellent habitat for Canada moose and black bear. Excellent fishing for walleye, northern pike, muskie, smallmouth bass and other species can often be combined with a hunt. From spike camps to 5-star lodges, there are lodges, guides and outfitters for every adventure and every taste.
Kansas Hunting Information
Kansas is one of the top producing monster whitetail buck states in the country. It also has some excellent turkey hunting and a few big mule deer in the western part of the state. Kansas has an excellent reputation as a top notch destination for upland birds. It has excellent populations of pheasant and quail due to the vast expanse of suitable prairie and grassland type habitat.
