Ginormous Moose pics

[Dinkshooter]

I have moose on the brain.

This was on Bowsite already but well worth the view

http://www.fieldandstream.com/photo...here-hunt/2009/01/monster-moose-racks?photo=0

 

[noharleyyet]

Dink, How much ya think a gov's tag for "Irish Elk" would go for?

Nice link.

 

[ERSS]

Thats a bigun alright,

I have kept my eye on a pretty nice bull that spends his summer and fall about 40 minutes from the house. Seen him every year for 4 years, then was not able to look for him last year. Plan to put my son, daughter and wife in for him this year....if he is still around.

Man, those Alaskan and Yukon versions sure make our local Shiras looks small

Thanks for the link.....

 

[Dinkshooter]

I thought this was very interesting.

"According to moose expert Dr. Valerius Geist, for a young bull to grow superior antlers it must mature in a low-density population of moose and “in habitats rich in deciduous forage, primarily willows that grow in the flood plains and deltas of silt-laden rivers.” Silt is extremely fertile soil and fewer moose mean less competition for the best food.

But achieving low moose density is, like comedy, not pretty. In Geist’s words, moose left to their own devices will enjoy “phenomenal birth rates.” So to produce tremendous antlers, a moose population has to experience at least a decade of severe calf predation, usually carried out by bears. The poetic irony is that the grizzly’s claws grow unmatched moose antlers. So as numbers go down, more trophies go up."

 

[Dinkshooter]

NHY

Imagine the internet arguements "Must be nice to pay $555,000 for a Irish elk Gov tag".

 

[Oak]

Before you start getting too excited...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe_vWmMHeNc

 

[Dinkshooter]

Before you start getting too excited...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe_vWmMHeNc

God I hope one gets that close!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Oak]

I think you should go post Geist's theory on big moose over at AOD and see what kind of response you get.

 

[Dinkshooter]

I think you should go post Geist's theory on big moose over at AOD and see what kind of response you get.

Naw, just reading their moose calling tips. The first time I heard a cow moose calling, I was sure she was yelling "Wrooooooooooonnnnnnngggg Hooooooolllllllle" Wroooooooooooooonnnnggggg Hoooooooooollle"!!!!!!

http://www.outdoorsdirectory.com/magazine/calling-moose.htm

 

[Dinkshooter]

Anyone have any experience with these?


http://www.montanadecoy.com/

The Moose one that is. I have the elk one and it definitely helped kill a bull once.