First Kill of '05

[Gus]

Just got back from an elk hunt up north. Hard trip. Real wet and the elk just didn't seem to want to cooperate. There wasn't much sign of them moving around and was hard to get an answer. Heard the odd one, and few were called out through out the hunt, but nothing legal. However, there is a season open for spike fork, tripalm, or ten point bull moose, and on the last morning I was to be hunting, I was pussyfooting through some timber calling and hoping to find a legal elk, when me and my partner stumbled upon a nice bull moose. Decent body on him but not real big antlers. I scoped him and saw he had the legal tripalm so I took him. I was hoping to bring back some elk meat, but I like moose meat anyway. And hey, at least I didn't get skunked.

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/858misc_146-med.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=1114&size=big&sort=1&cat=500)

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/858misc_143-med.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=1115&size=big&sort=1&cat=500)

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/858misc_152-med.jpg (http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/showphoto.php?photo=1117&size=big&sort=1&cat=500)

[Freshtracks]

Congrats on the nice bull Gus. Looked like a bonus/bonus on the last day of a tough hunt.

Is it just me or is the odd weather we've been getting signalling a above normal winter? Hasn't the northern part of the province been unseasonablly wet?

[todbartell]

nice bull, looks delicious :mrgreen:

[Fred]

I was just thinking the same thing as Fbird! :mrgreen: Fine looking Veal Moose! ;-) Fred

[talver]

nice bull moose where were you? were the moose rutting or calling yet ????

[Ronforca]

Nice Moose Gus.Nothing wrong with that.Congrats.

[ex bc guide]

I heaed out with Fred on saturday morning for 2 weeks, we will be looking for 6 point elk as well as moose maybe even a deer.
Mike

[Fred]

MAYBE??? Shoot man, I am deadly serious and you had better be too!! :biggrin: Fred

[willyqbc]

I gotta say I'd take that nice bull moose over an elk any day of the week!! Well done!!:smile:

Chris

[Thunderstix]

That is my kind of moose! Not too old and just right for a freezer full of good eatin'!

[rock]

Just the right age for eating, great job