Newfoundland Report

Streamweaver · 09-18-2006, 06:45 PM

Just got back from a great 10 day trip in Newfoundland. We flew in on Friday Sept. 9 to our plane base camp but the weather put us on hold until Sunday evening. Once in the weather was great with just a little rain and temps in the morning in the low 40's with high's in the afternoon in the 50's.

Monday morning we headed out with our guides at first light and after some bush wacking thru the spruces my guide and I arrive up onto a nice high area with several small ridges overlooking 4 small ponds. we worked around several ridges until my guide told me to hold up. As I worked over to him behind some rocks I got my first look at a Moose. It was a cow and after glassing the area we found a nice bull with only his rack showing up from behind some thick chest high spruces along a pond. The cow continued to graze in the open with no clue we were lurking from above. However the bull was not moving and we position ourselves to wait him out. After about 45 minutes the cow started working off into some brush and finally we see movement from the bull. The bull comes up from the pond and man he was nice. after looking around like he new something was up he slowly kept moving up into the clear. After about 5 minutes he finally came clear and turned broadside and the guide whispered let him have it. I chamber a bullet into the 300 Ruger Ultra Mag and slowly raised up and put the scope on the kill zone, good thing it was chilly or I would have been sweating big time, but after a nice deep breath I slowly pull the trigger and gave him the lead. What a great feeling to to see that trophy bull fall right to the ground with that first shot. After that I look at the guide and shook his hand for helping me bag my first trophy bull.
The bull was 48 1/4" 18 points, the shot was 186 yards. On that same day before lunch 2 others had kills and on Tuesday we had our final bull in the morning.
Here are a few pictures

More to come if you like to see more. Also one of my friends bagged a nice Caribou while we were there.

anthony · 09-18-2006, 07:16 PM

Awesome report, dude. Congratulations on your great hunt!!! Would love to see more pictures.

Glenn W · 09-18-2006, 08:19 PM

Unreal---more,more,more more, more---please.

brandon558 · 09-18-2006, 08:23 PM

Man what a trip that musta been. Outstanding dude..thanks for sharing. Cool pics!

Streamweaver · 09-18-2006, 08:54 PM

Thanks, I will get some more pictures up in the morning

Dave Sikorski · 09-18-2006, 09:36 PM

CONGRATS.

what species of moose are they?

More pics are always more than welcome.

-D

Streamweaver · 09-19-2006, 08:33 AM

Dave it was a eastern canadian moose. they said that they have another type of eastern moose that is callled the timber moose which is almost black with shorter legs but the racks are normally larger. Waiting to read more on your hunt

Out of the four we bagged we had a 51" 22 point, 48" 18 point, 39" 15 point, 30" 11 point and a double shovel carabou

Here are a few more pics:
My guide Vern with my bull

Plane base with good and bad weather

52" taken last year when checking out area for new camp

Racks taken from our trip

WAHOONBOX · 10-10-2006, 11:57 AM

AWESOME TRIP THERE STREAM' !!! ANY CHANCE YOU COULD GIVE US THE RUN DOWN ON HOW YOU CAME UP WITH THIS TRIP...TAGS? APPX COST OF A TRIP PER MAN ....IS IT A DRAW? DID YOU FISH ANY?

THANKS FOR SHARING !

Buckeye · 10-10-2006, 12:11 PM

I'm with DaBox more info. how much$$?, best time to go, lodging? how tough is the terrain? anything else to do if you kill out early?

WAHOONBOX · 10-10-2006, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Buckeye

I'm with DaBox more info. how much$$?, best time to go, lodging? how tough is the terrain? anything else to do if you kill out early?

GEEZUS H HOLEY SMOLEY OF ALL QUESTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HERE THIS BUCKEYE DUDE JUST DID ALASKA THE HARD WAY....I MEAN THE REAL HARD HARD WAY ! .....HE BUILT HIS OWN LEAN-TO .....THEY DROPPED HIS ASS IN AND LEFT ...A WEEK OR SO LATER THE FLOAT PLANE COMES BACK AND HOPE THEY FIND HIM ALIVE

AND I HAVE WATCHED HIM GO UP A TREE...LIMB BY LIMB...NOT STEPS...I SAID LIMB BY LIMB....50 PLUS FEET HEAVENLY....INSTALL A LOCK-ON NO SAFETY STRAP....AND SIT IN A 15 KNOT BLOW AND FILM THE ACTION!!!!! MY BIG BUTT!!!!!!!!!

AND HE ASKS "HOW TOUGH IS THE TERRAIN?"

I THINK I HAVE FOOTAGE OF HIM PUTTING THIS LOC-ON IN THE TREE

09-18-2006, 06:45 PM	#1
Streamweaver Sit down Shut up And fish Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 474 Credits: 1,544.8	Newfoundland Report Just got back from a great 10 day trip in Newfoundland. We flew in on Friday Sept. 9 to our plane base camp but the weather put us on hold until Sunday evening. Once in the weather was great with just a little rain and temps in the morning in the low 40's with high's in the afternoon in the 50's. Monday morning we headed out with our guides at first light and after some bush wacking thru the spruces my guide and I arrive up onto a nice high area with several small ridges overlooking 4 small ponds. we worked around several ridges until my guide told me to hold up. As I worked over to him behind some rocks I got my first look at a Moose. It was a cow and after glassing the area we found a nice bull with only his rack showing up from behind some thick chest high spruces along a pond. The cow continued to graze in the open with no clue we were lurking from above. However the bull was not moving and we position ourselves to wait him out. After about 45 minutes the cow started working off into some brush and finally we see movement from the bull. The bull comes up from the pond and man he was nice. after looking around like he new something was up he slowly kept moving up into the clear. After about 5 minutes he finally came clear and turned broadside and the guide whispered let him have it. I chamber a bullet into the 300 Ruger Ultra Mag and slowly raised up and put the scope on the kill zone, good thing it was chilly or I would have been sweating big time, but after a nice deep breath I slowly pull the trigger and gave him the lead. What a great feeling to to see that trophy bull fall right to the ground with that first shot. After that I look at the guide and shook his hand for helping me bag my first trophy bull. The bull was 48 1/4" 18 points, the shot was 186 yards. On that same day before lunch 2 others had kills and on Tuesday we had our final bull in the morning. Here are a few pictures More to come if you like to see more. Also one of my friends bagged a nice Caribou while we were there. Last edited by Streamweaver; 09-18-2006 at 06:48 PM.

10-10-2006, 11:57 AM	#8
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10-10-2006, 12:11 PM	#9
Buckeye Crab mustard is good Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Up in a tree Posts: 787 Credits: 2,133.1 Boat: Nothing with a motor Home Port: Dry Land Best Catch: My Lease Occupation: Streesful	Cool I'm with DaBox more info. how much$$?, best time to go, lodging? how tough is the terrain? anything else to do if you kill out early?

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09-18-2006, 07:16 PM	#2
anthony I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: God's Country...Eastern Shore Posts: 1,789 Credits: 2,005.9	Awesome report, dude. Congratulations on your great hunt!!! Would love to see more pictures.

09-18-2006, 08:19 PM	#3
Glenn W Motor Mouth Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Richmond, Va Posts: 4,025 Credits: 3,398.5 Occupation: Moonbat	Unreal---more,more,more more, more---please.

09-18-2006, 08:23 PM	#4
brandon558 I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Wilmington NC Posts: 2,311 Credits: 3,074.0 Boat: Triton Bay Boat Home Port: Wrightsville Beach Best Catch: Family Occupation: School	Man what a trip that musta been. Outstanding dude..thanks for sharing. Cool pics!

09-18-2006, 08:54 PM	#5
Streamweaver Sit down Shut up And fish Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 474 Credits: 1,544.8	Thanks, I will get some more pictures up in the morning

09-18-2006, 09:36 PM	#6
Dave Sikorski Got Carpal Tunnel? Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: MD Posts: 4,463 Credits: 15,324.8 Boat: Bankes Goliath 21' Home Port: Any place, any time. Best Catch: The next one Occupation: Good Question...	CONGRATS. what species of moose are they? More pics are always more than welcome. -D

09-19-2006, 08:33 AM	#7
Streamweaver Sit down Shut up And fish Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 474 Credits: 1,544.8	Dave it was a eastern canadian moose. they said that they have another type of eastern moose that is callled the timber moose which is almost black with shorter legs but the racks are normally larger. Waiting to read more on your hunt Out of the four we bagged we had a 51" 22 point, 48" 18 point, 39" 15 point, 30" 11 point and a double shovel carabou Here are a few more pics: My guide Vern with my bull Plane base with good and bad weather 52" taken last year when checking out area for new camp Racks taken from our trip