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Youth moose down - Added Pics - Huge Bull Video & Story
« on: October 02, 2010, 02:08:35 PM »
Mt spokane cow down. Huge bull at 15 yds wanted us for girlfriend.  Pics to follow. Just packed it out. Headed to butcher.  

Added Pics, video and story sunday nite - see page 2

« Last Edit: October 03, 2010, 11:15:51 PM by Magnum_Willys »

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Re: youth moose down
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2010, 02:23:06 PM »
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sweet! take me back to the hunt we did last year. congrats to the youth hunter :IBCOOL:
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Re: youth moose down
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2010, 03:56:39 PM »
Right on!  Congrats!

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Re: youth moose down
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2010, 03:57:52 PM »
Booyah! Looking forward to the pics! Grats.

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Re: youth moose down
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2010, 03:59:48 PM »
Good eats...fun adventure

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Re: youth moose down
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2010, 05:10:03 PM »
 :IBCOOL: :IBCOOL:

Congrats!!! So when is the BBQ?

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Re: youth moose down
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2010, 05:25:08 PM »
I have a friend who lives north of spokane and his daughter drew the same tag. Can't wait to hear back from them. Congrats to the hunter!

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Re: youth moose down
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2010, 05:36:12 PM »
Good job!  Hurry with those pics!
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Re: youth moose down
« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2010, 06:25:49 PM »
Nice job Jay, tell Cole congrats.

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Re: youth moose down
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2010, 06:55:34 PM »
Congrats, look forward to pictures.

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Re: youth moose down
« Reply #10 on: October 03, 2010, 12:51:16 AM »
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Re: youth moose down
« Reply #11 on: October 03, 2010, 03:22:21 AM »
congrats to the young one!!

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Re: youth moose down
« Reply #12 on: October 03, 2010, 04:19:02 AM »
thats awesome,cant wait to see pics and hear the story of the hunt.A big heck ya for the young one

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Re: youth moose down
« Reply #13 on: October 03, 2010, 05:56:59 PM »
That is awesome, congrats to you and your son.
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Re: youth moose down
« Reply #14 on: October 03, 2010, 06:57:37 PM »
Congrats to the hunter.  Let's see some pics.....

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Re: youth moose down
« Reply #15 on: October 03, 2010, 07:21:59 PM »
CONGRATS to the youngster!!! Can't wait to see the field photos.

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Re: Youth moose down - Added Pics - Huge Bull Video & Story
« Reply #16 on: October 03, 2010, 09:09:49 PM »
2010 Youth Cow Moose Hunt – We pulled the RV over to Spokane on Friday night and my son and I got an early start on Saturday passing the timber company gate right at opening time.  We hadn’t been in the area before so were going in blind.  We drove the logging roads for an hour and a half not seeing anything and surprised at the heavy brush and lack of viewing areas – it looked like we were going to have to hope to see one on the road.  We did cut some fresh tracks which was encouraging and were mainly scouting for the next days hunt anyway.


At 8:00 am we got to the end of a spur and decided to take a coffee and donut break and I got out and gave a wail on the elk bugle just for fun.   My son immediately said he heard a moose answer so I called again and sure enough here comes a “grurrp”, “grurrp” coming down towards us.  After 5 minutes a huge bull moose poked its head out of the brush about 35 yards from us.   It then came out onto the road and raked the brush and then bedded down on the side of the road not 40 yards from us and the rig.   We then heard another animal below the road.  What followed was an hour long waiting game trying to get a look at the animal below the road while trying not to piss off the bull.  



Finally after an hour we got a good look at the cow below the road and my son got the opportunity to take a good shot off steady sticks at about 80 yards – this took about 30 minutes and we were both worn out by then as he had the gun up and down trying to get a good look downhill through the brush.  He finally got a clear shot down through the timber at about 80 yards.   He made a great shot and I saw the big cow go down but go out of sight.  We waited 30 minutes before going down to check it but in that time the bull moved down towards it and we ended up having to scare it out of there before getting to the cow.  

Video of Bull: 

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We got down to the cow and it was hit right where my son had aimed with his .325WSM.  We started quartering it when the bull showed up again at about 20 yards scaring the cr*p out of us!  After a couple warning shots and some sticks thrown it finally ambled off – OMG are those things big and dumb in the rut!  

It was getting warm out so we used a spray bottle of 50/50 vinegar and water which kept the flies and bees away and after 2 ½ hours we had it all packed out with my son doing most of the packing while I did the knife work ( he’s 15 years old but 6’ 2”” and 215 lbs. )   We then headed to Spokane to find a butcher that was still open and that turned into an adventure in itself but finally we got the very clean meat down and in a cooler and ended a very successful hunt.  We even made it back to the RV in time to listen to the Ducks, Beavers, and Huskies win big.  It was a great weekend.   It wasn’t nearly as easy as it sounds and we didn’t make it back to camp until 6pm having left at 6am but lots of great memories!

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Re: youth moose down
« Reply #17 on: October 03, 2010, 10:45:22 PM »
Nice job Jay, tell Cole congrats.

Will do!  I thought of that big bull you got last year when we were watching this one.  Cole wants to start putting in for Idaho now !

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Re: Youth moose down - Added Pics - Huge Bull Video & Story
« Reply #18 on: October 04, 2010, 12:48:23 AM »
Congrats to your son :tup:
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Re: Youth moose down - Added Pics - Huge Bull Video & Story
« Reply #19 on: October 04, 2010, 06:23:21 AM »
congrats!  well done dad and son!

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Re: Youth moose down - Added Pics - Huge Bull Video & Story
« Reply #20 on: October 04, 2010, 07:50:28 AM »
Congrats, lot's of good eating right there.
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Re: Youth moose down - Added Pics - Huge Bull Video & Story
« Reply #21 on: October 04, 2010, 07:57:11 AM »
Congrats on the moose and good story..Bulls are fun when you walk up on them  :yike: :bdid:

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Re: Youth moose down - Added Pics - Huge Bull Video & Story
« Reply #22 on: October 04, 2010, 08:08:52 AM »
Awesome pics!  Congrats!

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Re: Youth moose down - Added Pics - Huge Bull Video & Story
« Reply #23 on: October 04, 2010, 08:11:05 AM »
congrats. Thats the tag I want the most.

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Re: Youth moose down - Added Pics - Huge Bull Video & Story
« Reply #24 on: October 04, 2010, 09:12:45 AM »
Congrats to the both of you! Coffee and doughnut breaks have worked for me before too! It really sounded fun, you got some cool video there too. I'd love to see a moose in the wild like that. Enjoy the meat!

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Re: Youth moose down - Added Pics - Huge Bull Video & Story
« Reply #25 on: October 04, 2010, 04:03:40 PM »
Sounds like a great hunt! Congrats to your son and you.

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Re: Youth moose down - Added Pics - Huge Bull Video & Story
« Reply #26 on: October 04, 2010, 04:08:31 PM »
Very cool!  Congratulations to both of you!
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Re: Youth moose down - Added Pics - Huge Bull Video & Story
« Reply #27 on: October 04, 2010, 04:45:59 PM »
Whoa that was quite the hunt. Good job Cole!!!! Congrats!!!! Boy you sure got your hunt done fast. Awesome!!!!

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« Reply #28 on: October 04, 2010, 05:00:02 PM »
Great job Guiding this year Jay where were you keeping Cole when we forded the river. When you said 325 I thought thats not a kids gun then after the pictures you could see how he could handle that. Happy for you. Moose burgers at the gift shop.

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Re: Youth moose down - Added Pics - Huge Bull Video & Story
« Reply #29 on: October 04, 2010, 07:51:01 PM »
 :tup: great job guys! enjoy that great meat
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Re: Youth moose down - Added Pics - Huge Bull Video & Story
« Reply #30 on: October 04, 2010, 08:07:49 PM »
That bull is almost as good as that cow, almost! Congrats!

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« Reply #31 on: October 04, 2010, 08:43:56 PM »
Great job Guiding this year Jay where were you keeping Cole when we forded the river. When you said 325 I thought thats not a kids gun then after the pictures you could see how he could handle that. Happy for you. Moose burgers at the gift shop.

Yep !  Funny thing is I thought that Browning X-bolt .325WSM being a smaller action rifle would be a good step up from his 7mm-08 but now he says its too small.  He's ready to move up to a bigger frame gun.  Worked pretty good on that moose though !

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« Reply #32 on: October 05, 2010, 08:32:42 AM »
Congrats to your boy, GREAT photos and video, thanks for sharing!!
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« Reply #33 on: October 06, 2010, 09:33:52 PM »
Had some of my boys bbq moose backstrap tonight after marinating in half italian dressing and half BBQ sauce.  Though not aged much and without a bacon wrap it was tasty.  Have to try it a few times yet to decide if its better than Iowa whitetail.

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« Reply #34 on: October 07, 2010, 09:38:28 PM »
congrats

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« Reply #35 on: October 08, 2010, 09:26:26 PM »
nice moose!!!
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« Reply #36 on: October 09, 2010, 07:01:22 PM »
Congrats! Make sure you try moose tacos with some of the burger. :EAT: You won't want to eat beef again!

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Re: Youth moose down - Added Pics - Huge Bull Video & Story
« Reply #37 on: October 09, 2010, 09:06:12 PM »
Moose fajitas too!  Yum!  What kind of rifle does he want now?  Getting larger than a 325 is African or brown bear type rifles! 375's???

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Re: Youth moose down - Added Pics - Huge Bull Video & Story
« Reply #38 on: October 10, 2010, 01:50:22 PM »
congrats to the hunter. That bull sure was nice.
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Re: Youth moose down - Added Pics - Huge Bull Video & Story
« Reply #39 on: November 01, 2010, 09:36:27 PM »
We got the moose meat back from the Spokane Butcher this weekend.   When we dropped it off we told him that it was hot out when we got the moose so probably hanging it a few days would be enough.  He was sure we needed to hang it 12 days and he wouldn't hang it a day less.   He was right !  The meat that was aged 12 days is quite a bit more tender than the backstraps we didn't age more than a day or two.   :EAT: :EAT: :EAT:  Great stuff. 

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Re: Youth moose down - Added Pics - Huge Bull Video & Story
« Reply #40 on: November 02, 2010, 07:43:54 PM »
That sounds like an excellent hunt.  Great vidieo and pics.  Sounds like it was nerve racking waiting for the cow to get just right.  Thanks for sharing the story.
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