Welcome to the Quill Lakes, home of some of the largest Geese, Duck and Sand Hill Crane populations on the prairies.  Prairie Rose Outfitters is located on the west side of the Quill Lakes in one of Saskatchewan’s largest migratory flyways. There is an opportunity to hunt most game birds available on the prairies.  These include Sand Hill Cranes, Ducks, Snow geese, white-fronted geese (specklebellies) and lesser and greater Canada geese. Beginning in 2004 included the addition of Upland birds (ie. Sharp-tailed Grouse and Hungarian Partridge) to the list. Bird populations for the coming hunting seasons look very positive.

Snow Geese can be hunted in the morning and afternoon in the Quill lakes region in Saskatchewan. The use of electronic calls for Snow Goose hunting was approved for some areas of Saskatchewan in 2002. This has increased the consistency of morning and afternoon hunting for Snow Geese. Afternoon hunting of Snow Geese is unique to the Quill lakes region of Saskatchewan. The hunting opportunity of  a lifetime is yours to enjoy on the Quill lakes with Prairie Rose Outfitters.

Our hunting lodge is located near Dafoe, Saskatchewan. Located 100 miles east of Saskatoon on #16 highway. Just 1 mile north of the Jct of #6 and #16 highway. Click here for an introduction to the Quill Lakes from our friends at Ducks Unlimited TV

We usually hunt within a hunt within a 20 mile 35km) radius of our lodge. Most times our morning drive to the hunt is less than 10 minutes.  The area around the west side of the Quill lakes is surrounded by agricultural land, with the wheat, barley and pea crops providing the necessary ingredients needed to attract the migrating waterfowl. We are the first to see the migrating waterfowl, they are naive about decoys and blinds as they enter the Quill Lakes area. This is the beginning of when their migration enters active hunting zones. The new hatch of Snow and Ross geese make for about 4 weeks of some of the best hunting you will ever experience. There are in excess of 150,000 geese flying out each morning just on our side of the Big Quill lake alone.

The area has been home to Bill and Shirley Rath their entire life. Craig and Audrey Rath teamed up with Bill some 10 years ago to form Prairie Rose Outfitters. We have worked to develop good working relationships with the farmers in the area who welcome hunters due to the tremendous impact this many migrating geese and ducks have on their crops. Managing access to these fields to ensure good hunting for everyone is what we do.