Anticosti Island off the coast of Quebec may be surrounded by water, but the draw for sportsmen is not its fisheries. Here, whitetail deer number in the hundreds of thousands, and they have no natural predators other than hunters. We sent one of our editors to this paradise of the north to see if he could shoot straight and avoid cabin fever. Story and photos by Joe Cermele

To book a hunt with Sepaq Anticosti, call (800) 463-0863 or visit their website. Hunts take place from August through December and range in price from $1,100 to $4,700 depending on whether you want all-inclusive lodge treatment or you'd rather rough it. Both rifle and bow hunters can be accommodated.

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