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anyone ever been moose hunting?
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12/23/14 04:09 PM
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Re: anyone ever been moose hunting?
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12/23/14 05:51 PM
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KG68
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About all I can tell you is a horse can outrun them pretty easily.Nuff said.
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Re: anyone ever been moose hunting?
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12/23/14 09:35 PM
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hook_n_line
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Don't stand in front of him if you make a bad shot!
Sometimes it's hard being me! But somebody has to do it.
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Re: anyone ever been moose hunting?
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12/23/14 09:47 PM
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WY 2005.Beautiful country. Magnificent animal-kinda intimidating but they aren't hard to kill. Not super wary either. Finding a good one is the hard part. Great hunt!
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: anyone ever been moose hunting?
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#5495884
12/23/14 10:01 PM
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I grew up in moose country. They are so dumb and unpredictable that they are extremely dangerous. When they are in rut they are possible they most dangerous animal in the Americas. Oh yeah. and they taste good.....
"I was called by the Yorkers a outlaw, and later by the english a rebel" Ethan Allen
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Re: anyone ever been moose hunting?
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12/24/14 12:34 AM
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Would have to scan my old 35 mm pictures from 1972. I hunted out of Talkeetna, Alaska. Beautiful country, lots of great fishing and great bulls if you wait. Then again that was 40+ years ago. The Meat is A++++.
Short Story; Took a nice trophy bull. My first shot hit the bull square in the chest (he was facing me) When we got to him (10 yards) he jumped up, I thought he would never stop rising. Man they are huge up close. I dropped him with the second round. An image I will never forget.
After I took my bull the outfitter said "Sit on him and let me get your picture" .. I said you got to be kidding..... WOW!!! They are big. Then comes the packing out of the meat, horns, cape.... took us about a half a dozen 5 mile backpack trips.
Great memories, great hunt.
Lucky 7 Exotic Ranch located in Eden, Tx. Well managed self sustaining herds roaming our 3,000 acre ranch. First Class Lodging, Ranch style meals and qualified guides. 30+ species.
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Re: anyone ever been moose hunting?
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12/24/14 04:41 AM
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Seen them, but never hunted one.
Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: anyone ever been moose hunting?
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12/24/14 06:23 AM
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NP. GREAT Wyoming Bull
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Re: anyone ever been moose hunting?
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#5496961
12/24/14 01:13 PM
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I've taken four moose over the years. Shiras moose from Wyoming Alaska-Yukon moose from the Hoholitna River area of Alaska Eastern Canadian moose from Newfoundland Western Canadian moose from British Columbia They were shot with a .30-06, a .338WM, and a 7mmRM(2). They aren't particularly hard to kill or to hunt, but during the rut they'll come to you, which is pretty exciting. Moose meat is excellent fare, the best in North America, but unless you are able to drive your pickup to where you hunt, it's too expensive to fly it home. Every family in the north country lives on moose meat all through the winter.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple.....and wrong." H. L. Mencken
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Re: anyone ever been moose hunting?
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#5497126
12/24/14 02:53 PM
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jshouse
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great bulls dawaba but that 2nd pic is awesome.
If I send my neighbors a text and ask them to give me feedback on my lawn and plant rye into a giant dong pattern, I'm probably going to get some less than positive feedback. Same goes here.
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Re: anyone ever been moose hunting?
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12/24/14 04:59 PM
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Re: anyone ever been moose hunting?
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12/24/14 05:06 PM
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He has killed an animal or two......
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: anyone ever been moose hunting?
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12/25/14 04:55 AM
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Re: anyone ever been moose hunting?
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#5498821
12/25/14 11:44 AM
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Nice trophies!
I would agree that the hunting country of northern BC just might be the most beautiful in all of North America. Or maybe the kodachrome sandstone of southern Utah. Or it could be the coastal redwood country of northern California. Oh, and the rainy fiords of SE Alaska, where on a rare clear morning you are astonished to see that the mountains climb right out of the sea. Or perhaps the Thorofare with the impossibly resplendent grandeur of the Tetons to the SW and smoky Yellowstone to the NW, and a bull elk bugling in the black timber right below you.
But northern BC is best, I think. After an arduous morning of climbing, ignoring the protest of aching legs and aching lungs, you finally find yourself above timberline, above even the clouds; and then you suddenly realize with certain clarity that you are closer to God.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple.....and wrong." H. L. Mencken
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Re: anyone ever been moose hunting?
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12/25/14 02:48 PM
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bucksducks..... that looks incredible.
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Re: anyone ever been moose hunting?
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#5498961
12/25/14 03:02 PM
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Great photos, Bucks&Ducks. I've hunted twice in BC and the scenery there is stunning.
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Re: anyone ever been moose hunting?
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#5498973
12/25/14 03:09 PM
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Man! you fellas are throwing up some incredible photos and great trophy's!! Never hunted Moose, but sure would love too.
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