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Quill Lake is comprised of 2 lakes, located
approximately 150 km (90 miles) east of Saskatoon. The Village
of Quill Lake, located north of the Quill Lakes, has a population
of about 500 and and is in one of the best areas for goose
hunting.
The Quill Lake area has a large variety of unusual animal
farms including bison, elk, ostrich, fallow deer and chinchilla.
Livestock most commonly seen is beef cattle, but there are
also horses, dairy cows, bison, ostrich, emu, elk, goats,
sheep, chicken and turkey.
Many varieties of ducks make their home
on the ponds and wetlands south of Highway 16, just south
of the lakes. This is also a great place to find songbirds
and grouse.
The Quill Lakes area is also prime agricultural land for
almost every kind of grain and fruit possible. The most
common field crops are wheat, barley, oats, canola, flax,
peas and canary seed. You my also find smaller fields of
spices, herbs, strawberries and Saskatoon berries. Some
of the larger towns have a significant industrial base in
addition to their agricultural services.
The Quill Lakes are not suitable for pike, pickerel or trout
because the water is too salty. There is however, a commercial
fishery on Big Quill Lake. The catch is brine shrimp in
the millions, which thrive in the salty water. These one-half
inch long shrimp are dried and sold as fish food in Canada
and overseas.
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Saskatchewan
