Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Hunt 2005 - Today is Moose Day...Not!

Dates Sep 23-28 2005
Participants Perry, Tony, Spiro, Nick, Niko (Tony's Father)
Transportation Silver Ford Explorer
Pictures
Hunt 2005
  • Thursday Sep 22: complications renting jeep with hitch, Enterprise laval delivered at 5:30pm a new Durango but no hitch
  • Friday Sep 23: after visiting Enterprise Decarie, Hertz Decarie, we found a Ford Explorer with a hitch at Enterprise on Jean Talon street
  • departure from Perry's at 9:30am
  • 2:30 arrival in La Tuque, pick-up supplies and last minute soldering of trailer
  • 6:00 arrival at Lac Eugene, cloudy, windy and cold (2 degrees)
  • Sat Sep 24th opening day: Perry and Spiros raise and stabilize Perry's blind.
  • Sat Sep 24th - 4 shots, 1 behind Tony's blind that took a moose - Tony heard men and women voices but not from neighbors.
  • During lunch, launched search and rescue mission for Nick Zaharakis - who was found by neighbors and finally Perry (at 1:30pm). Mr Nick was approached by a Moose and upon leaving Mr. Decided to pursue and got lost.
  • Tool shed: repair of south western corner - reinforcement of foundation
  • No Moose
  • Weather conditions: ideal weather for Moose hunting, cold winds, rain, sun but no results
  • better luck next year