Spike fork moose success rate

[DBM]

3 years ago the second bull I saw was a spike fork. The year after that I saw 25-30 bulls and not a single one was a spike-fork. You never know but my advice would be to give the cows a really good look with the binos, sometimes they turn out to be spike forks.

[chris1234]

Have two on cams this year, see about one a year. Just too damn efficient filling the freezer with elk so no space for a moose too.

[andrew5]

Does anyone have insight on whether they are keen to come in to cow calls?

[kolofardos]

Also keep your eyes open for the "weird" legal ones. This pic taken off the Facebook hunting site:

[MRP]

Also keep your eyes open for the "weird" legal ones. This pic taken off the Facebook hunting site:

Nope it not legal. The regulations clearly say 2 point (( immature bull )). Show the picture to a game wordan and he'll tell you.

[kolofardos]

Nope it not legal. The regulations clearly say 2 point (( immature bull )). Show the picture to a game wordan and he'll tell you.

How many points do you count on the left?

[Ron.C]

Nope it not legal. The regulations clearly say 2 point (( immature bull )). Show the picture to a game wordan and he'll tell you.

MOOSE - SPIKE-FORK BULL - means a bull moose having no more than two tines (points) on one antler.(Includes tines on main antler and brow palms.) Does not include a calf.

MOOSE - 10 POINT BULL - means a bull moose having at least one antler with a minimum of ten tines (points),including the tines on the brow palm.

The bull in post 14 is an oddity as it appears to have one antler that meets each of the descriptions above. Assuming the weak side naturally occurred (wasn't cut/altered) or appears to be freshly broken (probably viewed in a negative way by CO) is it not then legal to be taken under either description in that applicable season?

[KodiakHntr]

Nope it not legal. The regulations clearly say 2 point (( immature bull )). Show the picture to a game wordan and he'll tell you.

That bull is legal as a 10 pt, a tripalm, AND as a spike fork. Nowhere in the Wildlife Act does it state “immature” anymore. Two or less tines on one antler, legal. Full stop, end of story.



I’ve passed up at least a dozen spike forks for various reasons in the last 5 years or so. I could have killed at least one in each of the last 5 years. Between my house and work there are 3 for sure, one of them an easy 45” wide.

[KodiakHntr]

Assuming the weak side naturally occurred (wasn't cut/altered) or appears to be freshly broken (probably viewed in a negative way by CO) is it not then legal to be taken under either description in that applicable season?

Fresh break or not doesn’t really mean anything. Talked with a CO in a game check once when a guy brought one through like that. CO simply said he got lucky finding that one. Talked with him for a bit about it, he pointed out that it would be exceptionally difficult to break one with any degrees where it wouldn’t show that you broke it. He also pointed out they have to follow the definitions in the Wildlife Act, not make an interpretation.

I’ve accidentally driven over sheds in the spring with pickups more than once hidden in grass. They’ll flex and then spring up with a lot of force, but not break. If you can’t break one with a 1 ton, it’s going to be tough to break it off at less than an inch of length.

[Ron.C]

I’ve accidentally driven over sheds in the spring with pickups more than once hidden in grass. They’ll flex and then spring up with a lot of force, but not break. If you can’t break one with a 1 ton, it’s going to be tough to break it off at less than an inch of length.

roger, they are hard to break