First time moose hunting questions

wayne n said:
for bullet placement I hear anywhere in the eye is very effective
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realy dont have much to say to the noob but SHUT UP HOSEBAG!

and the gutless method , what a waste of meat, ribs dont apeal to people anymore or what? BUT Ill bet all that hair in the meat like in the pics sure does :rolleyes: , how bout roll it in dirt as well for flavor? ;)
 
A bull in full rut has nothing but ### or fighting on the mind. They've charged trains, big trucks and pretty much anything else that makes noise. On my first moose hunt in Northern Mb, we called for a few days and had no response (mainly cow call, my uncle has it down perfect). So, we decided to make a new tree stand, cut line and clean up the old ones the next morning. That evening, we brought in 2, the smaller one bowed out before it got in range. Fred put one 300 WinMag in the bigger ones neck at 300yds and down it went.
They came initially to the chainsaw, but we brought them in close with a couple of moosey prostituty calls, and a few grunts. It was quite a site as a newbie to watch that bull come across the channel, grunting with every other stroke in the water.
 
I've hunted moose, but never called them before. I will be in the Yukon after mid to end of September. I want a bull 50"+ . What do you think Amphib? should I use a reed call as an aid. /And wanting a big bull, is it best that I start out with cow calls or bull calls.
 
Ok

so most here are saying that the bullet placement should be the same as deer. Then I see and hear people talking about in the neck and the hump why and what advantage would these placements be???????

We will be on foot so will have to pack it out in 1/4s. that is why I will be hunting with some young guys with strong backs.

Big bulls is what we will be after in our area.

Don
 
gitrdun said:
I've hunted moose, but never called them before. I will be in the Yukon after mid to end of September. I want a bull 50"+ . What do you think Amphib? should I use a reed call as an aid. /And wanting a big bull, is it best that I start out with cow calls or bull calls.
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the bigger bulls we've called in were located by cow calling. once we knew there was an interested bull in the area the calling would slow down and you evalute the bull's speed and interest. if he's really hauling ass, keep up the cow calling and get ready for a shot, if he hangs up or starts to loose interest we'll toss in some bull calls or bush beating. pause between calling, you need to be able to hear the bull moving in the cover. some of the more productive days our cow calls were a 1min series, with 5mins inbetween. big bull will always want to get to the cow before the other guy.

the little guys trying to get in before the bigboys arrive are hilarious, some of them come running into the cutblock full tilt.

calling from a canoe/boat is awesome too. you can add "spashes" with a paddle to bring the bull out to the shore line. moose have little to no fear of a boat.

never used a reed call. always just my throat and cupped hands, or a cone made of birchbark or fiberglass (the latter sounds great when you're raking it through the alders)

fatbastard said:
what advantage would these placements be???????
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none whatsoever. go for the boilerroom. a hole in the lung is 100% dead moose. it's your largest target area and gives highest sucess percentage.



as for gutless, never tried it. can do a moose from bang to quaters in 45mins. in most cases thats fast enough. of course there was the one day where I had 3 clients all knock their moose down on the same day. none of them helped. 3 solo moose dressing in one day = 10oz of rye at dinner :D
 
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Wow!! Bone Collector, sounds like you had a helluva mess with the "gutless" method.:eek:


I've used this method a lot on deer.moose. elk and especially black bears.

It takes a few animals and practice to get good at it. I trim the neck and any other meat I can and it will likely be stew in camp.

As far as the hair in the meat, I've been around on a few hundred kills and have yet to see an animal field dressed that didn't have a few hairs left on it.
One of my buddies got the idea a long time ago to clean the hair off before we cut the meat up. Worked great and we've done that ever since.:D

We like it better without the hair and dirt, but whatever floats your tractor.:D
 
I've been around on a few hundred kills and have yet to see an animal field dressed that didn't have a few hairs left on it
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I was refering to the pictures on the link posted for this method you call GOOD :rolleyes: , but hey some guides prefer to take all edible portions out and not just the hides and what the law says we HAVE to ;)
 
fatbastard said:
Ok

so most here are saying that the bullet placement should be the same as deer. Then I see and hear people talking about in the neck and the hump why and what advantage would these placements be???????

We will be on foot so will have to pack it out in 1/4s. that is why I will be hunting with some young guys with strong backs.

Big bulls is what we will be after in our area.

Don
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the only reason i could see anyone aiming at the hump would because of the distence the moose is from you[aim high hit low].as for the neck i would prsume that is on a moose on the run[aim a little in front and allow the moose to run into the bullet]
 
Thanks
Dumbdawg

I have heard people tell me to shoot the neck but I just did not understand why.
I will go for the body just like I do Deer.
now I must ask this as well. Elk same thing correct???
Heart,lung shot just like deer.?!?!?!!
Don
 
bone-collector said:
I was refering to the pictures on the link posted for this method you call GOOD :rolleyes: , but hey some guides prefer to take all edible portions out and not just the hides and what the law says we HAVE to ;)
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Oh so you have never tried this method. I thought you had and couldn't get decent results.

I'll bet the guys in the picture cleaned the hair off, I know I would.

As far as all edible portions, sometimes we field dress the old way and eat the "guts". :D I like heart and liver and most times we take the tongue from the moose regardless of which method we use to field dress. I've hunted with guys that ate the brains too, but others didn't want any thing to do with the offal.
 
huntinstuff said:
remember >...where you shoot is where you will pack it from.
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Amen to that. I passed on more last year then I'd like to say.during bow season.

during bow:
- in large shallow swamp, wouldn't move. Finally chased him out, but couldn't catch him again
- way further then I could pack back x 2.
- in front of someone's unoccupied cammo blind. Moose then took off to the marsh on the other side of the blind.
- on the road to and from camp x many.

I didn't have a call last year, but I tried swearing at them with my best moose voice.
 
Never saw the fasination for eating the guts especiallty since most of them on the menu main function is to filter crap out of the blood stream (to each his own). Although moose ribs might be different, all the deer ribs I have tasted have not been worth the time to be cooked. And I have never used flank from anything so no edible meat has been wasted on my books.
 
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Hi fatbastard,

fatbastard said:
Ok

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


What is the best bullet placement on a moose??

Behind the shoulder, in the vitals as mentionned by majority. I would personally not aim for the neck or head.

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

Same as deer but lot bigger and lots of work, The gutless method sounds good and has been utilized by the inuits in the north for centuries, I might try it this year :cool:.

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

Not always, if not sure, you should not call or if you do, start with small short call/grunt. Sometimes cracking branches and walking in the water and/or filling and emptying your moose call in the water to mimic the sound of a cow pissing works great.

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??

It is important but might still work even if not perfect. We did a test at the hunt camp a couple of years back, one guy was calling with different calls while the others were at different distance to evaluate how it sound. Results were very surprising, some of the calls used sounded like crap from close range but turned out to be very realistic from longer distance (50yds+ away). Most calls we tried sounded ok from distance so even if your not perfect, I don't see why it would not work. Practice again and again, having confidence will have a huge impact on your hunting skills.


Thanks for any and all replies.

No problems

Don
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Amphibious said:
Packboard and a sharp hatchet.

go RETRO! ;)
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I prefer a Quad to the packboard,

but a good hatchet and 2 knives one knife should be good and heavy because thi is the one your going to ude to split the pelvis and breast bones with, use the hatchet as a hammer. This way you don't end up with bone chips all over the place. ;)

oh and I normally strip down to the t-shirt, because its going to get messy :redface: wool pants will shed the blood and guts after it dries/freezes and you can use the clean spots on the back of the t-shirt to wipe up with after your done. :D
 
woodchopper said:
I prefer a Quad to the packboard,

but a good hatchet and 2 knives one knife should be good and heavy because thi is the one your going to ude to split the pelvis and breast bones with, use the hatchet as a hammer. This way you don't end up with bone chips all over the place. ;)

oh and I normally strip down to the t-shirt, because its going to get messy :redface: wool pants will shed the blood and guts after it dries/freezes and you can use the clean spots on the back of the t-shirt to wipe up with after your done. :D
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simmilar to my way.. I use a hatched a little 2lb sledge to split the spine. no chips, no torn meat (Chainsaw). smaller and lighter then a chain saw. can do a moose from bang to quarters (alone) in 45mins flat this way. you get lots of practice doing 8-10 moose a season as a guide. comes in handy when you knock 3 down in one day. :runaway:


oh yeah, and leave the hide on the quarters untill you get back to camp. doesn;t add much weight and keeps your meat clean :D
 
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