Kaska Goose Lodge, Hudson Bay Lowlands, Manitoba, Canada

09/27/2026

The drive back to Winnipeg from Thompson was covered in a blanket of ground fog for the first 4 hours of the trip

09/22/2026

A beautiful sunrise on the Hudson Bay coast

09/19/2026

We took a helicopter ride along the Hudson Bay coast to the old Hudson Bay Company trading post at York Factory.

We saw about 40+ polar bears on the coast on the trip back to Kaska, including a sow with two cubs, as well as thousands of Snow, Ross & Canada geese all the way from York Factory to the lodge

09/15/2026

The Northstar Air Basler DC-3 conversion bringing in a load of Jet-A to Kaska for the Bell LongRanger L-4 helicopter

09/07/2026

A beautiful morning on the coast of Hudson Bay!

09/01/2026

We had a good flight into Kaska from Thompson on August 31st. The pilot over-flew the Old Hudson Bay Company Depot and Trading Post at York Factory, located at the mouth of the Hayes River.

From York Factory we flew 90-plus miles along the coast of Hudson Bay to Kaska Goose Lodge.

Unfortunately, I was sitting on the wrong side of the aircraft, as the passengers on the port side reported seeing 47 polar bears between York Factory and the lodge. Our chef, Jason, and I didn't see a single bear on on side of the aircraft.

We did see several flocks of Canada and snow geese as well as a few large flock of sandhill cranes once we were within 25 miles of Kaska. I didn't see many ducks on the freshwater ponds located just back from the coast.

Our timing was good, as a fog bank began to roll in from Hudson Bay as we were on our final approach to Kaska.

The camp was in good condition, with just some black bear damage to one of our generator buildings. The bear ripped apart a wall to get into the building and then proceeded to chew through the fuel line to the generator. Repairing the fuel line is on today's job list.

The crew is making good progress preparing the camp for our first group of hunters.

02/10/2026

01/31/2026

Canada in the Rough waterfowl hunting and brook trout fishing in the Hudson Bay Lowlands at Kaska Goose Lodge
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