Look at me, look at me... I drew a moose tag.

[sneakem]

How about a 3+ month long thread with a @Dinkshooter inspired title, loads of pictures of crap I won't shoot, lots of getting in shape, lots of semi-relevant babble and hopefully a dead moose at the end...... Coming to a forum near you....

 

[GoWyo!]

Aka Don’t be jealous.

Neener, neener. Pthppht!

 

[Caseknife]

Congrats! Moose are big critters and require lots of trips with pack frame, may want to try other footwear before you get into the meat of things

 

[sneakem]

Croc's are super stealthy, my preferred footwear for archery hunting. I recently snuck up on this guy...Plus they float if you lose one in the water...

 

[Caseknife]

I've never worn them, but would think that they would be very handy in creek crossings, much better than barefoot.

 

[sneakem]

I found the moose love shack...

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=6062724900503584

 

[txco]

Sweet! Cant wait to follow along

 

[cahunter805]

This is gonna be an awesome thread!! Congrats on the tag!

 

[BearFoot]

Get a sturdy pack

 

[F250]

Which state ?

 

[tormenter]

I've never worn them, but would think that they would be very handy in creek crossings, much better than barefoot.

Crocs can be so slippery on wet surfaces that I got tired of slipping and failing on boat docks/wooden decks/my front porch/etc. I tossed mine and vowed to never own another pair.

 

[sneakem]

Which state ?

CO

 

[Khunter]

Get a sturdy pack
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Hunt smart and get a sturdy tractor. LOL

 

[BAKPAKR]

Which state ?

If your question was directed at @BearFoot, I am guessing Alaska. Those moose are quite a bit larger than Shiras moose.

 

[Gerald Martin]

Hunt smart and get a sturdy tractor. LOL
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Waiting for @BearFoot to see your tractor and raise you one tundra buggy.

 

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[The Hedgehog]

I’m sure this will be good. Congrats!

 

[LopeHunter]

I had a tag in ID a few years back. BLM cattle were in the unit and left there beyond the allowed end date so lots of black things with 4 legs milling around during my hunt. I hunted rut briefly but roads got greasy from days of rain and bulls were quiet. I vowed to outlaw all black cattle on moose units.

Returned many weeks later when roads froze plus most of the leaves had fallen off the deciduous trees which made it simple to glass into and just above the riparian zones.

Saw several bulls in two hours of driving rutted, two-track roads and picked a bull to drop near the road. I walked to 75 yards or so from broadside bull before shot and only stopped as was “lumpy” ground to walk. Boom, boom, boom, boom. Soaked up 4 lethal shots but turns out unless spine or take out front legs a moose has lots of lungs to deal with things. I double-lunged to reduce meat damage. Amazing how little the moose reacted until got wobbly around Minute two.

Used a hand winch with the anchor one end to a close by stout-enough, biggest tree (4” diameter, maybe) and other to hind leg to quarter. A lot of work for one guy as quartered. An acquaintance helped pack the meat 100 yards or so through spongy riparian turf to my truck. Took 7 hours from rifle blasts to closing truck’s tailgate.

Good-eating meat.

 

[Sasquatchewan]

Good luck on tbe tag!!!

Crocs can be so slippery on wet surfaces that I got tired of slipping and failing on boat docks/wooden decks/my front porch/etc. I tossed mine and vowed to never own another pair.

I've done a week long canoe trip with extensive portaging wearing crocs and stalked a couple animals wearing them.

While they do get slippery, the back strap helped a lot and made for ridiculously comfortable portaging.

 

[BearFoot]

My first Moose, and my partners first Moose, we handled on the ground with what we had. Honda 110-3 wheeler, bounced and bombed each quarter, back to the truck. I Have Backpacked, a few since, due to kill site. Moose are big and awesome!