NOCK'S "Cleo" the moose

[NOCK NOCK]

7 days till the opener....This is going to be the longest week of my life 
Thought I would start a thread about my hunt for Cleo. 

Cleo you ask... Well we name all of our mounts, there's "Bert" the 7 point Elk,  "Mr. Kitty" the cougar,  "Lucky" the Muley who the wife got with shot #13,  "Piknik" the bear,  and my favorite, "Happy" the Whitey, whom I let the air out of 10 seconds after he had his way with a lovely young doe  , so Cleo sounds like a fitting name for a critter with a big schnoze.

Anyhoo, throughout the summer we made several trips to my moose area(Kettle Range) learning the land and roads, setting & checking trail cams, picking huckleberries, laughing at the cattle wearing bells, and even squeezed in a wine tasting at China Bend Winery to keep the wife happy (the owners names were "Victory" & "Liberty". ...not kidding)
We managed to see a couple moose in those hot days, and got some more on the cams. ( it's been over a month since the last check) so I am itchin to see whats on them.

My only issue left now is...Archery or Rifle  I Really want to use my bow, but it's been years since I have shot an animal with a rifle and I miss that. I am going to try and get it done with the bow, but have the rifle handy just in case.

To make the wait even harder, We were driving thru Navarre Coulee(by Chelan, WA) on Sunday and saw a cow moose. She was trotting away so I tried out my mouth bull grunt, she stopped instantly and stared at us for several minutes so I'm guessing my practice calling sounds somewhat like a bull 

Heading up that way this coming weekend to set up camp and scout a few more days. Taking the first 2 weeks to hunt the rut and then we will see if I need more time. Hoping my next post on here will have a lot of bone in it 

PS:  A huge Thank you to all who have offered help and advice, some great people on here. 

[NOCK NOCK]

No, that's not the real tag, just a copy

[GUscottie]

Can't wait to hear more about the hunt! Good luck on getting a date with "Cleo".

[Payne]

Can't wait to see more of Cleo!

[MLBowhunting]

Good luck.  Hope you get him.   

[huntnnw]

I have some info on a spot with quite a few bulls in interested..Pm me

[NOCK NOCK]

1st day up here and look what we ran into, sure is a funny looking moose....more too come

[MLBowhunting]

Lol cleo

[Buckmark]

Love the Moose threads, look forward to them every year....

A bear story to come??

[CAMPMEAT]

Chris, after all the info I shared with my blood, sweat and tears for you, I want 10 lbs of steak.....................

Where are you going to be camping at ? Also, Tim's Tire Pro's owner, Tim, said you can get water for your trailer at his place, for another 10 lbs of steak for me.......

[Buckblaster]

Chris, it was good to meet you and your wife.  You've got my number, give me a call if you need me to bring my quad.  Good luck!

[CAMPMEAT]

Chris, it was good to meet you and your wife.  You've got my number, give me a call if you need me to bring my quad.  Good luck!

I think he's going to ignore us now...........

[Killmore]

Good luck!!

[elkoholic1]

tag!   

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