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ghost

You paid for a road hunt that is exactly what you got. Sounds like you did not do your homework before your hunt.

Well those guys did the same thing when in school, did not do homework then bitched because they got failing grades, they never learn. You only get out what you put in.

You're misreading something. I said the guys who went a year or so back, got a road hunt. We did walk, etc., but started snowing the end of day 2 and snowed through day 4, and you couldn't see 50 yards. Went out and only got cold, as the moose were holed up I guess. Snow got up to our knees, and hard to walk in that stuff, as have to lift your leg real high to get up out of it. with the caribou and moose hunt together cost me about $1,100 a day, and this place very well recommended. went with a guy been going up there for 20 years, same place. The other guy I know went with a fly in outfit, and did a lot of walking too. He's the one they didn't tell he could get a moose tag, but had a bear tag, and when they wouldn't bring his bou in, told him he couldn't go set up over it either (I'd have told them to go take a hike, and gone anyway). With walking and glassing we saw something like 30 Moose, but only a few small rack ones. And just HOW do you do "homework" on a hunt like that? Keep hearing it, but no one can ever really say, oh, if you go to this or that place, or group, they can direct you right. My main reason for going up there anyway, was to shoot a caribou, but no one said, you don't have to do the Moose hunt to get a Caribou license. They also didn't ask if anyone would take a Bull only license and let someone else have the anything license. In fact, they never mentioned there were both kinds, and the other guys in the group had Bull only licenses, which I'd have taken (got the everything one), because that's all I was interested in, if I was going to hunt them. One of our guys could have shot a cow, if we'd known I had a cow on my tag. Indeed, if we'd known there were the two different licenses there, we could have let one of them have the open one.

roof mentioned West Woods Outfitters.

I can say that their guides worked hard for my son and myself. We hunted hard, saw moose and took nice bulls. Both my son and I were successful. Great hunt, guides, camp, meals. We've hunted with them twice and look forward to returning. Grace sure puts on great meals.

roof mentioned that they probably are filled up for 2015. That's because most of their hunters are repeat business and get their reservations in early for the next year or before they leave camp.

Google West Woods Outfitters - you might see a picture of an ole white haired guy wearing a yellow rain jacket.....

My experience there was great.
Jim

I was referred to Crabbes River and Westwood, although I haven't booked yet.

Myself and a bunch of guys are going with Efforts (camp hunt)in 2015, I wanted to with Red Indian Lake (fly-in). I'll let you know how we make out.

You might find a clue towards "trophy" moose with the outfitters that offer fly in or wilderness hunts. Price is ususally much higher than the basic ~$4,000 hunt.
NF is a great country and I like the folk there, but it is a tough economy. Most of the land belongs to the queen, so is open to all. Just like in the US, the closer you get to any cities, the more competition there is for the available moose.
A resident can hunt virtually anywhere. A licensed outfitter is only guaranteed that another license won't be issued within so many miles of his lodge, but hunting itself is not exclusive.
NF should generally be viewed as a great meat hunt. Plan on spending some extra money if you want a reasonable shot at a better moose, as you will need to get into the remote, back country, away from the road system, and pay for it.
Most outfitters have a good idea about the horns in their territory.

Greetings noKnees,
If you are interested in a trophy moose hunt, contact Shane Mollon with The Next Ridge Outfitters. His moose hunts are more expensive than the average Newfoundland moose hunt, but your chances of harvesting a trophy moose are high (assuming that you are in reasonable physical shape). His concession is accessed via helicopter and the hunts are "walk and stalk". I hunted with Next Ridge on two occasions and encountered several >50" bulls during both hunts. Good luck!
Cheers, Glenn