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And sometimes I feel ashamed of myself for even entertaining the thought about not posting of the hunt. It seems on some of these forums the topics don't wander too far and the outdoors, hunting, and fishing stories/shares seem to bring the absolute best out of the woodwork. I get to share thoughts with like minded individuals. Thank you all.

I don't remember in which magazine I read about this magical place...I was a young kid. 9, 10 maybe. I'm not sure what the draw was for me then, but I know now. And I'm very glad you share it with every year.

Thank you again for doing it. Now...we need this snow to melt so we can get after those turkeys!!

TOUCHE !!!!!

Hey... they don't call you the Long Beard King for nuthin!!

My son calls me the Jake Whacker.......................:D I have been know to kill a jake or 3

I always enjoy the report. Thanks for posting again.

That's a real compliment coming from you. Thanks.

I look forward to your post every year, too. I wish you many more in the future.

I have enjoyed reading your Anticosti story's for years. Please keep writing them.

All you guys make it worthwhile. I'll try to come up with something and post away. Thanks all.

By now you know how much those on the Campfire look forward to you post. I also miss Cowboy. He guided me many times. When I fell and broke my Encore he loaned.
me his personal rifle to use. At that time he wasn't guiding yet. He was the horse wrangler only. When I tagged out he would hitch up a horse and we'd take pictures and toast sandwiches on the side of the Rat river. I don't take many pictures anymore. Don't know why. I did tell the head of operations on the island that the new cook should consider taking up truck driving as an occupation. Hope this year the French Frenchman comes back to guide.

I also very much look forward to your reply. You're getting to be very much an old friend. I messaged Gabriel on facebook about his coming back, and he said he would be definitely be back.

Thank you for posting it.

As always LBK, a great read and a post I look forward to every year. Congrats on the deer, very sorry about your friend

Love seeing this each year. Congratulations and thank you for sharing!

Geez guys, thanks for all the encouragement. I appreciate it and so does my wife.

I enjoy your stories. It is nice to hear from someone else who appreciates the island.

Anticosti is an amazing place. I was there last September / October and will there early next October. I was also at Chicotte with the VTT / ATV option. The food was OK. The folks in the prior week got the short end of the stick because there was a strike and the hunters were stuck in camp with only the kitchen open (no hunting). My guide was Gabriel (Gabe) and he was pretty good. It looks like he was your guide. We went into the thick woods woods and were able to get close to a couple of deer (no clear shots before they took off) and later on came within a dozen yards of doe in thick cover. A few people also saw some moose at the northern end of the territory.

The bad news about Anticosti is that the deer herd is significantly down at least according to a study

http://www.msn.com/fr-ca/actualites/quebec-canada/d%c3%a9clin-marqu%c3%a9-des-cerfs-de-virginie-sur-l%c3%aele-danticosti/ar-BBZAird?li=AAgh0dy

I attaching an English translation

Nonetheless I am looking forward to next fall.

We had absolutely no shortage of deer. I hunted October 2003 and made up my mind then never to return. We saw nothing but does then with the exception of one buck. The bucks really don't start moving until mid to late November. Yes we had Gabe. He is a moose and bear guide. This was his first time with deer hunters. I really liked him. I asked that he use the time allotted to me so he could hunt with my wife. Actually he spent most of the time with her. He made the hunt fun and we demanded nothing of him. He is coming back this year and he KNOWS we think he is the best. I like hunting for the deer instead of just picking one out to shoot or not to shoot. As it was, we each saw at least 20 deer per day. Mostly bucks. We are already booked and paid for next year. I just turned 75 yesterday and still feel like a 30 year old.

Great story and pics!

Sorry to hear about your friend.