Posted by Nick Leadley on March 14, 2006 at 4:15 PM
Yup......it's warm up here and the snow is melting. With spring approaching I was wondering who is up for another moose shoot with
guide Matt Tinker.
If you are interested, please feel free to contact me or post a message in the forum. I will start a list of those interested and get in touch with Matt to find out what dates he recommends.
For those not familiar with the fall trip, Matt is a guide here in the Rangeley area. Six of us went out with him over a weekend and Matt did a great job the first day keeping a bull in front of us for a good hour.
He charges $150 a day and can take a maxiumum of four people at a time. The cost is split four ways. You can either choose early morning or late day shoots.
Look forward to hearing from you!
Cheers!
Nick
Posted by Richard Ennis on March 15, 2006 at 8:06 AM
Hey Nick, As long as it's after April 18th, count me in. Are you going to wait until after the cows have their calves?
Rich
Posted by James Walseth on March 15, 2006 at 8:15 AM
Sounds really interesting but I'd like to know some more details e.g.: how many days? are we talking a 14 day strenuous hike or the occasional off-roading while driving around looking for moose over a weekend? Is this up in Maine? etc...
Jim
Posted by Garth McElroy on March 15, 2006 at 10:26 AM
Do you thinks a guide really necessary Nick? When I was up there with Jim we had no problems finding moose. Every time I head north in the spring here in NH or ME I see them all over the place early in the morning. Seeing the area your in I'd say just checking some clear cuts and swamps early in the morning it would be relativley easy finding them. Just wondering and trying to save a few bucks!
Posted by Nick Leadley on March 15, 2006 at 3:47 PM
Garth......Good point! If people decide to go without a guide there are certainly no lack of places to find moose, either on water or land. I'm hoping to get up in the air with a pilot to scout the area that way.
Did you have a particular time in mind?
Nick
Posted by Nick Leadley on March 15, 2006 at 4:01 PM
Jim........
To answer your question....these are just day trips on a weekend with no long hikes and no driving backroads for hours at a time.
Yes, this is in Maine, in the Rangeley area to be precise, which is the western mountains not far from the New Hampshire border.
Whether we go with the guide or not, we will most likely walk short distances into swampy areas or clear cuts as Garth suggested.
The trips will be early morning/late day with everyone getting together for dinner at a local restaurant.
Hope this answers your questions!
Nick
Posted by James Walseth on March 16, 2006 at 8:38 AM
Thanks, Nick, that does clear things up. Don't know where Rangeley is but I can find it. Now if only the schedule will allow. I'll keep checking this topic to see what's up.
Jim
Posted by Jeff Nadler on March 16, 2006 at 4:21 PM
I've made several trips to the Rangeley area combingin family vacation with moose photography. I found Route 16 to Eustis very productive although most of the resulting images were moose along the bushes type shots. Onee frustration of the Rangeley area for me was that the smaller ponds and wetlands were fairly locked up in private lands. Only canoe trips via the larger lakes into secluded bays and coves seemed productive for moose in water type shots, that I like. In comparison, I liked the Connecticut Lakes region of nearby NH better for moose in water shots. There seemed to be more small wetland type bodies of water with public access, like East Inlet, Scott Bog, etc.
I am wondering if anyone else (Garth) has visited both locations and has their own conclusion on these two areas compared. The number of moose seem to be fairly equal.
Here is moose image I got last fall when we hired Matt Tinker to get us to some spots where we could get a moose close enough to get a good shot.
BTW Garth is correct that there are places where you can find Moose without a guide but you are likely to be in a car where there will be less opportunity beyond 1 or 2 people to get a good shot. Either way there will be no guarentee of success.
Discussion
8 repliesguide Matt Tinker.
If you are interested, please feel free to contact me or post a message in the forum. I will start a list of those interested and get in touch with Matt to find out what dates he recommends.
For those not familiar with the fall trip, Matt is a guide here in the Rangeley area. Six of us went out with him over a weekend and Matt did a great job the first day keeping a bull in front of us for a good hour.
He charges $150 a day and can take a maxiumum of four people at a time. The cost is split four ways. You can either choose early morning or late day shoots.
Look forward to hearing from you!
Cheers!
Nick
Rich
Jim
Did you have a particular time in mind?
Nick
To answer your question....these are just day trips on a weekend with no long hikes and no driving backroads for hours at a time.
Yes, this is in Maine, in the Rangeley area to be precise, which is the western mountains not far from the New Hampshire border.
Whether we go with the guide or not, we will most likely walk short distances into swampy areas or clear cuts as Garth suggested.
The trips will be early morning/late day with everyone getting together for dinner at a local restaurant.
Hope this answers your questions!
Nick
Jim
I am wondering if anyone else (Garth) has visited both locations and has their own conclusion on these two areas compared. The number of moose seem to be fairly equal.
BTW Garth is correct that there are places where you can find Moose without a guide but you are likely to be in a car where there will be less opportunity beyond 1 or 2 people to get a good shot. Either way there will be no guarentee of success.