About Us - Vancouver Island Hunts

We offer Spring and Fall Black Bear hunts, Roosevelt Elk hunts, Cougar hunts, Blacktail Deer hunts and Wolf trapline hunts.

Vancouver Island Hunts Ltd. (formerly known as NWT Outfitters Ltd.) is owned and operated by Eric and Lorna Mikkelson. We made the name change so that hunters looking for a premier destination for Black Bear hunts or Roosevelt Elk hunts can find us more easily on the Internet.

For the past 16 years, hunting outfitter Eric Mikkelson has dedicated all his efforts to the outfitting industry and his guiding business. Vancouver Island Hunts Ltd. has the exclusive right to guide non-resident hunters within the boundaries of our 3000 square mile guide area in the northwest quadrant of Vancouver Island, B.C.

The remoteness of our guide area on Vancouver Island, B.C., coupled with sudden weather changes and unexpected animal movements make challenges inevitable. Guide otfitting is an art, not a science. Authentic fair chase hunting involves strategies and plans that are likely to change at a moment's notice. From the true sport hunter's perspective, this is more about mental conditioning than physical stamina and will always require some flexibility.

We are very conservative on all the species we harvest, we spare no expense when it comes to equipment and support services, and we want you, the hunter, to be successful just as much as you do.

We measure our success by our clients' success, and the quality of game animal our guide area provides them.