First successful Scouting Trip

[remps]

Well with last year being my first year diving into hunting and being by myself I don't really have a good clue of where to go, what would constitute good territory to focus on. Well the other day I decided to dig a bit deeper into an area I thought had some better chances of showing some promise and definitely wasn't disappointed.

I knew there were some older tracks from doing a quick search from last time that were somewhat recent but I am looking for moose territory. There are moose tracks as well but these I believe are elk right?

http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx329/rempster/Hunting%202014/Track2.jpg (http://s768.photobucket.com/user/rempster/media/Hunting%202014/Track2.jpg.html)

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With the taller grass and bushes around I was able to find more recent trails a lot easier which led me to find some fresh poop and very recent beds and this

http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx329/rempster/Hunting%202014/Thrashing.jpg (http://s768.photobucket.com/user/rempster/media/Hunting%202014/Thrashing.jpg.html)

Was pretty surprised that these trees where thrashed like that. With this time of the year I would be thinking that it would be elk as moose wouldn't do anything like this til a bit later...

So if that is true and there is a decent elk bull hanging around then maybe I will try my first elk hunt when the season first opens then focus on moose later on. And speaking of moose, I'm hoping this guy comes back around for me to say hi to

http://i768.photobucket.com/albums/xx329/rempster/Hunting%202014/Antler.jpg (http://s768.photobucket.com/user/rempster/media/Hunting%202014/Antler.jpg.html)

[Liveforthehunt]

Could of been last year or scrapping velvet off or a machine if that's right beside the road lol :)

[remps]

It was very fresh as in the last week. No machinery in there in I don't know how long. Was also right next to the recent beddings.

[hunter1947]

Thats how you do it you getting out and looking around getting an idea on whats out there in your hunting area O ya like the moose shed you found did you dog find it or you ???..

[remps]

Ya she did, smelled around where the beds were then started trailing then stopped and took off a different direction (I thought she smelt another animal or trail) and then came up to that. Now I have a moose antler to do some thrashing about to help entice that bull to me now!

[ydouask]

Hey remps... great start to what will no doubt be a good season for you. Good find on the moose antler. I would suggest that you take it home now or leave it there somewhere, but caution you about packing it around for thrashing the bushes... the potential for misidentification of target by others is too great . Have a good season in some of the finest country in the province.

[remps]

I threw it in my backpack and brought it home. Hoping to find more down the road as my wife has some ideas to make some things with them.

[epicZERO74]

hey! cool moose find, nice dog!

[hunter1947]

I threw it in my backpack and brought it home. Hoping to find more down the road as my wife has some ideas to make some things with them.

Now you are hooked on shed hunting for 2015 ???

[remps]

Yeppers! Haha more timeout of the house that the wife isnt going to like right? But ya a bud and I want to get into shed hunting with having the deer, elk, moose and apparently herds of woodland caribou here

[hunter1947]

Yeppers! Haha more timeout of the house that the wife isnt going to like right? But ya a bud and I want to get into shed hunting with having the deer, elk, moose and apparently herds of woodland caribou here

Moose are at a very stable number in your area you should do well on the moose shedding and if you want to sell them you will make a few bucks to pay for your gas and get paid for your efforts I like shed hunting because I get paid for extersizing LOL..