Moose hunt info
06-13-2017, 02:32 PM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Central VT/Big Horn WY
Posts: 1,543
I have a moose/bear hunt booked the last week of September 2018 in Newfoundland with my daughter. I did a lot of research and narrowed it down to a few outfitters listed below. I chose Buck Lake Adventures as they seemed to be the best fit for me. Roger Sheppard is the owner and is a great guy that takes great animals. If you talk with him, tell him Rob from Vermont sent you.
Something else to consider is that it may be hard to get the prime week in a good outfit being just a year out. I booked my hunt spring of 2016 because I wanted that last week in September.
Good luck!
http://bucklakeadventures-com.webs.com/
http://www.moosevalley.com
http://www.islandsafaris.com
Something else to consider is that it may be hard to get the prime week in a good outfit being just a year out. I booked my hunt spring of 2016 because I wanted that last week in September.
Good luck!
http://bucklakeadventures-com.webs.com/
http://www.moosevalley.com
http://www.islandsafaris.com
06-14-2017, 04:24 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: LaPorte, IN
Posts: 1,111
If you have a lot of coin you can now steal from the taxpayers and nonresidents who have waited in line 20 years in Maine:
http://georgesoutdoornews.bangordail...moose-lottery/
https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/...tem=2&snum=128
http://georgesoutdoornews.bangordail...moose-lottery/
https://legislature.maine.gov/legis/...tem=2&snum=128
Last edited by Zim; 06-17-2017 at 07:46 PM.
06-20-2017, 03:07 AM
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Tug Hill NY
Posts: 420
I am returning to NF in 2018 with my previous outfitter , Patey and Sons. We had a great hunt two years ago, and are greatly excited to go back. It is a fly in hunt, one on one guides, as all of NF is, close to guaranteed hunt (lots of moose). Very well organized, great people, great communications. From what we have been able to understand, success is very consistent throughout the season, just how you hunt may vary (calling, spot and stalk). We went early in the season to optimize the quality of the meat.
If you are hoping for 2018, don't waste any time. outfitters are filling up quickly at this point.
If you are hoping for 2018, don't waste any time. outfitters are filling up quickly at this point.
07-18-2017, 03:04 AM
#10
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Tug Hill NY
Posts: 420
Per our conversations with many guides and repeat hunters prior to our hunt, overactivity, hormones, and other rutting behavioer (including the habit of bulls lapping up cow urine) strongly taints the meat in the rut period, sometimes making it inedible.
If we wanted the best possible quality meat, without a question we were recommended to go as early in the season as possible away from the rut, or as late after as possible.Earlier being much better. In Newfoundland, timing with the rut isn't important for success as the very high success rate is consistent throughout the season, bulls just are easier to call during the rut.
If we wanted the best possible quality meat, without a question we were recommended to go as early in the season as possible away from the rut, or as late after as possible.Earlier being much better. In Newfoundland, timing with the rut isn't important for success as the very high success rate is consistent throughout the season, bulls just are easier to call during the rut.