montec assassin
11-05-2016, 09:17 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OpbOnkSXC4&feature=youtu.be
I hope this link works. it is to a video I filmed on my cell phone while bowhunting whitetails and moose in a spike/fork season in region 3 this year. It gets a little dry after about 3 minutes, just some air time of me doing some embarrassing calls. Feel free to stop watching if necessary.
So, my reason for posting is just for entertainment. I really enjoyed making this video and thought I'd share it.
The story is this...
I had been walking along a FSR for a few kms, and came to my first clear cut. I immediately see the bull on the right hand side about 150 yards out. I spot the Cow and Calf as well. I started positioning myself for a better look behind the slash pile when they start heading my way. I say to myself, "This is fantastic!, I should get this on film!" So I put my bow on the ground and pulled out my phone. As you see in the video, it was after 30 seconds or so that I realize the calf is a spike. I confirmed it with the binos and yes, he had approx 6" spikes on him.
In the heat of the moment, I was enjoying myself a lot, and shooting him became second on the list. And to be honest, it wasn't the circumstances I was expecting if I had ever come across a spike/fork. (being with his mother) I don't mind shooting a spike mule in front of his sisters (as I did the weekend before) but I really enjoyed seeing the moose all together etc.
I'm satisfied with how everything played out. However, if I was a more accomplished hunter I would have got ready to shoot when they started approaching in case I identified the spike, instead of turning it into "Lorne Greene's New Wilderness" Regardless, A great day in the woods. At one point in the video I say something like "I'm not gonna shoot him, he's with his family". I'm not looking for backlash, I know the bigger bull isn't his daddy and they are not out for a family stroll or anything. I was just talking to myself about the situation.
So, without stirring the pot on Spike/Fork legalities, I do have a question. In the regs under definition of spike fork, it says "Does not include a calf"
My initial identification of this moose was that it was a calf - primarily because it was in the presence of his mother and you can see he does not leave her side the whole time. Is this spike moose legal? To be clear, the reason i didn't shoot this moose wasn't because of a legal stand point. I had a tag, he was well within my shooting range, It just didn't happen. Regardless, Legal spike/fork?
Again, just sharing one of my experiences and maybe having some open dialogue on the topic.
I hope this link works. it is to a video I filmed on my cell phone while bowhunting whitetails and moose in a spike/fork season in region 3 this year. It gets a little dry after about 3 minutes, just some air time of me doing some embarrassing calls. Feel free to stop watching if necessary.
So, my reason for posting is just for entertainment. I really enjoyed making this video and thought I'd share it.
The story is this...
I had been walking along a FSR for a few kms, and came to my first clear cut. I immediately see the bull on the right hand side about 150 yards out. I spot the Cow and Calf as well. I started positioning myself for a better look behind the slash pile when they start heading my way. I say to myself, "This is fantastic!, I should get this on film!" So I put my bow on the ground and pulled out my phone. As you see in the video, it was after 30 seconds or so that I realize the calf is a spike. I confirmed it with the binos and yes, he had approx 6" spikes on him.
In the heat of the moment, I was enjoying myself a lot, and shooting him became second on the list. And to be honest, it wasn't the circumstances I was expecting if I had ever come across a spike/fork. (being with his mother) I don't mind shooting a spike mule in front of his sisters (as I did the weekend before) but I really enjoyed seeing the moose all together etc.
I'm satisfied with how everything played out. However, if I was a more accomplished hunter I would have got ready to shoot when they started approaching in case I identified the spike, instead of turning it into "Lorne Greene's New Wilderness" Regardless, A great day in the woods. At one point in the video I say something like "I'm not gonna shoot him, he's with his family". I'm not looking for backlash, I know the bigger bull isn't his daddy and they are not out for a family stroll or anything. I was just talking to myself about the situation.
So, without stirring the pot on Spike/Fork legalities, I do have a question. In the regs under definition of spike fork, it says "Does not include a calf"
My initial identification of this moose was that it was a calf - primarily because it was in the presence of his mother and you can see he does not leave her side the whole time. Is this spike moose legal? To be clear, the reason i didn't shoot this moose wasn't because of a legal stand point. I had a tag, he was well within my shooting range, It just didn't happen. Regardless, Legal spike/fork?
Again, just sharing one of my experiences and maybe having some open dialogue on the topic.