Policy

Hunting Trips

All Hunts & Fishing Charters require a liability waiver & refund agreement to be signed prior to the hunt.
Upon Booking the trip you will get a receipt for the deposit and an informational email about the trip. After reviewing this with your group call Bryce directly on his cell with any additional questions
All hunters may be asked to pitch in and help set/pick up decoys or adjust decoy spread if they are physically able. This is all part of the hunt and I feel most people enjoy participating.
Waterfowl hunters who have a Private Hunt reservation may bring their own gundog to hunt with upon request and approval. You need to call Capt Bryce after booking if you intend to bring your own Gundog
All Waterfowl hunters…. All birds killed are the responsibility of the hunters and it is our top priority to provide a safe, successful and legal hunt for our guests. All guests will need to review the bird cleaning policy and tagging/transportation laws document that we will provide as a PDF upon booking the hunt. You can also review the information below. We do have bird cleaning services available for duck/goose hunts at $50/day per hunter.
All Hunting Reservations require a 50% non-refundable deposit to book your trip. All trips are reserved over the phone by calling Bryce at 518-569-5770.
In the very rare occurrence that your trip is cancelled by us for any reason, we will reschedule all hunting trips or apply your deposit to another trip at a later date. This rarely happens but we have your best interest in mind in doing so and want you happy and most importantly safe!
Once your deposit is received a confirmation email with an informative PDF document with lots of information that will address most questions will be sent securing the dates to your hunt
All waterfowl and turkey/deer hunts with EVO requires NYS hunting licenses. Necessary licenses & permits can be obtained at the DEC website. Please feel free to contact us anytime with questions on this. This is the hunters responsibility to obtain (Licenses and Duck Stamps and HIP Numbers are not included in your trip price) www.dec.ny.gov
Eastern View Outfitters LLC reserves the right to use any pictures or media obtained while on any trips for advertising and social media propoganda. By participating on a trip you agree to these terms and conditions
EVO guides are hard working and depend on tips as part of their income…… We promise to do our absolute best to get you the game you want! We want our clients to be safe, happy and successful but we can’t control the weather, birds or fish. Please click here to review customary Gratuities

Fishing, Bowfishing and ECO-Tours on Lake Champlain

All Fishing, Bowfishing & ECO-Tour Charters require $100 Deposit to book your trip by credit card over the phone by calling Bryce at 518-569-5770
Upon Booking the trip you will get a receipt for the deposit and an informational email about the trip. After reviewing this with your group call Bryce directly on his cell with any additional questions
In the very rare occurrence that your trip is cancelled by us for any reason, we will reschedule fishing trips or apply your deposit to another trip at a later date when possible. If you are unable to reschedule the Charter Captain Bryce will refund your deposit. This rarely happens but we have your best interests in doing so and want you happy and most importantly safe!
Fishing Charters are mainly catch and release style trips–If you plan to keep fish please bring your own cooler to bring on board the fishing vessel for fish and be advised the Charter Captain does not clean or fillet fish after the trip. We would also like you to review these Health advisories for the Lake Trout in Lake Champlain here at Lake Champlain Basin Program
All Lake Trout caught that are 10 lbs and larger will be thrown back as a Trophy Conservation effort by our Captains. We can easily take length, weight and girth measurements for your replica fish mount to preserve your Catch of a Lifetime!!
EVO guides are hard working and depend on tips as part of their income…… We promise to do our absolute best to get you the game you want! We want our clients to be safe, happy and successful but we can’t control the weather, birds or fish. Please click here to review customary Gratuities
Eastern View Outfitters LLC reserves the right to use any pictures or media obtained while on any trips for advertising and social media propoganda. By participating on a trip you agree to these terms and conditions

Bird Cleaning & Possession of Waterfowl in NY at Eastern View Outfitters LLC

This is an extremely important section. Many of you are probably unaware of some of the USFWS Federal compliance laws surrounding the harvesting, possession and transportation of the waterfowl you take while hunting. All groups need to have a plan to clean and transport their birds harvested before you arrive to hunt at EVO LLC. The other option is to pay for our cleaning services. We would love to be able to breast birds out with our clients, crack a cold one after the hunt and work as a team with you. Then send you home with a cooler of skinless breast meat only. But this is illegal and unfortunately not the way the USFWS Federal Laws work. Our number one priority is to provide our guests with a safe, legal and successful hunting experience. So, this next section has been created so that you as a guest understand the laws and to illustrate the way Eastern View Outfitters LLC needs to operate in order to comply with Federal laws. You can review the USFWS Federal Laws if you wish at this link… https://www.fws.gov/le/waterfowl-hunting-and-baiting.html

Let’s try to make a confusing Law simple

Tagging your birds

Each bird you shoot is considered a possession. It is your bird. Not the Guide’s and not the hunting party collectively. It is your bird! Birds need to be tagged at the completion of each waterfowl hunt to identify your birds from other hunters within the group. In order to do this the tag must have the following information on it… Name of the hunter, their signature, their address, phone number, species harvested, and the date harvested. They make Tags specifically for this purpose. Each day you hunt you will need a tag for your birds. I would recommend buying 10 tags for each hunter on a 3-day hunt for instance. This will make each much easier when zip tying the tag to say a bundle of geese. Here is a link where the tags can be purchased Toe-Tags LLC

Cleaning your Birds

It is never ok to breast birds out and not leave a wing attached for identification. The only way that is ok is if your group wants to cook some while hunting with us. If you choose to do this anyways, we have provided you with knowledge and means to abide by the law. You are on your own. So, your group needs to be prepared to clean your birds leaving a wing attached along with the game tags you have filled out as mentioned above. To help with this we will have a Bird-Hitch H2 available to you. This device allows you to clean birds very quickly, efficiently and legally. Leaving the wing on. When finished you will have two wings and the breasted bird. Here is a video link that you can watch to see it in action and have an idea on how to use it. Bird Hitch H2

Bird Cleaning Services at EVO LLC

We can clean your birds for you and make sure they are legal and ready for you to transport home for an added charge of $50/person per day. This is something that you need to set up and reserve ahead of time as we will need to hire this out and reserve help. This can be done any time prior to your hunt and must be paid in full. You cannot add this service on the day of the hunt. Whether you shoot 5 birds or 25 birds the fee is the same. Call Bryce at 518-569-5770 if you wish to add this Bird cleaning service to your hunt. Please acknowledge that if you choose to have EVO LLC clean birds your birds, you are still responsible to transport or ship them. We only clean birds. If you leave them, we will have to call the local Game wardens. We will dispose of all carcasses for our guests regardless if you choose to have EVO LLC clean your birds or you DIY the cleaning. You will need coolers large enough either way to put birds in and keep them cold to transport them home. Birds once cleaned are good for a week as long as they are kept on ice.

Transportation of Birds

Once you are done with your hunt. Whether you drove or flew into New York to hunt with us it is your responsibility to transport birds’ home or legally gift them to another person. In order to Gift them to another person you need to have the birds tagged as discussed in the previous section and fill out a “Gift Tag” which can be purchased on the same site as the tags mentioned earlier. Here is the link again for both the possession/transportation tags and the gift tags. Toe Tags LLC This procedure is required by any waterfowl hunter who travels and shoots birds by the USFWS Federal Laws.

Bird Possession

Federal Regulations allow each hunter a Daily Bag Limit. This bag limit is allowed each day that you hunt. This is the limit that you may have in your possession while in the field hunting, or while in route back to your lodging. You may not possess more than the “daily bag limit” on your hunt. Once again showing why it is important to tag your birds after the hunt. So that if you were stopped with 3 friends riding with you in a vehicle… You can clearly show which birds are possessed by each hunter. During your hunt Guides will do their best to determine who shot what bird. But this is impossible when hunting in a group of 8-10 hunters. After shooting into a group of birds the Guides and the dogs will be responsible for retrieving birds from the field. It is your responsibility to claim the birds that you shot. If no one is claiming birds shot during the hunt the Guide will be forced to end the hunt. We will only operate when we are in compliance with the USFWS laws and regulations. Upon reaching your “Daily bag limit” you will then unload your gun and wait until the rest of the group hopefully fills their remaining limits.

VERY IMPORTANT Please forward each member in your group the email including all attachments. And purchase your possession & gift tags ahead of time. If you forget we will have a limited amount for sale for emergency situations at $5/per tag.