. Upon arrival we were welcomed by a bright sunny day, and a swarm of black flies 
. While we waited for our cabin to be cleaned (we were early), we unloaded the ATVs and surveyed the area. I would not recommend trail riding after a 16hour car ride, and no sleep. About 20 min into the ride, my uncle mistook my excitement over our first grouse sighting as direction to pull off the road. He ended up in a 6' ditch with the quad on top of him. No injuries....unless you count bruised pride 
. The resort is situated on the crystal clear waters of Pasha Lake, and the owners we nothing short of fantastic. Chad was very helpful, and made every effort to make sure our stay was perfect. The bird hunting was great, and with over 50 lakes to chose from, had some world class fishing as well. As for the moose hunting.....we saw some sign, but no encounters to speak of. With the increased traffic on the roads, the Moose had pushed back into the deep cover. We basically stuck to the water, got back into the bays and swamps, and called. Several groups, had moose under 30yards, but were unable to seal the deal. On Thursday, the guys in cabin 8 took a nice bull at 40 yards.
Congrats to them! We met a lot of great guys, and had some opportunties to compare hunting stories with some of our friends south of the boarder.Here are a few pics from the week...
This is where we called home for the week....a hunters paradise, warm clean, and just minutes from the action.
Nice falls on the Sturgeon River
Some of the local wildlife
Uncle Mark trying to bring home dinner.....you'll notice in the second frame, the gun has just recoiled, and the ruffy, and high tailing it out of there. He said it was because he wasn't shooting his own gun????
Yes, the next 2 frames are of the same grouse...... unfortunately they are as tasty as they are beautiful.
This guy was trying to intimidate a juvenile bird back under the pine bush. Grouse were so abundant this year, we had no trouble taking daily limits while we were there.
Some fishing pics.... a few whitefish, and some of the walleye we caught. The two fish on the right were blue walleye. A first for me!
Here's Uncle Mark earning his keep...
The rack from the bull shot on Thursday...The boys had him cut and wrapped the next day, and back at it to fill their cow tag.
All in all a great time....lots of stories, and great memories made this week.
Next stop....dear season, can't wait to get in the stand next weekend!
