Another great day today. Eva opted to stay in today. We headed back into the mountains. Not so far as walking yesterday, but lots of up and down stuff. Climbed up a mountain. Spotted one great big bull first thing this morning by himself across a bog. Tried to sneak down toward him, couldn't get at it. So we figured he had bedded somewhere in there and we'd come back in the evening tor try for it again. It was really big. Went to the other side of the mountain spotted another bull with two cows. Wasn't real big, but then we spotted another one with a cow and it was a real big moose. So we decided to go after that one; climbed all the way down the mountain, made a big giant loop to get the wind right came in on him got within 50 yards. But it was so thick ... spruce that is all twisted. Tough to walk through and when it's 6 feet high you can't see the moose. The guys up on the hill were signaling us with their hands that we were close, but eventually the wind shifted and he took off running. I had a shot with a muzzleloader at 180 yards, but I wouldn't take it because it just wasn't a good shot. Then went after the other one. Made a long stalk with my Alpine bow, got within 50 yards, never saw him. Then it was getting evening went all the way around to where we saw the bull in the morning except from the bottom up. And then the guys were on the far ridge and they saw the bull. And they started calling so we knew they had seen the bull, then we saw their signals and we went in by hand signals back toward the bull, and all of a sudden there he was 100 yards wide open. I totally missed! I don't know what happened. I thought I was dead on him. I was shocked. The bull just turned and looked at us. I had enough time to reload my T/C Pro Hunter and shoot again and this time we got him. About 100 yards, we got him, and he's magnificent ... 10 points on one side 9 on the other. Beautiful big bull long tines, perfect lighting, great footage. Bernie is 10 times tougher at 60 years old than I was at 40, he can walk and walk and walk. We were talking last night how wonderful it is to be in a place where you know everybody is trying their hardest to get the animals, they always tell the truth and just working hard and you know there are animals. It's a tough hunt, gotta be in good shape, but a maginficent hunt, true North American classic hunt!

Jim's first archery moose ... taken with his Alpine Yukon bow at eight yards ...

The Next Day ...

Fourth incredible day here in Newfoundland. Weather was calling for ugly hurricane force wind, 80 miles per hour and rain for afternoon so we went out early. We hiked into the timber because we figured with the weather to be in the timber. Sat down on a perfect spot in the timer. Bernie made one call and within 10 seconds there was a grunt back and then another in a different direction and then a third grunt ... three bulls coming in. We called for about 45 minutes and finally the first bull showed up a young 4x4, then second bull showed up he was a magnificent, almost 50 inches wide, 8x8 split pan long points long brows bull. The two bulls hung up together for about a half hour, the third bull kept grunting and never came in. Then the bigger bull decided to come up to us ... came right up our ridge the footage should be fantastic ... stopped at 20 yards facing me dead on. I had no shot. I was kneeling down, then he walked right toward me to 10 yards, then turned broadside, and at 8 yards I took the shot. All five of my pins on my Alpine bow were in his lung area when I shot. He ran about 50 yards, stood there, then layed down and that was it. The outfitters here are Shane Mollon and Jim Cammenga of Next Ridge Outfitting. Bernie Besaw from Newfoundland was my guide and has been guiding for 43 years. He's in the most amazing shape and the greatest moose guide I've ever hunted with. I've learned a lot from him. Can't say enough ... it's one of those hunts you hope everyone can take.

Eva and the Next Ridge team in Newfoundland with Eva's first moose taken with her T/C Pro Hunter.