What to carry for moose!

what did you buy the 300wm for ,,,this is a good a chance as you will get to use it ,buy two or three boxes of shells for it and get out to the range with her ..you got lots of time to get her tuned up before the season starts ,,,,,that is exactly what the 300wm was made for so .here is your chance ,,,I know if you leave it home you will wish you had it ,,,,,Dutch
 
I used an '06 with 165 parts Mod 70 or BAR then a 300 win Mag old Browning bolt with 165 parts now it's a toss up between my 375 H&H with 270 Parts or 45-70 with 415 gr Cast. If over 125 yds or so the bias is towards the 375 Ruger SS if 100 or less the 45-70 Marlin.
Lost
 
Bullwinkle, nor any other game in North America, does not need a magnum of any kind to kill. 165 grain hunting bullets out of your '06, will kill any game you care to hunt.
And 'I want one." is all the reason you need to buy another rifle.
If somebody asks where do you shoot a moose, say "Close to the road."
 
sunray said:
Bullwinkle, nor any other game in North America, does not need a magnum of any kind to kill. 165 grain hunting bullets out of your '06, will kill any game you care to hunt.
And 'I want one." is all the reason you need to buy another rifle.
If somebody asks where do you shoot a moose, say "Close to the road."
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Good answer and better advice stoot them Close to the road
 
1. Either of the rifles you listed, and ammo.
2. A good moose call you practiced with.
3. Toiled paper, baby wipes and hand sanitizer.
4. Bug dope.
5. A sharp machete, a sharp meat saw and two carpet knives with spare blades (save your sheath knife for making sandwiches).
6. Matches and lighters.
7. A couple of 9 x 12 tarps and 100' thin rope.
8. Come-along.
9. Game bags.
10. etc....
 
ah moose are not that hard, its a lot of work by yourself.

I've done a fair number now by myself...

Although shooting one at last light and gutting it with a small flashlight is not a lot of fun. Got back to camp at around midnight with that one.

best is a small moose early in the day.

oh and bring rope and a quad or argo.


either of the guns you have will work, I use a 300WM
 
Well since your average moose doesn't have any pockets I would offer to carry his wallet and car keys for him so they don't get lost in the woods
 
Ganderite said:
30-06 is more gun than you need, but if you are comfortable with it, go for it.

my grandfather got 50+ moose in the Smithers, area, using his 30-30 rifle. Only 1 needed a second shot. Shot placement.
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Your Grandfather and my Grandfather both! Only difference was geography. My Grandfather said he could count on one hand the number of Moose he ever shot beyond 100 yards and those were with his .348.
 
Nothing wrong with either an 30-06 or a 300WM for moose. I have owned both. Sold the 300 WM years ago and stayed with the 06 in a M-70. Never missed the 300. Shot a lot of moose with the 06 and never had to go more than 50yds to find any of them. I use 165 gr. Nosler partitions. Closest moose 15ft. furthest 400 yds +-, all were under 100yds except the 400 yarder.

Like others have stated now you need equipment to get you to where the moose are, then get the dead moose from where it fell to the butcher shop. 4x4 truck with a trailer large enough to hold an Argo plus the moose and all the other stuff. The rifle is the cheap tool. It will only cost you about another 100K for the truck, trailer, Argo, camper/tent camp, plus other related equipment. There is no guarantee you will even see a moose let alone shoot one. So all the expense may be for not, or you may be successful and it will be the most expensive meat you have ever chewed on.
Why would anyone in there right mind want to spend all this money and time in an attempt to shoot a moose. Beats me as I have doing it for years. Maybe it's for the shear fun and adventure, the thrill of calling one of those big SOB's in close enough for a decent shot. The male bonding and camaraderie with your buddies. Then there's the justification of buying a new rifle every few years, not that you need it just that a new one might make the next moose more dead than the old rifle did.
 
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I manage for year with a rusty old pickup and my rifle Plus a good pack-bored( external frame )
At home ther are guys who hunt on a Bicycle for deer
Ther is a Big difference between wanting something and need it
Argo's ATV Rokon's are all nice to have but do you really need it
With to much stuff where are you going to put your moose
Get what you need first then start working on the equipment you want
No one has said anything about a external frame pack-bored yet you can do a lot with a good pack-bored
Next to my rifle and ammo,truck,knife,and meat saw,rope a god pack-bored is a must have in my basic hunting kit
I'm still working on my want list

Get your basic hunting kit first and make it the best you can afford You don't need to spend 100k on equipment
 
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phinton81 said:
If your T3 is a Sporter it will be a poor choice for hunting. It's a target gun meant to shoot from the bench or prone. Take the M70
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A T3 in 300 WM from prone????????????? You gotta be kidding, right?

Nothing wrong with a T3 by the way, I own one in 9.3 X 62 and it's quickly becoming my favorite as a do-it-all! And 300 WM is also a favorite... more so than any .30-06. I've owned three in .30-06 and eight in .300s. I guess that says it all, for me that is in .30 cal.

Bob

www.bigbores.ca
 
My all time Favorite Moose rifle is my first rifle a old 303 Lee Enfield
If the guy can shoot a 30-06 well then that is the rifle to use there is no advantage to using magnum lazer beams
In fact I sight all my hunting rifles 1" high at 25yards I'm good out to about 200 yards
if you can't get within 200 yards of a moose in northern BC then you need to take up a new hobby
 
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