All hunts include pre-scouting, stand setup, transportation to and from stand locations, field dressing, game retrieval, transportation to registration station.
***All guide obligations end upon registration of animal***
Deer Hunts
I guide in Wildlife Management Units (WMU) L and M. These areas are known to hold an abundance of does and decent bucks. Each year the New Hampshire Fish & Game Department issues unit M antlerless-only deer permits on a first come first serve basis. This allows hunters to harvest one antlerless deer in WMU M. This is in addition to the regular firearm deer tag issued with each hunting license. In 2008, the WMU M permits created mass chaos in WMU M. They brought 6000 hunters to the area, most of which would never hunted in WMU M if not for the permits. These "tag fillers" were only out to fill a tag and had no consideration for the people who regularly hunted certain areas. Please visit click here
to sign a petition to reduce the number of permits to 3000 and raise the cost of the permits in 2009.
Deer hunts usually consist of a morning and evening - three to four hour sit. Mid-day is usually spent still hunting and performing drives. I usually spend the time hunters are on stand scouting other areas to keep tabs on deer activity at those locations. I may occasionally climb into another nearby stand if deer activity is high.
I hunt some small areas and much of the land I hunt is multi-use (some private and some public.) Don't be surprised if you see a jogger or mountain biker from your stand. This doesn't discourage deer from moving through the area. Sometimes when human traffic is too heavy I will end the sit early and perform a drive.
I currently have three hang on stands, a two person buddy stand, and a climbing tree stand. All stands are located between known feeding and bedding areas. All hunters using tree stands will be required to bring and use a safety harness.
I also offer all day educational hunts for beginning hunters. These hunts include a full day in the woods with a morning and evening sit. Mid day is spent in the woods learning about deer habits such as feeding, bedding, and travel routes; tree stand placement, and field dressing and proper meat care. Includes lunch in the woods.
Moose Hunts
Moose hunting in New Hampshire is no joke!
Contrary to moose seen feeding on the side of the road, moose in their natural environment are far more illusive.They also don't hang in the same place all of the time, they are seasonal and move around during different times of the year. Many areas do not allow motor vehicle access of any kind making retrieval of game extremely difficult. Moose meat is extremely delicate and will spoil under it's own body heat. If not properly cared for you may find yourself removing a spoiled moose from the woods, and yes, you still have to remove it from the woods and tag it even if it is spoiled! Hiring a knowledgeable guide can help prevent many unforeseen problems.
I guide moose in WMU L, M, G, E3, F, I1, I2, J2, and K. However, WMU L and M are my specialty. Moose are extremely difficult to find during moose season in these zones. I only guide in areas that I know very well. These are zones that I hunt or scout every year. I put in a great deal of time to find moose, not just moose sign. I already know where the moose are. I don't have to go find them, just keep tabs on them. I have an extensive knowledge of the A zones and will guide there upon request. However, I would rather leave those areas to the guides that are better equipped to handle them. Visit the NH Guides Association for a list of guides throughout the state.
Fully guided hunts include a full time guide from sun up to sun down, sometimes with a break from the woods for lunch (or a nap) to recharge the batteries. Hunters will be taken to areas that have been pre-scouted for a scouting trip/pre-hunt briefing about one week prior to the hunt (if they are available.)
Semi guided hunts include pre scouting, trail cam photos, pre-hunt briefing and scouting trip prior to the start of your hunt, access to scouted areas, if my fully guided hunter(s) tags out early then the semi guided hunt becomes a fully guided hunt (if I have more than one semi guided hunt then they will become fully guided in the order they were booked.) A semi guided hunt is basically a fully guided hunt without a full time guide.
Scouting reports include pre-scouting of two locations in your zone. I will provide you with trail cam photos and gps coordinates to each location. A scouting report does not guarentee you access to the land scouted, if landowner permission is required hunters are responsible for obtaining permission themselves. I will not personally take hunters to the scouted locations.
Bear Hunts
During 2008, bear hunts will be conducted in known feeding areas. Beech nuts are a primary food source for bears to build much needed fat reserves for winter. Beech trees only produce nuts every other year and 2008 is that year. I hunt heavy stands of beech trees providing a natural bait site on 3000 acres of private land in the middle of some of New Hampshire's best bear habitat. Hunters can expect to see bears on an almost daily basis.
