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I'm headed to camp next month for a NB moose. It's an any moose, freezer filler hunt, but the first time I've drawn since 1996. Can't wait.
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I have shot moose with a bunch of different CF bullet/cartridge combinations from 270 with 130gr Speer to 375AI with 270gr X bullets, including two Whelen AIs and a regular Whelen. Years ago I settled on a 30-06 and light TTSXs. My first moose died from a 22LR behind the ear.
The last thing to worry about is the cartridge. The first thing is the bullet, closely followed by placement.
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Well I have 130 Etips loaded up in the 270Wby, and I have no doubt they’ll do the job having killed a bunch of elk and other stuff with them.
The Whelen is zeroed with 250 Partitions at 2600fps and I’m more than sure it’ll work too.
The 30/06 is a coated XTR Featherweight in a Brown Pounder. I have a box of 165 Hornadys loaded for it but I think I have a box of 168TSX on the shelf I could probably load up and get zeroed in the next couple days if I wanted to bad enough.
I bet any of them will work fine. Just more minutiae to make getting ready part of the adventure
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I’m trying to get excited about the moose hunt I’ve had planned for a year now. Deaths in the family and other catastrophes have put a damper on my enthusiasm. My hunting partner had a health emergency and had to drop out on me, he’s still sending camp down for me and got all the groceries together and I’ve talked my dad into going with me. We’re going to make the best of it and hopefully have a good trip. It’ll be good to have an adventure with the old man.
I’ve made some progress getting my clothes and gear together. Still on the fence about which rifle I’m taking, have the 35 Whelen, 270Wby, and a 30/06 all zeroed and waiting with their ammo,, probably end up being a last minute decision.
Hunting a 50”/4 brow tine unit, which I’m not wild about but it’s getting harder to find a 3 tine or any bull unit. Hopefully I’ll see one of the unmistakable over 50” bulls to make that an easy decision.
Dad has no interest in shooting a moose, he’ll buy a wolf tag just in case. I think my trip would be a success if he got one even if I don’t get a chance at a bull.
I bought a couple new pack rods and we’ll both pick up a fishing license. Hopefully we can catch plenty of grayling for suppers.
Good news is our transporter has a very high success rate, he only flys 3 pairs moose hunters a year. So maybe we can keep up the good work.
Less than two weeks until we’re wheels up. Anybody else going? Didn't draw anywhere in the western states this year, so decided to treat myself before I get too old....Headed to NFLD this year for moose... driving up, taking the ferry and will visit upstate New York on the return... Using my 308 with 165 Nosler Ballistic tips.
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I have shot moose with a bunch of different CF bullet/cartridge combinations from 270 with 130gr Speer to 375AI with 270gr X bullets, including two Whelen AIs and a regular Whelen. Years ago I settled on a 30-06 and light TTSXs. My first moose died from a 22LR behind the ear.
The last thing to worry about is the cartridge. The first thing is the bullet, closely followed by placement. I've killed two Montana Shiras moose. Each died quickly from a 180 grain Partition from my .30 Gibbs. I had a friend and my two horses to pack out my first Bull, but only my horses to pack out the second bull. Those hunts were also 30+ years ago. Several years ago I went on a Newfoundland Moose and Caribou hunt. The rifle that I took was my 7 mm RM with 160 grain Accubond bullets. Unfortunaly the only Moose that we say that I might have shot was not in my Moose area. The bulls that we saw in my Moose area I thought were too small to shoot. We didn't see a single Caribou. Last year I had a Moose and Brown Bear hunt booked in Alaska. I shot my Brown Bear the first morning, but we didn't see any moose. This year I have a Moose hunt booked in Northern Alberta, but Canada still has that stupid Vax requirement for Americans entering Canada, so my outfitter agreed to pospone my hunt to next year.
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Yes. Going to Alberta this year. Did drop camp in AK past two years. Had great times but no moose were harmed in the making of those adventures. Plan to do some waterfowling after the moose chase.
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Good luck. My moose hunting days are probably over, but if I draw another Wy. tag, I will sure give it a go.
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I’ll be moose hunting next week…After 11 year of applying I finally drew here in Idaho over by Spencer/Island Park.
May be hot next weekend but I don’t care - I’m going hunting!!!
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Kid,
I hope you enjoy your hunt and time with your dad. I didn’t grow up hunting and started once I was on my own. Spent over a decade in AK. with the military and moose camp was to me what so many experience with deer or elk camps. Best friends and always an adventure! Endless adventures. Timeless memories.
Hiaring8, wish you luck too bud! Special tag there!
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A few weeks and I will be in moose hunting mode. 100+ miles by boat and I am hunting.
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Talked with the transporter yesterday evening. He’s got a spot picked out and waiting for us. Just depends on the weather and airlines now.
Good luck to everyone else headed out.
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I've got a Dalton North archery tag, though I will try in the any bull harvest ticket units locally as well. I plan to take a week at the end of the month off for the Dalton tag. We'll see how it goes. Good luck...
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Well what more than I can say...well done!
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Congrats. I see you have the whole head. I assume you noticed that a moose head gets dang heavy after 100 yards? After the 1st time I packed out an elk head, I started carrying a saw. Only the antlers come out since I never had plans for a whole head mount.
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Congrats hiaring8. Good to see some meat being put away.
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Talked with the transporter yesterday evening. He’s got a spot picked out and waiting for us. Just depends on the weather and airlines now.
Good luck to everyone else headed out. How'd the hunt go, Mate ???????
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Between the weather and family crisis it was a low grade disaster. Caught some beautiful spawning char and huge grayling. Shot some of the very plentiful ptarmigan that were around. But otherwise ended up pulling the plug early to come home mooseless. Not the worst trip I’ve been on but certainly not what I’d call a good one.
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