moose hunting with the bow .

[darkside]

heading off the rock in a week to look for a moose , with the bow was wondering if anyone has shot a moose with there bow and could maybe give some pointers , what would be a exceptable range to shoot. I have a pse dna at 60 pounds 26.5 arrow 100 grain slick trick. I was thinking out to 40 yards ? I have been shooting out to 70 with this bow and would be very confident at 60 with deer . any suggestions or advice would be helpful.

[Tenacious Billy]

If you're confident on a deer out to 60 yds, I wouldn't think twice about a moose at the same distance - let the arrows fly!

[Sofa King]

straight-shootin'.
bring back pics.

[Ambush]

Stay a little back from the front leg to avoid the muscle mass and heavy leg/shoulder bone.

How heavy is your total arrow weight? Slick Trick is a good solid head.

[tomahawk]

Do you have a bull draw? None of us can tell you how far out to shoot a moose, its where you feel confident that you need to shoot within. Ambush has some great advice on placement, if you have a bull draw they are rutting hard so call the bull in close and avoid long shots that are a lower % for success. I have brought dozens of bulls inside 30 yds during the rut, its not all that tough if you get the right location and wind.

[Liveforthehunt]

Big vital area to hit em with the stick and string, shouldn't have a problem bringing one within 50 yards I shoot the griz tricks great broadhead a bit bigger than your standard slicktrick. Goodluck !

[Avalanche123]

Have you hunted moose before? I have seen many people lose their edge when a big bull comes in close, especially if he is being aggressive....resulting in everything from misses to poor shot placement. Best advise I can give you is once you confirm you have a bull, just concentrate real hard on his vitals and don't even bother looking at his rack, eyes etc......good luck!

[darkside]

The hunt was successfully and luckily my hunting partner came through for me . I stalked about 5 moose on the trip but was unable to get close enough for a shot. My partner made a great shot at 42 yards with the excaliber .

[IronNoggin]

... My partner made a great shot at 42 yards with the excaliber .

Awesome!! Right Looking Forward to the tale the the pix!! :wink:

Congrats!!
Nog

[Spy]

Story and pics :-)

[Stéphane]

Good luck! I was bow hunting for elk and moose in August. The only moose I saw was this one. 20 yards away. I spent over an hour with her while I was on the tree stand. As a matter of fact, I thought she was going to ask for my phone number.

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc77/yol68/DSC03799_zps0f372037.jpg (http://s218.photobucket.com/user/yol68/media/DSC03799_zps0f372037.jpg.html)
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc77/yol68/DSC03802_zps3dc0ee9b.jpg (http://s218.photobucket.com/user/yol68/media/DSC03802_zps3dc0ee9b.jpg.html)

[greybark]

http://rs872.pbsrc.com/albums/ab283/greybark111/IMG_0043.jpg~c200

Does this one count ? While practicing a week later the riser of this recurve broke . LOL
Cheers

[Piperdown]

Got my first bull Sept 9th this year with the excalibur, 56 yards, only went 20 yards :)

[IronNoggin]

Got my first bull Sept 9th this year with the excalibur, 56 yards, only went 20 yards :)

Sweet! But I simply have to wonder why we ain't seeing any pictures nor stories about these awesome kills?? :confused:

Wondering...
Nog

[Ferenc]

That's a nice size lick you have there !!!!!

[Piperdown]

Sweet! But I simply have to wonder why we ain't seeing any pictures nor stories about these awesome kills?? :confused:

Wondering...
Nog

Computer whiz i am not :)

[Bear_Down]

Punched a full pass through on a cow moose at 40 yards with a 60lb heart and lung are very good but just behind the rib cage is the liver. And that is an acceptable kill shot and no bone.