Newfoundland Moose Hunt Adventure Begins |

My hunting friend and I are off on our Moose ( Alces Alces Americanus) Hunt adventure into remote mountains of southern Newfoundland.

Our adventure drive is directly up RT 95 from southern New Hampshire and will cross the border at Calais, Maine to Moncton, NB Canada where we will overnight ( there is a Bass Pro Shop there for last minute supplies) and then continue to North Sydney, Nova Scotia to pick up the 7 hour Ferry to Port Au Basques, Newfoundland. Another 2.5 hours to a lake along the famed Caribou Trail where we can see some of the 60,000 woodland caribou and where Moose can grow really big! 1200 pounds big!

We arrive at the lake, park, and load gear in either a float plane or helicopter and fly deep to a very remote lake cabin. Our hunt begins with checking the zero of our rifles that afternoon, then the next morning on to an Argo 8 track. The ARGO get you part way. The rest is on foot. Each of us have our own guides and we split up, each with a Bull Moose tag.

This is the beginning of the Moose Rut!! Wow! There are no guarantee, just your whit and perseverance in seeking one that fills your bucket list. Now all you have to do is harvest one! We have rifles. My partner has a 7mm Rem Mag w 160 grain heads and I brought my Ruger M77 African in 375 Ruger with 300 grain Nosler AccuBonds with my favorite Leupold VX-6 3×18 x50mm. The Nosler AccuBond is one of the worlds best hunting bullets and stays together quite well. If you are not familiar with the .375 Ruger it is a bit more powerful than the 375 H&H Magnum used in Africa. Yup, it is not for every one. Each to his own! Do you need it? No! Shot placement is the key!!

I just like Big Guns and can handle recoil well!!

Below, my trajectory and energy chart and my rifle with a comb raising neoprene jacket and a few extra bullets at the ready. I hand load all of my Ammo. This round has 70 grains of RL-15 powder. Nice! I zeroed for 213 yards. My Max Point Blank Range (MPBR) is 250 yards delivering just over 2800 ft-lbs. At 300 yards the bullet drops 9 inches and still delivers 2600 ft-lbs. With the BOG Death Grip I have a very steady rest if I need to reach out. I hope I can get much closer!!

During practice, I removed the scope and shot it with iron sights in case my scope is damaged or out of whack. My scope limit is 250 yards. My Iron sight limit is 150 yards or less with a steady rest like the Bog Death Grip.

I shoot this rifle extremely well despite its bark and kick having taken Moose in New Hampshire, and Bison with it. I will bring a BOG Death Grip to test.

One shot kills on Moose are very difficult as they are slow to acknowledge a deadly hit. Often a follow-up shot or two can be seen on the many videos I have seen.

I have perhaps a bit of comfort with this larger bore that if he is near water he hopefully won’t go far. Moose Guides assure the hunter that the broadside double lung shot is best. If you want to try the heart/lung shot at closer range that is a good option but on longer shots the lungs are huge and will bring a Moose down for sure.

See you when I get back! Lots of Video planned.

Good Hunting!