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A "kid" I have known for many years just called with a call for help. Eric drew a fancy assisted-suicide cow moose permit and just killed her. he has never shot anything before and is using mostly gear borrowed from me.

To say he is excited is an understatement!

So I'll go get a blood on me for a few hours.
art

Must say that you sound a little excited for him also. Good for him and thanks to you for making it a reality. Tom

Cool. I like to hear when others are helping introduce non-hunters or non-shooters into the lifestyle.

I keep a loaner gun ready to go at all times just for such chances. I also keep loaded rounds for a 6BR on hand and keep that rifle sighted in for 800 yards. I have lost track of how many people have shot their first long range target with that gun, probably close to fifty. My loaner gun is a 243AI and I cannot recall all of the first deer it has accounted for, but it is probably nearing 30,

well, it was an "easy" moose as they go, a young cow of modest proportion in recent clearcut on level ground close to a good trail with two stout lads to do the hauling.

All of the moose made it out in a single trip by sled. Unfortunately the shotgun failed to make the trip and quite a few miles down the road that fact surfaced.

So we drove back in the dark to retrieve the slug gun and it was back out at the kill site, a half-mile or so back in.

I took some pictures and will try to post them tomorrow, right now I need a trip to the hot tub.

And a thank you to all the folks that read this post and called or texted to offer to help. It was appreciated, but not needed this time.

Eric had a slug-only tag in a confined area and six days to kill a cow. Monday we saw no moose but lots of sign. Today was Eric's second chance and he was calm enough to call before shooting to confirm that I would come help him.

After a lengthy stalk a calf appeared so he had to drop that target. Moving around a long log pile he found a large concentration of cows and sneaked to a small ridge in the middle of them. When he stood up his cow was 75 yards away.

He was shooting an 870 12 gauge with a Remington factory slug barrel and brenneke slugs. Iron sights.

Offhand he hit her high enough to break the spine and stop the slug, but exactly behind the shoulder, exactly where he was told to shoot. He then shot her behind the ear to complete the event. He is some kind of excited, still.

that brings back some fond memories.

I've been quite homesick, spending my hours largely in contemplation- wondering how it can be both colder and more boring in Savannah in the winter.

Good to see you posting Gerry. It has been a strange winter. Right when we want good hanging temperatures it gets too cold again, though.

AT least the Kenai has not been fishing well, that should make you feel somewhat better...

Nice for the kid.

I'm familiar with the "uh-ugh" and "uh-igh" of the male and female of the species, but what exactly is the "down call. Is that like "yee-hah" or more like "oh-shi-oats"? Can you clarify? In any case, I'm glad you recognized it and helped the young fellow out.

Congrats!

Everyone knows the "down" call comes from a duck... sheesh!

Reminded of the old joke:

How do you get down off an elephant?

You Bet Your Life!

Good deal, and good on you, Art.

Hey Art, I've a few weeks left of moose season - can i give you a call???

It's raining like hell here on Maui, but warm. Pretty sure the moose are holed up. Haven't seen one yet anyway.

That 40 ton whale full-length breaching 200 yards off the beach was pretty impressive. Of course he didn't do it twice... so no pic.

Jorge
Thinking you are cross threaded???

Think so Art. Thanks!