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Moose Hunt 2003 -- Gallery
Thanks, everybody, for the great pictures and
stories! Want to share your own? Write to Liza Poinier at liza.w.poinier@wildlife.nh.gov.
NOTE: If you send images, we assume we have your permission
to use them on this website or in other ways, without compensation,
unless you advise us otherwise. Thank you.
Note from the editor: We're pleased to
see so much HUNTER ORANGE in your pictures! Thanks for hunting
safe in the Granite State. Keep it up.
Images from the 2003 Moose Hunt........
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"I harvested this bull moose in area
C1, Gorham, N.H. I hired a guide, Gord Roberge (of Gord's
Guide Service) since I was making the trip up from Gilbertsville,
PA. I shot the moose on Monday morning after hiking several
miles per day. After a 10-minute standoff, it only took one
shot with my 7 mag to drop him instantly. It weighed in at
755 pounds (dressed) and had a 54½-inch antler spread
with 14 points. It was an amazing hunt and one that took lots
of footwork that made it a most memorable hunt." --Todd
Yoder, Gilbertsville, PA
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"Enclosed is a picture of my father,
George Nudd, with our moose (above; picture of writer below).
I live in Kodiak, Alaska and my father has applied for a moose
hunt ever since the first year. For the last few years he
has put my name in for a permit also but neither one of us
had ever been picked until this year. I was picked as the
permittee and I chose my father as sub-permittee. He probably
would have been mighty upset if I didn't choose him!! My father
did all the scouting and found a beautiful spot to hunt. I
flew in from Alaska two days before the hunt and only had
10 days to spend in N.H. Jokingly I told my father and family
that we would get the moose on the first day of the hunt so
I could spend the rest of my time home with my family. Sure
enough, on the first day in the first hour we had our moose
(taken in unit C2, town of Success). The bull weighed in at
450 pounds and was calculated to be 18 months old. Young and
delicious.
"Friends here in Alaska think I'm funny
because I flew all the way to N.H. for a moose hunt when we
have plenty here. I had a wonderful experience and a great
hunt with my father. It was a chance of a lifetime and I enjoyed
every minute of it. Thanks to N.H. Fish and Game for choosing
me to have this chance of a lifetime experience with my father."
--Jessica Eanes, Kodiak, Alaska
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"Adam Spittler from PA with 450-pound
moose, shot October 22, 2003 in town of Stark. The moose was
downed at 167 yards with a .300 mag. I want to thank Bill
White of N.H. for making me his sub-permitee and leaving me
harvest such a magnificent animal. I also want to thank everyone
that helped us drag the moose. Thanks again." --Adam
Spittler
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"Permittee Stan Balch (right) and son
Matt, 14, shot this 780-pound bull in Cambridge on Monday,
Oct. 20. The spread measured 61½" and the bull
was aged at 6½ to 7½ years old. The moose fell
at 8:45 a.m. from a single shot. We were determined to get
the bull out whole and with the aid of a 4-wheeler the two
of us had it on the trailer at 3:30 p.m. Thank you Fish &
Game for a memorable hunt which neither of us will ever forget."
--Stan Balch
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"The moose was shot in Hillsboro the
first day of the hunt at 6 p.m., it has a spread of 55½
inches and 22 points, it weighed 850 pounds. Dana Learn was
my sub-permitee, we caught this moose on tape about 3 weeks
before the season, so we figured that we had a good place
to hunt. Turned out to be a dream come true." --Adam
Macdonald
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"A successful hunt for Dick Dickson,
permittee (left), Mark Dickson, sub-permittee (right)
and Jerry Hendricks, cameraman and "guttee" (not
shown). In the third year entered in the drawing, Dick
Dickson shot a 550-pound (dressed weight) cow moose (anterless
permit only) at 5:20 p.m. on the first day (zone B, Millsfield),
8 miles from camp. 150-yard clean shot. Moose estimated to
be 3½ years old. Using two 4-wheelers and 1 six-wheeler,
we arrived back at camp by 9:30 p.m. Our hats off to the NH
Fish & Game Department for the excellent moose management
program, with special emphasis on the pre-hunt seminar. A
special thanks to those landowners who allow moose hunting
on their property." --Dick Dickson
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"Permittee Ed Wolfe (right) of Pittsfield
and partner Dan Gordner (left), with their 2½-year-old,
590-pound bull taken in Barnstead (J2) on opening day."
--Matt Wolfe
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"Matt Wolfe of Pittsfield with his
4½-year-old, 670-pound bull (42" spread), taken
in Barnstead (J2). Sub-permittee, Tom Gosse of Pittsfield,
is not pictured." --Matt Wolfe
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"A very successful hunt! Thank you
for allowing me the opportuntity of a lifetime! This was my
first time hunting, and I had a wonderful experience scouting
before the actual moose season. My father-in-law and I got
the moose on the third day (10/20/03) at 11:15am in the I2
zone (Washington). I bagged the 4½-year-old bull moose
weighing in at about 675 pounds dressed with a rack of 35.5
inches from 50 yards out. It took a little over day to get
this little guy out! I just want to say thank you John Sampson
and the people at the check in station at Hillsboro. Once
again, the state of N.H. and its people made this a very special
day for me that I will never forget." --Paul Laliberte,
Merrimack, N.H.
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"Just wanted to drop you a note and
send some pictures of my son Scott Kirkwood's (of Nottingham)
moose hunt. It was great to be able to be part of his hunt
and to make some fond memories. You see, I have two total
knees that don't work that well and getting out hunting is
something I can't do very well now. I hired N.H. guide Keith
Roberge of New Hampshire Guide Service and was very satisfied.
Scott took a 710-pound bull moose on opening day at 5:25 p.m.,
Keith called him out of a steep draw to us. The rack measured
44½" and had 13 points and he tastes very good.
Thanks for managing a wonderful resource so well." --Daniel
B. Kirkwood
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"Attached picture of 890-pound field
dressed bull, by Gene McCannon of
Pittsburg." --pvideo@capecod.net
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"Attached is a photo of me and the
moose I was able to take in the 2003 moose hunt. I took it
in the town of Success in zone C2." --George Hockhousen
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"I got this 660-pound bull on the last
day of the hunt in Chester, N.H. It certainly was the most
exciting hunt as I missed him two days earlier. This is my
third moose hunt and certainly the most difficult. I now have
taken moose from the northern, central and southern zones."
--Wendy Chapley, Manchester, N.H.
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"I want to thank New Hampshire Fish
and Game for the hunt of a lifetime. Fred and I had a wonderful
time hunting in C-2 Berlin area and we were rewarded with
a trophy bull moose on opening day 10/18/03 -- my father's
birthday, God rest his soul. Thanks Dad. The moose weighed
740 pounds, 47" spread, 18 points." Respectfully,
Fred and Joe
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"Paul Fauteux (permittee, above) shot
this moose at 7 a.m. on opening day with the help of Mike
Terry (subpermittee) in Warner, N.H. This bull was in the
cutover breaking branches when we got to our spot in the dark.
We just had to wait for it to get light and get a clear shot.
The moose dressed out at 575 pounds and was estimated to be
2½ years old. The moose was dressed, dragged and loaded
in the truck by 9 a.m. Who says moose hunting is hard work?"
--Paul Fauteux
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"This was Marc's (left) first big game
animal. Marc, age 15, took this 4½- 5½ year
old bull on our 7th day hunting in Fitzwilliam (area H2S).
His spread is 39½" and he weighs 670 lbs."
--David Balke & Marc Freeman
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"Day 3 of the hunt spelled "success"
for Jim Schickling (on the left) and his son, Jerry (on the
right). They both hunt and guide (bear and elk hunts) in their
home state of Pennsylvania but had never hunted for moose.
At the urging of Liz and Gary Dane, they submitted N.H. Moose
lottery applications and were both drawn (Jim as a permittee
and Jerry as an alternate). The bull, harvested in Andover,
weighed in at 575 pounds, had a 36-inch spread and was estimated
to be 4½ years old. AND, we must add, tastes DELICIOUS!
Hopefully, we can go to PA and hunt elk next year. --Details
and picture courtesy of their NH hosts, Liz and Gary Dane
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"This moose was shot at 8:45 on opening
day by Wally MacRitchie (left). It was a 560-pound bull which
Wally called in and shot at 30 yards in Dorchester, N.H. With
the help of a local farmer named Bob we hauled the moose out
with his tractor. It was as close to a perfect hunt as anyone
could ask for. We had it fully butchered and in the freezer
by the next day and it is super table fare. Also pictured
is the permittee Rob Riccardi on the right." --Rob
Riccardi
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"Opening morning in Millsfield. Shot
by Paul Shaw of Kensington, N.H. and Ralph Hawes of Pittsburg,
N.H. 670 pounds with a 39-inch spread. Many thanks to Mike
Gilbert from Berlin, N.H. for the help recovering this animal."
--Paul Shaw
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"This 640-pound, 8 point bull was taken
(team effort) by Brian Roper and Mark
Roper out of I1. The hunt was adrenaline-fueled from day 1
to the morning of
day 3. It was an experience we will never forget. Thanks to
all the people who helped out." --Mark Roper
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"Joe Martin of North Stratford, N.H.
-- with his subpermitee and brother Jerry Martin from Georgia,
Vermont -- took this moose on Thursday morning in Jefferson
N.H. He weighed in at 780 pounds has a 51 in spread and 20
points. It was a wonderful hunt for both brothers and one
they will not soon forget. Thanks for the opportunity, it
was worth the long wait to be drawn." --Joe Martin
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"The moose was taken in Unit A1, weighed
695 pounds field-dressed, had a 45¼ inch spread, 14
points, and was taken after a successful spot and stalk hunt
from over a mile. Once on top of the mountain, my guide Steve
(left in photo) called the moose to within 80 yards for the
shot. We chainsaw winched the moose about 175 yards before
Ike (right of photo) returned with the trailer and 7 men and
WOMEN from base camp, who then helped to quickly pull the
animal the last 300 yards to the road. What a hunt and memories
for a lifetime. Thanks New Hampshire residents and Fish &
Game Department." --Joel Nelson, Flemington, New Jersey
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"Trophy of a lifetime - 720 lb. J-2
New Hampton, N.H. - October 22, 2003 @ 7:30 a.m. - Thank you
Fish & Game" --Jim & Andy
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"This bull was taken on day one of
the moose hunt at 10:00 am in Wakefield, N.H. Scale 710 pounds,
21 points, 45 inch rack. We were stumbling about this moose
on our way to a "better" spot after a while of unsuccessful
calling in the early morning. It took us 600 feet of rope,
two pulleys, one winch, one truck, 5 hours and some sweat
to get the moose on the trailer. Thanks to Diana and Waidmannsheil!"
--Bodo Junge & Chris Batchelder
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"This moose was taken by Bob and Eric
Eichorn of Salem, N.H. about 1 hour after daylight on the
opening morning of the hunt in Millsfield, N.H. Shortly after
beginning to walk up an old logging road for a clearcut, we
could hear a moose grunting in the thick brush. After setting
up in the cutting and a few calls we could hear him raking
a tree before eventually calling him to within 50 yards. The
bull weighed in at 820 pounds and had a 60" spread with
27 points." --Jeff Lebo, Great North Woods Guide Service
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"Hello, I want to thank the N.H. Fish
and Game Department for my opportunity to
hunt moose. I had a great hunt in your state and was blessed
with this 33",
650-pound bull moose with my recurve. I shot him at 6 yards,
and he was the
16th moose I saw. I traveled from S.C. and bowhunted 8 days,
mostly solo,
finally getting my big chance on 10/25/03 in Unit B. I killed
him 3 miles
from the truck, butchered him on the spot and was able to
drive my truck to
the moose thanks to a friendly logger. --Jeff Holchin
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"This moose was shot by Phil Roberge
(right) and Chris Ellison (left), both 17 years old, from
Manchester, N.H., at 5:18 on 10/23/03. She weighed 430 pounds;
taken in unit G."
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"My sub, Ron Kraus, landed on a flight
from London the night before the hunt began and we were able
to pick up his hunting license 15 minutes before Walmart closed.
On the morning of Day 4 (10/21), we set up near a clearing
we'd scouted the day before off the Kank in Albany. At first
light, this big boy came right in to us. We had to quarter
it to get it out, so we never got an official weight, but
we're estimating somewhere around 900 lbs. The rack had 18
points and measured 51" and the bull was estimated to
be 5½ or 6½ years old. Not bad for a couple
of flatlanders. But most importantly, it was a great hunt
with a great friend that I will remember for a lifetime."
--Chris Jodlowski, Hopewell Junction, NY
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From Mark Seymour: 840 pounds, 51"
spread
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"It was a very good day. Trophy Moose
-- scale 770 pounds, 24 points, 48 inch rack, taken in Sanbornton,
N.H., October 18, 2003, 10:12 a.m." --Jerry Thibodeau
with wife Priscilla
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"This 775-pound bull moose with a 46¾
inch spread was shot on the second day of this year's moose
season at 6:55 a.m. in Clarksville, N.H. It was standing with
4 other bulls in a clearcut on an old logging road. It was
shot by Chris McKee of West Deering, NH with his father Henry
McKee from Orford, N.H. This was a hunt to remember! --Chris
McKee
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"My next door neighbor John and Joe
bag their trophy" --from David Sands
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"This is our first moose. My dad (Geoffrey
Donahue, right) and I got him at 9:45 a.m. on the third day
of the hunt, 10/20/03, in Washington, N.H. The bull weighed
in at 700 pounds, 41-inch spread, and was about 4½
years old. With the help of my friend and two 4x4 ATVs we
got him to camp. The hunt was great and so was the weather.
I will always remember this moose hunt and the time spent
with my dad." --Kevin Donahue, Salem, N.H.
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"Here is a photo of a 3½ year
old bull taken at Stinson Lake on 10/18 by
myself and my partner Ed Beaulieu. We got him at the end of
opening day. Didn't get a chance to call this one. Just walked
right into him." --Tom Healey
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"This is a picture
of a successful hunt 2003. Arthur Dillon of Lebanon, N.H.,
permittee (left), and Bruce Plummer of Plainfield, N.H., sub-permittee
(right). The moose weighed in at 660 pounds, shot the first
day of the season." --Courtesy of Wayne Claflin
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"With the help of Mother Nature delivering
us an 8-inch snowstorm on Thursday, October 23, 2003, I was
able to jump this bull from his bed and track him for 2½
hours. After the long chase I was very happy that I was able
to bring this big boy home. He was 695 pounds, with a 10-point,
45-inch spread. My wife and I were trying to figure out how
to get him out when a local man (also a moose hunter who had
gotten a cow earlier that day) passed us by and offered us
the help of himself, his son and his three workers from Jamaica.
The Jamaicans, not knowing what they had got themselves into,
offered to drag the bull by hand to the truck, which was about
¼ of a mile through the thick woods. Long story short,
we got it out -- but wouldn't have without their help. Thank
you guys. We all had an experience of a lifetime that day.
The picture shows the permit holders Gary Smith and Cody Wells
(6) and Cody's sister Kerry, all from Waterbury, Vermont."
--Gary Smith
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