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Thanks Pam! Good luck on the draw! Still have my number?
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25 bull tags. 3 areas over three…four? counties and @4500 square miles with gobs of habitat. There should be room for all. I guarantee there won’t be 25 guided hunters out there, and I’d bet on several that will be taken off private leases. I’ve got 2.5 months to hunt and that much vacation saved up. I’m not in a rush to end my once in a lifetime hunt on the first day. Yes, I’d love a great bull, but I’d rather have my son/ nephew/ brother-in-law with me to experience this.
PS I do fling sticks. I know the guys that do it. The king kongs are going to be found and sat on by August. They will be taken via sharp stick as early as possible. As Tex said, plenty of good bulls will still be around, just not the bruisers. Huge unit with lots of places. Snowies, Pole Mountain and even bulls to be found on the top of Sheep Mtn, they can stay there. Madres are even starting to get some good bulls running around. I got disgusted with the points game a few years ago and burnt my points in the unit on the cow tag. Killed one during sharp stick season sporting a huge set of nuts.  Congrats on the tag.
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Well, after 40 years of applying, my time has come. I’ll be hunting for a once in a lifetime bull come September. I drew one of the preference point area 38-1 tags.(edited) Over 3000 applicants! Having 27 out of 28 points helps. I have a feeling we’ll all be looking for a B&C head. Time to knock the dust off the Mathews for September and work up a load for my Sako .338. I have all the vacation time i need, so this should be awesome! My son is a Senior this fall at UW, in wildlife biology, so I can call him and his wildlife fellows to come help pack out! As well as keeping a lookout!
Yes, I am counting my chickens!
I’ll have to keep a journal. Congratulations! Area 38 is prime for B&C moose. Sure hope you connect on a dandy. I've got 21 pp and didn't draw. I'm applying in Area 25 as I have access t a a couple of private ranches that have many moose, including some big bulls. Hope I don't have to wait 40 years! Best of luck to you.
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Well, after 40 years of applying, my time has come. I’ll be hunting for a once in a lifetime bull come September. I drew one of the preference point area 38-1 tags.(edited) Over 3000 applicants! Having 27 out of 28 points helps. I have a feeling we’ll all be looking for a B&C head. Time to knock the dust off the Mathews for September and work up a load for my Sako .338. I have all the vacation time i need, so this should be awesome! My son is a Senior this fall at UW, in wildlife biology, so I can call him and his wildlife fellows to come help pack out! As well as keeping a lookout!
Yes, I am counting my chickens!
I’ll have to keep a journal. I saw the biggest bull moose I have ever seen right outside of Fox Park. Two other big bulls, one east of Lake Owen and another west of Rob Roy reservoir. I had a cow moose tag. I drew a bull moose tag in 1998 in area #17 and took a good bull 3 days into the hunt.
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Son and I are up looking for a shooter, seen 5 bulls, not what Im after, yet. Saw a booner this morning, in the back of a red dually…
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Headed up to elk hunt this coming week, I'll keep you in mind if we see something big.
Was the truck a local?
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I wasnt paying attention as it approached, as it passed I saw the rack and tines and that was all i focused on! We saw 12 moose before noon today, 2 decent bulls, but I passed. Word on hill was that 6 B&C bulls were taken by yesterday.
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I wasnt paying attention as it approached, as it passed I saw the rack and tines and that was all i focused on! We saw 12 moose before noon today, 2 decent bulls, but I passed. Word on hill was that 6 B&C bulls were taken by yesterday. Some of those will shrink once the 1/4 inch steel tape hits the antlers.
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Wrapped up my hunt on the 4th. Followed a tip from another hunter who had seen my bull a week before in an area that one would not anticipate finding a moose. Elk and Mule deer, yes, anyway, here is a link to some pix as I dont know how to reduce them. OIL WY Shiras
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Congratulations on a nice bull.
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Oh hell yes. That’s awesome. Moose are so rad. Congrats!!!
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Well done. Great experience and tasty meat for the winter.
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Very well done great looking bull. Good palms, points and brow tines . What do you figure for age 4.5 to 5.5? 40 + inches width? Looks like you had some buds there to help . Congrats again..mb
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Thanks all! Waiting on aging, G&F took teeth. Probably around there. He was 42”, also per the G&F. I did have buds w/ me at the time. My son and brother in law. And a couple Iowans and young man from Pinedale that ran across this bull in the area we were looking for him from a previous tip. Having my son there, knowing he might not be able to hunt with me again was a driver, almost as much as the bull’s attributes!  . Everything felt right, so I let the Sako eat. Gary
Last edited by GoWyo; 10/21/23. Reason: Added thank you
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Best game meat I've harvested is moose. Good job!
Regards,
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Congratulations! A fine representation of the sub-species!
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that's a great hard earned trophy! 40 years in the making.
Nice pics and the Sako full stock is beautiful too.
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