Research the fit
Review the cabin and tent camp packages, pricing, available weeks and frequently asked questions to see whether this hunt fits your group.
From first questions to the trip home
PLAN YOUR
HUNT.
One clear path from booking to camp to the trip home.
Plan Your Hunt · Step by step
Follow these steps from choosing your hunt through the trip home. Open a guide whenever you need the full details.
Booking your hunt
Request a call
Tell us your residency, experience, group size, preferred package and the weeks that interest you. We will arrange a time to talk.
Review your invoice
If the hunt is a fit, Wesley’s will send an invoice with the complete booking details and hold your selected dates for 14 days. Confirm your party, camp, dates and package in writing; name one group leader and share the inclusions and cancellation terms with everyone.
Pay the deposit
Pay the non-refundable deposit within the 14-day hold. Credit cards are accepted online; Ontario residents may e-transfer with the party name in the memo.
Travel Prep
Plan for cell coverage gaps
Plan fuel stops and border crossing, save offline directions, and set up iPhone satellite texting before the drive. Expect long stretches without cell service and decide how your group will bring meat home.
Reserve your Pickle Lake stay
Book the night before fly-out, check your group’s arrival plans and confirm the floatplane check-in instructions with Pickle Lake Airways.
Prepare border documents
U.S. citizens driving across the border should bring a valid U.S. passport book or passport card. A NEXUS card or U.S. enhanced driver’s licence may also be used for land travel. A regular driver’s licence or REAL ID alone is not enough. Check both Canadian entry and U.S. return requirements, then gather vehicle and firearm documents and keep everything accessible.
Hunt Prep
Gather and purchase gear
Use the lists for your camp, coordinate shared equipment and purchase what is missing. Assemble your complete group load before weighing it.
Weigh your complete load
Once every hunter has their gear and food ready, weigh each person and the full group load against the party limit on your invoice. Adjust the load before the flight if needed.
Pay your balance
The remaining balance is due July 1 of the year of your hunt. Review your invoice and arrange payment by that date.
Complete licences
Complete the Ontario licensing steps that apply to you and send Wesley’s an updated Licence Summary. Wait for tag confirmation before purchasing an assigned tag.
Tag validation and payment
In late August or early September, Wesley’s Outposts will validate outfitter-allocated moose tags and notify your group. Once notified, the hunter whose name is on a validated tag must pay the applicable moose tag fee directly to Ontario’s MNR. Ontario residents bring their own WMU 1C tags.
Flying to Camp
Check in with Pickle Lake Airways
Find the blue Pickle Lake Airways sign on Beach Road and report to the office when you arrive in town if you can. Exchange cell numbers with the flight coordinator so you can ask about weather or schedule changes. Unless Airways gives you another time, have your whole party there and ready at 8:00 a.m. Pickle Lake time on fly-out morning.
What to expect flying in on floats
Allow for weather delays, stage your complete load and follow the crew’s instructions for weighing, loading, boarding and arrival at camp.
During the Hunt
Cabin or Tent Camp
Choose the guide for your camp to review arrival, communication, camp systems and daily safety routines.
Equipment Tips
Check boats, motors, fuel, paddles and safety gear before heading out. Keep shared equipment organized throughout the week.
Hunting Tips
Review the camp-specific hunting guidance, tag requirements and safe communication plan before setting out.
Fishing Guide
Plan a simple walleye or pike setup for fishing during your hunt, and review the licence and lake rules.
Meat Handling
After a harvest, field-dress, cool and protect the meat promptly and coordinate transport with Wesley’s.
After the Hunt
Return Travel Tips
Pack and stage the group for pickup, keep licences and transport documents with the meat and maintain the cold chain on the drive home.
Mandatory Hunting Reports
Every moose licence holder must file the report that applies, including those who did not hunt or harvest. Check the deadline and filing method for your residency.