Frequently Asked Questions ????? Page 2
North River Outfitting
Good question!!
You'll be supplied with a radio. We're not talking about a FRS radio, we're talking about a big honk'in professional
Motorola unit that'll reach out and contact someone. But, the country is BIG up here so if you don't contact your guide or
another guide straight away relax and wait for a few minutes and try again. P. S. Don't field dress your own deer!!! Our
guides will remove the deer from the area of your stand and field dress it for you (if you don't mind). If you field dress your
deer at the stand site it may attract wolves and other predators to the area...something we'd rather not do. Also be aware
that in Alberta "proof of sex" must be maintained with the deer carcass so leave the field dressing to the guides please.
If you didn't find the answer to your question here on the FAQ pages please e-mail the answer man @
info@RonNemetchek.com
E-Mail the answer man only for FAQ's, not for booking and price information (the answer man is
ignorant of those things.)
7) Can I bring my cell phone?? How about my video camera??
Talk about a controversial set of topics!!!
In our opinion we have more hunters lose their opportunity to bag a trophy deer because they are either on their cell
phone or are making a video of the monster deer than for any other reason.
You can certainly bring your cell phone along and most models and carriers will work except for in the most remote regions
we hunt. But PLEASE only use it sparingly, you'll thank us for it later.
About that video camera...!!! It would probably be better to keep your rifle in your hands and maybe once you've decided
you're not going to shoot a particular deer then perhaps pick up the camera. We have seen some dandy video of giant
bucks and the hunter later states "By the time I decided he was a shooter I didn't have time to put the camera down and
pick up the rifle!!" Real nice video though...???
Bring them if you wish but be careful how and when you use them.
8) How can I field judge my deer?? How do I know if it's a trophy?
There are a lot of techniques for field judging deer... their eyeball measures about 1" across so it can be used to judge
antler mass, their ears are about 6" long so they can be used to judge tine length and then main beam length. But all this
judging takes time and practice...some folks are real good at it and our guides can tell you pretty close to what a deer will
score in B&C inches... We've come to believe that our hunters find it much easier to use the "Oh My Gosh!" scale along
with the mouth hanging open distance. Basically, if you see a deer and the "Oh My Gosh" line flies out of your now
hanging open mouth... you need to shoot the deer...
For those folks up here the first time it's a little difficult to judge antler mass and length as many folks are not accustomed
to seeing such large bodied deer. Sometimes the size of the bucks body dwarfs even massive antlers. Download some of
the pictures of the bucks shown on the photo pages and practice scoring them...it's good practice.
9) How do you move the deer stands around?
Trade secrets
It's no secret... we have a fleet of Suzuki Samurai specifically beefed up and modified to make things happen. Here's a
picture of one laden for a stand move.
10) Can you tell me a bit about what it's like to hunt with North River Outfitting?
6) What happens when I get my deer or need help. How do I contact my guide from my stand??
11) Flying with firearms and ammunition?
The stories one hears about this! It's best to check with the airline AND the federal law site and not listen to the latest
gossip.
What I do is get on the airline website and find out what their restrictions/requirements are, then I go to the Federal law
site and find out what the law requires.
In Canada for example ammunition CANNOT be packed with the firearm, the ammunition must be in a separate piece of
checked baggage. It appears that airlines based in Canada also follow this restriction.
In the U. S. of A. it is generally acceptable (Federal laws, T.S.A.) to pack ammunition in with the firearm and many airlines
(U.S. based airlines) also allow this.
So, it's possible to fly TO Canada with ammunition packed in with the firearm but then be required to pack the ammo
separate when flying out of Canada.
