To express the many dynamics of emotions a person feels when traveling thirty-six hours, into another country, to hunt an animal they have only seen in a few publications, is undaunting. My cousin hunted with the owner Rick Houweling, and was blessed with taking a beautiful fifty-inch moose on the first morning of the hunt.…
This was not only my first moose hunt, but also my first hunting experience in Canada. And a wonderful experience it was! Three of my fellow hunters had booked with Wild Kakwa Outfitters before and thus returned with four new hunters (including myself) for a moose hunt with Rick and Rita Houweling in early October. Our…
“It’s Never Over Til It’s Over” This was my 4th hunt with Wild Kakwa Outfitters, and proved to be one of the most challenging of all. I had 3 tags (Moose, Elk, and Mule Deer). Early in the hunt I passed on 3 small bull moose, and on 2 small mule deer, as I had…
This was my first moose hunt and let me tell you it was very enjoyable. I know everybody wants to hear the kill stories, but I’m going to tell you the fun that was had in this camp was second to none. I thought, wow I was lucky to pick a week with so many…
I had an awesome moose hunt with Wild Kakwa Outfitters. I will never forget the fun I had with Rick, Rita, Mel and Ricky, Rick & Rita Houweling’s son. Earlier in the week, my hunting partner, Ed, and I were guided by Mel (aka-the guide who will walk your tail off) into the “Valley of…
I talked to my son Bruce, to see if he might be interested in moose hunting, neither of us had ever hunted moose before. I didn’t take long for him to get on the internet and start checking the outfitters websites. After checking out many outfitters, we decided that Wild Kakwa was by far the…
I must admit I am still in awe of having taken the bull that I did and have been thinking what I could possibly say that wouldn’t make the whole experience sound too good to be true! But here goes… My hunting buddy (Bob Thomson) and I decided that we should take a hunting trip for…
The first day of my hunt I saw several different bucks. I saw one beautiful 8 point buck the first day I could have shot that was probably around 140. The next day the hunting was slow and I only saw does. The third day of the hunt I spotted a nice buck probably around…
I hunted with Wild Kakwa Outfitters for a trophy Whitetail Deer. My buck was taken on the 3rd day of my hunt. During those 3 days I saw 6 moose, over 20 head of elk and a tremendous amount of deer including several shooters (150 inches plus). I have hunted in three Canadian provinces and six…
I hunted with Wild Kakwa Outfitters for a trophy Whitetail Deer. On the first day of the hunt, Rick put me in a blind and within an hour I started seeing deer which got me pretty excited – waiting for that big one to come out. How many deer I saw that day, maybe 7…