I gather some of the reasons for this are; few locals can get there and animals are less pressured.
But I also wonder if the following is also true; the area you hunt is limited to hiking, boating, or maybe ATV/Argo if they have them. This seems like it would be far less territory to hunt than being able to drive a truck for an hour and then get out and hike/boat/ATV to hunt? Also with the area being limited, wouldn't the animals be conditioned to seeing hunters a certain distance from camp and move further away?
I would like to hear your thoughts on this. I'm not trying to start an argument, just trying to understand if the statement that a fly in camp is in fact better (meaning more less pressured animals and older age class).
Thanks, Rob
If you're talking a drive in camp there's going to be roads and probably local pressure. Therefore you are probably going to have smaller bulls to choose from. If you're happy with any bull a drive in hunt may be just right.
If you're looking for a little better age class and size of a bull you're going to have a better chance with a fly-in hunt. The guide I hunted with had 14- 5 square mile areas to hunt from. He only opens 7 camps a year allowing bulls to mature and we all saw good bulls. The area we hunted from the air was incredible and we never even heard another airplane the whole week!!!
There are areas in Newfoundland that would be IMPOSSIBLE to get to even IF it was legal for you to be there. The airplane is what opens that kind of territory up. We were only 25 miles from camp (by air) and I'm telling you, you couldn't have hiked there in a week.
You need to go and see for yourself. If it's your first time I highly recommend a fly-in hunt. You won't be sorry.
Here is a view out of the plane about half way to camp. If you can't tell there are no roads in or out of there.
You have mentioned this hunt will be with your daughter so make her experience and comfort the focus. Good luck!
I have seen this very thing before. I have seen an outfitters helicopter land on bogs and hunters get out that are within easy access from logging roads. They probably flew a half hour to get there and they are a 20 minute walk from a logging road with relatively easy access. I'm not saying this is always the case, but it happens more often than people realize. So be careful when booking with an outfitter that "flys in"
Honestly, I wouldn't use flying in to an area to hunt as the criteria to choose a particular outfitter. You can get into equally good areas without the use of a plane and the hunt will typically be less money. It just depends on the outfitter.
