Hunting w/out a quad

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Any of you guys hunt moose and elk without a quad or is it pretty much a lost cause if you don't have one :confused:
Ive never hunted moose but would like to next year. Ive got a big 4x4 but no quad. I may look at buying a used one but if it can be done without I may go that route. Seems every pic of a moose/elk taken by CGN'ers has a quad beside it.:)

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scott_r said:
Any of you guys hunt moose and elk without a quad or is it pretty much a lost cause if you don't have one :confused:
Ive never hunted moose but would like to next year. Ive got a big 4x4 but no quad. I may look at buying a used one but if it can be done without I may go that route. Seems every pic of a moose/elk taken by CGN'ers has a quad beside it.:)
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A Quad is a Luxury but Hardly "Necessary" for a Moose Hunt.
They may save the "Drag" etc........but the Animal can be Packed out in quarters with good old fashioned work just the same.
Another factor nowadays for those that spend alot of time in the Vehicle is the Huge savings in Gas when "Road hunting" or exploring etc.


Again a Luxury.......But certainly not necessary for the able bodied Hunter:cool:
 
x2 BCWILL, I do have and hunt with a quad but I see many others that don't have one and they get their Moose just fine. All the quad gives you is the ability to go where trucks can't. That's it. Hunt where your vehicle will allow you to go and there won't be a problem.
 
People have hunted moose for decades without quads for it maybe just the past 10-15 they become more affordable. Like the others say it's a luxury, one could get a moose without one. You just need a little bit more hip and leg muscle to lug the moose around ;)
 
Yes they never had them in the old days. Yes we use a couple, the quad allows people to go in further, get stuck faster, and without a GPS, get lost even sooner. I do however praise the use of one though!
 
I don't have one and sometimes I wish I did.
As much the ethics in me tell me to never consider it, the truth is that more and more hunters use them with so much frenzy that if you don't.... you go home without a moose. Not to argue their usefulness when it comes to packing out the meat, but really.... wherever I go with my vehicle and decide to dismount, I have 2-3 quads coming in and out in a matter of hours. They just drive on and on and when they see a moose rarely dismount,.... How can one compete with this? Having a quad menas you can smell however, make as much oise you want ad drive thru the woods hoping to see black. Now from too much driving, they break down so they ride in pairs nowadays. And go back for lunch , spooking the game... and drive at night ... just maybe.

I wish they established some areas where the 4x4 cannot be used.
I hate getting the animals out from a bog as much as the next lazy guy, but the things I've seen make me wonder if this is even called hunting....

6 of my "buddies" wake up in the morning and drive hard all day on their ATVs to every lake on the map, using chainsawswhere the trail ends.... and I'd like to believe that they don't get any..... But they do. The drive up to the moose - that justs sits there likethe one on the road - and shot it. Cut it up with the other chainsaw and head to the motel for another round of whiskey.

If you want more meat,, get the quad and ride it in and out. If you want to hunt, you can still get one and make sure it is just your ride to and from the place you hunt, not to and from the place you shoot.
 
have never owned a quad, and spent a lot of time hunting moose. a guy can drag a quarter a long way if he's in half decent shape. hunting with a buddy makes getting a moose out much easier. hunting is more fun on foot.
 
Most accidental hunting shooting accidents aren’t accidents they are 100% intentional, and usually happen when… your moose-hunting partner shoots a moose over 1000 yards from an accessible road or 4x4 trail . Or he drops it in the nastiest bug /leech infested bog.

Commonly it is coincidence that neither hunter in the above hunting scenario owned a Jeep CJ winch equipped or an Bobcat/ Argo or 4x4 quad.

Also common is to hump out the said animal for a few K and swear on your mothers eyes that as god is your witness you will never shoot bull winkle again no more that 20 yards from any major thoroughfare.

5 years later years when you get another moose tag you will make the same mistake again and swear on a stack of holy bibles that you will not put yourself through a similar ordeal and you will buy a quad come hell or high water.

Dam I need a quad I am running out of hunting partners.;)
 
The people who ##### about quad use during hunting season are usually the same people that dont own one.

ATV's seem to be the new style of hunting. Agree or not, they are here to stay.

I have hauled out moose both ways, one way is a hell of allot easier than the other, guess which one :D

But, one costs allot more as well, pick your poison :)
 
I have a quad. I don't use it for moose hunting. In my hunting area there are few spots where a quad could get that a truck couldn't. :cool:
 
If you can quarter or bone out the animal in the field legally (you can't in NB:eek: ), a quad is not necessary. It is just a useful tool. But with or without a quad, having helpers is a big plus because, after the BANG, the fun's over and the work begins:p . Whatever method you decide on, PLAN AHEAD and come well-equipped with the TOOLS you will need for the job ie. ropes, sharp knives, sharpening steel or whetstone, axe, come-alongs, chainsaw, meat saw, cheesecloth, clean tarp, something to carry water to wash the meat, etc. And bring lots of light and EXTRA BATTERIES in case you have to work at night.

Good luck!:)
 
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