I can barely walk right now.
Wasn't really planning on going moose hunting this year.
Decided to go and just relax for a few days. Call some moose, drink some tea, read a book, and nibble on some fig newton's. Ah, the good life.
Get where I was headed yesterday about 1300. Stop and have a bite to eat and figured why not let out a call?
Start reading a new book and at page 13 look up and see a moose about
200m away crossing a trail.
Ok, where's my gun? Leaning on the truck. Load it and go after the moose.
I'm walking down the trail and he's on the edge of the trees eyeballing me.
Binoculars up and there's a bush right in front of him. No shot.
I put my hands in the air and start rocking them back and forth while I keep walking towards him. C'mon moose, take one step out!
Hey if it works for Jim Shockey?
So I get about 100m away and he hasn't moved. I work into the trees to circle around and about 10 minutes later I come out where I think he was and no moose.
I start walking back on the trail letting out the odd bull grunt. Still no moose.
I get halfway back to my truck and he grunts. He's about 75m in the bush and angling away.
Try a cow call and he's still headed away.
Double time down the trail and I come to a more open area. I hear the bull raking the trees and see some of the willow tops moving.
I let out my best ever bull grunt.........now he's coming towards me.
He's about 20m away and he hangs up. All I can see is one antler.
I try a quiet bull grunt and nothing, he won't take that last step out.
Standoff for about 2 minutes or so.
Now he's grunting and walking away from me again!
I grab a branch and start raking the willows like mad and let out a bull grunt.
Now he's turning around and grunting like crazy.
The moose is going to hear my heart pounding in my chest.
I'm behind 2 trees and now I can see him.
2 more steps and he'll be in the clear. I come out from behind the tree and raise the rifle up. The moose is about 15m away now.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MOOSE MOVE SO FAST IN MY LIFE!!!
I run about 10m to my right and the moose is standing in an open area looking back at where I was.
One shot with the 416 and he runs about 50m and stops.
Wobbly legs and then he falls over.
So being by myself I start working on the moose. About 4.5-5 hours later he's all cut up and laid out to cool overnight.
This morning start hauling moose pieces to the truck.
8 trips took me about 3 hours.
Did I mention the ribs cutting my ear open while hauling them out? Or the tine that scratched my back when I dropped the head?
I think I'm going to find a hunting partner next year who's strong of back and weak of mind!!
Wasn't really planning on going moose hunting this year.
Decided to go and just relax for a few days. Call some moose, drink some tea, read a book, and nibble on some fig newton's. Ah, the good life.
Get where I was headed yesterday about 1300. Stop and have a bite to eat and figured why not let out a call?
Start reading a new book and at page 13 look up and see a moose about
200m away crossing a trail.
Ok, where's my gun? Leaning on the truck. Load it and go after the moose.
I'm walking down the trail and he's on the edge of the trees eyeballing me.
Binoculars up and there's a bush right in front of him. No shot.
I put my hands in the air and start rocking them back and forth while I keep walking towards him. C'mon moose, take one step out!
Hey if it works for Jim Shockey?
So I get about 100m away and he hasn't moved. I work into the trees to circle around and about 10 minutes later I come out where I think he was and no moose.
I start walking back on the trail letting out the odd bull grunt. Still no moose.
I get halfway back to my truck and he grunts. He's about 75m in the bush and angling away.
Try a cow call and he's still headed away.
Double time down the trail and I come to a more open area. I hear the bull raking the trees and see some of the willow tops moving.
I let out my best ever bull grunt.........now he's coming towards me.
He's about 20m away and he hangs up. All I can see is one antler.
I try a quiet bull grunt and nothing, he won't take that last step out.
Standoff for about 2 minutes or so.
Now he's grunting and walking away from me again!
I grab a branch and start raking the willows like mad and let out a bull grunt.
Now he's turning around and grunting like crazy.
The moose is going to hear my heart pounding in my chest.
I'm behind 2 trees and now I can see him.
2 more steps and he'll be in the clear. I come out from behind the tree and raise the rifle up. The moose is about 15m away now.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MOOSE MOVE SO FAST IN MY LIFE!!!
I run about 10m to my right and the moose is standing in an open area looking back at where I was.
One shot with the 416 and he runs about 50m and stops.
Wobbly legs and then he falls over.
So being by myself I start working on the moose. About 4.5-5 hours later he's all cut up and laid out to cool overnight.
This morning start hauling moose pieces to the truck.
8 trips took me about 3 hours.
Did I mention the ribs cutting my ear open while hauling them out? Or the tine that scratched my back when I dropped the head?
I think I'm going to find a hunting partner next year who's strong of back and weak of mind!!
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