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rifleman
10-28-2009, 07:44 PM
Well here goes. October 16th, 2009. We were hunting west of Williams lake for leh any bull moose. We hunted hard for the 1st 3 days & saw no moose or fresh sign. By hard, I mean we hiked to swamps that were at least a mile off the beaten path, up & over ridges to the next logging road etc. On the 4th day we had some areas we would like to check out a little closer. My son dropped me off at the bottom of a logging slash & as I slowly walked up the old road I would cow call every 15min or so. At about 8:30 a:m I heard something in the 10 ft high xmas trees that sounded like a breaking branch. I carefully got ready for what ever it was.
Soon I heard foot steps coming closer & closer. As the xmas trees parted in front of me, at 17 yards, i saw moose ears & antlers. I wanted to shoot him between the eyes so I didn't damage any meat. Well at 17 yards the 1st shot went right through his antler. I should have aimed a little lower.
He started running & I anyalated his front shoulder with the 150 g. 270 boat tail. He stopped in the middle of the old road & I dropped him with another shot to the head.
rifleman
10-28-2009, 07:56 PM
After that I made sure he was dead & went back to search for the blown off antler. I found it right where he was standing when i 1st shot him, 17 yards from the road. He was a very nice young eating bull. Just what we wanted.
This is where I shot him 1st.http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/lynx2lynx/DSC03551.jpg
rifleman
10-28-2009, 07:58 PM
My one atlered moose.http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/lynx2lynx/DSC03571.jpg
6 K
10-28-2009, 07:58 PM
Congrats!
More to come I hope.
rifleman
10-28-2009, 08:13 PM
Well of course we had to celebrate our success, so we had a few that night around the fire. We got going a little late & we dicided to drive up the same logging road & try our luck. we came around a corner close to a swamp that I knew might have moose in it. Sure enough we spotted a moose 200 yds across this swamp. I slammed on the brakes & we all bailed out. We confermed it was a bull. So I made sure he & our hunting partner were ready to shoot & the bull was ready to take off so I told them to shoot. After the 1st shot I could see the bull was hit good. he went down about 30 yards from where he was standing. that was our double header moose. it can't get any better than that. What an exciting rememberable hunt. I'm glad it went so smooth with great hunting partners & great times around the fire.http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee231/lynx2lynx/DSC03637.jpg
d6dan
10-28-2009, 08:24 PM
Good going Rifleman, congrats. I like the use of a tractor..:wink:
338 Mag
10-28-2009, 08:35 PM
Yo Jonny

Nice Job,little pepperoni hanging there for sure.......Is that your tractor..... Most guys use quad's...:lol:
quadrakid
10-28-2009, 09:12 PM
Nice to see you filled your leh,s with two fine eating critters.
ramhunter
10-28-2009, 09:14 PM
Good hunting there bro.
that one antlered thing sound familiar. a good freezer full for the winter.
killman
10-28-2009, 09:29 PM
Congrats on the mooses! Equipment does make the job a liitle easier hey!
Big7
10-28-2009, 10:03 PM
Tractors are the best for moose! Good work on the two bulls!!
hunter1947
10-29-2009, 03:22 AM
Nice two moose your party got there ,love the way you got it up in the pole ,congrats.
M.Dean
10-29-2009, 03:54 AM
That sounds like the Perfect hunt!!! Congrats to all you lucky hunters!!!
ratherbefishin
10-29-2009, 06:48 AM
makes you realise just how big they are when you see them hanging like that-twice the height of the guys
325 wsm
10-29-2009, 08:46 AM
Congrats bro on your first Canada moose and a sucessful trip. PS tell your son to get a haircut. Glad you guys had a good hunt. Also do you think that one day you might shoot an animal in the body first instead of the horns.:lol:
358win
10-29-2009, 09:05 AM
Way to go Rifleman. A great season your having.
Fun hunting with family.
Mik
10-29-2009, 09:33 AM
Its always nice when they poke there heads out of the bush like that. Congrats on both accounts.Did ya have to drag the 2nd one thru the swamp, or did ya drive around?
Phil
10-29-2009, 09:40 AM
Congrats on the moose! Nice to have a loader to hang him by too!
rifleman
10-29-2009, 10:44 AM
Congrats bro on your first Canada moose and a sucessful trip. PS tell your son to get a haircut. Glad you guys had a good hunt. Also do you think that one day you might shoot an animal in the body first instead of the horns.:lol:

I like to stun them 1st & then give them a running start.
rifleman
10-29-2009, 10:45 AM
Its always nice when they poke there heads out of the bush like that. Congrats on both accounts.Did ya have to drag the 2nd one thru the swamp, or did ya drive around?
We had to drag him with the quad.
tomla1
10-29-2009, 06:00 PM
right on guys homen told it was a greta trip!