Have you ever seen a bull moose moving swiftly through the forest? Would you like to see one? These "Monarchs of the North", the largest living members of the deer family constitute one of Canada's greatest wildlife assets. The tourist, pausing with his family by a northern lake are thrilled at the sight of a moose feeding quietly in the wilderness. The hunter, escaping from the pressures of business and urban living finds solitude, and the excitement of the wild while hunting for the majestic moose. That experience can be yours. About Excellent Adventures Excellent Adventures, established in 1990, operates six exclusive outpost camps on remote wilderness fly-in only lakes within a half hour or so of our Ear Falls float-plane base. We operate a private air service for our clients that includes Cessna 185, Dehavilland Beaver and Beech 18 aircraft. We practice conservation to preserve the productivity of our fisheries. This includes the policies of 'Catch and Consume', 'Catch, Photograph and Release' (CPR) and 'No Trophies Home'. Modern lifelike replicas of your trophy fish can be made by today's expert taxidermists from a good photograph. We expect our guest to review and practice proper fish handling to insure that fish returned to the lakes will remain healthy and contribute to next years production of fish. When we began managing our lakes almost twenty years ago, we found them to be in very good shape. Today, after insuring that trophies where returned to the waters unharmed, and our spawning population of female fish would grow, our fishing today is simple world class and as good as. Our lakes are superior habitat for game fish as they all have flowage through the lakes. The constant supply of water delivers the nutrients that support the food chain that in tern feeds the fish with a never ending supply of prey. Outpost Links: Brownstone Conifer Hailstone Headwaters Papaonga Sumach

2008 ONTARIO FLY-IN MOOSE HUNTING PACKAGES

Full American Plan Package

• Outfitted tent camps. Complete with ground covers, cots, tarpaulins, wood store, propane cooking stove, utensils, and Coleman lights.
• Meals - Steaks, pork chops, chicken, ground beef, ham, bacon, eggs, bread, canned soups, luncheon meats, vegetables, fruits, onions, potatoes, plenty of coffee, fruit juices & all the necessary items to prepare gourmet outdoor meals. We pride ourselves in serving plenty of quality food.
• Boat, motor, & plenty of gasoline
• Professional Guide Service - one guide per 2 hunters.
• Float plane transportation to and from the hunt camps.
• Survey trips during hunt. · Includes your Bull or Cow flown back to our lodge.
• Full 7 Day package · Adult Tags . . Bull or Cow . . No calf tags unless requested.
  
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About All Inclusive Hunts: All inclusive hunts are full service packages. You bring clothing, gun and ammo, rod and reel, and personal items and equipment. We do the rest .

Equipment Check: Check over your kit. Make sure you have sighted in your rifle in advance. Get some practice at your local range before you depart. It would be a shame to waste a few thousand dollars for the sake of a badly aimed $2.00 bullet. Your hunting partners would never forgive you.

Was it the gun or the gunner? If you find that your rifle has a problem, you will not likely find an available gunsmith just before hunting season. Over the years, we have met hunters that miss moose because their rifles simply don't shoot straight. A second cause of missed moose are rifles that jam due to poor cleaning or because they are out of adjustment. Thirdly, some hunters have had trouble letting off the safety of their rifle and missed a shot due to over excitement and unfamiliarity with their new or borrowed rifle. The forth and biggest cause of missed moose is the gunner himself, not the gun. These hunters just can't shoot straight due to lack of practice.

Overcome your flinch! All totaled, you and your partners may invest ten or fifteen thousand dollars on your Canada moose hunt, the success of which may depend on you, and you alone. You may be the only lucky one of the party to see a moose. At the end of the day, if you miss your moose, someone in your party may gently ask you how much practice you had before the hunt. You can be sure the others will be listening intently to your answer so get some practice. You can't pick up a high powered, big game rifle, and expect to shoot it without a flinch that is sure to spoil your aim the first few times you shoot it. The flinch you may have from not practicing with your rifle will not be as bad as the flinch you will develop after your hunting partners ream you out for missing the moose you should have been able to shoot, and ruining the hunt, all because you were ill prepared.

Moose hunting readiness test. You can't do all your practicing on a bench rest. Once you have used the bench rest to sight in your rifle, shoot a dozen or more rounds at a one hundred yard target, without support, from a standing position. Your readiness test is to prove that you can hit a twelve inch target, five times out of six at 100 yards while standing! Start practicing at least one month before your hunt. Keep practicing until you can pass the test. Ask that the other members of your hunting party do the same. Bring your best shot targets to your hunt to compare results. No cheating allowed. Looser must wash dishes first night! Its good fun and its good insurance against someone in your party missing a moose.

Sight your rifle in for 200 yards. Find a ballistics table for your caliber and memorize the inches to hold off for shots at 100 yards, 300 yards and longer distances. Many big game calibers zeroed for 200 yards, shoot about one inch high at 100 yards. Find out what your rifle is capable of. Practice shooting at 200 and 300 yards if you can.

Semi-Auto owners take care. Owners of semi- auto rifles have a bigger responsibility to their rifles and to their hunting partners. Jammed semis in cold weather are also the cause of many missed moose. Semi-auto rifles jam when dirty and they jam more often in cold weather. Breeches that have collected powder residue, dirty actions or actions that have had too much oil applied are often the root problem. Some times it is just fine tuning that was necessary. In any case, do what you have to do to insure that the action of your semi-auto has been cleaned properly and that your breech has been scoured and the system has been properly tuned.

Preparing your semi-auto rifle for cold firing. You can purchase an aerosol, gun cleaner, degreaser that is especially useful for cleaning semi-auto actions and firing pin breach blocks, without the need to dismantle the parts. If you are not capable of dismantling your semi's action to clean the parts properly, use the aerosol degreaser at a minimum to clean it. Don't apply the degreaser to a rifle on a fiber resin stock or you will ruin the finish of your stock. To use the aerosol gun cleaner degreaser on a rifle mounted on a fiber resin stock, you must remove the action and the barrel from the stock first. After cleaning the metal parts, use a fine mist spray to oil your action, barrel and metal parts. Prepare a soft clean cloth with a lightly sprayed coating of gun oil. Use the cloth to wipe the metal parts of your rifle to remove all excess oil. Modern rifles are designed to work with an almost invisible coating of lubricant. If you can see the oil you have applied, it is likely that you have applied too much. There are modern alternatives to using a traditional, straight oil lubricant on the parts of your rifle's action that provide superior cold weather lubrication and help prevent cold weather jamming.

Is your rifle up to the task? A word about ballistics. We know that many moose have been killed with a 30-30 Winchester but we also know that many more have been wounded to run away and die a slow death. To hunt moose effectively and fairly you need a high powered, big game rifle that offers more penetration and many more foot pounds of hitting power than a deer rifle can deliver at range. We recommend a .308 Winchester at a minimum. We recommend a 300 Win Mag, or any other similar caliber that can offer equal or better long range hitting performance. Please don't hesitate to consult us on this subject.

About the guides: The guides are experienced and have worked for us and are known to be some of the best in the area. We choose them too because they are especially good at calling moose during the rut. They are prepared to make your Canada hunt a success. The guides are very good outdoor chefs and will prepare all your meals, so plan on being fed like a king. They will scout the area, call, quarter, & dress your moose; about everything else you can think of when it comes to making your hunt successful and enjoyable. Listen to a moose calling article. http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199710/03_radila_moosecalling/

About the area: If you want to hunt in areas have been seldom or never hunted, this is the package for you. The moose hunting zones are 80 to 120 miles from the nearest road, so don't expect to see anyone else. We choose areas where you will be the only hunters on the lake. The moose population is excellent and is definitely not over-hunted as no one hunts these areas but ourselves.

About the camps: Deluxe tent camps are set up well in advance to your arrival on lakes chosen for their isolation, habitat, and accessibility. Large tents with wood stoves (plenty of wood cut in advance), canvas floors, thick mattresses and separate kitchen tent or tarped area make for a comfortable stay. Boats, motors and canoes (on certain lakes) are of good quality and include plenty of gasoline. We also have a limited number of outpost hunts offering the same quality of hunt as described above.

About the success ratio: The lakes we utilize have a proven history of success - 75% of all our groups see or kill a moose. The overall average in Ontario is about 30% or less. in our last three seasons we had some higher success ratios. Weather conditions and mother nature has control the rut and the movement of moose on any given day . A hunters and outfitters we can only do our best by taking you to proven hunting areas and by providing you with experienced guides expert at calling out moose. We are proud of our honest averages and feel that our success rate is truly impressive if compared honestly with other outfitters. We offer moose hunting grounds that are as unspoiled and productive as any in Canada.
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Plan #1 - Self Guided Moose Hunt From $2150.00 Per Hunter

We include flight in, flight out, moose out, boats, motors and gas, mid week flight check. You furnish, all equipment (including tent) for camp setup, food & cooking utensils. This is a complete DO IT YOURSELF HUNT. This hunt has been requested by many persons over the years. Here is your chance. Remember, weight restrictions do apply - planning is needed and we will advise and help in making your plans fit the aircraft's requirement for weight. 

You will receive the same fine service as all our plans. Excellent proven lakes. Your MNR approved validation permit for a bull or cow is assured and held under your name once the reservation has been made. We can add other services to this plan if requested. Such as your list for food or equipment rental. For all plans we supply boats equipped with cushions, paddles and nets, motors, all the gas needed for stay and detailed maps of the lakes that you will hunt.

Plan #2 - Self Guided Moose Hunt From $2500.00 Per Hunter

A self guided hunt. We supply and erect the tent and all necessary camp equipment. You supply all food, personal equipment and gear. We include flight in, flight out, moose out, boats, motors and gas, mid week flight check. Remember, weight restrictions do apply - planning is needed and we will advise and help in making your plans fit the aircraft's requirement for weight.  OPTION: We supply all the food. Call for details.

You will receive the same fine service as all our plans. Excellent proven lakes. Your MNR approved validation permit for a bull or cow is assured and held under your name once the reservation has been made. We can add other services to this plan if requested. Such as your list for food or equipment rental. For all plans we supply boats equipped with cushions, paddles and nets, motors, all the gas needed for stay and detailed maps of the lakes that you will hunt.

Plan #2 - Self Guided Hunt - We Supply & Erect Equipped Tent Camp - Rate Per Hunter - from $2500.00 US - All Inclusive Party of 4 or more - Rate Per Hunter - $2500.00 US Party of 2 or 3 - Rate Per Hunter - $2750.00 US Self Guided Tent Camp or Luxary Outpost Camp: We Supply Your Tent Camp or fully equipped Luxary Outpost Camp. You Supply Food And Personal Equipment. We Supply Camp Equipment. Your fully equipped Outpost or Tent Camp Is Erected For You In Advance Of Your Arrival. We Fly You In And Out. Moose Flown Out. Tags Included. Hunt Zone 1-C. Opening Date - Zone 16-A & 1-C - September 15, 2008 Outpost or tent camps* available - Call for quotes on mixed tag hunts (bull, cow and calf) Deposit: A $750.00 non refundable deposit is required per hunter For all plans we supply boats equipped with cushions, paddles and nets, motors, all the gas needed for stay and detailed maps of the lakes that you will hunt. Not included in the package: (License - $377.00 CAN) - (Export Permits - $35.00 CAN ) - (GST & PST Taxes) - (gratuities). Back To Top *A temporary tent camp set up in an exclusive moose rich wilderness area.

Plan #3 - Modified 7 Day Fly-in Deluxe Hunt - Outpost Camp Or Tent Camp

Guided Hunt - All Inclusive Tent Camp or Luxury Outpost Camp. We Supply Your Tent Camp Or Outpost Camp. We Supply Your Food. We Supply Your Guides. We Supply Camp Equipment. You Supply Personal Equipment. We Fly You In And Out. Moose Flown Out. Tags Included. From $2395.00 Hunt Zone 16-A or 1-C. Hunt Zone 3 and 4 (From $3200.00)

Includes everything including GUIDE SERVICE and FOOD. Your camp is made ready and equipped in advance of your arrival. You bring only your personal effects and equipment.

All plans receive our excellent service to proven lakes. Your MNR approved validation permit for a bull or cow is assured and held under your name once the reservation has been made. For all plans we supply boats equipped with cushions, paddles and nets, motors, all the gas needed for stay and detailed maps of the lakes that you will hunt.

Important Other hunting information

Moose hunting at Excellent Adventures is a tradition. A trophy like this could be yours !!!!

If you want to hunt in areas have been seldom or never hunted, this is the package for you. The moose hunting zones are 80 to 120 miles from the nearest road, so don't expect to see anyone else

Survey trips are run, weather permitting, at least once a week, usually mid-week. If you kill a moose we will transport it back to the lodge, which is included in our package plan. Processing is not included but is professionally available in Ear Falls where it can be processed to fit your instructions

The lakes we utilize have a proven history of success - 40% to 50% - on overall average - the overall average in Ontario is about 30%. We do not count missed shots or opportunities.

These "Monarchs of the North", the largest living members of the deer family constitute one of Canada's greatest wildlife assets.

The guides are experienced and have worked for us and are known to be some of the best in the area. They are prepared to make your Canada hunt a success.

A couple of twin calves swimming across a lake - sights like this could happen on your hunting trip. Make sure and bring your camera, wildlife is plentiful and the scenery is breath taking.

Have you ever seen a bull moose moving swiftly through the forest? Would you like to see one? These "Monarchs of the North", the largest living members of the deer family constitute one of Canada's greatest wildlife assets.

That experience can be yours. At Excellent Adventures we pride ourselves in knowing that we have one of the best moose hunting available.

We furnish all the utensils, propane cooking stove, Coleman lanterns, saws, food, and everything else it takes to make a completely furnished camp.

The 11th Base Line camps are fully furnished tent camps. The tents are large wall tents complete with ground covers, and tarpaulins.

Our 11th base line - Zone 1C - hunt is held on Canadian lakes that are accessible only by air. They are 80 to 100 miles to the north of Excellent Adventures.

 

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