The caribou herds of mainland Nunavut are migratory animals. Their varied and often inconsistent movements across the tundra plains from season to season are critical for most other wildlife as well: wolves, fox and even birds-of-prey follow suit to the caribou.

Caribou cows & calves of the Ahiak herd crossing a tundra river in Nunavut during the summer caribou migration / copyright Chris Crowley

The key to our success with unique and often close-up wildlife encounters for photographers & film crews is our ability for efficent & quick mobility... thus our first-rate mobile tent camps - combined with aircraft and watercraft - often allow us the flexibility to move to where the animals are.

One of our primary basecamps is located on a beautiful sand beach on a large lake system along the central Back River in Nunavut, Canada - strategically positioned between the Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary and Queen Maud Gulf Sanctary - our primary areas of operation. These two wilderness Sanctuaries are the largest and most remote wildlife refuges in Canada. 

Getting here required a 1.2 hour /150-225 airmile charter flight from the traditional Inuit settlement of Baker Lake, Nunavut: the cost of which is included in our packages. 

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A bull caribou grazing in autumn amidst the tents in the camp yard - we call these fearless characters 'yardboo! / copyright Larry Bowman

Our special camps are often situated on active wildlife water crossings where - depending on the time of season - is important range for tundra wolves during the den cycle, musk-oxen, migrating caribou herds, nesting raptors & waterfowl. Often caribou, musk-oxen and wild wolves venture right into the camp yards! 

Here we offer services & facilities that make these first-rate tent camps to be sure!  Healthy and abundant campfire-style meals are served daily. .

We offer only small group camps: we usually only accommodate 8-12 on most wildlife & fishing trips, and up to 16 for special functions.

At the most of the camps we offer a central wash house with a hot shower & sinks; with drying racks.  Due the permafrost (permanently frozen ground) and for obvious minimum-impact reasons, toilets are of the outdoor latrine (outhouse) variety. 

Many times in the past, caribou or musk-oxen are visible from the dining room while you sit and eat - and attending photographers are recommended to keep their tripods sitting close by to be ready all the time for photo opportunities!

At most camps we provide a central 'gathering room & library' - a comfortable relaxing area for waiting out the weather, meeting & chatting with fellow clients, or for just sitting and reading from our rich northern library on comfortable chairs.  

Sleeping quarters are often in versatile Hansen Weatherport insulated vinyl Quonset huts on floor platforms complete with beds, rugs, catalytic heaters, and gas lighting. These huts can weather and keep you warm in even the most extreme Arctic storms.  The amazing thing about them is that they can be taken down and re-set up in just a few hours - so the Quonsets can be moved to different areas for animal exposure should the situation arise.

The sleeping quonsets along the waterfront - photo copyright Don Nord

Each 14' x 16' Quonset is separated with a divider, creating two 8' x 12' rooms. Each room has its own outside entrance, and contains two beds with thick foamie mattresses, rug, nightstand, propane catalytic heater and a gas lamp. There is room by each bed to hang clothing on hangers from the framework.

Communications with the 'outside world' are kept by satellite telephones - several of which are kept at the camps the outposts, in the boats on longer lake trips, and always in the aircraft. 

With portable generators, solar panels & wind generators, our primary camps have power available for a 24-hour camera battery & satellite phone charging station, video / DVD viewing capabilities, and at some camps; satellite internet capabilities.

Several motor boats, canoes and rafts are at the camps, and also placed on the field in strategic locations for fishing and wildlife encounters - and provide access to other wildlife areas.

A variety of other quality expedition equipment is kept on site at most camps, including zodiac boats for fly-outs, North Face expedition tents, canoes, touring kayaks, and cooking kits /equipment for 'spike camp' use.