Newfoundland moose hunt!!

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I have been entertaining the idea of going to Newfoundland for a moose hunt, but the prices I have been quoted by outfitters is far beyond what I would like to pay.
Wondering if anyone else here has done a hunt there. Cost?
 
I guess the first questions are, How much do you want to pay? and What do you want to shoot? :)

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blargon said:
I guess the first questions are, How much do you want to pay?
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Less than $3900.


Blargon said:
What do you want to shoot?
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I am a meat hunter, so it doesnt really matter.I just wan't to hunt one in Newfoundland just to say I did.
I would be happy just to go out hunting with a local hunter (pay him of course), stay in a Motel, or set up camp.It just seems a bit over the top to pay huge money for an animal I can shoot here at home.
 
CV32 said:
Correct. A guide/outfitter is required to hunt any big game. You don't need a guide/outfitter to hunt small game, coyotes, or migratory birds.
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Yes, but how difficult would it be for the average NL resident hunter to upgrade to a guide license? You pay him a minimal fee for his services but basically when you're not in the bush, you're on your own.
 
looch said:
Yes, but how difficult would it be for the average NL resident hunter to upgrade to a guide license? You pay him a minimal fee for his services but basically when you're not in the bush, you're on your own.
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Quick summary ...

To become a licensed guide, you need to apply, and must have completed either:

(1) a firearm safety and hunter education course; a boating safety course; and a valid emergency first aid certificate; or
(2) a guide training program.

The annual guide license is no big deal, at only $10 a year. While acting as a guide, you can't hunt, and you can't accept meat in payment for your services.
 
CV32 said:
Quick summary ...

To become a licensed guide, you need to apply, and must have completed either:

(1) a firearm safety and hunter education course; a boating safety course; and a valid emergency first aid certificate; or
(2) a guide training program.

The annual guide license is no big deal, at only $10 a year. While acting as a guide, you can't hunt, and you can't accept meat in payment for your services.
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Great info, thanks. So do you know of anyone offering the type of hunt I described?
 
looch said:
Great info, thanks. So do you know of anyone offering the type of hunt I described?
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I do have a few outfitter friends I can point you to. PM me for more. I can't speak to prices, though. It is my feeling that outfitters are perhaps sticking to higher prices for moose and black bear hunts because of the serious hit they are taking on the rapidly declining (nosediving) woodland caribou population. (The woodland caribou has traditionally been the big draw for non-resident hunters).
 
CV32 said:
I do have a few outfitter friends I can point you to. PM me for more. I can't speak to prices, though. It is my feeling that outfitters are perhaps sticking to higher prices for moose and black bear hunts because of the serious hit they are taking on the rapidly declining (nosediving) woodland caribou population. (The woodland caribou has traditionally been the big draw for non-resident hunters).
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The reason for my questions are mostly to help the OP and partly to satisfy my own curiosity.

I'm the kind of guy who does not want to sweat the details, like where am I going to sleep, what am I going to eat, how will I get my meat back home, etc. On a trip like that, I'd be more inclined to pony-up so I could spend my time enjoying myself. That's just me, though and if someone wants to go it alone (with a guide, that is), I am happy that the option exists.
 
looch said:
Yes, but how difficult would it be for the average NL resident hunter to upgrade to a guide license? You pay him a minimal fee for his services but basically when you're not in the bush, you're on your own.
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How do these guys get the adult tag for you?
 
There may be a big difference between an outfitter and a guide. Around here you could probably find a guide in the average northern smalltown bar, but you would still have to get the non resident tag from an outfitter, and that isn't going to happen unless you book with them.
 
Dogleg said:
There may be a big difference between an outfitter and a guide. Around here you could probably find a guide in the average northern smalltown bar, but you would still have to get the non resident tag from an outfitter, and that isn't going to happen unless you book with them.
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Agreed, the Outfitters buy the tags, they are not free...
 
captonion said:
Less than $3900.
It just seems a bit over the top to pay huge money for an animal I can shoot here at home.
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If I didn't have to travel 20hrs to get an adult tag, I would almost agree with you. Until Ontario changes the draw system, I would say you are better off going to Quebec or NFLD, if you want to see/shoot moose.

The fact that most tags are in NWO, makes it hard, as I can't scout before the season, so I'm going in "blind" so to speak. With only a week to hunt, it doesn't leave much time to find a moose, and most times the adult tags come home in our pockets...

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looch said:
Here, you just pay the $350 or so for a non-resident license and you're good to go. Thought it was similar in NL, just that you had to use a guide while hunting.
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AFAIK, they have a draw for residents like we do in Ontario, and the non-res have to get their tags from an Outfitter...
 
CV32 said:
This is correct. A resident moose license is $40+HST, while a non-resident license is $335+HST.
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Agreed, however just buying a license doesn't provide you with an adult tag, same as in Ontario...My outfitter said he pays $500+tx to the Gov for each tag, on top of the $335 for the license, per hunter...
 
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