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Dec 30, 2004 | 03:27 PM

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AKDieselMan

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From: Chugiak, Alaska

yup, have hunted moose in Alaska for the past 14 years, before that hunted thelittle guys in Wyoming when i was in Highschool. To answer some of the questions and some of the posts. Hunting during the rut can be quite a thrill. They seem to be a little aggressive and when they answer your calls they have two things on their mind. Neither one is going to be much fun for you if you aren't a good shot. And yes after you get him down you have to transport. I have used backpacks, rafts, ATV,s, and boats. It is simpler if you sit on the dock at the cabin on the lake and call him in. Then you can use the ATV winch to pull him out of the lake and butcher him.

Dispatching one during the rut execution style may be your idea, but my buddie doesn't agree. One charged him from 30 yards and he was lucky with a snap shot, other wise he would have been either fought or ?? depending on the actual mood of the critter.

Dec 30, 2004 | 07:25 PM

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TigerDan

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From: The hills of No. Calif.

Never hunted one, (not too good a Moose population in Calif.) but the family I lived with in Sweden got one every year, we ate Moose all winter...I loved it! Any of y'all get one this year, send some meat down my way! -TD

Dec 30, 2004 | 09:20 PM

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eckart

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From: Kelowna B.C.

Moose aren't big dumb animals. Just big. You'd never just walk up to one, nor would you want to. A mad bull would easily do you in. I was dumb enough to grunt at a bull with a cow once. That was 20 years ago but still remeber what a mad moose looks like. And yes they are cool to hunt/see. Two buddies and me found two big bulls hornlocked dead a couple of years ago. Took my dad there a month later to find a griz with a cub (wasn't waiting to see if it had more cubs) feeding on it. Thats the best part of hunting....all the memories.

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Dec 30, 2004 | 09:46 PM

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Trux

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From: Bowie, Maryland

I went moose hunting just one time and it was such a bad experience that I will never do it again.
After I shot and dropped a big bull, I approached him slowly and prepared to bleed him. When I got close he raised his head and whispered, "I'm Bullwinkle. Watch while I pull a rabbit out of my hat." Just then a flying squirrel shot past my head like a rocket in what seemed like an attempt to distract me. I would swear that the squirrel was wearing a helmet and goggles! I got really rattled by all of this and paused to put another shot through the head of the big bull before proceeding. While I was field dressing the moose, a guy and his wife, Boris and Natasha, came by to congratulate me on the kill and to ask for the trophy. I recall him saying, "Moose has been eliminated. Now only squirrel remains!" Too weird.
For years, I have hunted deer in the Southwest but I don't think that I will ever again go moose hunting.

Dec 30, 2004 | 10:41 PM

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Ken aka Savage

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From: Grande Prairie, Alberta,

Yup, you can count me in as a Moose hunter, i took my first moose in the morning of my 14th Birthday in 1971.

Been hunting them ever since.
--Ken

Dec 30, 2004 | 10:55 PM

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eckart

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From: Kelowna B.C.

Took my first moose when I was 15, 23 years ago. Seems like just a little while ago.

Dec 31, 2004 | 06:50 AM

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MrOldV8

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From: SouthWest Ohio

Years ago when I was fishing in Northern Sask., I had the Cree Indian guide tell me how he hunted moose...now you guys tell me if he was pulling my chain or not.
He would use a .22 rifle...go into the woods and find a moose. He would somehow get the moose to charge him. He said that if he stood perfectly still, the moose would charge to within a couple of yards of him and then stop and wait for him to make the next move. Then he would slowly raise his rifle, take aim and pop him. He said that a carefully-placed .22 round was all it took to bring a moose down.
If this story is true, that guy has more cahones than I'd ever hope to have. What do you think...Any truth here?

MR

Dec 31, 2004 | 08:25 AM

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Ken aka Savage

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From: Grande Prairie, Alberta,

From what I have seen they did amazing things with a .22 rimfire! But most of the Moose they took with a .22 were gutshot, left to get sick & lay down then get finished off with another .22 shot.
The wildest factual story of a native/.22 trophy harvested is the story of Bella Twin a native woman & her berry pick'n partner Dave Auger from near Slave Lake Alberta who back in 1953 shot & killed the record Grizly Bear with her Coey Single Shot .22 rifle Her Grizzly still stands as the top ranking Grizzly taken in Alberta!
Grizzly Bear 26 5/16 Bella Twin & Dave Auger Slave Lake 1953, this is the exerpt from the records list in Alberta. You can access the entire list at this link...
http://www.albertaoutdoorsmen.ca/

As for me, If I am in Grizzly country (which most of my hunting area is) I much prefer to pack my .338 Win Mag or my Marlin .444 along with a .44 Mag back up. maybe that makes me a wussy but the odds are better that I will be alive to harvest my trophy.
--Ken