My very favourite time every year at Cedar Lodge is the gathering up of the flocks of snow geese that land on Blackstrap Lake.  In mid October, one can spot what appears to be a ‘snow cap’ on the water at the north end of the lake, but in fact, it is the beginning of the gathering of the geese for their migration to the south.

After they have spent often many hours on the lake, they will fly over Cedar Lodge and visit various farmlands within a radius of about 4 kms.  Each stop they make, they meet up with more and more of their fellow geese and after a day of landing and eating and lifting and soaring they make their way … a larger group now … again to the north end of Blackstrap Lake.  This time the ‘snow cap look’ on the lake has increased to about double the previous day.

The following day, the same routine, until a larger and larger flock has developed and when the snow geese finally leave Blackstrap Lake for the trek south, as they pass over Cedar Lodge, their passing can take up to 35 minutes, so many in number are they.

Yesterday, (October 21st) I heard them in a neighbour’s field making a tremendous noise … they were several quarter sections south. We took the truck down the back roads and came to their feeding spot.

See http://www.wbu.com/chipperwoods/photos/geese.htm … for more information on the snow geese and their gregarious behaviour.

at Blackstrap Lake is lots of fun, both winter and summer. Fun for the whole family !

I’m not sure if this dog is looking out for fish or ducks!!

Fish in the lake include pike, perch, pickerel, walleye and white fish – you may even catch some others, but these are the main varieties.

There is a boat launch at the Provincial Park at the more southern end of the lake, with a pass UNDER the causeway that will allow you to come back to Cedar Lodge and hitch your boat to our dock.  The Navy League of Canada is the next property north of us, then the Y Camp and a little farther down the lake is the Saskatoon Sailing Club – each of these brings a variety of water craft to the lake all summer long.

Duck Hunting at its Finest!

Be prepared to see more information on this site as we upgrade to keep you posted regarding seasons, costs, varieties of birds and animals, migration patterns and more to enable you to have a most successful shoot.

With OVER FORTY PERCENT of North America’s duck population hatched in the wetlands of Saskatchewan, this is where it all begins!!

And Cedar Lodge is one of the most excellent spots to land for your hunting experience. The Lodge has the perfect atmosphere for your home away from home attitude. Home cooking, down home hospitality no matter where you hail from. Fireside corner, magnificent decks overlooking the lake and the skies where you can watch the geese fly in for miles. If geese are not your speciality, the deer meander over our 75 acres in the hundreds and moose very much in the vicinity.

We can make arrangements for your special guide to take you on a most unique experience, one worth remembering for years to come. We hear over and over again, “we will be back” and there is no doubt you will feel the same. Call ahead for bookings as our seasons fill up very quickly.

Migration Maps -
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for your best duck hunting ever.

http://www.ducks.ca/resource/general/wetland/migration/maps.html

http://www.ducks.ca/resource/general/wetland/migration/pdf/central.pdf