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I used 150 grain Barnes TTSX BT. decent size exit wound, obliterated half the heart. Good people everywhere.

That short review right there says a lot. Sounds like a fabulous load. What more could one ask? Congratulations.

abbydog;
Good morning to you sir, I hope that this first Friday of October finds you and yours well in all ways possible.

Thanks for taking us along on your hunt and congratulations on the moose.

Growing up eating Saskatchewan moose, there are few meals I prefer over good moose meat.

All the best on the rest of your hunts this fall.

Dwayne

Good morning Dwayne, I hope you are doing great and getting ready for a beautiful Thanksgiving dinner with your family!

Its funny, if you had a room with 100 people that hunt both Elk and Moose and asked, "What do you prefer to eat, Moose or Elk?" 50% of them would say Elk the other half saying Moose, kind of funny actually. Personally, I would be in the moose group.

If I were on Death Row and was asked by the Warden: "What would you like for your last meal?" This would be my response:

A medium rare Moose Cheeseburger with Lettuce, Sweet onion, Tomato, Horse Radish, Hot Peppers, Mustard, and Relish with an Extra Large serving of Onion Rings and a Giant Chocolate Milkshake.

Wishing you a great Thanks Giving!

Another thumbs up for the locals of NF. I hunted with Mountain top Outfitters 2 years ago. After a complete klusterphuc dealing with Air Canada and their Covid BS I finally landed in Deer lodge after being screwed by the airlines for an extra day. I was meet at the airport by a cab driver who happened to be leaving the air port to go home and eat dinner. He ended up taking me to his house for dinner. His wife made a big spread of moose stew and all the fixings. It nearly made me cry because I had never encountered such nice people. The rest of the hunt was great and ended up taking my first moose. A very large cow with my 300 SAUM.

Abbydog - congratulations on the moose and also what reads as a fine adventure. Enjoy the eats as a moose makes good table fare.

Those folk are in a class by themselves. I work with a bunch. All the same.

If I had another life to live, it would be on NFLD.

I looked very seriously at relocating to Newfoundland after my second trip up there hunting. Simply the most salt of the earth type folks I have ever been around. That was 20 years ago and I often wonder "what if". We go every other year and fill the freezers.

Way to go, Abbydog!
Your account of bullet selection, the trip, and the hunt have been a great read and you found a great moose hunting rifle/caliber/cartridge combination. I believe that you'll not find better. The 165TTSX was my final choice for my 300WSM. Your SAKO S20 in 30-06 shooting the 165TTSX, what a combo!. Thanks for sharing.
Jim

Pictures or it never happened!

Just kidding lol

We are at the ferry terminal in port aux Basque as I write this.
We were delayed from Saturday by wind, waves abd to an extent the butcher.
Yesterday was a great day for the hunters in camp. 1 Caribou and 5 bulls.
Last week the larger bulls were busy servicing cows! Yesterday they were out on the prowl. Some of the same bulls guys got a peek at were shot! We loaded all the meat in styrofoam boxes and placed inside a 8’x 30” x 36” 3” thick styrofoam lined plywood homemade coolers with 14 bags of ice on top of those in large bags.
All meat was vacuum packed.
Guys were amazed with this cooler.

Congratulations on the successful hunt! I think you'll agree that hunting in various places around the continent is fantastic, but "bringing home the bacon" is important too. Newfoundland is great for so many things, except jobs maybe. I love visiting there and the Maritimes generally.

Got home Wednesday night, packed the freezer and left for Maine Thursday at 2:00 and now camping til Sunday. Finally caught up on sleep. Slept 11 hours lat night with one BR bread! And a nap this afternoon.
I’ll work on posting pics when i get home.

BTW
I had the S&B set at 4x so not to get caught with it set at a higher power and then a close up shot.
I totally forgot to turn on the Illuminated dot!!!! Second time that’s happened on a a moose hunt.

It sounds like you had a great time! Do you think you'll go back again?

I would like to while I can. I am 72 next August.

The outfitter was pretty much sold out next year and the hunt is $8,500. Apparently many outfitters have gone up on price due to increased costs and continued cost to carry the camps over the year.
$25,000 for a Caribou hunt this year. I did not partake.

Steve,

The guide took me to his spike camp and we did some exploring on the ARGO. Basically went where others don’t hunt but do snowmobile in the area, friends of the guide’s.
That part of the trip was priceless Needless to say I did give him a tip worthy of the experience. Very pleased.

I'm glad. When I lived down east I used to say that Newfoundland and Labrador were our secret treasures. The pace of life is slower and much friendlier than most other places.

This time of year is also magical. Christmases in Germany were great, but given the choice between there and Canada, Canada wins. I guess that's to be expected.

Anyway, you have your winter's meat laid in. You'll have lots of great memories and maybe a special meal on the 24th. A nice soup or stew made in the slow cooker.