Hunting Woodland Caribou: A Newfound Passion

In September of 2014, while traveling to hunt in Newfoundland for my first moose hunt, I had no idea what to expect. Showing up on the ROCK (The Island of Newfoundland & Labrador) had me eager for my first true big game experience outside of the whitetail woods. Since we were hunting moose, that was our focus. I knew nothing about the Woodland Caribou that roamed the islands along with moose, and had never even seen a caribou. We hunted moose all week with multiple shot opportunities, close calls, and a low shoulder shot at 53 yards that yielded no recovery. I took away what felt like years of experience and knowledge with the number of moose encounters, and I left the island yearning for more; but it wasn’t moose that I wanted to return to hunt....

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