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Thought I would post this up here since the other thread is more about rifle choice in the hunting rifle section... Started off in the morning watching this open area and calling with nothing going on. After about 2 hrs I heard a bull grunt 4 times at the far west end so we moved down a bit closer. I continued to call with no further response. Then at about 9:40am he walked out at 270 yrds. I hit him hard the first time and he went 20yrds and stopped. I put a second round into him and that was all. Then the work began. We had to quarter him and pack him out the 3/4+ of a mile out way down past the far end of the picture to the truck. That took us till about 8pm. I packed one hind quarter out on my back and then a front quarter over my shoulder. The other two we pulled out on a sled. The final trip back for the head. We were all bagged and still paying for it today... He's not huge but I wasn't looking for a trophy, just meat for the freezer. Measured 43.5" across. I was shooting a 25-06 with 115 gr partitions. Both paddles are the same just bad angle and picture quality.
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Congrats .
I'd like to see one of them big bastids some day.
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Good meat sized bull! I'd have shot him too if that size was legal where we hunt!
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congrats -
LOTS of meat -
decent rack -
Can't eat antlers anyway.
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Wish I could see your pics.
A moose hunt is the biggest thing left in my bucket...
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Wish I could see your pics.
A moose hunt is the biggest thing left in my bucket... I'm not sure why it wouldn't be showing for you. They r fun to hunt. My favourite...
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Well earned..... and tasty.
No doubt, Packing moose is killer. Getting them hanging above grizzly range is too.
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Well earned..... and tasty.
No doubt, Packing moose is killer. Getting them hanging above grizzly range is too. Yes we kept an eye out for grizzly. We were in the general area that a quader was attacked earlier this fall in by a sow with a couple cubs.
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Waidmannsheill!!!
Great looking animal!!!
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Played with my adblock settings and the pic showed up.
Very cool, and a great looking hunting area. Thought all mooses fell in the water???
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Played with my adblock settings and the pic showed up.
Very cool, and a great looking hunting area. Thought all mooses fell in the water??? It's was a bit boggy. Not the most ideal spot to die but I wasn't going to be picky. Tested out how water proof my boots were
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That should fill the freezer nicely, very nice.
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Congrats and thanks for the post! Looks like a fine moose to me... good on you.
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All animals are trophies! Congrats on the moose.
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Nice Moose congratulations.
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Hard work huh? Lots of meat.
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