World Record Moose -- Amazing Video

1) It appeared to me to not penetrate too well, either.

2) I thought if anything, it was a bit too far forward. A huge moose has a lot of muscle that close to the shoulder. Large muscle and big rib bones, before the lungs are reached. That arrow may not have reached the lungs!

Why didn't they show the follow up, dead moose, posed photos?
 
H4831 said:
1) It appeared to me to not penetrate too well, either.

2) I thought if anything, it was a bit too far forward. A huge moose has a lot of muscle that close to the shoulder. Large muscle and big rib bones, before the lungs are reached. That arrow may not have reached the lungs!

Why didn't they show the follow up, dead moose, posed photos?
Click to expand...

i think we posted at the same time...
 
moose

I have that DVD. "The Rackman in the Yukon Seven". Real Langlois lives and guides in the Yukon.Moose scored 249 Pope&Young which is apparently the world record according. English voice over which isnt to bad as the camera work is excellent and the scenes are incredible.runs 1h40m. This is one skilled hunter IMHO.
Geoff
Victoria
 
How do you aim when you are staring at nothing but a wall of fur feet from you, knowing full well that the bull could turn trample and stomp you to death even with a double lung heart shot before it dies? BALLS OF STEEL. Call the shot how you wish but look at his hands shaking after the shot. How steady do you think you could have held the pin? This guy is a phenomenal moose hunter. He prides himself on getting as close to the animals as he can and he does. Great job Real. I love watching this guy in action and can only hope to be as good a caller one day.
 
When I first saw the bull, my first reaction was that it was a text book example of an Alaska moose. These range in Alaska, the Yukon, northern BC and not sure if they go into NWT, or not.
Then, a posting mentioned Quebec and I couldn't figure it out. So now I am relieved, it was an Alaska moose in the Yukon.
 
H4831 said:
When I first saw the bull, my first reaction was that it was a text book example of an Alaska moose. These range in Alaska, the Yukon, northern BC and not sure if they go into NWT, or not.
Then, a posting mentioned Quebec and I couldn't figure it out. So now I am relieved, it was an Alaska moose in the Yukon.
Click to expand...

Taxonomists generally have the range of the Alaska mosse as being in Alaska and the western Yukon only.

BC, eastern Yukon and NWT have a different subspecies. Record books have them classified a bit differently again.
 
That's a long time to hold at full draw. Wonder how many of us would have panicked and gone for a bad quartering forward shot, or even tried to brain the beast. Knowing my luck, I'd of lost it and probably killed the lone tree.
 
bearkilr said:
Taxonomists generally have the range of the Alaska mosse as being in Alaska and the western Yukon only.

BC, eastern Yukon and NWT have a different subspecies. Record books have them classified a bit differently again.
Click to expand...

I am well aware of the rules for record keeping, where an Alaska moose could be shot in northern BC, entered as a Canada moose, and win a top rating.
Here is a paragraph from a book of the BC Provincial Museum, by Ian McTaggart Cowan, Dean of graduate studies at UBC.
This refers to the Alaska moose range in BC.

AM.jpg


The Alaska variety of moose are by far the largest, are darker in color and have distinct antlers. The antlers spread more side ways, instead of going mostly up, like other moose sub species do. That was why the one mentioned above had an 81 inch spread.
This book I quoted from is 45 years old. In that time moose, like many other species, have enlarged their range. unofficially, at least, they now extend south to at least the Prince George area, in BC.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom