I was curious if anybody knew a good place north to go on a moose hunt. my dad went to new foundland a few years ago and got screwed, with no one seeing a single animal. we were wanting to go on a moose hunt but not sure where to go, if anyone has any good places please let me know.

Also we were considering going out west (from michigan) to go and hunt elk, but not on a high fenced property if any one knows let me know

thanks, tyler

Come'on Tyler, you need to put in the legwork here and come back with specific questions. No one wants to give away their honey hole. If you check out the western states websites you can gather a ton of information. You can find links right here on HN at the top of the page under Resources and then DNR listings.

Canada

Tyler,

We are looking for hunting partners to form a new moose hunting group. If you are willing to hunt in Northern Ontario, let me know.
BTW, if you are looking for a 100% success rate, welcome to the club!

No outfitter offers 100% guarantee of a kill, unless a high fence is involved, and no one can gaurantee that you will even see an animal, much less gaurantee a shot at the animal that you're in pursuit of.

In other words, if not seeing an animal on a guided hunt equals "being screwed" than lots of hunters have been in the same boat. That's why it's called "hunting".

That's exactly what I mean. Everyone wishes and will try to bag the game. Most hunters will find fresh signs, some will see but only a few will be lucky enough to shoot the animal. Another factor in moose hunting is getting a tag in the draw. Now that can be a challenge, and in some areas a smaller group doesn't even have a chance for many years. And if they miss applying for a year they have to start from scratch...
I know hunters who go to their "secret spot" and get two-three-four moose every year, year after year. Another guy I know has been hunting with a group and so far they have shot 142 moose - not including this season (I don't know their numbers from this year yet).
But for the rest of us, 100% effort in trying doesn't equal to 100% success rate.

For moose in the lower 48-----good luck---it's by drawing only. It took me 8 years to draw a WY moose tag, 25 years trying in Colorado with no luck. ID, UT, MT are just as long odds. Back east I'm sure ME, VT, NH are all long odds. Best bet for moose would be Canada or AK.

For elk---Colorado has the most elk. Colorado has quantity---quality is a little lacking. But you can get a tag. NM, AZ & NV---all have better quality but tags are hard to draw. AZ & NV are darn near impossible. NM is a hard draw but you can get landowners tags if you have $.

UT has good elk but tags are hard to draw.

WY,MT & ID all have good elk herds. Tags are by draw, and you can draw. But the bad is the wolves. They are starting to have an effect on the herd. When I was moose hunting I saw some GOOD bulls in WY.


If you are serious about elk, you need to find out where you want to hunt. Is it pack-in, backpack, truck camping. Find an area, study topo maps, talk to DOW, etc. The scout it & hunt it. Your best bet is to hunt the same area every year, Learn it.

My rule of thumb on elk-----"IF it's steep & nasty--and you don't want to go there-----that's where the elk are." CB

Im from montana and there are some big bull areas here. hard for residents to draw, but for non resid. its a lot easier. The spot where i hunt elk is special draw only. 75 dags (for bulls) 400 montanas put in for it. 10-15 tags for non resd. maybe 20 -30 people put in for it. i got lucky and drew it back to back years and shot a 310 class bull and a 330 class bull. and had a 391 class bull 900 yards away but he never gave me a chance to make a move and ran off and a my buddies dad shot him. Lots of big bulls if you know where to put in for here. easiest way is to get one of our hunting regs on deer and elk. go to the draw % page. and look to see how many people put in for that area. This year there was one area that only gave out like 20 tags and nearly 8,000 people put in for it.

first of all i wasnt looking for a 100% success rate. im not stupid. i am just looking for a good outfitter that has good success. by screwed i meant the outfitter they choose was in an area that was way over hunted and no animals even close to their area, and he did not inform them on it.

I hunted with Serpentine Valley Outfitters the first week in October outside of Corner Brook, Newfoundland. Booked itthrough Russ Walker of Bullseye Outfitters. We went6 out of 7 with the last guy looking for a huge one. One hunter saw 27 moose in one day - 21 cows and 6 bulls. My bull was 16 points and 32" wide taken on the first day. Good outfitter with no local hunting pressurethe week we were there. Camp is three miles across a lake with a great lodge. Good food and plenty ofit. They book up most years with return hunters. If you need additional information, email me at [email protected]

Don