14.   Hunting season 2011 was shaping up to be another great one, Maffer had a set of Moose tags for the Southern Shore Area, and we were all looking forward to some small game hunting throughout the fall season.

On the opening day for Ducks, French and I were successful in getting a couple in the Witless Bay Line area. One involved a lengthy hike and me falling in a gully (gun and all) to retrieve the bird. Throughout the season we tried on many occasions for Grouse, but this must be a down cycle year for them, as they were much more scarce then last year. The few that I seen were easily spooked (which is weird for the dumbest bird in the woods), often resulted in no shot.

13.   In October we made a trip to Maffer's cabin in Tors Cove to do some small game hunting and moose scouting on the bikes. This was trip was early in the season and it was very warm. We didn't try too hard to find a moose to knock down on this trip as we prefer to wait until it's cooler for hanging the meat.

12.   It was still a great weekend at the cabin, Mark French was still away on his Saskatchewan Goose Hunting trip, Maffer, Janes, Justin and I had a great time here at home.

11.  

10.

9.

8.

7.   Of course, no cabin trip is complete without a bon fire!

6.  This weekend we did lots of running around on the bikes, I had Project Foreman and Justin has is Honda 400at, we doubled up so that we could all explore new hunting areas, Justin nearly tipped his bike over a couple times but we came out relatively unscathed!

5.   Our next trip wasn't until mid November and the weather was now ideal for big game hunting. Maffer, French, Janes and I headed back to Tors Cove for this adventure. On Saturday Maffer took Project Foreman & French his 2001 Foreman and went looking for a Moose, meanwhile Janes and I went small game hunting in his Ford Ranger over towards Cape Pond.

4.   Janes and I cruised in Cape Pond Road and came across this really neat abandoned van in the woods. It's a neat piece of automotive history!

3.

2.

1.   Project Foreman broke down while Maffer was riding it up one of the pole lines in Mobil. The rear axle spline stripped out (a known issue for these bikes), but he managed to drive it out in 4wd using the front wheels for traction.

Janes and I got a Grouse, but the mighty Moose continued to elude French and Maffer, and so went the rest of the hunting season. Between bad weather, other life commitments for some of the crew, and other crap that came up, Maffer never did get his Moose. I guess there's always next season!

Cheers, MIKE

Copyright © 2025 Michael Smith