Time to think scouting and prep work
Contributors to this thread:Moose
From: Tao
09-Aug-17
Just wondering how many do prep work before going hunting and how many just run and gun with no prep work?
From: rattling_junkie
09-Aug-17
Run and gun, too expensive to fly in and prep.
From: Charlie Rehor
10-Aug-17
Fred Bear wrote in his books he would plan his Alaska hunts for 40 days and get in shape while there. That was because he was running an archery company but had plenty of time while on his hunts. If you are only hunting a week best get in shape first! Good luck. C
From: bear bowman
10-Aug-17
I tend to stay in shape all year long.
I hunt heavily hunted public ground so I usually don't do a whole lot of preseason scouting. I have 2 areas that I start in and from there I scout people. I try to use them to my advantage as much as possible. I then have another area that I don't touch until October. It produces bucks every year as long as others stay out of it.
From: Tao
15-Aug-17
Here is a client sitting in the middle of his 6 shooting lanes. All the prep work for the shooting lanes, the trails to them and the hiding spot for the boat was done 3 weeks before the season started
Here is a client sitting in the middle of his 6 shooting lanes. All the prep work for the shooting lanes, the trails to them and the hiding spot for the boat was done 3 weeks before the season started
From: Tao
15-Aug-17
Call from the same spot for at least 2 days before moving to a different area. If the wind direction permits
From: Tao
15-Aug-17
From: Tao
16-Aug-17
From: Tao
16-Aug-17
From: Tao
16-Aug-17
From: t-roy
16-Aug-17
What part of Ontario do you hunt, Tao?
From: Tao
16-Aug-17
Northwestern Ontario. .....fly in half way between Ignace and Armstrong
From: Tao
16-Aug-17
Everybody has nice easy hunt without ever breaking sweat because all the work was done before the hunt. No tripping or getting poked in the eye when going to or from stand
Everybody has nice easy hunt without ever breaking sweat because all the work was done before the hunt. No tripping or getting poked in the eye when going to or from stand
From: APauls
16-Aug-17
As others have said, fly in situations are a whole other animal. I'd venture to bet you are one of the very few outfitters that clears shooting lanes in moose country. Your moose country is also different than most.
From: Tao
16-Aug-17
As a guide, by doing the prep work it is easy to look good in front of clients and I know exactly where each shooter is positioned, so I can call a moose out in front of them. I usually get 12-50 moose with in shooting range in our 3 week archery moose season. It also takes a lot of the pressure off me as a guide to produce encounters and it turns the hunt into a chess game. I took on a guide helper 2 years ago and the set-ups made a huge difference in him being successful two years in a row.
From: Ace
16-Aug-17
Tao, how early do they start responding to calling?
From: carcus
16-Aug-17
run and gun, no time for scouting
From: Tao
16-Aug-17
The false rut is usually the last week of August and I have had them come to the call. I have had success quite a few times on opening morning just minutes into the season (September 18th ). I am a believer of hunting every day of the archery moose season. I have been guiding since 1990 so that has given me the ability to hunt the full 3 weeks no matter how many animals are harvested as long as the clients have tags available. The only exemption is when the rain or snow is falling sideways and the height of the waves on the water make it unsafe.
From: Tao
16-Aug-17
From: Tao
16-Aug-17
From: Tao
04-Sep-17
From: Turkeyhunter
05-Sep-17
Bulls were coming to call Saturday in NF. Cow was bawling when bull started to come in to call. Frost saturday night in a couple of areas. This hurricane will bring in warmer temperatures this weekend......Good Luck.
From: Tao
06-Sep-17
The count down is on 17 more days. .....then 3 weeks of hunting. ......18 set-ups to try out
From: Tao
10-Sep-17
Mare's urine ----check..........enough game bags for 3 bulls----check.....all gear washed and scent free packed---check.......calling horn---check
From: Gerry
11-Sep-17
What type of calling Horn do you use
From: Tao
12-Sep-17
Moose mag fiberglass call
Moose mag fiberglass call
From: Tao
13-Sep-17
6 game bags packed out 1 bull to the boat for the float plane flight out plus rack makes 7 trips. Start to finish less then 2 hours
6 game bags packed out 1 bull to the boat for the float plane flight out plus rack makes 7 trips. Start to finish less then 2 hours
From: Tao
13-Sep-17
From: t-roy
13-Sep-17
What's the name of your outfitting business Tao?
From: Tao
13-Sep-17
I guide for Ignace Outpost Camps in Northwestern Ontario.
From: Tao
13-Sep-17
Another one from last year
Another one from last year
From: sbschindler
15-Sep-17
this is what happens when you listen to and follow Tao's advice
From: rattling_junkie
18-Feb-18
Any other moose tips? Just booked the flight for this September.
From: AKHUNTER
18-Feb-18
My #1 piece of advice. Bring a come-a-long and 200’ of 1/2” rope. Seriously my favorite piece of equipment.
