2012 moose adventure(pic heavy)

[little moose]

Like with most hunt this one began with the end of last years hunt, what we did wrong , what we could do to improve our chances and when to go. this year we changed tactics and bought an inflatable as we knew the river could be floated. Last year we missed the rut so this year saw us all packedup and on the road sept 16, three weeks earlier than last year.
day one- we made it to Makenzie and pulled over for the night as we wanted an early start
day two-we pulled in to our camp at 2 pm unloaded the quads for a late hunt\scout. here are a couple pics of the river and swamps around camp.

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Day three- First day of actual hunting and our plan is to run up an old mine road that droped into the river vally about 40 km up river from our camp. We hunted on the way up looking for any fresh sign. not seeing much we went to look for an access point for us to hike our boat down to the river. Even with all our research the closest we could get to the river was about 1 km. Happy with our access we headed back to camp dreaming of a moose filled river valley.Next morning we woke to this

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[little moose]

We were excited as this was the coldest morning 2C and we were heading for the river that we have been planing to float for almost a year. excited and a little worried cause we didnt what to expect on the river ( log jams,shallow water , water falls).Mom drove dad and myself in the truck over the moutian and droped us off for our hike to the river. pic of the boat on our backs

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After a hour hike bushwacking down to the river we inflated our boat and got ready to go

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[little moose]

I will let the pics tell the story down the river

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we stoped to call on every gravel bar down the river

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[Kiese18]

nice country

[little moose]

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back in camp just before dark after about 50k of river travel ,10 hr on the river and no moose seen. there was way more sign on the river than anywher else we were.

[little moose]

Day5-Tired from the day before we decided to take a quad day and go up in altitude and follow up on some places we did some colling at

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[little moose]

a few pics for the sheep and goat hunters

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[ncurrie]

Some great scenery!

[Sitkaspruce]

Damn, I looked at the updated moose picts and spoiled the surprise to the story.......Congats!!!

Nice place to chase them.

Cheers

SS

[little moose]

day 6-back on the river we realize we made a huge mistake by not going back down the river yesterday as there was a ton of fresh tracks. Same routine down the river calling in all the same spots but not seeing or hearing any moose. back at camp that night we decided that we didnt have enough time on the river so we would take more time calling and sleep on the river and float the rest the next day.
day 7- we sleep in and prep for our over night on the river. By 3pm theboat is inflated and we are going down with high hopes.we went around three bend in the river and we see a big wet smear where a moose just walked out of the river , all excited we jump out and start calling but no answer . after about ten min dad went to circle around down the river bank.all of a sudden the bushes 30 yards in front of me come alive and the moose bolts. all we saw was 2seconds of paddle running befroe he hits the tree line and dissapears.we spent the rest of the day trying to call him back out to no avale.geting dark we set up camp on the riverand get ready for a long nihgt.

day8-we wake to about -5 and do some calling in case the bull had come back,no such luck! So we pack up camp and head down the river depressed thinking we might have messed up our only chance at a moose. Back in to the routine of floating and calling. we float about 40k and are realy depressed now as we have seen nothing. All of a sudden i spot a bull about 200 yards down river. not taking a chance of this one geting away dad takes the main river where the moose is heading and i run down a high water channel where the moose came from to block any retreat. then BOOM dad shoots ,i cant see the moose but when i walk out he is standing in the river looking towards dad 30 yards in front of me. with out thinking my gun comes up and BOOM . moose down .

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[moose2]

Great thread little moose, great story and pictures congrats on a successful hunt. It looks like it was well earned.
Mike

[little moose]

What i didn 't know is dad fell on the rocks and gun went off and that was his shot
, nothing hurt but his pride , i was there for a back up shot. pic of moose and dad

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Easiest pack i ever had but it was still allot of work

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back at camp

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[Junorr500]

Very well earned.

[little moose]

Looked for the guys making these tracks but never saw one

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the weather was way to warm and the moose wernt calling or rutting but we stuck it out and keeped on hunting ( 1-2 deg in morn 15-18 deg in afternoon) In the end only one moose that trip but we feel it was a success and were happy to get one!!

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[moose2]

That was great it was like a movie ending with the sun going down. Great job loved it.
Mike

[little moose]

took over 175 pics this trip it was hard to narrow down the best ones!

[Swamp Rat]

Nice work! Great to see your homework and patience paid off.
Thanks for sharing.

[ElliotMoose]

Nice read and pictures. Congrats on a nice bull! Thanks for sharing

[bccanadian]

Great story! Well illustrated! Congratulations on filling your freezer.

[kennyj]

Awesome!! What an adventure. Thanks for sharing.
kenny

[Piperdown]

SAWEETgood job!

[fearnodeer]

Thats a fitting end to a great story, enjoyed the read congrats to the both of you.

[tomahawk]

Right on, well deserved and tender steaks, roasts and burger! You've got a good ma to stay back at camp if i read that correct!

[LeadSender]

Great read and great shot of scenery congrates .

[ace76]

Meat in the freezer, great memories, nice story and pics. looks like a great place to hunt.

[rifleman]

took over 175 pics this trip it was hard to narrow down the best ones!
I think you did good on selecting the right ones. Great story & pics. Congrats on a well deserved successful hunt.

[NORTHERN HUNTER]

Right on guys looks like you earned that one!! What MU is that? Looks like 7-40 or 7-41?

[little moose]

cool shale formation

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[yama49]

Congrats on the on a fine hunting trip, moose just a bonus..

[xfactor]

Beautiful countryside!! Congrats and thanks for the pics:)

[ElectricDyck]

Sounds like a great adventure, congrats on a fine moose!

[budismyhorse]

Great story and pics.... Way to follow your instincts and get results!


Btw..... How did your dads gun go off?? Did he slip while trying to get a shot off?

[little moose]

he's a little grey about the details

[cameron0518]

Not sure if i would post that accidental firing. lol. especially if it wasn't about myself. part of the story i guess though.

[little moose]

it can happen even to the most experianced of us, in the end we got our moose.

[gameslayer]

Great description of your Hunt, good story Congrats on the moose. Shit happens thats all part of a Hunt and adventure. Glad your Dad is ok looks Happy in the Picture

Cheers

[Good2bCanadian]

Thanks for posting.
Great looking adventure.
Congrats.

[budismyhorse]

Prob happens more often than people admit.

Ive seen it once.... A buddy was heading out shed hunting... Trying to disengage the trigger while closin the bolt.... Got it backwards and bang!

Glad your dad is ok. Thanks for the thread it was a good one!