alaskan moose

Thanks to H4831 and sheephunter for presenting data instead of just opinions to keep this one interesting.

In regards to the original post, either caliber listed will work fine.

Of course, evidence is clear that cartridges like 30-30, 303 Brit, .270, 30-06, etc, can also get the job done just fine, as long as a hunter's bullet placement is correct.
 
H4831 said:
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The Boone and Crocket Club never did recognise Alaska moose as being in BC.Here is a copy from the very first Boone and Crocket Club book published, with the type of measuring now used, Records of North American Big Game, Book #1. It came out in 1952.
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Umm...that's exactly what I said :confused::confused::confused::confused:
 
Out of your choices, i would pick the 375. If I had a choice other then them, I would take a 30-06 with barnes bullets. I think the barnes would get through to the other side of a moose as long as it was 50' south of the Alaska/ B.C. border. If it was 50' north of the border, i may have to go to a 300wm. :rolleyes::rolleyes: If I was a guessing man, I could safely assume that the O.P. was reffering to the size of the animal, not a line in the sand.
 
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Again, I have pretty much come to the conclusion that the choice of cartridge for use on North American game under normal hunting conditions, is all but irrelevant; although I personally consider the 6.5 the lower limit of acceptability. For what its worth, my son in law sets store by has SAKO .300 Winchester, and has a few Yukon moose to his credit, while others think the .25/06, .243, or even a .22-250 will work, and have freezers full of meat and antlers on their walls to support their choices. But the idea that someone would choose a rifle for an animal this large based solely on accuracy is curious, unless he is engaged in long range shooting, where not only accuracy but also where the choice of cartridge is greatly important to the success of the shot. Otherwise the need for varmint rifle accuracy on a 24" kill zone escapes me, but each to his own. My choice would be the rifle that was most suitable for: the country I hunted, the range I intended to shoot from, and the availability of bullets that penetrated well and produced large wound volumes. In all probability I would choose my .375, not due to the cartridge's superiority over a .30/06, but because that particular rifle is better suited to the rigors of coastal hunting than my .30/06. Where it the other way around, I would choose the .30/06.
 
Boomer said:
Again, I have pretty much come to the conclusion that the choice of cartridge for use on North American game under normal hunting conditions, is all but irrelevant; although I personally consider the 6.5 the lower limit of acceptability. For what its worth, my son in law sets store by has SAKO .300 Winchester, and has a few Yukon moose to his credit, while others think the .25/06, .243, or even a .22-250 will work, and have freezers full of meat and antlers on their walls to support their choices. But the idea that someone would choose a rifle for an animal this large based solely on accuracy is curious, unless he is engaged in long range shooting, where not only accuracy but also where the choice of cartridge is greatly important to the success of the shot. Otherwise the need for varmint rifle accuracy on a 24" kill zone escapes me, but each to his own. My choice would be the rifle that was most suitable for: the country I hunted, the range I intended to shoot from, and the availability of bullets that penetrated well and produced large wound volumes. In all probability I would choose my .375, not due to the cartridge's superiority over a .30/06, but because that particular rifle is better suited to the rigors of coastal hunting than my .30/06. Where it the other way around, I would choose the .30/06.
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:)Well stated.
 
It is really a non issue as both the .375 and the .338 will kill them dead. As always, use whatever you shoot best.

Are Alaska/Yukon moose found in Northern BC? Well do they change to something else if they walk across the invisible border???
 
saskcop said:
It is really a non issue as both the .375 and the .338 will kill them dead. As always, use whatever you shoot best.

Are Alaska/Yukon moose found in Northern BC? Well do they change to something else if they walk across the invisible border???
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According to Boone and Crockett...yes they do. You have to have a defined boundary somewhere if you are going to seperate subspecies. If animals cross that boundary, they change classification.
 
There is no question about B&C definition of Ak-Yukon moose, however it is clear that the original poster was asking his question pertaining to size, not geographical distribution, of moose.

Appropriately, it has been pointed out that the largest of moose species do range into North-Western BC. I have personally seen moose antlers that measured over 73 inches from the Atlin area, and the animals were huge.

Having said that, the largest moose I have personal knowledge of measured 85, yes eighty-five, inches, and was shot by a chap out of Watson Lake. It was a long time ago, and a big deal for several years up here.

The bull was standing about 125 yd away, and he decked it with two shots into the lungs, using an iron-sighted 30-30 and factory ammo. :D

Ted
 
Why not? said:
There is no question about B&C definition of Ak-Yukon moose, however it is clear that the original poster was asking his question pertaining to size, not geographical distribution, of moose.

Appropriately, it has been pointed out that the largest of moose species do range into North-Western BC. I have personally seen moose antlers that measured over 73 inches from the Atlin area, and the animals were huge.

Having said that, the largest moose I have personal knowledge of measured 85, yes eighty-five, inches, and was shot by a chap out of Watson Lake. It was a long time ago, and a big deal for several years up here.

The bull was standing about 125 yd away, and he decked it with two shots into the lungs, using an iron-sighted 30-30 and factory ammo. :D

Ted
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Saving a recently acquired 358 Norma Magnum for Mr. Moose and especially for another trip to that area:). The last 'visit' to the Atlin area was with my wife, about 1974 and it was on that trip I had the 'opportunity' to camp over night on a mountain close by.
 
If Iw as going to run out and buy a moose rifle today, it would be the .375 Ruger Alaskan.

If I had a .375 H&H or .338 RUM, I'd pick the rifle that I liked better of the 2.:)
 
Arguing about where the moose originates from and which border it crosses??

If it is a U.S. moose the Department of Homeland Security will know it's origin. Check it's passport! :p
 
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