First time moose hunting questions

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Ok

Here we go with a few questions I have.
The first is


What is the best bullet placement on a moose??

Is there any tricks to field dressing? I have done deer in the past is it the same method??

I hear calling is the best way. True or False??
and last

When calling I do not sound like a moose or I dont think I do how importan is it to sound just like a moose??

Thanks for any and all replies.

Don
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moose standing broadside, right behind the shoulder, center of animal.

Moose are just big deer.

Calling works wonders

I've "called" in bull moose trying to pull start and outboard. worry little about how moose like you sound. cow call far more then you bull call.
 
fatbastard said:
Ok

Here we go with a few questions I have.
The first is


What is the best bullet placement on a moose??

Is there any tricks to field dressing? I have done deer in the past is it the same method??

I hear calling is the best way. True or False??
and last

When calling I do not sound like a moose or I dont think I do how importan is it to sound just like a moose??

Thanks for any and all replies.

Don
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Congratulations

Bullet Placement - Right in the vitals (same a sa deer but bigger!)

Calling DURING the rut can be very effective!

Sounding like a moose IS important, but won't wreck your hunt. (They're VERY aggresive during the rut). Pending HOW you're hunting, you can call like a female OR male. Males are aggresive during the rut, so essentially you can walk through the woods stepping on sticks, making a fair amount of noise and calling (low , nasal like grunts). IF a nearby male hears you, there's a distinct chance he'll come to you, wanting to fight. BE ALERT, I've heard some pretty scary stories.

If you're calling like a female, essentially you're trying to lure in a male. It's probably best to do this from a static location, and then play the waiting game.

Get some videos from the hunt shop on calling, and watch guys in action, you'll gain a world of knowledge.

Good luck.
 
DO NOT bull call if you're after a spiker (the only male moose we can hunt around prince george without an LEH).

bull calls will push them away. a spiker does not fight yet. cow call only for spiker.
 
Amphibious said:
DO NOT bull call if you're after a spiker (the only male moose we can hunt around prince george without an LEH).

bull calls will push them away. a spiker does not fight yet. cow call only for spiker.
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He doesn't want the spiker....he's going for the big 50-60 incher!!:p
 
then I wouldn't go south east of town.

no never.

and I wouldn't get a good pack board and start hiking up hill.

who would do that?

why would you ever climb to the higher cut blocks, no 50" bulls there.

nope.

;)
 
were actually going in 7-23B.

we got our big bull LEH's there.

ever been up hunting that area Colin? im told it's far enough north that you can get the Alaska-Yukon moose down in there.


Kyle.
 
Put a bullet through the lungs and a moose won't go far.They may not drop on the spot,but they seldom run off like an elk often does.I find moose to be the least wary member of the deer family and anything even resembling a cow call will often bring them in.
 
As for field dressing, while it is a big deer, make sure you decide how you are going to go about dressing him before hand and have quality tools available. It is a big job and not one to take lightly.

We 1/4 our moose and use a chain saw with canola oil to split the back bone. I know lots use recipricating saws too. I have done it with meat saws and small folding saws, it is not a lot of fun. If you are on foot and can't pack a saw, have SHARP tools.
 
Last year I tried the gutless method for a big animal or a long pack job why gut it if you will quarter it any way. These are the best links I could find. Be carefule of local legalities here in AB you need to have evidense of ### and species on the quarter with the tag.

http://www.huntingnut.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27

http://www.fieldandstream.com/fieldstream/photogallery/article/0,13355,1254741_0,00.html

I would also take a picture of the leftovers here in AB there is the requirement to remove all edible meat short of the ribs (on deer and such), you could end up with some moron who sees the mostly intact carcas and call the CO saying you did not take it all
 
aulrich said:
Last year I tried the gutless method for a big animal or a long pack job why gut it if you will quarter it any way. These are the best links I could find. Be carefule of local legalities here in AB you need to have evidense of ### and species on the quarter with the tag.

http://www.huntingnut.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=27

http://www.fieldandstream.com/fieldstream/photogallery/article/0,13355,1254741_0,00.html

I would also take a picture of the leftovers here in AB there is the requirement to remove all edible meat short of the ribs (on deer and such), you could end up with some moron who sees the mostly intact carcas and call the CO saying you did not take it all
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I have often thought about this method, it does make a lot of sense. Did you have any troubles?
 
riden

Personally no I have had no problems but once hardly counts, The tag bit was in conversation with a CO he had stopped a guy who had an elk in pieces the week before he let them go but gave them an ear full. A buddy got caught in the second but all he had to show the CO the pieces and he was good to go a digital picture would just be insurance.

When I did thay elk I skinned it and took the pieces off was a little ackward to keep all the needed stuff attached. It never occured to me to leave the skin on like the guy with the pronghorn. Next time i'll probably do that for at least the quarter with the tag. Not skinning it would save time too , where I am at bears are a problem and I bet I could get it into quarters and in a tree in an hour by myself.
 
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