Show off your Hunting Boats

They always say buy another foot or two if you can. Everyone who has a boat wishing they got one a big bigger. Even our Brant punts could be bigger. I've hunted out of bankes and lots of friends have TDBs 17'ers and they weight a lot more but are definitely more sea worthy.

We flooded our boat one day this Brant season. Waves picked it up as we were loading on the trailer. Lifted the trailer up too and smashed it down one wheel off the ramp. Finally got it re positioned and by then had taken 5-6 waves over the stern. Good bilge pump though and battery. Thank god for the electric winch.

Then a couple days latter our buddies tried to launch in some nastier stuff. They would of been okay but the engine cut off just as they were launching. They took water over and beached it. We helped them bail it out and winched it up the beach and back onto the trailer. They ended up getting their birds that day too after going home and coming back a little drier.

I've been in some hairy stuff in 15' low profile punts. But hate the deep deep water that's off the coast. Always been able to see land hahaha
 
Leavenworth said:
Great thread ! Anyone have any pictures of there moose hunting boats ?
Leavenworth
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Hoyt completely rewrote my understanding of Ontario frankly. I know from our chats the work he's put in to get animals like he does, his bears are impressive too, but it has made me slightly suspicious of the threads bemoaning the state of Ontario or the like. Hoyt's proven what you can produce in Ontario with enough work and a willingness to travel.
 
Ardent said:
Hoyt completely rewrote my understanding of Ontario frankly. I know from our chats the work he's put in to get animals like he does, his bears are impressive too, but it has made me slightly suspicious of the threads bemoaning the state of Ontario or the like. Hoyt's proven what you can produce in Ontario with enough work and a willingness to travel.
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It's unfortunate that Ontario gets portrayed the way it does.... unfortunately the majority of Ontarians live near the US border (myself included), and account for the majority of posts... There are vast opportunities for those willing to put in the work and drive 12 hours..... sometimes less...
 
Superbrad said:
There are vast opportunities for those willing to put in the work and drive 12 hours..... sometimes less...
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As Brad knows, it would be a lot less than 12 hours "IF" tags were available... the game is there, unfortunately one must be motivated to study the stats and apply properly and be willing to travel and work in order to be successful... it can be a lot of work and relatively few are up to the task... so there can be a lot of complaining... the days of doing what Douglas does, namely shooting his game off his porch, are largely over in much of Ontario... too bad, if the tags were available, I could harvest moose, deer and bear in my back yard... but sustainability is the issue, as always, and I want my kids and grandkids to be able to experience Ontario's game.
 
hoytcanon said:
As Brad knows, it would be a lot less than 12 hours "IF" tags were available... the game is there, unfortunately one must be motivated to study the stats and apply properly and be willing to travel and work in order to be successful... it can be a lot of work and relatively few are up to the task... so there can be a lot of complaining... the days of doing what Douglas does, namely shooting his game off his porch, are largely over in much of Ontario... too bad, if the tags were available, I could harvest moose, deer and bear in my back yard.
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True.... especially so for moose.... moose is completely an outfitter hunt for me now, as I no longer have a large enough group willing to travel and therefore fall victim to statistics.... Of course, as with most hunting, it's the hard work done ahead that makes the reward that much sweeter....
 
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