About · Why this exists

Two crafts, one high standard.

You can forget about packing in tins of Puritan Stew or bags of freeze-dried lasagna. Wild Table Outfitters runs fishing and hunting expeditions led by experienced guides, trained chefs, and sommeliers. We started with one simple vision: provide a food experience that matches the beauty of the natural environment. We can teach you to fish, to shoot, and how to cook it all at the end of the day.

Tyaughton Lake, south shore at 16:40

01 · The premiseTerroir, twice.

Most outfitters are very good at one thing. The guide can put you on the fish, but the food is a gas station sandwich you picked up on the way to the river. The lodge has a fine wine list, but the river was fished out years ago and the guide is an ex-con with neck tattoos. The idea behind Wild Table Outfitters is that terroir should apply equally to the water you wade and the bottle you pour from.

We run lean with a 2 to 1 guest to staff ratio for trips up to 10 people. And always a specialist guide for your adventure. A working chef who came up in real kitchens. A sommelier with credentials but without pretensions.

Thirty trips a year. Almost always full. Almost always by referral.

02 · ApproachFour rules.

They're the reason a Wild Table Outfitters trip costs what it costs, and the reason it's worth it.

— 01

Safety, before anything.

Every guide carries Standard First Aid, and CPR/AED Level C — plus at least one full season of mentorship per discipline. Ratios are 1:2 or better.

— 02

Two crafts, one trip.

Guides, chefs, and sommeliers travel and work together. The menus and wine pairings are built around the seasons, the water, and the field. The cooking classes are real instruction you can use every day — not theatre.

— 03

BC, deeply.

We work in one province because doing this properly takes a lifetime. Local sourcing and a stewardship program that donates to watershed and conservation organisations.

— 04

Slow on purpose.

Fewer guests, custom trips, better results.

03 · Safety

Trained, experienced, and capable.

01SRT swiftwater rescue

Every guide on the water. Renewed annually. River-specific scenarios run in pre-season.

02OFA Level 3 first aid or better

Wilderness-extended protocols. Trauma kit and AED on every boat and at every camp.

03Wilderness First Responder

Wilderness-extended medical training. Held by lead guides on every multi-day expedition.

04Marine Basic First Aid

Marine-specific first-aid protocols. Held alongside wilderness training for any trip on the water.

05Firearm proficiency (RCMP RPAL)

Hunting guides and shooting instructors hold restricted and non-restricted certifications. Annual range qualifications.

06Small Vessel Operator Proficiency

Transport Canada certification for commercial vessel operation. Renewed annually.

0715 Ton Small Vessel Master

Transport Canada Master certificate. Held by lead boat captains on multi-day coastal and lake trips.

08Restricted Operator Certificate (Radio)

VHF radio certification. Required to operate marine radios in Canadian waters.

09Garmin InReach + satellite

Live-tracked. Camp dispatcher on shift the entire time a trip is in the field.

10Certified Level 1 Bear Viewing Guide

Years of experience in bear country, backed by structured training to keep groups safe in the field.

11Food & Beverage Certifications

FoodSafe, Serving It Right, and Red Seal Certification. Our F&B team is world-class.

12WSET I and II Sommelier Certifications

Wine & Spirit Education Trust credentials. The F&B team is formally trained, not self-taught.

131:2 ratio, hard floor

Group sizes built around the conditions, not our income statement. We've turned trips around for less.

04 · What it's actually for

Nature isn't just scenery here.

The deeper reason this company exists is simple: a week on the water, shared with good food and good people, can restore something in a person that podcasts, self-help spa days, and unsolicited advice never will. We have seen it happen time and time again.

The fishing and the hunting are the way in — long days of focused attention. The cellar and the kitchen are the way back — slow meals, real conversation, a fire that's allowed to be the evening's entire schedule. Most guests arrive holding something. Most leave a little lighter.

It's a strange thing to sell on a website. But it's one of the truths of our work.

Blackwater Lake at sunset

If any of this lands — let's talk.

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