Any moose hunters
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Moose Hunter :
I have hunted moose for almost 30 years in Northern Ont. and Central Alberta .
When living and working in Elliot Lake I had a 104 sq mi. outfitting and trapping zone in the Aubery Falls , Sultan area and outfitted US black bear hunters and Ont. moose hunters from the Cornwall and Ottawa area .
The past 2 years I have been on call before the season starts and it is the first time there has not been a whole moose in my freezer for 26 years running . This will not be happening next year as I will not sign on untill I have been hunting .
Alberta was also great as they have an Elk Season as well which I like even better .
We always still end up with a plentyful supply of wild meat from friends but I still miss the hunt big time every fall if I'm not out there doing the scouting
and calling . My nick names from the days in Northern Ont. were "Scout" for myself and they called my Ford the "Grey Ghost" as no one could find it when I was visiting a favorite fishing hole .
Keep on hunting and pass the tradition on folks or the bunny huggers will have us all regulated to rifle ranges .
My grand son's moose guns are already assigned out of my collection and the oldest is yet 10 years old .
When living and working in Elliot Lake I had a 104 sq mi. outfitting and trapping zone in the Aubery Falls , Sultan area and outfitted US black bear hunters and Ont. moose hunters from the Cornwall and Ottawa area .
The past 2 years I have been on call before the season starts and it is the first time there has not been a whole moose in my freezer for 26 years running . This will not be happening next year as I will not sign on untill I have been hunting .
Alberta was also great as they have an Elk Season as well which I like even better .
We always still end up with a plentyful supply of wild meat from friends but I still miss the hunt big time every fall if I'm not out there doing the scouting
and calling . My nick names from the days in Northern Ont. were "Scout" for myself and they called my Ford the "Grey Ghost" as no one could find it when I was visiting a favorite fishing hole .
Keep on hunting and pass the tradition on folks or the bunny huggers will have us all regulated to rifle ranges .
My grand son's moose guns are already assigned out of my collection and the oldest is yet 10 years old .
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As per Jerry Gougeon, My dad and his family have been hunting moose in northern Ontario for 30+ years now to. I have went up there with them every year it is a family thing. I almost missed one year beacause a thief broke into my house and stole all my guns, dad's guns, and uncle's guns, also my Grandfathers guns, which have been handed down to my father, me, and eventually my son when he is old enough. But we got replacements and never missed, we will be keeping the tradition going that is for sure.
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Coming from someone who has never hunted anything and knows pretty much nothing about it, I have what's probably a dumb question:
Ok, so you have found the moose and shot it. How do you get it home? Those things are huge and weigh well over a thousand pounds. Some how I don't think you simply get a dozen guys and slide it in the back of your Ford. I am just trying to figure out the engineering of moving the moose from point A to point B. Perhaps a car trailer??
Ok, so you have found the moose and shot it. How do you get it home? Those things are huge and weigh well over a thousand pounds. Some how I don't think you simply get a dozen guys and slide it in the back of your Ford. I am just trying to figure out the engineering of moving the moose from point A to point B. Perhaps a car trailer??
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get moose in truck
We've always used ATV's or our trucks, winches are a must. I've had some buddies that have used skidders, tractors what ever would get the job done, some even have to quarter the moose up to get it out of the bush if it is to big. To get it into the truck, a come along on a tree, lift it up and back the truck under it, but if you have enough people you can get it in the back of a truck. Sometimes that is the fun of it and it is all worth it in the end.
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I just started last season. 4 of us went up to Red Lake in northern Ontario. A mere 26 hour drive. Although we didn't get any it was still an awesome experience. Unfortunatly we had no cow tag only bull and calf. Sure enough 1 guy sat and watched a cow for about 30 min at about 40 yards. Another guy saw a nice bull but it was over 600 yards away and a 30-06 isn't going to do the job at that distance. We saw lots of fresh tracks every day but just couldn't catch up to the.
Oh well we'll try again next year.
On a truck related note, my 2001 xlt off road ext cab Ranger with the 4.0 SOHC 4:10 rear end pulled 2 atv's on a trailer and a full load of gear in the box burnt about 645 litres (170 gal) of gas and averaged 15.5 mpg. Fuel cost for truck was $685.00CAD.
Oh well we'll try again next year.
On a truck related note, my 2001 xlt off road ext cab Ranger with the 4.0 SOHC 4:10 rear end pulled 2 atv's on a trailer and a full load of gear in the box burnt about 645 litres (170 gal) of gas and averaged 15.5 mpg. Fuel cost for truck was $685.00CAD.
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I dont hunt myself, but have generally no problem with it at all. Moose hunting I dont get however. Once located you could probably walk up and dispatch it execution style, what is the fun in that?
Now if moose are overpopulated, fine fire away, you eat them, fire away, they are wrecking your landscape, fire away, but I'd hardly call it 'hunting' since the prey has no chance once located.
Just my .02 Im sure there are things I dont understand about shooting moose, carry on.
Now if moose are overpopulated, fine fire away, you eat them, fire away, they are wrecking your landscape, fire away, but I'd hardly call it 'hunting' since the prey has no chance once located.
Just my .02 Im sure there are things I dont understand about shooting moose, carry on.
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ive never moose hunted since its a draw tag and not very many are givin out a year in my area. but this year i was out elk hunting and came across 7 moose in one area, and that alot of moose where im from in one area, 4 bulls and three cows, i thought it was pretty cool to be only 20 feet from three of the bulls. this year im gonna go for a draw tag hopefully i get one.
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fordfury469 where do you hunt? Also I know the tag system is hard to get a tag, we go to area 29 and have only had 4 tags in years, Last year we had a bull and cow tag , we filled the cow tag, this year we had a cow tag with no luck other years nothing.
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Originally Posted by 1970f2504x4
Ok, so you have found the moose and shot it. How do you get it home? Those things are huge and weigh well over a thousand pounds. Some how I don't think you simply get a dozen guys and slide it in the back of your Ford. I am just trying to figure out the engineering of moving the moose from point A to point B. Perhaps a car trailer??
After you shoot it is when the work really begins.
What we do is Immediately bleed and gut it.
Then call on the radio for hunting buddies to come and help (the smarter ones usually claim they were out of radio range, dead batteries, etc)
Get the ones who do answer to swing by the camp and pick up the cheesecloth bags, big knives,packsacks meat saws, and more beer.
Then skin the moose out on the ground, and use the hide as a surface to work on (hair side down) Drink more beer.
CUt into quarters for a calf, or smaller pieces, whatever will fit in your pack.
unless your into moose tongue, moose liver, or moose nose jelly, leave all the parts that dont look like meat in the bush
Wrap in cheesecloth, load in packs on your back, hike out to the camp/truck/ canoe. Drink more beer..
Go back for another load.
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Originally Posted by bcjim
I dont hunt myself, but have generally no problem with it at all. Moose hunting I dont get however. Once located you could probably walk up and dispatch it execution style, what is the fun in that?
Now if moose are overpopulated, fine fire away, you eat them, fire away, they are wrecking your landscape, fire away, but I'd hardly call it 'hunting' since the prey has no chance once located.
Just my .02 Im sure there are things I dont understand about shooting moose, carry on.
Now if moose are overpopulated, fine fire away, you eat them, fire away, they are wrecking your landscape, fire away, but I'd hardly call it 'hunting' since the prey has no chance once located.
Just my .02 Im sure there are things I dont understand about shooting moose, carry on.
Once you go to the bush, there are hardly herds of moose standing there waiting for you to pick one and go up rop it. I've gone entire weeks without seeing an animal. Anything under 100 yards is pretty rare.
These big beasts can seem to take three strides and evaporate into the forest. THey can run across swamps and muskeg that is all but impassable to man. Get a bull mad at you and he'll skewer you with those big antlers!