BCrams
10-10-2008, 10:07 AM
Was out hunting for calf moose this morning for a quick hunt before work.
(always take a camera even for quicky hunts)
First spot had a cow / calf right at 7:10am but the calf offered no shot being behind the cow the entire time, after 5 minutes they started running and still no shot.
So I go quickly check one more spot a half a mile away and right at the edge of the block entrance a cow moose walked on the road ... so I bailed out hoping a calf would follow ..... after a couple minutes she runs into the block and another moose runs across the road ... smaller but not quite a calf I thought so I I'd better have a better look so I went down the road and into the block and see them standing about 20 yards apart 50 or so yards from me ..... definatly smaller but not a calf but a yearling cow.
Then I noticed another moose off to the right going over the hill through some brush ~100 yards away so I quickly go over there to peek over the hill ... and when I looked over ......there only 60 yards was this massive bull moose in the ~50-55" range with scooped 4 point brow tines, wide/high paddles and 12 x 14 points (the works) - a lost bull from the north country that would easily go in the 200" range.......
As he was standing away from me oblivious to me ..... I gave a big grunt and the bull turns (almost slow motion) and ran towards me and I started waving and yelling to no avail and then shouldered my rifle and I fired a shot at his feet from ~15 yards and that stopped him!!!! Had he kept coming at me - I would have shot him then gut him and then call up one of the local CO's. I wished I had a camera!! I could have got him with my bow after he turned to leave. Andrenalin!
Over the years, I have seen some big bull moose in the PG region but this bull took the cake ... wow.
Whats funny is I have a LEH bull draw ---- but for a different zone. :???:
(always take a camera even for quicky hunts)
First spot had a cow / calf right at 7:10am but the calf offered no shot being behind the cow the entire time, after 5 minutes they started running and still no shot.
So I go quickly check one more spot a half a mile away and right at the edge of the block entrance a cow moose walked on the road ... so I bailed out hoping a calf would follow ..... after a couple minutes she runs into the block and another moose runs across the road ... smaller but not quite a calf I thought so I I'd better have a better look so I went down the road and into the block and see them standing about 20 yards apart 50 or so yards from me ..... definatly smaller but not a calf but a yearling cow.
Then I noticed another moose off to the right going over the hill through some brush ~100 yards away so I quickly go over there to peek over the hill ... and when I looked over ......there only 60 yards was this massive bull moose in the ~50-55" range with scooped 4 point brow tines, wide/high paddles and 12 x 14 points (the works) - a lost bull from the north country that would easily go in the 200" range.......
As he was standing away from me oblivious to me ..... I gave a big grunt and the bull turns (almost slow motion) and ran towards me and I started waving and yelling to no avail and then shouldered my rifle and I fired a shot at his feet from ~15 yards and that stopped him!!!! Had he kept coming at me - I would have shot him then gut him and then call up one of the local CO's. I wished I had a camera!! I could have got him with my bow after he turned to leave. Andrenalin!
Over the years, I have seen some big bull moose in the PG region but this bull took the cake ... wow.
Whats funny is I have a LEH bull draw ---- but for a different zone. :???: