Pourvoirie Seigneurie Nicolas Riou

Pourvoirie Seigneurie Nicolas-Riou occupies the former Nicolas-Riou seigneury south of Rimouski (Bas-Saint-Laurent, the Saint-Eugène-de-Ladrière area), in hunting zone 2. Renowned for moose hunting — an advertised 85% success rate over managed exclusive territories (bait stations, tree stands) — it has 12 hunting zones and a moose season from 1 September to 15 November. Moose packages, for 4 hunters and one moose, are European plan and allocated by an annual lottery. For fishing, about a dozen lakes are worked, holding mostly brook trout, with the two largest lakes also home to Arctic char and lake eel; Lac des 24 Arpents is known for its trophy-class trout. Fishing (season 15 May to 31 August) comes as day, fly-fishing, and lodging packages, several offered by lottery. Lodging is in solar/propane-equipped cabins (Lac Thom, Lac Blanc, Doucette, Débarcadère, Chalet des Guides) and at the Pavillon des 24 Arpents, a 4-star, 8-room inn that sleeps 16. Atlantic salmon fishing is also possible in partnership with the Zec saumon Rimouski, on the Rimouski River. The territory is also well suited to leisure stays.