First Moose Hunt with Camera instead of a Gun | BUSHCRAFT | BIRCH BARK CANOE | ALGONQUIN PARK
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- Peter searches for moose in Algonquin Park, Ontario. He paddles his birch bark canoe and sets up camps, while trying to film these majestic animals. He camps in traditional 18'th century style.
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"If not comfortable, at least tolerable." This is the perfect summary of the Bushcraft attitude.
Right! It is all in ones frame of mind.
Nice to see how my ancestor's lived but don't want to go back 250 years. Cheers from a descendent of the Butler's Rangers
You’ve got yourself some interesting blood lines, Dave. Appreciate your interest.
Nice show,I like all the old methods.
Good afternoon Cathy and Peter. Your moose call certainly caught the attention of our 2 year old granddaughter that's spending the day with us. She came running and watched for a bit.
It appears you had a better week then I had here. Tomorrow is a new day with new blessings. As always thank you for sharing and praying you have a blessed weekend my friends. Be safe and we'll see you on the next one.
Well now, the demographics of our audience has never had 2 year olds before. Always nice to spend a day with ones grandchildren. This is Thanksgiving Weekend up here and we’ll be seeing 2 of our kids and 4 of our 10 grandchildren.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Happy Thanksgiving to you all. Enjoy my friend. Thank you.
The scenery there is breathtaking. Loved going along on your hunt and we just got back from tent camping far into the ozark mountains. I couldn't have been happier. Thank you so much for taking us along.
Our pleasure Kathy. I’ve never been to the ozark mountains but, I understand it is beautiful .
I can only imagine how much work, discipline and difficulty this is. You and Cathy are amazing. You give us that escape, only you two can provide. So many say they wish they were there with you. The part that’s so amazing and inspirational to me, is, you ARE real. Thank you both
Thank you so much, very flattering words!
You flooded my eyes by bringing back the memories of trekking in Algonquin park with my brother. For some forty years we started our Spring fishing with a trip to the park. Sadly he passed five years ago and with that I have not seen the interior of the park since.
What an absolutely beautiful memory that you will have for life. Thanks for sharing your story.
Another one to add to the favorites column. Great work behind the camera Cathy. We are truly fortunate to have such Crown owned land to explore til our hearts content.
We are indeed Hayward. We spend most of time on crown land, hiking, canoeing etc. Algonquin while beautiful is also busy and one pays per night. On a positive note there is no hunting allowed so the moose population is quite high.
My grandson who is 12 has been watching your videos with me, he absolutely loves your videos. He says you amaze him on how you do the things you do. I think deep down he now wants to be you... thanks for helping me inspire him.....
Well Timothy, how sweet is that!
I love it. I may need to move to Canada to live close to you lol
Fantastic Peter. Beautiful country. you and your wife are quite a team. Looking forward to the next one.
Thanks Paul. Hard to beat northern Ontario and add to it the beauty of the fall colours.
Love the early morning fog on the warm water. Chilly but so peaceful.
It is a beautiful few moments before it burns off. The water though, I can attest was bloody cold, lol.
The area you hunt looks so much like where I hunt in Maine that I feel right at home watching your videos.
Parts of Maine are indeed very much like parts of Ontario.
A truly fine episode and beautifully shot by Cathy who is quite the videographer.
Thanks Jay, I’ll pass that on to Cathy.
Autumn is becoming GLORIOUS in your part of the word: close to Western New York, where I grew up. I miss the land!
Hello Peter. When you did your moose call both of my male cats perked up wondering what was going on. Do so enjoy your videos that you share with us. What beautiful country you have there.
We are lucky to live in this beautiful area. Never knew I could talk cat, lol. Been able to talk moose for 20 plus years while pretty good success.
i like to watch the canoe! it just floats along. great scenery! your a natural Peter. Good to get away and see the sites! good job!
It certainly is a serine landscape and the new canoes performance exceeds my expectations.
Hi Peter another great video, Thanks for the last couple of years of sharing your projects. I sure wanted to build a cabin like yours. I sold out and bought one recently, it’s not like yours but we’re happy. We still have mom living with us and sometimes it’s a challenge but it’s the way it is. That’s probably the biggest reason we went the other way on building one. We’ll just wanted to let you know many many thanks to you for sharing your life and projects. I’ve always enjoyed watching. God bless y’all in these coming tribulation times and stay close to Jesus. (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸
Admirable to take in ones Mom. Few don’t, simply find some housing and periodic visits. Congratulations on your new cabin. It matters little if you built it or bought it as long as it brings you peace.
The new canoe moves very well on the water!
It certainly does James. Better performance than any other canoe I’ve built.
one of the best channels out there ❗👍💯❤️
Well if that’s not a flattering compliment, thanks so much!
WHAT a lovely canoe! You have given 'life' by your craftsmanship to materials that seem flawless in assemblage and so graceful in use. True 'joys'! The beauty of Algonquin is hard to measure. In all that vast playground 4 moose...little wonder they R difficult 2 spot. I use 2 run along the south SK river, at about 6 a.m. and make a swing around 4 of Saskatoon's bridges, when we lived there. One morning, so gorgeous in temps and views, I had made my way back 2 my van parked in the Mendal art gallery parking lot. I was cleaning up, when I saw movement by the van (unusual) and looked up 2 C a young moose, his or her belly the height of the van. It trotted by and headed 2 the riverbank a stone's throw away. I was VERY glad 2 B in the van and that I had not 'run' (all puns intended) into he or she. Strange meeting THAT! I called the police and they told me it had been spotted by others and 2 just stay clear. I do avow this to be a 'no bull' story. (LOL)! A quote from; Alanis Obomsawin..."When the last tree is cut down, the last river poisoned, the last fish caught. Then only will the white man discover that he cannot eat money." Thanks muchly 4 sharing. Catherine your 'excitement' from viewing, is most readily pardoned...U R a genuine find my dear and Peter knows it. Thanks Peter 4 the 'wee bits'. Health and God bless U both! :)
Illiterate?
I do indeed know the value and pleasure of Cathy as my wife and best friend. She is the glue in the family. She was a wee bit disappointed in the fuzzy footage. Oddly as she was attempting to film the bull a nice cow crossed just behind us. I’ve been to Saskatoon a few times and that route of yours would have been beautiful. Has there ever been a simpler more common sense quote? Sadly our greed is slowly but most certainly eroding this oasis we call earth. As always, a big thanks for your comments, Marie.
Thankyou for all the memories. I canoed through Algonquin in the 60s with a group of scouts. There were 20 of us. One canoe got a little closer to a moose in a Lilly bed and we were all paddling like mad to get out of his/her way. Such a wonderful week with many learning and teaching experiences. Thank goodness we have such wonderful government and private sponsored facilities/areas. God bless and have a great Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your clan Keith. We are blessed in Ontario to have such vast a accessible wilderness.
again,, a great video!!! Thanks!
Awesome video Kathy and Peter! Now, this is the kind of camping, hunting and canoeing I would enjoy! So sorry that I will never get the opportunity to do such. So keep enjoying it for me. Take care you two. Your friend from VBurg MS.
Thanks Millie and we plan on keeping it up as long as I can still get up and down from the ground!
Hi thank you for sharing a wonderful video of your moose hunt and sometime we would like to hear a wee bit of history about the cabin love and blessings Larry June and Laurie
Thanks and I have tracked down some information of the farm and will share it soon.
Hi Peter, great to see you doing some outdoor activities. So beautiful and refreshing this time of year. Good luck with the moose. See ya on the next 👍
As always, thanks Gil for the kind words.
Good evening from Syracuse NY USA brother and everyone else thank you for sharing your adventures in live history videos
Thanks Earl.
You are welcome my friend and I shared your video with my friends
We sincerely appreciate your support, Earl!
I love live history videos and so do some of my friends
Appreciate your efforts and dedication! What a place!! Yes I would say it is a pleasure to be in such an undisturbed location. I love all your videos, but I do really enjoy your treks. Thanks for bringing us along. Thanks again and keep your powder dry!
Oddly Ashley on this one there was no powder to keep dry … felt odd. Watch yer top knot!
Beautiful country. I had a Moose tag once in northern Alberta, but I got Norwalk virus and spent 5 days in bed in camp. I hope to go out again sometime.
Oh my, that just sucks!!
WOW Peter
The beauty of the woods , never can get enough .
So happy too , you got to show a moose ....even tho it was BLURY ! so funny ... done that been there .....Hope when you find out more about that cabin you share it with us .
When you get back to the cabin you probably see a lot of moose sign.... LOL .... happen to me a few times .... I go out to watch for moose and come back to the camp site and sign all over the place !
Cathy and I were once hunting in late December north of the Albany River. 4 plus feet of snow forced us to hunt the wind packed lakes. Fresh tracks just outside our tent in the morning so off we set following. It was a big lake and the darn thing went completely around the perimeter and right back out on its footprints we started following some 5 hours before. That there is moose hunting.
Nice job Peter and Catherine, I have often wondered what it was like to see Wood Bison in Kentucky when my kin got there in 1778. The Bison became extinct quickly during the war in the west.
The same here, Dave, as well as Elk, Carrier Pigeons etc. we reintroduced elk in Ontario about 15 years ago and they have done very well. We now have a very limited hunting season for them. Appreciate your interest.
Very nice and beautiful video, I was hoping to see a bit of Cathy in the footage, but the footage she got was beautiful. Congratulations i’m seeing the moose.
Thanks you two.
We’d hoped for better footage but, did call in 3. Cathy filmed from a modern carbo fiber solo canoe. We should have put her in a split screen showing 18th century meets 21st century.
@@TheWoodlandEscape you and Kathy put a lot of time an effort in your videos, end it shows. I always look so very forward to them.
Thank you so much.
Good video, like usual. The landscape is outstanding out there.
It sure is and in the fall she shows herself off in all her beauty!
Loved all the lakes and woods! A very calming video!
It is certainly a relaxing pastime especially when you get a couple of portages in and there is just you and nature.
Hello! You got me interested in your content. I really liked your video. Nature is amazing! It was interesting. See you👍🌻💙
Thank you.
Ahh a Fresh cup a coffee with my buddy Peter and his fabulous Cathy☕☕☕
Thanks Sandy.
Just watched your first show I ever watched and I really enjoyed it. Will continue to check out more of your videos.
Thank you , Alison, we certainly appreciate your interest and support.
Great filmography as always. Thanks for the insight. Always learn something when I watch.
Thank you, I’ll pass on your compliment to Cathy.
I’ll be sure to thank and appreciate Cathy from now on. You guys are a great team. Look forward to the next video! 🏁
Your videos never disappoint Peter. ✌🏻
Thanks so much, Scott, encouraging feedback.
I’m afraid even if you put gravy on your SD cards they won’t taste as good as moose, great video guys the canoe looks to handle as good as it looks!
Nothing tastes a good as moose, Chris. Sadly, I’ll have to wait until next year, lol.
Great stuff! Here in Maine the “bark eaters” actually eat bark. They scrape the bark of trees (maple) with their lower teeth and leave long vertical marks on the trees. I’ve been on the look out this fall with no success. Would you consider discussing a “wee bit of history” of the Hudson Bay blanket? Love your channel.
Thanks Kevin. I have on my to do list a discussion on the Hudson Bay as well as the Whitney blanks in one of my history by the hearth story telling this winter.
Relaxed and a good lesson😊👍
Thank you.
Seeing the canoe being used for what it was intended was a real treat. Having seen all of the hard work that you and Cathy put into it, made it that much more special. Did I miss the making of the green garters?
Actually the artisan that made these lives in Quebec. In a week he is visiting The Woodland Escape and giving Cathy and I a tutorial on open handed weaving. We will be filming the process and share more information then. Your very observant I might add!
@@TheWoodlandEscape As a weaver with a particular interest in the different ways of making bands, I look forward to seeing how these were made. Just this week I made an old-fashioned box band loom from scrap pallet wood. I really wish I could show you how my grandfather used a ladderback chair (without a woven seat) as an inkle loom. He always said he learned this from his father who was born in 1868 but couldn't weave anymore because he had an arm amputated.
@@wvblue4658 youtube demo on oblique weave (aka open face) by Karen Berry is the best one to consult, until ours is published on the Woodland Escape... hahaha. That is the technique used to weave or brade these garters. but historically correct methods to make bands from yarn, apart from the inkle loom, are warp face technique (watch for chronology of designs) and tablet weaving, though this last one seems to be less common for European that came explore Americas at least in this era. You'll see that with open face or warp face, no supporting structure is needed , only fingers do the work with the help of two sticks for the start and something to attach the work to.
@@deniscaron1306 Thank you. I found Karen Berry's videos and see that it's a form of finger weaving that I haven't tried before. I look forward to seeing you demonstrate the technique, and may have gotten a little practice in on my own before then.
@@deniscaron1306 Aha, I think I've got it! I found another of her videos and the pattern on the garters which I first thought indicated a different weave structure is actually beading, yes?
Great video thanks
Thanks Keven.
Gliding through the water beautifully.you missed out on squirrel supper
No flintlocks on this trip as they are not allowed inside the park. It did feel a wee bit odd.
This reminds me of when I was about 5 or 6. I had already been hunting with Dad a lot. Dad was telling me a story of one of His moose hunts in Alaska when He used a boat oar, & rolled up magazine to rake brush & cow call. He demonstrated how it works. I went outside with a magazine & grabbed an old boat oar & spent hours trying to call moose. Dad must've laughed a hundred times sneaking out to watch me. I was determined to call in a moose. I had no idea that there were no moose anywhere in Northwest Washington state. But i was determined, & i had a blast while my imagination took me all over the world in search of big game animals. I started goin hunting with Dad when I was almost 4, & started actually hunting by age 5, & still imagined hunting abroad, never once thinking that i was already a hunter. I always just saw it as keeping food on the table. I never knew it was hard times. Just good times with my Dad.
A good dad has was to conceal and protect his children from concerning things. Sounds like you had a wow relationship with your father. As to moose calling, heck, I’m still practicing, lol.
@@TheWoodlandEscape All too true Bud. I've nothing but fond memories with my Folks. & I must've been a sight that day. Life is always about practicing and learning.
Great video! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed my friend.
Great video! We would have loved to have seen Kathy sometime or another LOL 😂
She’s kinda camera shy,lol. Actually, she did the filming from her modern solo canoe.
Beautiful! Always a pleasure to come along on the journey with you.🍁🍂
Well Caroline, if you’re coming along you might as well pick up a paddle and lean into it, lol. Glad you’re enjoying!
That scenery is incredibly beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
It is a pretty spectacular place, that’s for sure!
Very enjoyable video
Glad you enjoyed it
Kejiteken... you are knowledgeable... Mi'kmaw
Thanks Dean.
Sometimes I come to your channel to unplug from the fray for a bit, and today was one of those days. What an excellent video; quiet, for the most part, gentle but loaded with adventure. Nice canoe, nice camp(s), nice moose. Who could ask for more?
Flattering Lowell that some find our endeavor relaxing. Glad you enjoyed.
Nice garthers!!
Thanks Denis, I’ll put you in touch with the artisan, lol. I was going to give you credit but, thought I’d hold off until your visit and your tutorial. Looking forward to your visit.
Hello.
At one point in this video you mention that you're going to try to uncover the history of the farmstead at Algonquin. Forgive my ignorance, but how would you go about doing that? Perhaps you could dedicate one of your videos to the art of researching lesser-known histories of specific localities such as that farmstead.
Also, The Woodland Escape is a brilliant piece of history incarnate. Thank you both for you efforts. The results bring joy to many. Long may you run.
Archives in Ottawa. Also there has been a lot written about the history of Algonquin. I can tell you that the farm was called Booths Depot and operated for just short of 100 years during the hay day of the logging.
Spectacular episode. amazing
Thanks Brandon.
How awesome!
Thanks Tammy.
That spruce bog looks like so much of Alaska! It was a great hunt, thanks for taking us along! Love that oilskin tarp.
Thank you! That tarp has a few stories to tell lol.
So cool to watch you paddling about in your birchbark canoe!
It’s performance exceeded my expectations.
Happy to see that you are not cropping wood, that you can just let burn in the middle, and push the ends in. Thanks for a great video...
Thanks Christopher. I’m certainly not afraid of hard work but, I’m not going to make more for myself. On my winter treks I have a 6’ long fire and I pile my wood by my shoulder. In the night as it burns down I simply slide in more.
Amazing video 👍 thanks a lot. The nature is great. The pleasant way to present your films is a pleasure. Thanks again
Appreciate that, Torsten, glad you’re enjoying.
Great work. Gorgeous scenery. Always amazed at how our forefathers were able to thrive in the environment that they did. Thanks for taking us “back” for a look. Love how the canoe turned out. The design looks great in the water. Just recently got access again to a friend’s cabin on 400 acres in western PA on French Creek. Used to fly in there in college but haven’t been able to go there in over 10 years. Wee bit o history; George Washington passed by the property in November of 1753 on his way to Fort LeBoeuf. Pretty neat to think about. We are going to build an off grid cabin there somewhere in the woods. You have been quite an inspiration. As always, thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much Steven. The canoe has the best performance of any that I’ve built. I don’t know why but, I also get a neat/weird feeling when on actual historical sites … hard to explain. As to your cabin build, I wish you luck. It is a rewarding experience and once completed, simply a joy to stay at.
Got to love Algonquin and what a gorgeous looking canoe! Looks like Farm lake to me. I think I stayed on that first shaded site you were on once in bug season and the bugs had a great time. Thanks for sharing
Yes it was Farm Lake and what would Algonquin be without bugs … FUN! Thanks for watching.
wonderful video, thanks!
Appreciate that Kathy.
The new green garters are 'just right!.'
Going to be doing an episode on how they are made. Have a friend coming from Quebec to give us a tutorial on open hand weaving … truly a dying art.
Great video as always. I especially liked the camp setup and the early morning shots.
Fall camping on water is always magical as the mist rises and reveals the beauty. Thank you.
Beautiful video. So glad you did see some
Moose. The site where the cabin was as is very interesting with the remnants. I hope you can bring us the history of it. The canoe looks great. Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks Beverly and I’m working on that wee bit of history as we speak.
to your reply,,,LOL !!! gave a good laugh,,,,,thanks
Wow! Canadians are so lucky to have access to such beauty and tranquility. Thanks for sharing your experience. Nice filming (except for the blurry moose) 😉. I enjoyed the spider-web fairyland and the misty morning shots. The canoe seems to handle well and looks great out on the water.
We are indeed Penny. 82 % of the province of Ontario is crown land. Fall certainly is the time to be on the water if one wants to capture the misty mornings.
Peter, I recognize the scenery (lake, river and portage) in your excellent video. I think that you may have walked into J.R.Booth's depot farm(1827-1925). If you had wandered around a bit more in the forest regeneration, you might have found Booth's chair ( an enormous boulder that looks like a giant chair.) Downstream below Victoria Lake you will find fantastic stone glance walls and other structures related to log driving.
If anyone of those that follow our channel would know this, I knew it would be you. Thanks for sharing. I quickly looked at the history and came to that conclusion. Wow, a hundred years. Was it primarily to feed the logging grows? My guess is that not a lot of crops were grown. Perhaps livestock holding to have cattle available.
Peter, do you ever fish on your treks? Thank you for a most interesting journey on your channel.
Almost always Temo but, on this trip we had limited time and really wanted to capture moose on film.
I REALLY enjoyed this episode and did learn a lot.
To think some actual learn from our videos is indeed flattering. Thanks, Cheryl.
Love your videos and look forward to your stories as well. Great scenery. Watch your top knot
Thanks Lance but with the lack of hair on the top of my old head, I’ve not much of a top knot to watch … keep your powder dry!
Enjoyable video Peter. Not sure how I missed this one. Hopefully you guys are ready for winter. I suspect the season’s first snow should be upon you….
Thanks Doug and no snow yet but, they had some slightly north of us.
Hi Peter and Catherine
Oh this was a "nicely long" video. I didn't want it to end. Extremely peaceful and picturesque scenes. Were those mergansers I saw taking off? The gastronomical in me wants to know what you had for meals over the camp fire!
Did you take two canoes or just the one?
BEST Regards to both of you.
Cathy was in her solo carbon fiber canoe that weighs 27 pounds. Insanely light for a 16.6’ canoe. A hodgepodge of food but, sadly, no tarts!
So many questions came to mind while watching. Such a beautiful place. Seeing the Moose was awesome. Maybe you should have Cathy along on your next Hunt she did a great job spotting sign. Last Moose I saw in the wild was in far north Idaho.
Indeed Roger and for the record, Cathy is on all my hunts and hunts herself.
@@TheWoodlandEscape very cool
Nice to see that new canoe at work(play). It fits you like you'd built it yourself............
It actually exceeded my expectations for performance!
Wondering, do you both travel in the one canoe or is there a second one off camera?
Another first class video log!🌄
Thanks, JIM ❤
Actually Jim, Cathy was filming from a modern carbon fiber solo canoe.
Good to see ya again my friend. You guys have some beautiful country up there. I dream of retiring to a place very similar. Take care buddy
We are lucky to be surrounded by such magnificent land.
What a beautiful way to spend the fall weather yeah looks so pretty!! I know here in Indiana the hardwoods are starting to really show their color, we are having the best fall weather we’ve had in many years.
It is nice to see the spectacular fall colours, ours are only a couple of days from being prime. Our weather has also been wonderful.
Love this video Pete. The birch bark canoe is doing great. Also, would love to see you share with us on how you process the meat you catch this hunting season. That's if TH-cam is ok with that.
Hopefully we will be filming our deer hunting adventures.
Very nice hunt.
It was indeed Gary.
Sleeping on the ground with no padding underneath. Now that's tough!😉 That's such beautiful country up there. Great video!
Not all that bad John once you get used to it, lol. At my age getting up and down is much harder than the sleeping part!
@@TheWoodlandEscape I used to be able to sleep on the ground without much padding, but nowadays it leaves me pretty stove up. Lol
starting fire with flint and steel is very rewarding.!
It is indeed!
brought along company I see LOL!!
Seems to follow me along wherever I go, lol!
You built a strong canoe Peter. I have at least two log foundations on my property in the Adirondacks. I often thought the same thing when inspecting one of the dozens of stone piles or the one stone fences. What a hard way to make a living. That one looked fairly large but maybe it was the angle of the camera. Was there logging done heavily in that area perhaps. I sit at one of the foundations and wonder about the hardships and hard work they did. Thanks for taking us along.
This one was pretty large. It was know as Booth’s Depot snd operated for 90 some years. From 1800 to 1900 logging was intense and the trees were massive. It was the log driving days and much of the wood found it’s way to Europe which essentially was out of wood.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Ah great history. Thanks for the update.
Very successful
Love your channel, always enjoyable. Can you tell me about your small coffee pot? Name, era, can one buy it ? Thanks!
Appreciate that, Eric. The coffee pot I found in a flea market over 30 years ago and has been a faithful companion on many a historical trek. Pity some of the copper makers aren’t making a small version like this one.
Peter and Cathie, thank you for this beautiful video!
did non-native people (like settlers or villagers) hunted moose back in 18th century alone or in groups?
I suppose, moose is a large animal, how was it transported and preserved? If well preserved, how long could it last for a family?
Are there any special usages for particular parts of that animal?
Thank you. They did indeed hunt moose both alone and in groups. Usually they were hunted in late fall and winter and the quarters often hung in raised food caches . If harvested in warmer weather they often smoke cured the meat. A large bull can weigh over a thousand pounds and a cow 700 to 900 pounds. They are a lot of work to get out and process. We use the hides, the silver skin for sinew, bones for tools and antlers for knife handles, spoons etc. Waste not want not!
@@TheWoodlandEscape So one moose is a meat supply for a family for a year?
One moose would feed 2 people for a year. Often we split a moose with my hunting partner and take 2 deer each year. This gives Cathy and I ample meat for a year. We rarely buy store bought meat.
We have had moose wallows on our land in the past when their population here was higher. You could smell them from 70+ yards away.
Yup, it is a very distinctive smell all right. I love your State … very beautiful!
What size is your lean to? Appreciate the beautiful scenery of Canada, I have actually worked in Canada many times during my life. Great people and very friendly.
About 7’ long, 4’ wide and 4’ deep.
Can you elaborate with more detail on how you do your pattern on moccs? i need the step-by-step directions and especially the patterns. I cannot find a hard-soled pattern online anywhere but your channel. I prefer a hard-soled center seam...
I did a tutorial on making a pair of shoe pack Mocs, you should be able to find it if you go to our playlist.
What a great video. I've never been to the Algonquin Park. Obviously it's a needed destination. I particularly liked that you were doing it "primitive". The canoe turned out really well. Any thoughts or opinions after using it?
You’ll not regret a trip to Algonquin, that’s for sure and for certain. The canoes performance exceeded my expectations even though the one end came out a little odd. Goes to show not to judge a book by its cover.
Another outstanding video. Enjoyed the history on the origins of the word "moose." What is the gestation period for a moose from rut to birth?
8 months. Calves are born mid May till early June. They weigh around 40 pounds at birth and are one of the fastest growing mammals on the planet. By rut in the fall of the same year the males weigh about 500 pounds and females about 400.
You live my dreamlife......... stay on, best wishes from Germany...
Thank you.
Intriguing watching.
Pretty average looking joint you found there!! Haha.The autumn (fall?) trees are magnificent & waters glorious.
I'd be happy not meeting one of your moose up close. Just googled - they are bloody huge criters. Are they the same as elk? I'd prefer the little bloke eating out of your hand.
Great video you two. Superb!!!
Yup, those moose critters are huge. Over the years I’ve called a lot in, the closest one, just under 10 yards … gets one heart to pounding! Actually bigger than elk. Thanks Steven for your continued support and as always a nice compliment.
Tu est bon .
How in the world did you get that chipmunk to eat out of your hand??
Algonquin Park gets a lot of people canoeing in the interior, so they feed them. To answer your question, not hard at all.
What did the canoe end up weighing Peter? Looks like your handling it pretty well on the portages. What a park! Magnificent. I'm near the Adirondack park and just starting to explore that. Need a smaller canoe myself. 16 foot old town. Weighs about a hundred pounds I'd guess.
Never actually weighed it but, I’d say around 65 to 70 pounds. Your Adirondack park is equally magnificent. I spent a lot of time down there in my youth rock and ice climbing.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Cool, I'd heard in the comments that you worked as an arborist, back in the day. Wish I'd known such a job existed when I was younger. I've recently purchased climbing equipment but haven't taught myself to use it much other than to repel into a couple gulfs reishi hunting. love the park. Yours. It's legendary even down here.
What a beautiful place to wake up to ... That little birch bark call sounded pretty good. Can you just buy a moose license in Ontario or do you need to be drawn ? Do you hunt deer as well Peter ?
Moose (bark eater) will eat mountain maple bark in winter.
You can buy an non resident license in Ontario and the outfitter willl have a tag for you. Very pro though. We are actually hunting moose in northern Quebec this fall.
What do the call the hat your wearing? When I was young, we called them a Beanie. lol
It is a common hat from the 1700’s called a tricorn.
@@TheWoodlandEscape I ment the knit one. But thank you for all your vids and teaching history. I would sit and listen to you all day.
Up here in Canada they are known as toques.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Thank you