Anyone seeing moose near Vanderhoof?

[vanislehunter1]

My dad has a draw in 7-13 for a bull moose, and we've been here since Sunday and we've only seen two cow moose. I'm not sure if it's the temperature, as it's been pretty warm here for the past few days, but its supposedly going to get cool tonight. We've been out from Dawn until Dusk, walking roads, slashes etc. and we have seen lots of tracks, but it's only in one area. I'm just wondering if anyone else has been seeing them at all.

We've seen sixteen grouse while we've been here, but we've only shot one. We also have been seeing lots of deer, but no four points. I'll just have to wait until October first, then i'll knock 'em down!

[mtnmanmike]

My dad hunts there almost every year and last year he said that he has never seen so much wolf sign in his life. He even seen a wolf without the chance of a shot. He hunted for eight days with five other guys and between them they only saw seven moose. One being a bull that they shot. It has typically held a good number of moose over the past years but he's noticed, along with many others, a steady decline in moose numbers.

[Amphibious]

I guide near Vanderhoof. trust me, the moose are there, you just have to work for them.

when it's hot out look for small dark depressions and swamps. they're going to want to stay cool. get into the timber and keep your ears open.

[Sitkaspruce]

Start calling and calling and calling....

They are there, have been and aways will be.

the rut will be peaking here in a week or so, so keep looking.

Are you in the south part or are you up where I suggested???

Cheers

SS

[vanislehunter1]

Start calling and calling and calling....

They are there, have been and aways will be.

the rut will be peaking here in a week or so, so keep looking.

Are you in the south part or are you up where I suggested???

Cheers

SS

We've been near the southern part mostly, because it's less of a trip for us and there were sooooo many hunters on just about every road that would've been good to walk where you suggested, and we never saw much sign there either - mostly just deer. It was also really muddy once you get about 3/4 of the way in, so we couldn't access any more roads/slashes after that point as we almost got stuck.

[todbartell]

there's one less moose in 7-13 now



probably not the last one though!

[vanislehunter1]

there's one less moose in 7-13 now



probably not the last one though!

Thanks... I appreciate that

[vanislehunter1]

Well i'm headed out the door... ill let you guys know what happens today.

[StoneChaser]

I was about to throw you a bone, and then realized that you were sitting at your computron posting at 4:46 PM and 7:03 PM on one of the gamiest days we've had in the area all season....it wasn't even dark!

Moose are rutting, they ARE out there, and you're not....

Definately won't kill one indoors....find a secluded cutblock, sit and cow call (stay put for AT LEAST 1 hour...they're often slow to come in, and many times won't grunt much (if at all)).

[MB_Boy]

I was about to throw you a bone, and then realized that you were sitting at your computron posting at 4:46 PM and 7:03 PM on one of the gamiest days we've had in the area all season....it wasn't even dark!

Moose are rutting, they ARE out there, and you're not....

Definately won't kill one indoors....find a secluded cutblock, sit and cow call (stay put for AT LEAST 1 hour...they're often slow to come in, and many times won't grunt much (if at all)).

Ha ha....Stonechaser....I was going to say the same thing when the first post came up yesterday at 4:45 pm.