FAQ
BAERA FOREST – Who are we?
Our outfitter’s camp is a family business founded in 1939. It is an exclusive hunting and fishing territory located in Kiamika (Quebec), at the western tip of the Laurentians and at the edge of the Papineau-Labelle Reserve (south of Grand Lac-du-Cerf, with one of the best beaches in Canada). We offer six cosy cottages to let you engage in a wide range of outdoor activities whatever the season. All facilities are powered only by green energy.
COVID-19
Before your stay, PLEASE
- Make sure no one in your group/family is showing COVID-19 symptoms (fever, cough or shortness of breath). If it is the case, the person and any other person whom they had contact with CANNOT stay at Baera Forest.
- Buy your hunting/fishing license.
- If possible, plan to pay by debit/credit.
- Run your errands (grocery, gas, gear, etc.) in your residential area.
For your stay, PLEASE
- Bring your own complete beddings, pillows, dish cloth and towels (hand, shower, etc.).
- Bring your card games, magazines and pencils for personal use.
- Bring your own personal flotation device when possible.
- Bring your own fishing gear when possible.
COZY AND WARM OFF-GRID COTTAGES AND CABINS
All cottages include:
- refrigerator and stove/oven
- propane BBQ (except in winter)
- wood stove, and wood to burn
- electrical (powered by solar panels) and/or pro-pane lamps
- mattresses
- cookware, dishes and utensils
- kettle
- coffee maker (percolator)
- toilet, compost toilet or outhouse and toilet pa-per
- garbage bags
- boat
- biodegradable dishwashing soap
Please bring your OWN:
- complete bed linen (or sleeping bag), including pillows and pillow cases
- bath towels and face clothes, as well as dish clothes
- drinking water
- food and beverages
- bags to bring back with you your throwable, recyclable and compostable waste
- clothing and personal effects
- fishing or hunting permit
- fishing or hunting equipment
- bait (leeches and minnows are prohibited)
- water safety jacket
- rain coat/gear
- insect repellent and sunscreen
To view photos and consult complete list of equipment at each location, go to our “cottage” section.
EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES
- life jacket or PFD: $5 (+taxes) – Fuel or electric outboard motors: $45 (+taxes) for the first day, $35 for following days or $175 (+taxes) for 7 days.
- Fuel or battery refill: $12 (+taxes)
- Baera Forest offers 14- and 16-feet wood or aluminium boats.
- Fuel motors are 2.5 HP. Electric outboard motors are also available for hire.
However, small boat motor, canoes, kayaks, stand up paddle boards and other small nautical equipment is authorized. To prevent contaminating Bae-ra Forest’s watershed, you must clean your equipment before launching onto any lake here.
No, we offer your first installation during the stay. Afterwards, if you want to explore another lake (upon reservation with the staff), a boat will be waiting for you there, but getting the motor to it will be your responsibility. We offer transportation in and out to other lakes ($35 + taxes round trip).
FISHING
Maximum per trout species
- 5 brook trout per person
- 3 rainbow trout per person
- 2 lake trout per person; length (from the fork) limited to 55 cm.
There are no weight restrictions for whatever species. Catches vary between half a pound to 4 pounds, or between 10 to 30 inches. Throwing back into the water is prohibited unless fish is totally healthy.
- You must fill out your Fish Caught Form.
- No tripods.
- No fishing by night.
- No throwing back into the water injured fish.
- No leaches and minnows as live bait.
- Worms are the only live bait allowed without restriction.
- When transporting catches, leave a piece of skin so the fish species can be identified.
- However, in the case of lake trout which cannot exceed 55 cm as a catch, making fish filets is prohibited because this species also needs to be count-ed.
- Fish caught as a sport cannot be sold.
If regulations/quotas are not respected, a $1000 fine is payable on site. Offenders will immediately be escorted off the premises and will lose all privileges without refund.
For any further information about fishing in Que-bec generally, dial 1-877-346-6763 or consult a conservation agent.
HUNTING
As well, anyone wishing to hunt with a firearm must abide by the federal Firearms Act. This act requires anyone wishing to carry a specific weapon to hold a permit, unless he/she is under the direct supervision of the person lending the firearm. In addition, in the case of wild turkey, you also need a certificate showing you have taken the necessary training.
You can only hunt if you have a permit, whether your own or, in certain cases, someone else’s. That is, where small game is concerned, an individual may hunt on the basis of his/her spouse’s permit. For any type of hunting, youth aged 12 to 17 and students aged 18 to 24 can hunt on the basis of an adult’s permit.
Residents less than 12-year-old can try out before certifying. This can be enjoyed in the company of a resident who is aged at least 25-year-old, holds the certificate specific to the firearm used and, when applicable, the wild-turkey certificate. This opportunity applies to any type of hunt, but for a single year.
- 1 deer (must be 4 points or more) per hunter per annual permit
- 1 moose per 2 to 5 hunters per annual permit
- 1 bear per seasonal permit
- it is forbidden to hunt sows with cubs.
These quotas are subject to change without prior notice.
If regulations/quotas are not respected, a $1000 fine is payable on site. Offenders will immediately be escorted off the premises and will lose all privileges without refund.
- Hunters are required to wear a fluorescent orange safety vest.
- Weapons allowed may vary according to period of the year and species hunted.
- Large game and wild turkey must be counted.
- Specific rules apply to the transportation of many species.
- Game meat cannot be sold.
- Hunting by night is prohibited.
- You must fill out the appropriate Wildlife Observation Form
For information concerning courses leading to the delivery of the general hunting certificate as well as to the specific wild-turkey certificate, please con-tact the Fédération québécoise de la faune at 1-418-622-4006 or visit www.fqf.qc.ca