Looking for moose hunting guide in WMU 25

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Our group has two adult tags for WMU 25. We are looking for a reliable person who is familiar with the area and can guide us for a day or two in November (paid by cash).
Please let me know if you know someone who can help.
 
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Yes, I have looked around. So far, all outfitters are fly in, except for one. Unfortunately, his camp is in Hearst and he does not provide guiding services. Plus, we would have to drive an additional 200 km-s per day (or more....), to and from the hunting area. That's roughly 4 hours drive on bush roads, towing the trailer with the ATV, every day. We would prefer to avoid that and camp in the bush instead. Also, the outfitter is not interested in finding a guide because that's not a very profitable business for him. :) The problem is that non of us has hunted there before so we need a local person who knows the area. There must be someone out there....
 
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Just a hint what I do when I have not been in an area. 1. Ck out roads available into areas. 2. Google earth areas within the WMU . 3. Look for choke points where three or four lakes funnel to only one beaten path. 4. See if any of the lakes show a river system or link between lakes. 5. Take a boat and small motor and get off the road!!!!!!!!!!!. 6. Go into those bays where river runs in or out and use the choke points as a stand area. 7. No biggy to quarter or 6/8 pieces and bring back out to your truck. 8. If u know a coroner or funeral home buddy lol!! Scrounge some body bags. Yeah I know, disgusting , but they sure keep everything clean , and slide / drag real slick!! :)
 
Thank you for your hints, Accumulator.
I have been hunting moose for 23 years and of course, have hunted in areas where I had never been before. I realize the importance of all the research you're suggesting. I usually scout the area for a week or so before my hunting buddies join me for the actual hunt. However, this year is different because I'm deer hunting up North until Nov. 16th. Our group will car pool on my property (which is approx. half way between Toronto and Hearst) and will go together from there. Unfortunately, nobody in the group can take time off work to scout this time so we would prefer to pay somebody for guiding services instead. We don't have a boat so we have to stay relatively close to good roads. The problem with google maps is that looking at a bird's eye view image, while it may be helpful in a way, the actual area can look very different due to elevation.
I don't have connections to get body bags, but I would rather stick with the good old cheese cloth bags anyway. LOL
 
You weren't listening... "Google Earth"... you can literally pick your stand locations from your living room... even down to the tree you want to lean against... I have used it to scout for a few years now, and have learned to trust the info... including in remote regions... I have used it successfully in WMU 18A, 19, 21A and 21B... it will certainly work for you too.
 
Thank you for the correction, I meant Google Earth. Not to argue with you, but there is absolutely no difference in image resolution between Google Earth or Google Maps for that particular area. Zooming in makes the pictures equally fuzzy on both sites and they are useless for "scouting". Google Earth is fun to use for cities where you can really see details and can even read street signs but they don't use the same quality for remote areas. You can't trust those images for the simple reason that you have no idea as to how recently or long ago they were taken. For example, my property looks very different on Google Earth (and on Google Maps) than in real life, and both sites use the same (old) image. I can get a better idea of any unknown area with up-to-date information by turning on my GPS.
But again, we are looking for someone with local knowledge.
 
When I lived in Ontario many years ago I would walk cut lines Railroad tracks etc. and look for ann area where lots of moose have been crossing i.e. old as well as newer tracks. This was usually between lakes or bogs and spend my time there. Very few hunters away from the roads and invariably you would find moose crossing within a couple of days. I'm sure Google Earth helps but nothing like seeing a lot of tracks to tell you that animals are there. A good knife and a small chain saw using vegetable oil as chain oil helps making the carcass easier to handle .
Good Luck

Neil
 
Thanks, Neil.
As I was trying to suggest, it's not the actual hunting that we need help with but rather finding a camp site close enough to moose habitat and far enough from other groups, keeping in mind that without a boat, we have to stay relatively close to good roads. I think that a local guide should be able to show us a couple of spots where we can set up camp and then hit the bush as soon as we can. The only question is, where is that "local guide"? LOL
 
Wmu 25 is going to be mostly fly-in camps, as there are very few roads and access points. I doubt you will find anywhere to stay in there. Time to get a big tent or rv.

Forget the guide. If the moose are there, it isnt hard to find sign. If you are hunting in November, you will have the place to yourself.
 
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Wmu 25 is going to be mostly fly-in camps, as there are very few roads and access points. I doubt you will find anywhere to stay in there. Time to get a big tent or rv.
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Yes, there are only a couple of main roads and very few access points. We are prepared to camp in the bush, so that's not a problem.

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Forget the guide. If the moose are there, it isnt hard to find sign. If you are hunting in November, you will have the place to yourself.
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Well, if we get snowed in, we will have the place for ourselves from mid November until mid May. LOL
 
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