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A belated Happy New Year to all of our followers on the web site, Facebook, Google +, etc. We are now planning for the 2015 season. Inquiries have been plentiful in recent weeks, and the first three weeks of the 2015 season are sold out already. If you are interested in coming for a hunt at Spruce Pond, you need to act now and give us a call or e-mail us. We have availability in the weeks of Oct. 4-11, Oct. 11-18 and possibly, Oct. 18-25. Our contact information is below. We hope to hear from you soon!!

Damon Clarke,
Spruce Pond Hunting

Toll-free: 1-844-277-7823
E-mail: info@sprucepondhunting.com
Web: www.sprucepondhunting.com

All moose hunters must learn to walk quietly, by deliberately placing each foot on the ground so as to make no noise. Walk heel-to-toe and watch for branches that may shift or snap underfoot. Unless you are approaching a moose and making moose noises, you must remain in stealth mode. If you are approaching a moose, try to imitate an animal as you walk. A moose does not walk continuously like a human. They are browsers and eat as they move. As you walk through the forest you should walk and then pause, as a moose would. Take a few steps and pause for a moment, then take a few more steps then as you continue this pattern, making sure to vary it somewhat. Moose hear every noise in the woods. If a moose hears something out of the ordinary, it leaves.

Visit our web site:      www.sprucepondhunting.com

Toll-free:                     1-844-277-7823

E-mail:                         info@sprucepondhunting.com

Source: Moose Hunting Tips: The Ultimate Guide to Moose Hunting.

Moose are the largest living member of the deer family and fittingly have the largest set of antlers. Moose antlers are usually paired and shaped like the palm of a hand with outstretched fingers, thus the expression palmate.

After a male moose reaches one year of age he starts to grow antlers that increase in size (becoming more elaborate with more points and heavier) for each new set of antlers he grows until he reaches his prime. After a bull moose reaches his prime the antlers start to recede each year until the moose dies. North American Moose have larger antlers than their European relatives. Every year the cycle is the same. In the spring antlers begin to grow from the skull covered with a tissue called “velvet”.

By September the growth has completed and the velvet dries and falls off. Moose will often aid the removal of the velvet by rubbing their antlers on trees and shrubs (on occasion they’ll eat the velvet too!). The continuous rubbing on trees, combined with the dried blood and dirt will give the Moose Antlers the brown color hunters are accustomed to seeing in the fall.

Visit our web site:       www.sprucepondhunting.com

Toll-free:                     1-844-277-7823

E-mail:                         info@sprucepondhunting.com

Source:                        www.all-about-moose.com

A good moose hunting trick is to use an old shoulder blade to imitate an antler. This is one of the oldest tricks in the book but do not be fooled into thinking that all you have to do is scrape a few trees and moose will magically come running to you. You must begin to think and act like a moose. It is true that you cannot call bull moose during the early season using estrus calls but it is just as true that during the early season bull moose are attracted to one another. During the early season (any time before the rut) bull moose are trying to rid themselves of the velvet that protected their antlers while they grew.

Use this to your advantage. When approaching your hunting area or when you are set up, use the shoulder blade to imitate a bull rubbing his antlers. You do this by rubbing the blade up and down willow bushes or against tree bark. Make lots of noise, break some branches because moose are big animals and they make lots of noise too. Don’t forget to listen. Sometime after a bull moose hears another bull he will respond by one or two means, sometimes both. He may also thrash his antlers against a bush to let his rival know he is not alone. A bull may also grunt. He will not run away though, not unless he suspects you are not a moose. If you are on the move and walk slowly, continue to make thrashing noises as you go. If a bull moose is in the area you may be able to walk right up to him. Why? Because he thinks you are a moose, therefore he does not need to be afraid.

Visit our web site:       www.sprucepondhunting.com

Toll-free:                     1-844-277-7823

E-mail:                         info@sprucepondhunting.com

Source: Moose Hunting Tips: The Ultimate Guide to Moose Hunting.

One important moose hunting tip is to keep downwind of your quarry. If you see a moose along the edge of a meadow and you feel the need to get closer, you must approach from the downwind side. The term “downwind” means the wind is blowing towards you, or in your face. Even on days when there is no discernible wind, the air still moves. It is actually on these types of days it is the most difficult to approach a moose. This is because the air movement can switch around and you won’t know it. Moose have very sensitive noses and are usually quite wary of man. If a moose smells you he will leave the area immediately. The main thing to remember is to keep the air flow in your face. Check it regularly and be silent in your approach.

Visit our web site:       www.sprucepondhunting.com

Toll-free:                     1-844-277-7823

E-mail:                         info@sprucepondhunting.com

Source: Moose Hunting Tips: The Ultimate Guide to Moose Hunting.

In November, once the rut is over, the bulls will head back to the relative safety of the high country, where they will stay until the lack of food or deep snow drives them to their wintering grounds. Bulls will not be responsive to calling this late in the season but you may be able to approach a bull you’ve spotted by using some grunts and thrashing. This may keep his curiosity up long enough for you to get close enough for a shot. If you are hunting the latter part of October and the first few days of November you just may be able to use cow calls to lure younger bull moose. These will be the bulls that were too immature to compete for cows during the rut. They’ll hang on hoping for the chances at cows that didn’t get bred during the main estrus period.

Visit our web site:       www.sprucepondhunting.com

Toll-free:                      1-844-277-7823

E-mail:                         info@sprucepondhunting.com

Source: Moose Hunting Tips: The Ultimate Guide to Moose Hunting

The hunting season has now concluded at Spruce Pond and we were happy to enjoy a good season. Most hunters get their animal and several have already indicated they want to come back next year. The photos below show some of the scenes from the tail end of the season.

Peter Fiduccia, three others hunting Spruce Pond in Week 4

Peter Fiduccia, host of the television show Woods ‘n Water, was among the hunters who went in Spruce Pond for Week 4 of the hunt. Peter and his cameraman Ralph Sommes, along with New York-state hunters Christopher and Phil, flew in on Sunday morning. They are shown posing in front of the helicopter before their hunt began.

All three hunters at Spruce Pond took their animals in week 3 and there were some sizable bulls among them. Byron Fraser of Nova Scotia took a 20-point bull, while Ontario resident Rex Weeger scored a bull with 14 points. Ian Palmer of Nova Scotia was also successful in taking an eight-point bull. Congratulations, guys!!

All three hunters got their animals at Spruce Pond last week. Mel Peck, Jim Gillespie and Dick Woolsey each took a bull and each has returned home to await the shipment of their meat. The three were successful despite some heavy rain early in the week, followed by high winds. Congratulations to Mel, Jim and Dick!!