Shared moose in 5-02b

[Madcook]

Hi all, I finally got a draw for a shared moose in region 5-02b and am trying to gather as much info on the area as possible,
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[natebavis]

I had that draw 7 years ago. We camped at moffat lakes. We were unsuccessful because we were new and dumb. We did see 3 bulls on the first morning but like I said we were fumbling idiots. I shot and missed because i was not taking my time. Few other silly things led to us being skunked. It was a november draw. We did not see many deer but did see bears. I am not sure of the current condition of rec site on moffatt lakes but when we were there it was great. Tables, shit house and flat ground. Cheers Nate

[srupp]

Hmm send pm with ph number
Steven

[rcar]

What dates are your draw?

We hunted 14 days last year VERY hard. (Sept. 15-30). I put over 900km on the truck and well over 100km on the boots. I didn't see a single moose nor did I see a single bit of fresh sign. We hunted first and last light every day...weather didn't help as it was pretty warm during the day. We scoured the entire MU pretty well. I have a cabin in that area and spend a ton of time all over the zone every year. We did see a massive amount of wolf sign though. Every single trail we walked there was fresh wolf prints/scat, without exception.

Towards the end of our trip we ran into another set of hunters who had a camp set up. They have been coming to 502b every year for moose for the past 15 years...hunting with a native friend, and this was the first year they were skunked. They also didn't see a single moose.

Very frightening to hear that. I wish you the best of luck and please feel free to PM me with any questions.

[bckev]

We got a group hunt there as well. I am concerned it might be too warm. Had a hunt there a number of years ago and got a moose on the last day of the hunt. We had to work at it hard, 16 hours a day every day out. It is a nice area.

[BearStump]

got our moose there 2 years ago. our draw was the Nov draw and as others have said, its a tough hunt that time of year. There's bulls in there but finding them is another challenge.

[Madcook]

Dates are 1st Oct to 14th

[LupieHunter]

We had that draw in Oct 2012 and were skunked. Was fairly warm and only saw cows. Saw some deer and bears and lots of wolf sign.

[Vladimir Poutine]

Check the FN situation as per the latest SCOC decision.

[srupp]

Hmm not aware of any first nation issues there?
Srupp

[markomoose]

Yes a good draw to get in Oct/Nov.I prefer the later draw.Only ever ran into one native fella who took a cow when I was in there.

[Buck]

Have hunted that MU for 30 years.Last year there were 3 groups road hunting the area for a week and no moose taken i could have killed 2 nice bulls (no tag).They are there get out of the truck and off the main roads.Good luck.

[nikirk]

When do you plan on heading into the bush for your hunt?