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Re: It time to hunt moose👍
« Reply #60 on: November 24, 2015, 02:34:58 PM »
Congrats  Brian.. way to go
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Re: It time to hunt moose👍
« Reply #61 on: November 24, 2015, 02:48:31 PM »
Taggin right along here for pics. Congrats!

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Re: It time to hunt moose👍
« Reply #62 on: November 25, 2015, 07:00:35 AM »
Not even a teaser pic :'(............................... :chuckle:

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Re: It time to hunt moose
« Reply #63 on: November 25, 2015, 07:22:15 AM »
I bet they will be up soon.  I can say the bull is >40" though.........

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Re: It time to hunt moose
« Reply #64 on: November 25, 2015, 10:03:45 AM »
It sure is a good bull    congrats again     I am sure the final chapter is a good one.
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Re: It time to hunt moose👍
« Reply #65 on: November 25, 2015, 10:52:36 AM »
Ok gentleman. Sorry for the wait.   I hunted 8 days in early November but saw only small bulls with 1 shot at a masher. The stock on the big guy was good, but we lost the bull in some heavy timber.
Once I saw what the unit held in terms of bulls, I wanted to hold out for a good one. I came back for the last 4 days to hunt Friday thru Monday. I was joined by a local guy the first 2 days, and another local guy Tom aka caseknife on the forum on Sunday and Monday. We saw 1 small bull on Friday, and a bull that was about 40". I passed on both. On Saturday, we saw another 2 bulls. One was a paddle bull, and the other a yearly. During this time we saw plenty of cows and calves which was great to see.    On Sunday we couldn't find a bull to save ourselves :yike: We did however see about 4 cows and 3 calves.
Fast forward Monday. The last day of my hunt. Tom was with me, and we were joined by the Clayton and Colton Vining. They wanted to join in, and I just didn't have the heart to say no, we have plenty of help. :chuckle:    We ended up going to the spot where we saw the big bull on the first hunt. We set up on a ridge, and Tom spotted a moose from about 2 miles out. We then set up the spotter and counted bulls feeding in the ceanothus.  We decided to drop off Colton to do some spotting on the middle ridge. The 3 of us drove up to the high ridge to go after a good bull. We were making our way thru some heavy cover when we ran into the first bull. His paddle looked great, but he was missing his right side :yike:  We then continued up the ridge when a cow blew past us moving down hill. I thought game over at that point but it was far from over :tup: We kept creeping up the hill when Tom whispered " bull" I couldn't see the bull, so I traded places with Tom and saw the back 3/4s of him. I only saw a flash of his antler and decided to take a the shot. I took a quick 70 yard shot. He bolted and we started tracking him. We didn't find any blood off the bat. I knew I hit him but my mind was paying games with me. :bash: Within a couple of minutes we caught up with him and he was standing dead on his feet. I put him down with 2 more quick shots at 10 feet.  To say I was elated is an understatement :IBCOOL:   We all did some high 5s and took some good pics.  Colton joined us and we started processing the moose. I shot him at 9:15 am and we were back at the truck at 230pm.   If I had it to do again I wouldn't change a thing.
During my hunt I made some great friends, saw some beautiful country and made some great memories. I am thankful for all the help I have gotten from people on the forum. You all know who you are.
I truly wish everyone could draw this tag once in their lifetime to have the great experience that I had. I am thankful to God for keeping us all safe and during the time and making it all possible in the first place. :tup:

Thanks
Bryan
« Last Edit: November 27, 2015, 09:29:53 AM by Falcon »
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Re: It time to hunt moose👍
« Reply #66 on: November 25, 2015, 11:21:03 AM »
Good read so far can't wait for pictures!

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Re: It time to hunt moose👍
« Reply #67 on: November 25, 2015, 11:24:11 AM »
Congrats! God I miss moose meat.  I just moved here last year and noticed moose are on a draw system, is this a lottery luck or based off of points?
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Re: It time to hunt moose👍
« Reply #68 on: November 25, 2015, 11:29:27 AM »
Congrats! God I miss moose meat.  I just moved here last year and noticed moose are on a draw system, is this a lottery luck or based off of points?

Bulls are OIL tags, and yes many points are typically required to draw.

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Re: It time to hunt moose👍
« Reply #69 on: November 25, 2015, 12:16:05 PM »
 :tup:

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Re: It time to hunt moose👍
« Reply #70 on: November 25, 2015, 12:25:41 PM »
Congratulations

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Re: It time to hunt moose👍
« Reply #71 on: November 25, 2015, 12:31:59 PM »
Great hunt  :tup:

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Re: It time to hunt moose👍
« Reply #72 on: November 25, 2015, 12:35:22 PM »
A couple years' worth of meat, and a lifetime of memories. Congratulations. You earned it.
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Re: It time to hunt moose👍
« Reply #73 on: November 25, 2015, 12:40:13 PM »
Nice one.

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Re: It time to hunt moose👍
« Reply #74 on: November 25, 2015, 12:44:11 PM »
What a fantastic hunt, congratulations Bryan! 

 


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