Here’s a more recent video, obviously using drone technology. Very well done.
Bounty, Saskatchewan is south west of Saskatoon, approximately 30 km west of Outlook.
The linked description of what’s left of Bounty is pretty accurate, though the author was obviously from ‘away’. There’s no way he would have heard the stories. The murmurs of local folk who witnessed the odd — no, the weird, the creepy, tales associated with this little community. Rumours of drive-by shootings and hangings were precursors to actual feuds that ended with dog shootings and arson.
While living in Outlook, my wife and I once took a drive west on Highway 15 to check out what was left of Bounty. Though it was a beautiful, sunny day, I have to admit the hair on the nape of my neck fairly stood on end as we slowly drove down the short main street, wondering (not necessarily without reason), whether eyes appraised us from behind tattered curtains and broken glass in seemingly abandoned houses.
The one paved street in town is now crumbling, kochia weeds and grass spilling from cracks that have gone unfilled since the last of Bounty’s citizenry moved away. A pickup truck is parked by the curb, seemingly only a flat tire preventing it from use. It must have been a beautiful little town at one point, and even in its present state, the towering poplars lining main street are still not without charm.
The Bounty Theatre has since been moved to Outlook by a group of ambitious people (surely to rescue it from marauding vandals) and sits on a new foundation near the town’s museum awaiting restoration. The old fair grounds on the west side of Bounty continue to decay, but stand as a testimony to what must have been at one time a bustling and successful agricultural fair.
Please check out this link.
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The Prairie Fiddler 
An interesting trip back to my childhood in 2021. My father grew up in Bounty and my grandparents lived on the hill just south of the town, the hill is or was named Roger’s Hill. My grandfather was the custodian of the school , his job was to ring the bell atop the school to call the children to class. The same bell I rang in 2021 is now mounted at the Fertile Valley Cemetery. It was in August 2021 when I took my family, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren to visit Bounty. I must confess it brought tears to my eyes to see that time was not kind to Bounty, all the good times have passed into time. I did smile when I saw the family of Miles and Sara Roger’s smiling and connecting to their place and time in history as I described where aunt France lived, Mrs. Henderson store, and Don and Bernice lived and the happy times that once lived there. It reminded me of my mortality and that time takes all away, as my life and time will fade away. I plan to go back soon, just one more time.
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A very nice commentary. My wife and I lived in Outlook for seven years, and one of our favourite Sunday tours was to drive to Bounty and down the little main street. It was easy to see how beautiful it was at one time. The historical Bounty Theater has been moved to Outlook and is now a social and cultural hub for the town, so that’s nice. We could see that there was once a fairly big Agricultural Fair as well. Coming from a small town myself, I fully understand your emotions upon returning. Sadly, it’s true that you can never go home again.
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