Ontario Moose Hunting WMU15B
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shoot the s**t ?
macka said:
thats the rub ... I haven't been in that area for about 15 years. I was thinking about the area bordering the 527,pipeline and the Graham. But till I can get my hands on a detailed map, I won't know for sure. My hunting is basically decribed as camping with a gun
I like a nice quiet spot, preferably on a lake(odd day fishing is nice) and hopefully lots of moose. A friends old man used to hunt that area so I'm going to glean what I can out of him. I hate going in blind but my old area just became ridiculous. Some of the intersections needed stop lights the traffic was so heavy. The thing I hated most towards the end is when we would set up camp in the usual spot and for the next 3 days groups keep comming in hoping the spot is empty. Last year we set up and went out scouting the next day and came back to find a group set up in my camp 'cause they decided to 'share' with usmacka said:take the 527 to the 49.5 mile road, turn left, lots of moose
Are there lots of camps there or is the area pretty open ?
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haftan said:thats the rub ... I haven't been in that area for about 15 years. I was thinking about the area bordering the 527,pipeline and the Graham. But till I can get my hands on a detailed map, I won't know for sure. My hunting is basically decribed as camping with a gun
Are there lots of camps there or is the area pretty open ?
I'll see if I can grab a restricted logging zones map for you as things are heating up for Buchanon now that he owns the Terrace Bay mill. I used to hunt by Monday Lake Road but its restricted now. I also used to hunt the area just south of Gull Bay, but its restricted now due to logging operations IIRC. If you want to go up that way go to google maps and search for armstrong station on, and go south down 527. Then do the sat map overlay option, and it'll give you a fairly current map of the area. I'll get the restricted zone map and scan it up for you.
I plan to hunt an area in 15b known as Cheeseman Lake. I have a bull tag. Last I was there was two years ago. I know this area pretty well and hunt the same style as U - lite camping and moose hunting combo. Very Basic. My son usually goes with me but he went out to work on a oil rig in AB a few months back.
haftan said:s**te...things just keep getting better and better for me
seems forest fires are running rampant in the are and where we were planning is as of now closed off. Sheeeeeesh ~~
As of Sept 20, all restrictions are lifted and fires are controlled as per MNR. (we phoned them)
We used to hunt the Penny Lake area (about 150 kms up the 527 I believe) for a number of years. Past tense.
The weather can be really hit and miss depending on when you go. Frustrating is a very good word. Two years ago it was so warm, you could have hunted in shorts if it wasn't for the blackflies. Then two days before we leave it snowed and snowed and snowed.....brutal. I have seen nights in early October where the temp dropped to -12C, that sure puts a good chill in the meat! You can hunt until sometime in December I believe.
Keep your fingers crossed that the ferns are down and all the leaves have fallen. Sure is easier to spot a moose without lots of foilage in the way.
Check the deer season - they were starting to move into the area and the seasons may overlap. You may want to have a tag handy. Same for wolf if you are interested in taking one. And bear, there were always lots of bear around.
Make sure you know where the coolers are (there used to be guys along the highway that would advertise) and be prepared to use them if it warms up enough.
Make sure you gas up before turning up 527. It is a long drive to Armstrong and not much there.
The weather can be really hit and miss depending on when you go. Frustrating is a very good word. Two years ago it was so warm, you could have hunted in shorts if it wasn't for the blackflies. Then two days before we leave it snowed and snowed and snowed.....brutal. I have seen nights in early October where the temp dropped to -12C, that sure puts a good chill in the meat! You can hunt until sometime in December I believe.
Keep your fingers crossed that the ferns are down and all the leaves have fallen. Sure is easier to spot a moose without lots of foilage in the way.
Check the deer season - they were starting to move into the area and the seasons may overlap. You may want to have a tag handy. Same for wolf if you are interested in taking one. And bear, there were always lots of bear around.
Make sure you know where the coolers are (there used to be guys along the highway that would advertise) and be prepared to use them if it warms up enough.
Make sure you gas up before turning up 527. It is a long drive to Armstrong and not much there.
Been hunting 15-B for about 8 years, SKUNKED once!.. It happens. Easy access is always crowded, started at the 811, and have been migrating north ever since. Seclusion works for us. We just drive and hunt, and when we find a spot we like, we build camp and call it HOME. I guess thats why its calledHunting, and not Killing.Find A spot your instincts like and go from there.For what its worth, I understand we can get GAS at KAB RIVER again this year. Good Luck!!!
fire images
I tried to post some fire images but it didn't work very well. You can PM me with an email address and I can send you some fire distribution images
this is a coarse scale image of the fires on sept 15 (I believe) at the height of the big panic
(350 new fires in three days) Graham road area didn't burn as far as I know (and not according to these images), but anywhere arround lake Nipigon is sketch. (there walso more fires than this (as there always are), this was just an impressive day for the fall. Best of luck (Google earth's awesome for the area just north of TBay
I tried to post some fire images but it didn't work very well. You can PM me with an email address and I can send you some fire distribution images
this is a coarse scale image of the fires on sept 15 (I believe) at the height of the big panic
(350 new fires in three days) Graham road area didn't burn as far as I know (and not according to these images), but anywhere arround lake Nipigon is sketch. (there walso more fires than this (as there always are), this was just an impressive day for the fall. Best of luck (Google earth's awesome for the area just north of TBay
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