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"AlphaDog Outdoors offers true wilderness hunts in the spectacular North Central region of British Columbia. We pretty much stick to the traditional, old fashioned, methods of guiding and outfitting. Our primary focus is to offer the very best experience possible, in a fun and friendly environment."

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MIKE HAWKRIDGE ALPHADOG OUTDOORS

My old friend Mike Hawkridge is one of the best hunters I know.

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Great horseman, veteran trapper, houndsman, ace wolf caller, great guy and good company in the field and in camp. His Alphadog Outdoors hunts exclusive, game-rich territory in central British Columbia, allowing him to offer a unique mix of awesome adventures in fall, winter, and spring. Mike and his team pride themselves on good relations with Canada’s First Nation, so much of their hunting is done on ancestral tribal hunting grounds.

Hawkridge and his team prefer traditional hunting methods, operating from tent and spike camps as called for, with Alphadog’s new Whiskey Jack Lodge as a comfortable base of operations.

His country is excellent for Canada moose and Rocky Mountain elk and is home to both mule deer and whitetails. Central BC has one of the densest populations of black bears, hunted both spring and fall, with good opportunity for extra-large bears. Winter is for hound hunting for lynx and big Canadian mountain lions. Winter is also the best time to specifically hunt wolves. The wolf is one of North America’s most difficult animals to hunt on purpose, but a wolf can be encountered on any hunt. Wolf hunting is an Alphadog specialty, and they purchase a wolf tag for every hunter.

In the winter, Alphadog Outdoors also offers a unique Trapline Adventure, five days on a trapline with experienced trapper guides, targeting the full range of Canadian furbearers, including beaver, lynx, marten, mink, fisher, otter, wolf wolverine, and more. Mike and his team pride themselves on being modern day “mountain men,” and this Trapline Adventure uses some of the same techniques that opened our continent more than a century ago.

We are incredibly proud to have Alphadog Outdoors as part of our CBEO family.

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SOUTH DAKOTA PREFERENCE POINT PRIMER
BY WAYNE HENDERSON

OWNER OF PARADISE OUTFITTERS OF SOUTH DAKOTA

A MEMBER OF CBEO

Preference Points

Note: Preference points will be available for purchase September 15-December 15 in Go Outdoors South Dakota.

Seasons with a limited number of licenses have a preference system for applicants who are unsuccessful on their first choice in the first drawing.

Some useful information on preference points in lottery drawings include the following:

One point may be purchased each year the applicant is unsuccessful.
Applicants must choose to purchase preference if unsuccessful at time of application or purchase preference in their licensing profile prior to December 15.
Preference points will be available for purchase September 15-December 15.
Accrued preference points are required to be used for any season during the first draw, first choice selection.
Applicants can choose to use preference for their second choice during a first drawing and for any subsequent drawing for both the first and second choice.
Applicants who draw a license using preference and subsequently decide to return the license to the Licensing Office prior to the start of the applicable season, will have their preference points reinstated, be reimbursed their license fee, and maintain their eligibility for future drawings.
Preference points may be purchased starting at age 10 for all species, except paddlefish, where there is no minimum age.

Purchased preference points are automatically credited to an application, even if you do not apply for the applicable season the following year.

Preference points cannot be transferred to another person.

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