Bullwinkle down
I went out with my hunting partner on Friday night for a quick overnight hunt in the local hills.That evening we glassed ridgelines and worked the elk calls to no avail.End of day 1 we only saw a hand few of deer and no shooter's.Day 2,the elk still aren't co-operating so I had changed the area I was hunting for an area of more moose like terrain.This morning I spent still hunting the woods and came across three moose,2 whitetail doe,7 mulie doe and a big mulie buck that I put a stalk on.Unfortunatly it turns out to be only a very large 3 point,non the less great challenge to get close.I have now decided to head back to camp to meet my partner at the allotted time.Driving back down I was trying to formulate a plan for the afternoon hunt. My wife had informed the day before I had to be home by 6 P.M. for a dinner party she was throwing at the house, so I had no time to waste.Well it so happens that on the way back to our camp,what do I see coming down the bank? "BULLWINKLE" I almost can't believe it,there in front of me is the elusive 2 point moose.The only shot I was offered was a quartering away shot at about 125 yards.I pulled my rem 700 300win mag tight into my shoulder and put two quick rounds into it.No bang flop this time as I watch him go over the bank.It's agonizing waiting my self imposed 20 min wait after I shoot,as I am going nuts I am so excited.Even at 40 yrs of age and many years of hunting I still get as excited as when my Father first started taking me out as a very young boy.Now it's time,I ease over the edge of the bankand get my first visual of the tangled vegetation and steep grade of the hill.After about 20min I find my prize,with 2 shots into the lungs he wasn't going far.Now it's back to camp,I pick up my partner and his quad and head back.We end up having to do some bushwacking with the chainsaw,use his winch and some additional rope but finally recover the animal.Last year this same hunting patner and I went off a cliff and nearly died on a moose hunting trip so to say this was a much more successful hunt is an understatement.Almost a year and still recovering from the accident,cheating death and hunting with a friend that is like a brother 'Priceless' Pics to come when I figure out how to post.Cheers 'Bandit.
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), but it was two hours out to a hospital...
.We also were on a mission picking up cans and garbage from a#*holes using the bush as their private dump
We ended up being able to load the moose whole as an old friend and his nephew happened to be in the same area that day.Cheers Steve.
