So with only 2 of our 4 in our party even getting the Online LEH in,plus the decline in moose populations,the question we have is where to go for a reasonable chance for a bull?not a trophy,but a nice 3-4 year old bull would do nicely.We used to go way north to the Swift River( any bull) but the river got so crowded it's not worth the 32 hour drive. We're set up for a river float trip,and We have talked about chartering a float plane into a lake but where to go and with what float plane company,we have no idea...Its tough to get information or referrals to even know where to start...any ideas or information is appreciated
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I'm assuming you're in the lower mainland but if you give us an idea where you are you may get better help.
For any bull I'd look at region 6, unfortunately it's short openings that don't include the rut (that's LEH in 6-1 anyway) my friends have been successful there(6-1)
Good luck in the draw
For any bull I'd look at region 6, unfortunately it's short openings that don't include the rut (that's LEH in 6-1 anyway) my friends have been successful there(6-1)
Good luck in the draw
Vancouver Island
We have sometime from the last week in September to the first week of October available.as I said,we're not trophy hunters , mainly just looking for a good hunt and a young meat bull.We've never done a fly in no idea where to even start ,but getting into a place where there's a good opportunity to see some game would be nice
We have sometime from the last week in September to the first week of October available.as I said,we're not trophy hunters , mainly just looking for a good hunt and a young meat bull.We've never done a fly in no idea where to even start ,but getting into a place where there's a good opportunity to see some game would be nice
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Good luck in the draw... but I would not be too pleased with those that didn't get their submissions in for the draw... part of being a productive party member is getting your application in on time to improve the group success. Even with a glitchy new system, there is no reason not to get it done.
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Thanks for the reminder!!!!!!!!
I am stalking this thread too. Buddies and I are hoping to get a moose or two this year. No leh for us, but still want to fill the freezer. We were thinking ft st john area... but we are mostly newbs advice is appreciated if I can ghost into this convo... any ideas on areas will help and we are not afraid to travel our central location is Kamloops.
My step brother bin watching 6 nice bulls since early spring but I don't think he would help you
I know this fall him and my other two step brothers will take 2 moose to split between them and he is trying to get me to come over and get one but I have my hart set on Elk and deer this year and taking a pass on moose
I know this fall him and my other two step brothers will take 2 moose to split between them and he is trying to get me to come over and get one but I have my hart set on Elk and deer this year and taking a pass on moose
Local knowlege and preseason scouting is everything,but not an option when you are 1000 miles away...we had a nice spot we got to know around PG but the moose population has plummeted,so we're looking for new territory ,either a river drift or a fly in
Hunting around PG had allways bin crazy evan 40 years a go
In PG just about every one hunts that's a lot locals hunters your competing with
I now nothing about huntig south of PG if It was me I would head north of PG and do a combo hunt for elk deer and moose
In PG just about every one hunts that's a lot locals hunters your competing with
I now nothing about huntig south of PG if It was me I would head north of PG and do a combo hunt for elk deer and moose
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Seen 5 moose this weekend, two cow calf couples and a loner who almost ended up as a hood ornament. If your not a road hunter they're around, get off the Chuchinka, Mandalay, blackwater, north Fraser, Bowron etc like every hair lip from the LML and you'll see moose. I'd bet a float plane could get you into some amazing areas just a stones throw away though.
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What not to do. Don't ask the charter company, or their pilot, where to go! Game outfitters are a major source of revenue for the charter companies. Thus, they will not volunteer to take you to any lake they fly hunters into for the guides.
On the other hand, you probably don't want to go into a lake used by outfitters, so you could ask the charter company about a lake not used by guides.
So do lots of homework on your own, including costs of bringing out the meat.
Years ago the go to source for what you want, was the BC Game Department. You walked in to the local office and told them your story. A warden would do this best to give you straight information.
Now, I have no idea what your reception would be if you walked in to the local Conservation office for info. I have a notion you wouldn't get by the first secretary.
A lot of game wardens used to hunt. One of my game warden friends was once telling me about the questions that hunters asked them. He said one fellow was asking about exactly where a moose would be. The warden told him, hey, if I knew that I would go out and get him myself!
Sorry for getting off theme.
Yes,we have had a good experiance with CO's in the field,once they checked our licences and that firearms were unloaded,they talked about what they had seen in their travels.Good guys and hunters....Jimmy Hatterer( Dr James Hatterer) who ran the fish and game department in BC was an author ( 'Politically Incorrect' ) ,a hunter and trapper himself .
Tell you a funny story about him...way back he used to hunt in the Victoria Watershed,and stopped in at the 'Sooke Lake Coffee Shop'( the 'shack' at the gate where old John McDonald lived) John used to shoot the numerous deer that got inside the fenced new seedling areas( deer were that numerous,you could count 50 or 60 any evening driving around ) and he used a light,at night.Anyway,one day old John went into the Fish and Game department office in Victoria saying he was pitlamping anyway,but wanted a licence so it would be legal...the lady at he front counter was taken quite aback by this ,but Jimmy Hatterer,hearing his old friend came out if his office and told the lady to write up a special 'pitlamping licence' ....Both old guys are long gone now,but I hope one of old Johns grandsons(Rod,who last I heard lived up back of Nanaimo) has that 'special' licence framed and on the wall somewhere...and I hope he still takes his grandads BRNO 22 hornet out and takes a deer with it....in daylight,in season and legally...
Tell you a funny story about him...way back he used to hunt in the Victoria Watershed,and stopped in at the 'Sooke Lake Coffee Shop'( the 'shack' at the gate where old John McDonald lived) John used to shoot the numerous deer that got inside the fenced new seedling areas( deer were that numerous,you could count 50 or 60 any evening driving around ) and he used a light,at night.Anyway,one day old John went into the Fish and Game department office in Victoria saying he was pitlamping anyway,but wanted a licence so it would be legal...the lady at he front counter was taken quite aback by this ,but Jimmy Hatterer,hearing his old friend came out if his office and told the lady to write up a special 'pitlamping licence' ....Both old guys are long gone now,but I hope one of old Johns grandsons(Rod,who last I heard lived up back of Nanaimo) has that 'special' licence framed and on the wall somewhere...and I hope he still takes his grandads BRNO 22 hornet out and takes a deer with it....in daylight,in season and legally...
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RBF..........I drive the Alaska Hwy several times every year and although I have never hunted moose in B.C. if I were to start (not too likely as it is way too much work now, and the fun is over after the loud bang) I would concentrate on the area between Ft St John and Ft Nelson, I have seen hundreds of moose just along this stretch of highway, without ever going into the back country. Not to mention at certain times of year the highway is littered with the corpses of dead moose hit by vehicles. There is such a high population density in this area that given a week or so I think it would be near impossible to come home empty handed. A little further up there is a lodge at Muncho Lake (Northern Rockies Lodge) that flies in hunters, and are extremely knowledgeable about the area. You might give them a call, super nice people and I try to stay there every time I travel the highway. (not cheap though, but outstanding facilities and food and they have a pay phone in an area with no cell service for many miles in both directions). Good Luck......hope you have a great hunt.
a very good advice valid for any provinces or territories.
