Author Topic: Punched my moose tag. (Read 8279 times)

Snakeriver · « **on:** October 11, 2020, 08:03:39 PM »

Was fortunate to get my Washington moose. Fun adventure in 49 degrees north. After a slow start found this bull on Saturday the 10th. Alot of work, I don't recommend harvesting a moose when your by yourself. Holy cow.

92xj · « **Reply #1 on:** October 11, 2020, 08:08:42 PM »

That's awesome, congrats!

TheStovePipeKid · « **Reply #2 on:** October 11, 2020, 08:09:47 PM »

You weren't by yourself, you had a tarp for company. Great job filling your tag solo. Looking forward to the writeup.

MADMAX · « **Reply #3 on:** October 11, 2020, 08:10:09 PM »

Congrats bud
Nice job

redi · « **Reply #4 on:** October 11, 2020, 08:11:03 PM »

Nice work congrats

HillHound · « **Reply #5 on:** October 11, 2020, 08:11:07 PM »

Awesome

3boys · « **Reply #6 on:** October 11, 2020, 08:12:08 PM »

Great job!

Watimberghost · « **Reply #7 on:** October 11, 2020, 08:14:29 PM »

Right on! By yourself! That's a crazy amount of work! Well done

Snakeriver · « **Reply #8 on:** October 11, 2020, 08:37:06 PM »

Another

Snakeriver · « **Reply #9 on:** October 11, 2020, 08:41:14 PM »

Not sure how to rotate the pics.

wheels · « **Reply #10 on:** October 11, 2020, 08:44:47 PM »

congrats

Bango skank · « **Reply #11 on:** October 11, 2020, 09:05:34 PM »

Should have posted up here when you got him down. Id have helped cut and pack. Never had my hands on a moose before.

HUNTINCOUPLE · « **Reply #12 on:** October 11, 2020, 09:08:00 PM »

very. Nice.

lewy · « **Reply #13 on:** October 11, 2020, 09:13:45 PM »

Nice work, he sure is black! I’ve been on a few moose packs, fortunately with a solid hunting partner, solo would be tough!

Alchase · « **Reply #14 on:** October 11, 2020, 09:34:33 PM »

Nicely done!
I thought an elk by myself was hard, LOL

ShaneTyTrey · « **Reply #15 on:** October 11, 2020, 09:57:10 PM »

Congrats, I don’t envy that solo work load!

Taco280AI · « **Reply #16 on:** October 11, 2020, 10:40:33 PM »

That's awesome, my dream hunt

RB · « **Reply #17 on:** October 11, 2020, 10:56:00 PM »

Right on that is awesome! Nice Bull!

huntnphool · « **Reply #18 on:** October 11, 2020, 11:12:29 PM »

BullMagnet76 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 12, 2020, 04:07:22 AM »

Congrats!!!!

Dirty Mike · « **Reply #20 on:** October 12, 2020, 06:28:45 AM »

Congrats way to get it done

Smokepole · « **Reply #21 on:** October 12, 2020, 08:05:30 AM »

That's a nice bull. You should get a trophy for packing that out solo.

grundy53 · « **Reply #22 on:** October 12, 2020, 08:05:51 AM »

Awesome! Congratulations! You'll remember this the rest of your life.

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HUNT JR · « **Reply #23 on:** October 12, 2020, 08:09:30 AM »

Congrats, there is a reason everyone tells you to shoot them on the uphill side of the road!

C-Money · « **Reply #24 on:** October 12, 2020, 09:15:33 AM »

Great bull, Congrats!!

Gentrys · « **Reply #25 on:** October 12, 2020, 01:19:10 PM »

Congrats!
How many points did you have?

2MANY · « **Reply #26 on:** October 12, 2020, 02:12:29 PM »

Quote from: TheStovePipeKid on October 11, 2020, 08:09:47 PM

You weren't by yourself, you had a tarp for company. Great job filling your tag solo. Looking forward to the writeup.

Green New Tarp Deal

h3x0ctb1n · « **Reply #27 on:** October 12, 2020, 02:13:18 PM »

Congratulations! Glad to see some success! Hoping the bull hunter I ran into in Douglas likewise has success in the coming days... hoping the cold snap brings them out.

OutHouse · « **Reply #28 on:** October 12, 2020, 02:17:43 PM »

Awesome and great color on that hide. I've seen numerous moose in person but never one that dark. It's almost black which contrasts nicely with the antlers.

dewandgin · « **Reply #29 on:** October 12, 2020, 02:20:28 PM »

Congrats. Well done.

RoostrCogburn · « **Reply #30 on:** October 12, 2020, 08:08:43 PM »

Nice work. Shoot first, figure everything else out after.

ibuyre · « **Reply #31 on:** October 12, 2020, 09:22:42 PM »

Congrats. That's a great looking bull. And hat's off for pulling it off solo, that's a ton of work. Good job.

Snakeriver · « **Reply #32 on:** October 12, 2020, 10:26:40 PM »

Heres the recap. I hunted with a couple friends for the first 6 days. It was pretty warm out and the moose activity for us we felt was pretty slow. We hunted hard from morning till dark. Our efforts turned up two small bulls. We got trail cam pics of some real solid bulls but they were only moving at night, and we couldn't get them to respond to calling. We were fairly certain we knew where they were holing up during the day, but we couldn't pull them out.

So we decided to take a couple days off and let the heat break as the forecast was for rain and cooler temps starting on saturday the 10th. They both had prior commitments over the weekend and I couldn't just stay home so I came back solo on thursday night. I checked my trail cameras on friday and found the same results with only pics at night. I decided to leave this area and go for a drive on saturday and check out some new areas. The rain was forecasted to let up in the afternoon, so I planned an afternoon hunt. I ran into fellow member Escene on the way and *censored*ted him for a bit. I parked my truck and starting walking the road into some clearcuts and immediately ran into this bull. 147 yard shot did the trick. I carry a lot of rope and two blocks. With some interesting rigging and breaking the rope twice I was able to drag him whole down to within 20 yards of the road. That took 2.5 hours. It took me 3.5 hours to quarter him up and remove neck meat, straps, tenderloin and heart. It was quite the adventure. I was very fortunate I wasn't farther from the road.
Thanks for all the assistance I got back from those who I talked and texted with on the phone. It all helped. I hope the other tag holders are all successful.

Snakeriver · « **Reply #33 on:** October 12, 2020, 10:42:54 PM »

Anyone else really surprised by the moose smell?

HillHound · « **Reply #34 on:** October 13, 2020, 03:56:08 AM »

Definitely unlike anything else I’ve ever smelled. And it’s really hard to explain. Real musty almost like cat piss, but with kind of a sweet smell that kind a reminded me like horse manure has. After bringing my moose home my canopy that is carpeted on top smelt like it for a month every time I opened it. Man I can’t wait to go moose hunting again!

Caseknife · « **Reply #35 on:** October 13, 2020, 07:03:42 AM »

Yep, cat piss, good thing he washed a bit of it off in the wet brush. You did real good by yourself, that is a lot of work. Congrats

Snakeriver · « **Reply #36 on:** October 13, 2020, 09:16:51 AM »

This guy did not smell bad at all, really sweat.

Machias · « **Reply #37 on:** October 13, 2020, 02:04:07 PM »

Awesome, congrats!!

RDMercer · « **Reply #38 on:** October 13, 2020, 10:34:30 PM »

Nice job!
That’s quite an accomplishment by yourself!
Congrats.

pianoman9701 · « **Reply #39 on:** October 14, 2020, 12:14:10 PM »

Congrats on your solo moose hunt. That's awesome.

huntsonofgun · « **Reply #40 on:** October 14, 2020, 02:50:47 PM »

Congratulations!!!!!

tluns · « **Reply #41 on:** October 15, 2020, 10:20:37 AM »

Nice job! Congratulations!

Pathfinder101 · « **Reply #42 on:** October 15, 2020, 11:56:39 AM »

Way to get it done! Congrats

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