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I need to be pointed in the right direction to learn how to call moose for next season. A buddy and myself and our Dads are going to Quebec for a moose hunt that opens Sept 23rd. That date should put us there for the pre-rut, rut. We will have 2 Bull tags and we would love to call a big boy in or even a spike, we are not pickey. I have hunted with a guy who was a good caller but he did all the calling, so I know what I should sound like. Can you guys help me with what call to get, and tape if needed and some of your calling tips.
Thanks
Sgt.
 
there is finaly a dvd on the market I would give 4 out of 5 stars to on moose calling , I see SIR sells it this year , its called callmasters "moose talk" some of it is set up on a already sighted moose I am sure but they do get bulls talking on there and make some great pointers , dvd is about $10 or so.

they dont mention just doing locater calls we call them up here, get into 1 swamp and let that long whinny bawl go and wait a while if nothing stirs move down the swamp,medow,logging block etc and do it again, remember bulls dont always answer and its pretty much a mythe you can here them a mile away grunting back , unless there on top of you with a cow already there usualy fairly quiet coming in (meaning not super vocal)

a few horney moose that should have paid more attention to what they were talking to :lol:
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good luck on your hunt
 
Jim Shockey has a moose video out in Walmart , Land of the Giants.

There is one segment where the guide makes a near perfect cow call.....if you want to properly call bulls, buy that video and you will get a short but excellent example of a cow call...it will be worth the $9 for the dvd.....practice that call and you will be 80% ready. the other 20% is knowing when to call and when to shut up......
 
Moooooooose! Moooooooose! Mooooooooooose! :D


get your Cow call down pat then start working on grunts. remember, EVERY bull comes to a Cow, but only the bigger bulls come to a grunt.

where there is a cow, there is a good chance of a bull, stick to the cows.
 
I once won 3rd place in a local moose calling contest in 1991, I was 10 :mrgreen:

I remember people laughed at me :cry:
 
remember anphib its not the big bulls that are super aggresive its the teenagers of the group , big bulls are a challenge to anyone good or bad at calling , over calling any sound will screw you in the end , especialy if its guys like us answering you as a good joke to ruin your day :lol:


oh and Tod were still laffing at you :wink: :lol:
 
There's another video called "Canadian Guide Tactics" also available at SIR, etc. It features a two time champion caller who uses different methods than the "Moose Talk" one. Plus they're from Thunder Bay, and not Maine. :)

The field footage was great in the Maine one. I thought the CGT spent more time instructing calls and led novices right from step one.

You might also want to check out the helpful advice I found here:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/viewtopic.php?t=90126&highlight=

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barnacle said:
There's another video called "Canadian Guide Tactics" also available at SIR, etc. It features a two time champion caller who uses different methods than the "Moose Talk" one. Plus they're from Thunder Bay, and not Maine. :)
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so what does it matter were there from, are you taking instruction from the better video or just because someone in ontario made it? and 2 time champ or world champ, how many moose judge these contests ?

moose are like humans no 2 sound alike, there vocabulary is primaly simple , a coffee can will call them in the rutt as will a screaming 4 year old child and a chain saw , people talk about the perfect call well a outboard motor seems to do rather well by reving it up on a river , even Jim Shockey learned that trick .

just ask anphib about his first moose hunt with us, nothing like gutting 1 bull 50 yards from another bull spanking a cow in the swamp :lol: , you hear all kinds of weird noises :shock: :lol:
 
barnacle said:
There's another video called "Canadian Guide Tactics" also available at SIR, etc. It features a two time champion caller who uses different methods than the "Moose Talk" one. Plus they're from Thunder Bay, and not Maine. :)

The field footage was great in the Maine one. I thought the CGT spent more time instructing calls and led novices right from step one.

You might also want to check out the helpful advice I found here:
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/viewtopic.php?t=90126&highlight=

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I bought this VHS. I DO NOT RECOMMEND IT. It has way too much baffle gab on it and very little hunting. The hunts that are on it are patched together with too many staged shots. There's 1 archery kill, in which you clearly see the bull called in and shot, but the other 2 are lame.

I will say the guy (Jerry Walhuber) demonstrates his calling technique and he goes through a series of calls, slowly lengthening the call each time so you get the idea how to go about it.
Two time "Remington World Champion" or not, I do not like the way he calls. IMHO he stretches the cow call out far too long; one thing the guy does that is excellent is the way he cuts off the call at the end of each call. That is very good.
If you want to learn how a bull calls his bull call is great. Although again, he does it too quickly. If you have ever heard a bull moose coming in to a call, they do not call quickly. It is very paced. A bull that is really heated up will call as he takes each stride, but at most that's several seconds between calls. So if you are listening to that, focus on imitating the sound he makes, but slow it down.

The very best calling demonstration I ever heard was about 1,000 cow moose and several hundreds of bull moose... that was in the Swan Hills country of Alberta over the last 25 years.

They ain't nothin' like the real thing!!

But the best commercial moose calling instruction I have ever heard is by a guy named Eugene Labelle. I've got an audio tape he did. I do not know if it's still available but I would say it is worth trying. The guy is a fantastic caller.

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MY OTHER POST WAS TOO LONG, SO I HAD TO ADD A SECOND...

As far as discussing moose calling strategy, the most important consideration, when you set up to call moose is wind direction. There's a helluva lot of different types of terrain and geography across Canada (or anywhere moose live). Obviously you have good moose population density and sign in your area where you will be calling. But no matter where you hunt moose YOU MUST PAY ATTENTION TO THE WIND! Set up your calling site based on where you want the bull to come, because a bull moose will almost always try to come into the wind as he gets to the calling site.
Always try to establish an opening down wind of you so that is a bull does come, he must walk into an opening if he tries to come into the wind. If you cannot do that, then an option would be to erect a treestand to elevate your line of site.

This year I called a cow and bull out. I was cow calling and the cow was being tended by a 3-4 year old bull. She clearly was looking for a bigger bull and came to me expecting that a bull might be with the "cow" she was hearing call. That cow came out downhill from me and my scent was blowing right to her... a gentle thermal downdraft. I should explain that I was not moose hunting per se, I was actually looking for a monster black bear that was in the area and I decided to call just for entertainment.
Anyway, she came out about 150 yards downhill from me and I could see immediately that she was getting the faint scent of me. She stopped and hesitated so I gave her a soft quavering cow call. She immediately cupped her ears, looked at me. I gave another couple of very short calls and that convinced her. She started walking directly to me... into the wind.
It was fascinating, because I knew she was going to reach a point where my scent would overpower her rutting instinct. How close would she come?
Meanwhile the bull had also come out. He come onto the trail just after the cow started walking up it towards me. The bull just stopped there.
Anyway, back to cow; she stopped 75 yards from. My scent had finally gotten to her and she knew something was up. Then she turned and trotted back to the bull moose. I watched the bull stick his nose into her rear end, lip curl etc... Then the pair of them went back into the trees.

I can talk moose calling all day long... :!:
 
Thanks Demonical,
I will make sure I have a shooting lane down wind from my position.Keep it coming guys, I'm taking notes.
Sgt.
 
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