Hunt the northern Peninsula of Newfoundland in areas 3, 39 and 45. This outfitter has eleven camps and closes several each year to rotate pressure and give areas a rest from hunting. Ten of eleven camps are fly-in camps with a maximum of four hunters per camp. An added bonus is the outfitter owns his own planes so there is no waiting to use someone else’s charter service. One camp is accessible via ATV’s for hunters not wanting to fly.

Hunters can fly into Deer Lake Airport or can take the ferry from North Sydney, Nova Scotia to Port aux Basques, Newfoundland. Here is the link for ferry rates: http://www.marine-atlantic.ca/en/rates/pabnsyrates.shtml. Hunters normally take the night ferry and arrive 6-8 hours later after a good night’s sleep. It is then a 5 hour drive to meet the outfitter.

All camps feature a full time cook, hot and cold running water, shower facilities, generator run electricity, meat storage facilities, motorized boats, and communications via VHF radios, cell or satellite phones. Each camp has guest bedrooms with two single beds in each room. Hunters are flown into camp on Sunday and out the following Sunday or flown in on Wednesday and out the following Wednesday.

The big game hunting season in Newfoundland begins in mid-September and ends in early December for firearms with a bow hunting season beginning two weeks earlier. The opening of moose season coincides with the mating season, when the moose can usually be “called” by guides to within range of easy rifle or bow shot. Success rates are typically 95-100% on bull moose. The average antler spread runs 36″ - 40″ with some reaching into the mid-50’s. Hunters who are “meat hunting” can request the either sex tag and shoot a bull or cow.

All camps have meat houses which are used for the care of meat. The meat from successful hunts is stored in cotton game bags, tagged with hunter’s info and processing instructions and then delivered to the meat processor where hunters pick it up after the hunt.

Non-resident hunters must have a hunter’s education card or have a big game license from previous years.

7 Day Hunt - $4100 includes licenses and 1×1 guiding. Can add a bear hunt for $400 or $600 if baiting is done. Bear success rates have been 30%. Can also do a moose/caribou combo for $6500. Non hunting guests are $1100.

Home of the eastern Canadian subspecies of moose, Newfoundland boasts more moose per square mile than anywhere in North America. This outfitter has experienced over a 95% success rate and is one of the most respected operations in Newfoundland. Don’t be fooled into thinking that just because the lodge and food are so good that hunting is secondary – it is not!

The big game rifle hunting season in Newfoundland begins in mid-September and ends in early December with a bow hunting season beginning two weeks earlier (early September).

Three options are available:

1) Lodge Hunt - Based out of a beautiful lodge, this 2×1 guided hunt is done primarily by spot and stalk on foot or from vehicles. If you like all the comforts of home, and then some, this hunt is for you. After a long day afield, the lodge provides a sauna, hot tub, billiards and satellite TV. Rooms are double occupancy with private baths. There is even a honeymoon suite! Meals are outstanding as is the service from the staff. 6 Day Hunt - $4900.

You can also make this hunt a moose/ black bear combo for $5500.  Bear hunting methods include spot & stalk and hunting over bait. Success rate on bears is 60% for this hunt.

$1000 for non-hunting guest, $1800 for non-hunting guest that accompanies the hunter in the field.

If you want to increase the odds of taking a trophy bull, the options below are available.

2) Trophy Hunt – May be based from main lodge or remote lodge. This hunt is a 1×1 in a more remote area with very little pressure. 6 Day Hunt - $5700.

3) Remote Trophy Hunt – tent based remote camp – for the serious trophy hunter who doesn’t require lodge accommodations. This remote area has few roads limiting access which allows the moose to live longer and grow bigger antlers. 1×1 guided. 6 Day Hunt - $6900.

All three options include: licenses, pick-up and return to St. Anthony or Deer Lake Airport, guide, accommodations, all meals and trail lunches, transportation to and from hunting areas, preparation of game to take home including caping, trophy preparation and meat boxing. Does not include 6.5% tax on hunt and 13% tax on license.

The lodge and hunts are located on the northern peninsula. Flights are into St. Anthony or Deer Lake. Can also drive and take the ferry from North Sydney, Nova Scotia to Port aux Basques, Newfoundland. It is a 6-7 hour drive from the ferry drop off to the lodge. Reservations are required for the ferry.  It is recommended to take the night crossing both ways. Here is the link to the ferry rates: http://www.marine-atlantic.ca/en/rates/pabnsyrates.shtml.

This is a great destination to bring family, friends or clients to enjoy this unique Canadian island.

Hunt Alaska Yukon Moose in the wilderness of the Northwest Territories. In the past decade, the NWT has been producing some exceptional moose. Bulls taken on this hunt average around 60″ in spread and score 210 B&C. These moose look impressive with long points and great bottoms. Rifle hunters have been 100% in the past ten years. Bowhunters have experienced high success rates as well with only 4 hunters not harvesting in the past 10 years.

Helicopters, airplanes and river boats are used to transport hunters.

Mountain caribou and mountain goat can also be added after your moose is down. Cost is $3500 for helicopter transport for the caribou hunt and then $3500 kill fee upon harvest. Good numbers of caribou and high scoring heads make this an excellent add-on hunt. Mountain goat hunts are $4000 for transport and then $4000 upon harvest. Goat numbers are very good and harvested goats average 10 years old. Compared to many goat hunts, this one is considered “moderately physical”.

Hunts are held in September and October.

10 Day Hunt (8 hunting days) – $16,000. This is an all inclusive price including air transport to hunting area, license and taxes. Payment schedule is 30% initial deposit, 20% by Dec. 1 and balance due May 15 year of hunt.

This outfitter offers two options for his moose hunts. Option #1 is a fly-in hunt and Option #2 is reached via truck. Both are excellent hunts with nearly identical success rates. Tags are guaranteed so no draw is required.

Option #1: Hunt Canadian moose in the remote backcountry of northern British Columbia near the headwaters of the Skeena River and bordering Spatsizi Wilderness Park. Base camp is accessed via a float plane from Smithers, BC. Some hunts are conducted from base camp and others from spike camps. This is not a horseback hunt.

This outfitter takes a small number of clients each year on his exclusive territory and has a reputation for going the extra mile to get his clients on animals. Moose are one of his specialty species and past clients have enjoyed an 80%+ shot opportunity. Bulls typically run from 40-60 inches with the average being 45-50 inches with good thick paddles.

In addition to seeing plenty of game, hunters enjoy some of the most pristine wilderness there is. Be sure to have lots of memory cards for your camera.

Includes: meals, lodging, hotel arrangements in Smithers, field care of meat and trophies and government royalties. Not included: float plane charter fee, license and tags, hotel accommodations and meals in Smithers, trophy crating and shipping, liquor, tobacco and gratuities.

Getting there: fly into Vancouver and then to Smithers via Air Canada. Arrive in Smithers the day prior to the start of your hunt. Take the float plane from Smithers to the hunt area – 1 ½ hour flight. Flight departs on the day of hunt commencement.

Float plane charter cost is $950 roundtrip + 12 % tax. License cost is $180 and moose tag $250. Also $150 NRHPF fee (Non-Resident Hunting Preservation Fund).

10 Day Hunt - $6500 for 2 hunters/guide and $8000 for 1 hunter/guide
2010 dates: Sept. 8-18      Sept. 18-28        Sept. 28-Oct. 8

Option #2: Instead of taking the float plane into the remote camp, hunt an area that can reached via truck and atv’s. A lot of glassing and not as much walking as remote camp hunt. Base camp is a wall tent camp.

Includes same services as Option #1. Very limited openings on this hunt.

10 Day Hunt - $5500 2 hunters/guide (no air charter fee) 2010 dates: Oct. 13-23.

There is a 6 % GST on the hunt fee.

Hunt the in the remote backcountry of northern British Columbia near the headwaters of the Skeena River and bordering Spatsizi Wilderness Park. Base camp is accessed via a float plane from Smithers, BC. This is not a horseback hunt. Combo species include various combinations of the following animals: mountain goat, mountain caribou, Canadian moose and grizzly bears.

This is the same outfitter that offers the following hunts: Hunt #17-MG; Hunt #17-MO; Hunt # 17-GB.

Includes: meals, lodging, hotel arrangements in Smithers, field care of meat and trophies and government royalties. Not included: float plane charter fee, license and tags, hotel accommodations and meals in Smithers, trophy crating and shipping, liquor, tobacco and gratuities.

Getting there: fly into Vancouver and then to Smithers via Air Canada. Arrive in Smithers the day prior to the start of your hunt. Take the float plane from Smithers to the hunt area – 1 ½ hour flight. Flight departs on the day of hunt commencement.

Float plane charter cost is $950 roundtrip + 12% tax. License cost is $180; Grizzly tag $920; Moose tag $250; Mountain Goat tag $350; Caribou tag $220 + 2.5% tax. Also $150 NRHPF fee (Non-Resident Hunting Preservation Fund).

All combo hunts are 1 hunter/guide unless otherwise noted. There is a 6 % GST on the hunt fee.

14 Day Hunt - Grizzly/Moose/Goat/Caribou - $17,500 ($3500 refunded if the hunter does not get an opportunity for a grizzly) – Sept. 4-18, 2010

14 Day Hunt - Moose/Goat/Caribou - $13,900 (very popular hunt) or $9500 per hunter for two hunters / guide – Sept. 4-18, 2010

10 Day Hunt - Moose/Goat/Caribou - $9600 or $7900 per hunter for two hunters / guide – Sept. 8-18 or Sept. 18-28, 2010

10 Day Hunt – Moose (or Goat)/Grizzly - $12,500 +$3500 harvest fee on grizzly - Sept. 8-18, 2010

Hunt area that doesn’t require fly-in:

10 Day Hunt - Moose/Goat/Caribou - $9500 1 hunter/guide (no air charter fee) - Aug. 21-31, 2010

Unit One has traditionally been one of the premier moose units in Wyoming. However getting a tag may take some time. 75% of the tags go to those with the most preference points and 25% are issued via random draw. Our advice is to give it a shot – someone is going to draw! If you don’t draw, you will obtain a preference point for future drawings. It is also recommended that you apply for a preference point during the July 1 – September 30 application period. Current cost is $75 for a preference point.

If you draw this tag, the outfitter has the bulls located and clients have enjoyed 100% success on trophy Shiras moose. The photos above of the live moose were taken by the outfitter in the areas that he hunts. This can be a demanding hunt and hunters should arrive in good physical condition.

Calling and spot and stalk are the methods used. Can use gun or bow.

Includes guide (1 hunter/guide), lodging, meals, transportation during the hunt, delivery of meats and mounts to taxidermist or processing plant, airport pick-up and drop-off (Sheridan airport).

7 Day Hunt - $4500 (Sept. 15-Oct. 24) Application period is Jan. 1 – Feb. 28. License cost is $1416 plus $12.50 conservation stamp. A hunter’s safety card is required if born on or after January 1, 1966.