How to properly(and easily) haul moose out of the bush

Potshot21 said:
Heres the story. Buddy flew his float plane out to a remote area. He was bowhunting and shot the moose. The moose was so big his float plane couldn't take off with all the weight. He contacted the MNR and they helped him out. That is a MNR helicopter hauling that moose.

Hopefully this will clear up all the haters who think that this is immoral. It was the only way to ensure no spoilage and was carried out with full consent from the ministry of natural resources.
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A plausible story would have been that his plane had mechanical issues. ;)
 
I dont know why it wasnt quatered and put on the plane, but this is what happened. Believe it or not, I dont really care. A bunch of my friends were there and watched this happen. One of them is the girl taking the video. So speculate all you want, but this was the actual chain of events.
 
A whole lot of hubabaloo for nothing in my mind. Instead of congratulating this guy for getting his moose out at any cost, here we all are hanging the poor bastard for not letting the meat spoil! I do not know the exact chain of events for this hunt, but my understanding is that the hunter shot this moose with archery gear and the moose fell in an area that made it impossible to retreive by any means other than a true verticle lift.

If it wasn't illegal in BC, are you sure you guys out west wouldn't be tempted to do this if something similar happened to you?
 
bearkilr said:
The game was hanging from the helicopter dead. Exactly how did you deduce that they used the chopper for spotting the moose? You have zero proof of that.

If I see a guy with a moose in the bed of his pick-up, that automatically means he was road hunting from his truck? :confused:

I'm willing to make a bet it is not illegal to use an aircraft to retrieve a game animal in BC. I know for a fact it's not illegal in MB.
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Jeezus people, where was it said or implied that this animal was harvested from that chopper? I have seen people hire skidders to bring their moose in, does this automatically imply that they shot it from the skidder?

PS. What a great trophy!
 
Raton57 said:
In some places your not allowed to fly and hunt in the same day even. The problem is how to stop someone from just removing the moose,deer what ever and not shooting it from a helo also.
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But I believe you can hunt and then fly in the same day... the idea is you can't fly and see where the game is and then hunt that same day...
 
For all we know that picture could have been taken out of a helicopter....just saying.

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I've had to use helicopter to retrieve game.

In Newfoundland Moose and Caribou hunting there was no other choice.
We did however field dress and quarter the game and it didn't cost that much either.
And let me tell you it sure beat the alternative of hiking out 25 miles on muskeg carrying it all.

And I don't consider myself lazy at all!!
 
This is the fella who shot the moose...Hunted alone!


fromOtarioTrophyBucks said:
This is a bull I killed in October.
After he was down I ended up hiring a helicopter to get him to cold-storage ASAP.
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There was a post on this site titled "Flying Moose" that showed a YouTube of the air-lift.

This is a picture of my camp, I hunted alone for 2 weeks and had a run-in with an angry Black Bear (now it's a rug with arrow holes in it).

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I have been in contact with the guy that shot this monster. It was estimated to weigh 1700-1800 lbs live and scored #1 for archery in Ontario. The shooter has posted in this thread, but I'll leave it up to him to identify himself (if he so desires).
 
Wow, lots of haters here.

I can't imagine why anyone would give a crap what method someone uses to get their game out of the woods.

Seriously guys, maybe some of you should get together and publish a 1001 page "The only PROPER way to hunt." manual detailing acceptable game to hunt, acceptable weather to hunt in, acceptable weapons to hunt with, acceptable cartridges to use, acceptable methods of getting to the game, acceptable methods of getting the game out, acceptable clothing to wear when hunting, acceptable methods of wiping one's rear end while hunting, acceptable conversations to have while hunting, acceptable methods of holding one's ##### while urinating while hunting, acceptable...
 
aylandacres said:
Congrats to the hunter getting the animal on ice asap, and not wasting it.
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I concur...Has what it takes all around IMO..Took down the big fella all alone, and when he realized he needed to get it out pronto, had no problem dishing out $3000 so it wouldn't spoil.
 
Great looking bull! :)

FWIW, the only times I've heard of hunters in BC getting permission to fly out wildlife with a chopper is in times of emergency. Jet boat crash, plane crash etc.

It's specifically named in the BC Wildlife Act as unlawful to use helicopters to transport wildlife
 
bearkilr said:
Loaded firearm in powerboat is always illegal ,IIRC
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Not if your hunting turrs. It's legal, it's also the only way you can hunt them.

Also retrieving game with a chopper is also legal. Just not allowed to fly 24 hours prior to hunting. That means you can't fly in from Toronto and hunt the same day. A little known rule that is never enforced.
 
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