ShowTimeBC's First Moose - 52"

[showtimebc]

Hi all, just got back from up north hunting moose with my dad. Hunting was extremly tough with high winds and heavy rains everyday we were there. Not much moving and very tough to find any fresh moose sign.

Anyhow, on day 3, the weather was still crappy and dad and I settled down to make a little camp fire and cook up some lunch on a high hill side. Throughout the hour we were there, we continued to call, but no respones from any bulls in the area. Right near the end of our lunch, the winds calmed and the rain finally stopped! We got back on our atv and started heading towards camp. The very first clump of trees we come around I spotted a big bull coming down from the corner of a clearing towards the direction we just had our lunch. He spotted us at exactly the same time and froze. He had us pinned for sure! I quickly loaded up and found a rest. After a moment he started to walk towards the big trees and my dad gave a call which froze him there long enough for me to take the 280 yard up hill shot. First shot nailed him good, but I followed it up with a quick second which dropped him on the spot!

Shortly after that, the winds and rain returned and never quit for the 6 days we were there! But at least we came home with a great bull moose. This was my first moose and he had a 52 inch outside spread!

Here are a couple pics... cheers!

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/100_0545x2.JPG

http://www.huntingbc.ca/photos/data/500/100_0541x2.JPG

[1899]

That is a great bull! And your pictures are really good too. Congratulations.

[Veener5.0]

Yup...great bull, nice pics. Any details as to what you hit him with?

[Gord]

Way to go! That moose just wanted some of your lunch!

Gord

[showtimebc]

Thanks,

300 win mag with a 180 grain barnes did the trick!

[swampdonkey]

congrats on your moose

[Brambles]

beauty bull, nice looking country. Congrats

[bigwhiteys]

You've got a good couple of years worth of burger there! Nice Moose.

Carl

[T300WSM]

Congrats, Thats a great bull.

[hunterofthedeer]

wow! I am jealous I haven't been able to get out yet not even for grouse
Thank you HBC and showtimebc for the pics

[Rackmastr]

Congrats!!! Heading out Tuesday in search of a big rutted up bull!!!

[LeverActionJunkie]

Awesome Showtime Awesome!! Congratulations you done good I'd say.

Thanks for taking us along.

[bsa30-06]

incredible moose congrats

[hillclimber]

awesome moose and congrats on the fine hunt.

cheers
stefan

[slicky72]

Geeze that's a beauty ! Way to go ...

[nano]

Very nice bull , congrats!!!

[stroh72]

Fantastic looking bull!! Nice and heavy. Congrats

[NaStY]

Dude that is one serious looking bull.

Congrats.....

[ARC]

Thats a big heavy bull...my back gets sore just looking at the pics.

Good job.

[BillyBull]

Great looking bull, hope the days work wasn't too much on your back when your starting loading the quad.

[d6dan]

Huge Moose!. Congrats on a good hunt showtime...Great pics too.:-D

[Blainer]

That is a beauty!
Just arrived home from up north myself and as luck would have it,the freezer gets to see another moose.
47.5" spread
picture in gallery,will post story later.
Good on ya!

[Amphibious]

that is one helluva first moose!

[cainer]

awesome picks ST, and nice work

[stitch]

Great moose!!! Fantastic pics!

[ydouask]

Great teamwork Showtime! You might be surprised when calling and "Nothing's moving" that if you stop, sit down for an extended period and call from that place that creatures do come in.... just not always at a fast pace. We have always said that the three keys to success are; Persist, Persist, and Persist !

[M.Dean]

Your going to have a hell of a time beating that one!!! That is one fine looking animal!!! How much hassle getting him back to camp? Yes, my back gets real sore just looking at him too!!!

[Stone Sheep Steve]

Great bull and great company!!

Congrats!!

SSS

[Crazypop]

Thats a beast! Nice one!

[moosinaround]

Nice slab!! Meat for a year for sure!! Congrats! Moosin

[Paulyman]

I think you may have just earned the name "ShowtimeBC"

Good on you man!

[Rattler]

Big body on that bull! Congrats.

[kennyj]

Thats an awesome bull!Sounds like he was coming in to your call.Great photos.
kenny

[rugermag1]

nice moose ..congrats

[Sasquatch]

That is a really nice moose, congrats.

[Chuck]

That certainly deserves a "Well Done!" Excellent photographs also. Now you know why one should never hunt moose alone.

[showtimebc]

Thank for the fine remarks everyone!

He was a big bull, estimated around 1200lbs. But thats just a guess with no scale around. He took 2 days by atv to get out to our camp, which was 5km away on a skitter trail.

[TIKA 300]

Thats a smokin big moose,good job.....

[MRBucks]

That is one Prime Bull!

I'd hazard a guess at his age being about 6.5 years old.

Being they are not in the rut yet, I would think you will get some great eating meat, and not just hamburger.:smile:

[showtimebc]

this bull had absolutley no smell on him yet. he wasn't ruttin yet. prime bull for eating!

[martyonthewater]

WOW, that is a big bull, nice going. Being pre rut he will most assuredly make for fine eating with no funk or lost meat to bruising. way to go

[325]

Great moose and beautiful country!! Damn we're lucky in BC!!

[Mr. Dean]

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Fine animal, congrats!
I'm still waiting for mine...

[rifleman]

Nice bull ya got. sure is a huge body on that guy. the moose gods were with ya when it stopped raining long enough to shoot him!

[whitespringer]

Holy Moley!!:eek: He's a brute. Well done!:-P

[todbartell]

wicked bull. Ive yet to see a moose anywhere near that big!

[R_U_N_V_S]

I am N_V_S.

[Arctic Lake]

Great Bull Showtime! Well Done! Some guy's have hunted most of their lives and never got one that big,myself included
Arctic Lake

[3006pg]

i bet that was fun to pack out :p

[Beaverhunter]

Does it have 10 in total on the right side.

[whitetailsheds]

Does it have 10 in total on the right side.

Might be an MU that doesn't require 10 around or 3 on the brow....

[Bearen 09]

Good job man, thats an awsome bull. I can not believe the size of the body!!:razz:

[showtimebc]

Might be an MU that doesn't require 10 around or 3 on the brow....

thats correct, we were in an any bull MU. He also was a 7 x 8 for points. 2 on each brow.

[Phil]

Thats sucker is a whopper of a bull! Nice work.

[BCJunior]

Amazing bull!
I just love bull hunting, it's all about that moment when everything freezes.
beaut pics n happy huntin'

[Spitzer]

Great bull! Big body, congrats.

[Squamch]

holy crap that's a beauty bull!!
I hope you're having some sort of a mount done, that's well worth remembering.

[hunter1947]

Dandy bull you got there ,congrats http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif.