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Originally Posted by Rich Anderson
Chris how is the population of Woodland Caribou? I have heard reports that the population is down drastically and the hunting miserable. A Woodland Caribou is a bucket list hunt for me.
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Rich ,in a word ...desperate
Growing up I only had to go 1 /2 an hour from my house to see a trophy Stag ,Iv'e eaten lunch ,one hand on a sandwich the other on the dogs collar in the middle osf a herd of 100 ....now its a 2 day expedition without a helicopter ....gross mismanagement , opportunities are there but you'll work for them ...don't know if well ever see it come back to what it was .
Bill,9 to 12 miles,I average around 30 (18 miles ) on a good day ...its not the distance its the terrain , we've had mainlanders come here on several occasions - avid bird hunters,walk 300 feet from the pick up and call it quits ,some places are easier than others no doubt but you go where the birds are-I had no reservations about Phil anyone who knows him knows he can walk .... there's not a Newfoundland Ptarmigan hunter alive who cant walk like a S.O.B.
Phils gun was a major process,until the border makes things easier its really not worthwhile and something I can seriously entertain