Post by icefishnh on Oct 29, 2006 0:54:48 GMT
Hey guys, just got back yesterday from moose hunting. I shot one monday night about 1/4mile from the road, but we were near a skidder trail. My father was sleeping in the truck while I decided I'm gunna go hunting. I went across the clearcut and up the hill. I almost decided to go back to the truck because I wasnt seeing any tracks but i pushed on a little more and then started seeing lots of tracks, fresh too. So I went another 150yards up and I sat down. I let out a few cow calls and waited a few seconds then took a stick and started beating the ground, leaves and bushes with it for about 15-20seconds then put it down and waited.
After 20minutes, I decided to go up to the top where I thought I heard something walking. I took about 10 steps and I look left to a little skidder trail and there she was about 130 yards out!
I put the crosshairs right behind her shoulder and BANG! In my scope I see her shudder but she doesnt move! So I chamber another and BANG! I think right as I shot, she turned because when we skinned in, we found a shot in the hind quarters but it didnt hit the guts. So she was going right away from me and I shot 2 more times.
I went back down and got my dad and a few more shells for my 30/06. We went to where she was standing and no blood or hair. So we got about 10feet away from eachother and started looking when my dad jumped her. "Is that her?" he asks. "Yep!" I shoot then dad shoots then I shoot again and she disappears in thick crap. So I go to see and she is still standing!! I put the crosshairs on the back of her neck and shot. She rears up on her hind legs and falls over.
She fell 1ft away from a blow down and we couldnt budge her monday night even with a 2 ton come along because the nylon rope we used was streching.
Tuesday morning, my uncle Tom drops me off at the moose and not even a minute after he leaves, I look up a little road and 150yards away, is a nice bull. Stalked my way up to 100yards to him and he walked off. My dad went to LL Cote's to get chain, a come along and a saw. We got her out of the mud hole and cut her in half.
It took about 3 hours to get her out totally between getting her out, and cutting down trees and freeing her when she would catch branches or her nose would dig in. We checked her in and Fish and Game was too damn lazy to weigh it by saying "We dont wiegh moose in pieces." 2 pieces, I dont see the big deal??
But it was estimated to be 650-700lbs. Then brought it to my dad's cousin in VT who is a meat cutter by trade and we cut it up. Took about 10hours for the whole thing. Pics will be in the next post
-Dave
After 20minutes, I decided to go up to the top where I thought I heard something walking. I took about 10 steps and I look left to a little skidder trail and there she was about 130 yards out!
I put the crosshairs right behind her shoulder and BANG! In my scope I see her shudder but she doesnt move! So I chamber another and BANG! I think right as I shot, she turned because when we skinned in, we found a shot in the hind quarters but it didnt hit the guts. So she was going right away from me and I shot 2 more times.
I went back down and got my dad and a few more shells for my 30/06. We went to where she was standing and no blood or hair. So we got about 10feet away from eachother and started looking when my dad jumped her. "Is that her?" he asks. "Yep!" I shoot then dad shoots then I shoot again and she disappears in thick crap. So I go to see and she is still standing!! I put the crosshairs on the back of her neck and shot. She rears up on her hind legs and falls over.
She fell 1ft away from a blow down and we couldnt budge her monday night even with a 2 ton come along because the nylon rope we used was streching.
Tuesday morning, my uncle Tom drops me off at the moose and not even a minute after he leaves, I look up a little road and 150yards away, is a nice bull. Stalked my way up to 100yards to him and he walked off. My dad went to LL Cote's to get chain, a come along and a saw. We got her out of the mud hole and cut her in half.
It took about 3 hours to get her out totally between getting her out, and cutting down trees and freeing her when she would catch branches or her nose would dig in. We checked her in and Fish and Game was too damn lazy to weigh it by saying "We dont wiegh moose in pieces." 2 pieces, I dont see the big deal??
But it was estimated to be 650-700lbs. Then brought it to my dad's cousin in VT who is a meat cutter by trade and we cut it up. Took about 10hours for the whole thing. Pics will be in the next post
-Dave
CONGRATULATION ;D 
