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TO BIG 9 OUTFITTERS Our base camp is located 85 miles south west of Fort Nelson or 180 miles northwest of Fort St John, BC. Fort Nelson has very limited flights with only 2 flights daily from Sunday to Friday with no flights on Saturdays or on long weekends. For those clients who will be flying into Fort Nelson, reservations can be made with Central Mountain Air at 888-865-8585, an affiliate of Air Canada. Connector flights are possible through Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta or Vancouver, BC.If possible I would recommend you arrive in Fort Nelson or Fort St John the day prior to your hunt start date, if luggage is lost or a connector flight is missed you will not end up late for your hunt. Due to the possibility of bad weather and number of clients leaving on change over dates it is also recommended you do not book flights home from Fort Nelson or Fort St John until the day after your hunt end date. In the event that you are short on time and feel lucky, you can book your arrival flight into Fort Nelson or Fort St John in the morning of your hunt start date. Your flight home can be booked for late afternoon and early evening of your hunt end date. If you do opt for this high risk option we will do our very best to get you to and from our camps on time but we make no guarantees. For room reservations in Fort Nelson you may contact the Woodlands Inn at 250-774-6669 In Fort St John you may contact the Quality Inn at 250-787-0521 Both hotels supply complimentary shuttle service to and from the airport for all flights including your bush charter flight into camp.
For your convenience we will have your hunting license and species tags awaiting you at camp, or unless otherwise directed. Due to Canadian law it is impossible to bring handguns into Canada. Due to a new Canadian law, you must register your firearms at Customs upon entry into Canada. A Non Resident Firearms Declaration form is included in this package, please fill it out and present it to Canada Customs upon entry into Canada. You will also be required to pay a $50.00 Canadian fee. Do not sign this document until requested to do so by the Customs Agent.
There are several commercial flights into Ft st John. Air Canada and Westjet are the 2 main ones.
If you plan on doing some fishing it is a good idea to bring along a light weight collapsible fishing rod, a few mep type lures and some flies for Artic Grayling.