Moose

Hunt MS250

NORTHWEST TERRITORY MOOSE $15,000 IN CANADIAN FUNDS
This outfitter only takes about 4 to 6 moose hunters per year in his 7,000 square mile area.  Last fall 4 of his 5 hunters took bulls, but the overall average was down due to a late spring causing poor horn growth.  Over the past years HCU customers have taken bulls averaging 62 inches and caribou over 380 gross score Boone and Crockett on this hunt.

He flies hunter and guide into a remote tent camp where they hike and glass.  10-day hunts from September 10 to 19 guided 1x1 during the rut are $15,000 CANADIAN FUNDS plus tags, 5% tax and caribou trophy fee of $4,000.  Once you score the hunter is typically flown back to base camp where you can enjoy a hot shower with cabin accommodations and some fishing for lake trout and grayling.  They close their season on September 19 for all hunts due to early winters, so the moose hunts are prime time.  Cliff Graham and Bob Wodzisz have taken moose and caribou with this outfit.  Charter flight from Norman Wells is about $1,000.

Cliff Graham with his huge moose.

Mike Hallum with his nice bull.

HCU Bob Wodzisz and his nice bull.

John Carson and his nice bull.

Elston Carter with his big bull.

Cliff and his guide, Guff, with Cliff’s mountain caribou bull.

Bob decided to take this bull with a nice spread after looking over lots of bulls and getting to watch his bull fight with another rival.

One of our guides loading up at Willow Camp for our ride back to the main base camp at Palmer Lake. Game rich country with beautiful scenery.

Everyone including the cook gets into the action when it comes time to flesh and salt a moose cape. It can take about 8 hours to get the cape completed in the field. This is an enjoyable time for the hunter back at camp listening and telling stories over a hot cup of coffee while the gang is working on his antlers and hide.

Flying into the main base camp on Palmer Lake. This camp is really modernized for being in the bush. They built a small hydro plant on the stream by the camp and it services electricity to all the buildings. Nice hot showers and the whole deal. Really a neat place.

Bob Wodzisz, Cliff Graham, Shoshanna Wodzisz and Elston Carter at Palmer Lake with their bulls. 100% success and Shosh was only after a caribou.

Here we are loading up to head home. Notice the skiff of snow already. This is their best and last moose hunt of the season and is the same dates and camp we hunted out of.