Big Manitoba Bull Moose

[MB_Boy]

Some may know....some may not but my Dad is a big time moose guy and right in there with all of the moose biologists. Has been filming and doing photography for years and had film crews do shoots with him in Riding Mountain National Park which is northwest of Winnipeg. Well he spends any spare time he has when not hunting, filming/photographing, just observing and following moose in the park; can't hunt in there. :wink:

Thought I would share these pics of a bull he took a week or two back; biggest he has ever seen in all of his years of chasing the donkeys around, hunting or 'observing'/filming. (only one other was close to this which he took a series of picture of about 20 years ago on the east side of Lake Wpg) Based on roughly 7 inches between the antlers he figures this bull would be pushing 65ish across; if it were shot it would be pushing a new provincial record. He followed it for a few hours one Saturday taking pics and vid....he said I think there are roughly 19 identifiable points on one side.


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[Caveman]

That thing is a Beast, Sounds like a cool job the old man has

[kootenayelkslayer]

Beautiful animal. Thanks for postin'!

[Ruger4]

wowsers.........

[rifleman]

man that things got so much character, if I shot him he would be going on the wall. what a beauty

[weatherby_man]

Yep that is a beast for sure!! What a rack. Amazing.

[Kody94]

Hoshey Lit!!! What a hog! That one would definitley find a home near the top of books for "Canada Moose"!

Tell the "Moose Man" thanks for sharing! I've always enjoyed your Old Man's moose videos etc, especially the stuff where he's wearing the moose head. :)

[d6dan]

What a pig!. He looks to be in his prime..A great example of a Canadian Moose..Thanks for posting.:-D.

[Big7]

Thanks for posting those pics....nothin better than a monster moose! Kings of the forest!!

[Buck]

Magnificent bull ...They're still out there .

[375 ultramag]

Holy CRAP.........thats one big ass swamp donkey

[Brian011]

wow! that thing is incredible, thanks for posting

[BCrams]

Brute! Thanks for sharing!! Your Dad has done some good work regarding moose!

[6 K]

Thats a HUMDINGER alright, huge body I'd take him.

[Sitkaspruce]

WOW!!!!!

All I can say is WOW!!!!!

Simply amazing, thanks for the picts!!!

Cheers

SS

[M.Dean]

Even the hamburger would uneatable on that guy! An absolute monster of a moose! Thank your Dad for letting us see a True Record Book bull!

[yama49]

wow truley a beast thx for sharing the pics.

[pg83]

Thanks for sharing the pics. That is a dream moose for sure. Your dad has deffinately got it all sorted out spending his time with the swamp donkeys.

[MB_Boy]

May or may not be the same guy as last year (first series of pics) but these were taken this past weekend. Again...he'd be pretty darn close to a provinicial record if in fact he wasn't; he may not be quite as wide but may make up for in score.

My Dad "hung out" with the big guy one day and then he paired up with this other one (big one is in the background); my Dad just walked along with them at about 30-40 feet while they went to get a drink of water. I swear I would have had more attention as a kid if I was a moose. :p

Hopefully "ilovemywinchester" won't be pissed at me putting up a few pics. :wink:


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[Mikey Rafiki]

A couple giants there. Would be neat to see them when they aren't getting along so well.

[Spy]

Thanks for posting the pics those are monsters!I wonder if the CO's would consider those to be Tri-palm bulls LOL!!!:-D

[bellero]

That's some serious antlers!! I'd be happy just to have the chance to see a big bull like this one let alone put my crosshair on one.

[vortex hunter]

Wow now thats a beast.........

[Wheelin Sportsman]

Thats hot!

[Tenacious Billy]

A couple of friggin' brutes right there!!

[Spuddge]

Wow, the mass on that guy is incredible, any guesses on the weight on that monster?

[Allen50]

now thats a moose, i bet if you shoot one of these , even the gravey would be tough to eat with out cutting it first,lol lol nic pic what camers equipment does he use,

[coach]

Incredible moose! Great pics - thanks for posting. Your dad is a lucky man to be able to photograph those beasts.

[kennyj]

Definitely a monster. One of the coolest critters around IMO.
Thanks for posting the awesome photos.
kenny

[MB_Boy]

Wow, the mass on that guy is incredible, any guesses on the weight on that monster?

I was asking my Dad that as well; he's pretty good to hitting a weight of a moose to relatively close as he's been working closely with them for YEARS.

He figures in that 1500-1600 range....and likely lost some weight through the rut and breeding season.

MB grows some big bulls....both racks and bodies. I shot a 3 1/2 year old bull a number of years back on the east side of Lake Winnipeg that went roughly just north of 1600. He was one seriously big animal for his age.

[guntech]

World record Canada moose has a 63 inch spread. http://www.boone-crockett.org/bgrecords/WorldRecordsDetail.asp?area=bgRecords&type=MOOSE

[dana]

Beautiful pics of an absolute giant bull! Congrats to you dad for taking such stunning photos of the brute.

[MB_Boy]

nic pic what camers equipment does he use,

He uses some pretty high end Nikon equipment; he used to be a Canon guy but switched to Nikon a few years back. He's been taking pics and film of moose for years and has 10's of 1000's of photos both in digital and slide format. I would hate to even take a guess how many he has in total. :?

Video footage is ridiculous in the amount he has from way, way back right up to the last bunch of years where the footage has just got that much better with the quality of the equipment he uses. He was just mentioning tonight he had sat and watched some of the footage of these two moose from the weekend; and was very pleased with himself. :roll:

I certainly don't have the attention span to do what he does....he followed that big bull on his own for the bulk of the day Saturday and then back with the "boys" through the day on Sunday. When he's not hunting or stuck in the city....he spends tons of his time through all seasons in Riding Mountain Nat'l Park hangin' with the moose.

I have just got into it somewhat myself in the past year and a bit since I got a DSLR camera; I am useless with it though thus far. Was trying to do a bunch of good shots of humpbacks, orcas, greys.....and some sea lion/sea otter shots this past summer in Kyuquot and I wasn't overly impressed with my "skillset". :oops::p

[RiverBear]

wow thats masive. It hurts to hear thats thoose pics where taken on lake winnipeg last year a friend and co-worker wanted me to go up there to help him and his dad (who is a guide) out for a week and if there was time get me a moose. but didn't go cuz my daughter was just born. maybe another time

[Janderson]

WOW! An amazing moose! biggest i have ever seen. makes me want to go hunting in manitoba for a moose like that. Thanks for uploading those awesome picks

[BigBuck155]

Thats a nice looking bull!

[killer]

what a absolute hog

[ydouask]

Hey MB_Boy, now don't take offense, I love my kids and grandkids but can completely understand how you may have felt somewhat slighted by your Dad's Moose Passion. Holy Moley, those moose are absolutely stunning ! Thanks for sharing.

[lovemywinchester]

I swear I would have had more attention as a kid if I was a moose. :p

That explains a few things. Awesome pics for sure. A couple of monsters. Thanks for posting.

[Weatherby Fan]

Can you say Whopper ! those are crazy big,and stunning photos.
Thanks for sharing
WF

[Elkhound]

Holy Crap. Thanks for posting those Scott. Would love to hang out and watch those for a few hours. Awesome

[trevstar33]

Gotta love those Prairie bulls

[Rainsford]

Those are massive!

[91Jason91]

omg where were you moose when I had my LEH tag fml