first year first moose!

[Mio]

This is my first year hunting after I got my core course. Me my mom and my dad put in a shared mature bull moose draw and we won!!!!!!!! So one day I skipped school and me my dad and my papa went hunting together. Well, me and my dad went for a big walk and saw 2 cows. When we got back to papa and the truck and we had just started off for somewhere else when we saw a big bull moose off to one side. So, we got out of the truck and set up the shooting sticks and I shot the moose. It jumped up on it's back legs like a horse and galloped off into the timber. My dad knew I hit it good so after a little while we started into the trees to try and find it. We were walking and listening very quietly and we could here it breathing so we knew it was close. All of the sudden I spotted it out of the corner of my eye waving it's head around wildly. We didn't have the shooting sticks at the time so my dad helped me get a good rest on a tree, and asked me if I could put one right between the antlers, and thats exactly what I did!!! The good news is my first moose was really big (40 inches!), but the bad news is the shot to the brainbox broke them in half (my dads gonna try to fix them). And i'm pretty lucky because I shot my first moose with my dads 7mm, and that I got my first deer and moose before I turned 11, AND, my dad and papa were both there for my first moose, AND, I got to skip school to go hunting (it was all my dads idea)

here are some pictures:

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/cid_101007_0845-e.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=7011&limit=recent)

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/LEHMoose2-3_Large_.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=7008&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2411)

[Derek_Erickson]

Wow amazing awesome work! hows the arm feeling !

[Mio]

Wow amazing awesome work! hows the arm feeling !

didn't even feel it or hear it!

[just-one-shot]

nice going looks like you are starting out on the right feet.Way to go

[Steeleco]

Well done Mio. Hope you got good help from Dad and your papa, that thing looks heavy!!

[BIGHUNTERFISH]

Really nice Bull congrats,I bet your getting alot of moose meat sandwiches in your lunch bag this winter.:lol:

[jethrobuddy]

Good going. Sounds like a great memory for 3 generations.

[twanger]

Great Job Mario, made your dad proud I am sure :biggrin:

[bsa30-06]

congrats on a very succesfull season.and welcome to HBC.Be sure to thank your dad for pulling you out of school.These are sure to be memories you , your dad , and papa wont ever forget.

[Dirty]

Good Job! I am sure your Dad and Papa were very proud. My Dad and Grandpa were there when I shot my first deer. You have a very good start to a long hunting career I am sure.

[LeverActionJunkie]

Awesome bull Mio.

[Sikanni Stalker]

Good on ya! The first one will be the best one. They are all exciting but it's that first one you'll remember. Welcome,

[BCJunior]

Nice bull well done, we juniors rule!

[Big7]

That sure is a nice bull! Your a young man after my own heart! I love hunting moose too. I shot my first moose with my Dad as well - I'll never forget it and niether will you!! Good work, congratulations!

[Schutzen]

That will be a gold plated memory for sure..well done.

[Tikka7mm]

Congrats on a job well done Mio!

[irishbandit1]

Great job,way to go!

[Thunderstix]

Holy smokes Mio! That thing is bigger than any moose I have ever gotten! Good job.

[Wildman]

Beauty first moose!!!

[hunter1947]

Very good post you did young fella and very nice first moose you got ,will be in your mind for ever ,congratulations.http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif.

[krazy]

AND, I got to skip school to go hunting (it was all my dads idea)

LOL! Now that's funny! Although I didn't think it was a bad idea (even though his mom might have) I think it's safe to say that the thought crossed his mind more than a few times (like daily!) over the season!

Yes I was/am very proud of how he handled himself with both his deer and moose and with how hard he worked to get his CORE. And I'm positive that he learned more that day than he ever would have in school!

Here's a pic of our other LEH Bull and one of the 140 TSX's that were recovered from both moose The first bullet is from my moose and the second is from Mio's. Mio's was found only a few inches below the skull in the brain (he made a great shot!). I was really suprised to see that it flattened out as much as it did. Both bullets retained aprox. 77% of their original weight.

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/LEHMoose1-4-c_Large_.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=7004&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2411)


http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/medium/P1030264_Large_.JPG (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=7017&size=big&cat=500&ppuser=2411)

so what's the best way to repair a skull plate?

[Tarp Man]

Mio, that is a dang impressive moose! Sounds like some pretty lethal shooting too! Hunting is way more fun when you could have been sitting at a desk all day instead, hey?
Jonathan

[Phil]

Way to go Mio! A beauty of a bull! I can't wait to pass down a rifle to my kids.

[Scobo]

way to go Mio. that moose has a huge body! congrats! hope you like moose burgers!

[farside]

Big congrats to Mio on a job well done!!. Kudos to Dad and Pap for doing the right thing and letting him skip school.

Mio, I think you have made some of us "old" hunters jealous!! Very nice 1st bull.

[gameslayer]

Congrats Mio,
You are a lucky kid to get the hunting bug in you at that age.

[ruttinbuck]

Well done Mio.Making your dad and Papa smile.
Krazy I bet you are prouder than a dog with 2 arseholes.
Good on ya and congrats to you both.RB

[Mio]

:biggrin: :lol: :p

thanks everyone!!!

[pupper]

haha awesome story, I loved skipping school. I wish my dad pulled me out of school to shoot a moose in the "brainbox" lol

[BANG!]

excellent moose Mio - and great write-up report too.

thanks for sharing!

[krazy]

2 days before Mio shot his bull I got some video footage of a bull in the same area. I'm almost positive it's the same bull.

These are the best still pictures that I could extract from the video so far:

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/MioLiveMoose2.jpg http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/MioLiveMoose1.jpg