Ironbound Outfitters' has never had a bow hunter not get within shot of a woodland caribou.

It was the last day of bow hunting for a group of strangers (now friends) to Ironbound Outfitters base camp in Peter's Strides, Newfoundland. Hunting Guide, Norm Payne and hunter Jimmy Sites of Spiritual Outdoor Adventures along with cameraman Don Belles were heading north across a Huge meadow where two nice moose were spotted earlier in the hunting week. Jimmy had already filled his woodland caribou tag but still had to get his trophy moose.

All hunters and guides agreed that this was one of the best hunting areas and all three species of big game (moose, caribou, and black bear) were frequenting this field for food supply. It was worth an intense campaign for the final day of bow hunting season.

Bow hunter Bob Johnson (Peanut Butter Bob) of the Christian Bow Hunters Association of America along with hunting guide Danny Payne were also heading to the meadow but had planned to work the northeast corner. A huge black bear had been spotted there earlier in the week. Bob had filled his woodland caribou tag with a beautiful Pope and Young caribou and was now bow hunting for black bear. Bob was also partners with Jimmy on his moose tag.

Furthermore, hunting guide Wilf Caines and his hunter Peter Holfent were hunting the south and southwest areas of the meadow, hoping to see a nice Newfoundland woodland caribou make his way into the open for a decent shot with the bow. Peter had passed up several nice woodland caribou this week in hopes of getting a nice trophy.

Meanwhile hunting guide Bill Keough was designated as spotter for today and was situated at the top of the mountain where he could see all of the meadow, including the two ridges across the meadow to the northeast corner.

At approximately 5:10pm hunting guide (spotter) Bill Keough contacted hunting guide Norm Payne and informed him of a nice bull moose located on the second ridge away from the meadow. In the approximate location where Jimmy had situated himself 30 yards from a four point bull moose earlier in the week.

Norm passed the information on to Jimmy and Don, the three agreed to place a spotter on the first ridge overlooking the valley, while the hunter and the cameraman would go through the trees on the eastern side of the ridge and try to spot the moose from an open bog on the north end of the treeline.

As Jimmy and Don were making their way through the trees Norm was hearing an animal on his left towards the river approximately 150 yards from where he was located on the first ridge. Jimmy contacts Norm upon arrival at the open bog and informs him of his intentions and plans.

Meanwhile Wilf and Peter had spotted a small caribou crossing the meadow on the north side. Wilf contacted Bill asking for assistance in locating the caribou through the relatively high grass in the meadow. Bill told Wilf the caribou was situated approximately 250 yards from where he and his hunter was located, he also indicated that it was no "small" caribou. Wilf and Peter began their stalk of the beautiful woodland caribou.

Back on the ridge Bill spots a second moose and indicates to Jimmy, Don and Norm that its a big bull, probably the 18 point bull that was within nine yards from the hunter, guide and cameraman earlier in the week. The excitement was detected in Jimmy's voice as he contacted his guide for assistance in locating the big bull. The guide told the hunter the general area the spotter had described, the hunter made his way to the area which was no more than 200 yards from where they were standing.

On the south side of the meadow Wilf and Peter are getting closer to the trophy woodland caribou, spotter Bill indicated that the distance between the caribou and the hunter and guide had now narrowed to about 150 yards. The caribou was still feeding inattentively in the grassy meadow as Wilf and Peter crept through the high grass, closing the distance slowly.

As the spotter was guiding Wilf and Peter closer to the trophy woodland caribou, he noticed a huge black bear enter onto the north side of the meadow. He contacted Danny and Bob who were located on the eastern edge of the meadow. The challenge for Danny and Bob would be to locate themselves close enough to the black bear to get a 40 to 50 yard shot without spooking the trophy woodland caribou almost directly across the meadow being stalked by Wilf and Peter. They moved slowly to the general area and waited as the black bear had momentarily slept back into the trees on the edge of the meadow.

The stalk on the moose continued as Jimmy and Don were now getting very close to where the moose was seen earlier by Bill the spotter. Jimmy contacts Norm and asks if he could see the moose. Norm couldn't see the moose from the lower ridge where he was located, but Bill who was on the highest ridge could see the moose no more than 100 yards from the bow hunter, He told the hunter that the moose was located in front of a dead birch tree that stood high in the section of blown down trees. At this moment Norm heard moose running rapidly through the trees, the moose had finally gotten wind of the hunters and decided it was time to move out.