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Post by Swamp Donkey Adventures on Jul 14, 2011 23:15:03 GMT
When it comes to judging the size or spread of an Eastern Canadian Bull Moose, it can be difficult with distance variations and plant growth obstructing views! Some areas it is a necessary and critical to do so and do so accurately to make sure you are taking a legal moose. Here in NH its not so critical because a bull is considered antlered when it has one antler at least 6 in length measured from tip of antler to the base of the antler burr at the skull. I have found that here in NH, the mature bulls(being over 5.5 years of age) have a distance between the eyes(inside corner of left eye to inside corner of right eye) of 8 to 9 inches. so I use 8 inches as my guide to be on the safe side! The bull shown below is an example, 5.5 years old in this pic and will be 7.5 years old come this October(yes he is still alive). He may be closer to the 8.5" or 9" in this pic.I estimate using the 8 inch to be safe rather then estimate large and be disappointed! Take a visual measurement of the bull you are looking at(head on) and multiply that times the rough estimate of 8 inches from the inside corner of the right eye to the furthest point of the right antler, then do the same on the left side. So if that distance is times 2 on each side of the head then you have 8 inches times 5 including the initial eye to eye measurement for a spread of 40 inches(roughly), this should be very close and if you get 3 of those distances of 8 inches on each side then it would be times 7 for a spread of 56 inches(roughly) again this should be pretty close etc... etc... The bull shown below is a giant today! Attachments:
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Post by hurricane on Jul 15, 2011 8:59:28 GMT
Good info Chet. Thanks.
- Jay
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