Brambles 2016 ......

[Brambles]

My wife, a Retired Co-worker(take an old fart hunting)and myself got drawn for a moose LEH close to home, so it's been double duty on the calling and since this moose draw is archery till Oct 15th we've had to pack bows and guns(elk open for rifle).

First day Sept 11th I grunted in a nice tender mini moose to 30 yards for my buddy and then 35 yards to me the caller...but he was such a midget that we couldn't get a shot at his vitals in the regen...damn archery...

I had located a big bodied moose pre-season but he was going to be a long pack out. Sept 12th we had made plans to go after him the next day....but as Sept 13 arrived my hunting partner lets me know his knee is all swollen and packing this monster out over 2 days might not be possible.

I make a last minute decision to head to another area where I got some Intel that a giant moose was seen this time last season...we watch this slew...till 9:30am when the team of loggers just up the mountain a few hundred meters away start cutting a logging block....great.

we endured 6 hours of non stop....3 chainsaws.. Waaaaaaa.waaaaaa.....waaaaaaaaa...waaaaaaaa..

we hiked around the slew to get a lay of the land and sit and watch, call, etc but no moose and no big bull tracks at 3:30pm they hadn't stopped cutting so we left.

We decide to check another high elevation area for the evening....I just about said ****itt and went home but my motto is "you can't get em sitting on the couch" so I kept going........up...and up....and up......we wind up the mountain.

[Brambles]

I'm driving into a switchback, old regen block down and to my left but a year old block above it, then heavy timber....they have to cross the new block to get to safety....

the block has a dirt mound on the forward edge which obscures you from seeing 90% of it from the road.....but in that top 10% I see a cow....and she's busting outta there.

i yell Cow...spike the brakes.....slam it into park...kick open the door and go running to the top of the dirt mound..

buddy in the truck has no friggen clue is happening....things are happening Fast...

As I sprint up the mound I can see a bull following the cow....

[thepitchedlink]

Heyyyyy Whoooa!!!!! Keep writing damn it:-D

[Brambles]

Up with the rifle......lol.....(you see where this is going....???)

I did a quick 6 count, luckily it was one of those cases where all the points were easy to see and didn't delay.....but by this time they were into the heavy timber....I followed him in my scope for 15-20 ft and in very last possible gap in the cedars before he was gone forever....at between 150-200 yards....(never ranged it).....I squeezed off a shot.

Reload.....back on target....I see him stumbling sideways....boom....miss....then I loose sight of him....

This happened soooo fast....start to finish...id say less than 8 seconds....maybe less.

I sprint up the slash like Ben Friggen Johnson....and get into the heavy timber......I see something tan......

move a couple steps and see him upside down, rack dug into the duff and his tongue hangin out...went max 20ft from the first shot.....

[Brambles]

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[Wild Images]

Luckiest hard working guy I know !!!!

[Brambles]

Getting him out took 3 hours of back breaking dragging.....I had the bright idea that we were gonna get him to the truck in 2 pieces.....well we did....but now my back feels like I did max deadlifts all day long. I haven't heard back from my partner today....good chance...I might have killed him...lol..

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Ok. I want to see pics of him whole in the back of your truck again! Lol

Congrats!
Now you can get fussy for the next 52 days

[Whonnock Boy]

Gotta like that!!! But why are you shooting an elk when you are looking for moose??? :lol:

[Leaseman]

awesome ANIMAL!! 8)

Congrats on a job well done sir!!

[Xenomorph]

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That is the prettiest moose and best moose story I've ever heard, read about. Awesome on so many levels.

[tikkahunter]

Great bull Brambles!!!!

[325]

Nice bull!! Way to get it done!

[Koot]

Nice job! Looks Yummy!

[monasheemountainman]

Way to go Brambles!!

[Darksith]

I sprint up the slash like Ben Friggen Johnson....and get into the heavy timber......I see something tan......

move a couple steps and see him upside down, rack dug into the duff and his tongue hangin out...went max 20ft from the first shot.....

Is that Ben Johnson on steroids or not on steroids?

[Spy]

Nice bull good shooting :-)

[Darksith]

Getting him out took 3 hours of back breaking dragging.....I had the bright idea that we were gonna get him to the truck in 2 pieces.....well we did....but now my back feels like I did max deadlifts all day long. I haven't heard back from my partner today....good chance...I might have killed him...lol..

lol...love it. Great share, thanks man. Congrats

[.264winmag]

Another nice bull down, nice work. Congrats!

[Ourea]

Good job Brams
U were due!!!

And if anyone can drag o.ut a big chunk of elk it is you.
U kill me

[Knute]

Hell of a bull....congrats.

Your older partner will be thanking you when the aches and pains are long forgotten and he's sinking his teeth into a juicy
mouthful of roast.

[ElliotMoose]

Beauty of a bull! Nice long mains and love the symmetry. You guys with consistent elk success blow me away. They sure are an elusive critter. Thanks for the share

[Brambles]

Ok. I want to see pics of him whole in the back of your truck again! Lol

Congrats!
Now you can get fussy for the next 52 days



lol...by that point....we had no water....we just wanted to get the frick outta there and bury out heads in a creek. I never took a pic of him loaded...

front half we we grunted up onto the front rack of the quad, then drove it into the back of the truck.....then drug the rear half on top of a dirt mount and backed the truck up and rolled it onto the tailgate...strapped it all down.

road into the slash was all reclaimed so the quad was next to useless.

[Brambles]

So I cut the antlers off....take hide and skull to dump with some other trash....pull back into my driveway and it suddenly hits me....I FORGOT TO CUT OUT THE IVORIES?........AHhhhhhhhhh.......GEZUS....

[#1fishslayer]

Bummer on the ivories... but really nice Elk you got.

[rocksteady]

You and Rattler are harder on the elk population in the West Koots than the wolves...

congrats and and good job

[kevan]

Awesome thread as always Bramble !
Thanks for sharing everything with us !

[kennyj]

Great bull! Great story! Thanks for sharing your hunt.
kenny

[Shikari300WSM]

Congrats buddy. Goes to show you can't hunt from your couch! Unless you have a redneck blind...

[Rhyno]

Nice shooting! Great to still have that moose tag in your pocket, gonna be a full freezer this year. Congrats!

[Sitkaspruce]

Great Job Brambles.....of all the luck, a cow and a legal bull in open slash.....some hunters.......!!!

Now how about that moose.....going to put the beach shoes to the test??

Thanks for posting and sharing your hunt......even if it was only 8 seconds....

Cheers

SS

[landphil]

I was wondering why you were counting to six points on a bull moose, still had to do a double take when I saw the picture. Congrats to you!

[nolimits]

Thing of beauty, congrats!

[markathome]

Great Moose Hunting Story - thanks for sharing!

[ydouask]

:smile: Well done Jeff !

[Rattler]

Nice bull, great shooting!

[Arctic Lake]

Real nice animal you got there ! One day !
Arctic Lake

[guest]

Great Looking Bull Brambles, a lot of good eats there. Congrats to you. Your one many can learn from. Great to see you post your success.

Thanks for the share ........ my tags still burning holes ......

[HarryToolips]

Great work Brambles!

[Salty]

Hunting trips with Brambles: its not really the silent one with nature experience, more like full contact combat training for the marines. lmao.. Well done once again bud nice bull.