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Old 02-28-2010 | 11:01 AM
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I went to Newfoundland in 2005. Lots of moose there. I think the success rate for the entire province is 85%. the outfitter I used has a 95% success rate, I believe.

http://www.biggameoutfitting.com/about_us.html

I will say this, I'm not sure how well this outfitter will cater to bowhunters. Being a bowhunter myself, I was talking to our guides about bowhunting and asking how many guys came to their outfit with bows. I immediately got the impression that theydidn't prefer to guide bowhunters. they said in the past they had problems with moose only getting wounded and not recovered.


Moose are a big animal. They can absorb the shot from a magnum rifle and stay on their feet making you think you missed.


The guides will bend over backwards to get you a moose. the fact that moose were getting wounded and not recovered made hard decisions for the guides to make. Do they continue to guide that hunter for another moose (possibly having that hunter in reality causing the death of two moose)


Or do they refuse to guide that hunter for another moose causing hard feelings and possible complaints against the whole outfit.

It leaves them in a tough situation.

Walking up there is difficult. Your feet sink into the ground a few inches causing you to lift your legs higher for the next step. This wears you out quickly. This maybe another reason for them nopt prefering bowhunters. It requires them to get you close which may drop their success rate.

If you give them a call, they may answer many of your questions. They will guide you, they would just rather you had a gun. At least that is the impression I got.

If there is anything in paticular you want to know, just ask.

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