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Re: Big Washington Moose Down
« Reply #30 on: November 14, 2022, 04:09:09 PM »
Congrats on a great bull moose!
 I had this tag in 2019 and failed to get a bull. I kept hearing, "wait till it snows", but on November 30th there was no snow. But I spent that day hunting from dawn until dark.
I put in 12 days of hunting and only saw maybe 6 or 7 moose total and only 2 were tiny little bulls on day one.
You did very well!  :)

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Re: Big Washington Moose Down
« Reply #31 on: November 14, 2022, 04:12:27 PM »
Congrats on a great bull moose!
 I had this tag in 2019 and failed to get a bull. I kept hearing, "wait till it snows", but on November 30th there was no snow. But I spent that day hunting from dawn until dark.
I put in 12 days of hunting and only saw maybe 6 or 7 moose total and only 2 were tiny little bulls on day one.
You did very well!  :)

I totally get it, I had been 9 days without spotting a "live" moose. The only bull I saw during that spell had been killed by another tag holder. It's a tough unit.
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Re: Big Washington Moose Down
« Reply #32 on: November 14, 2022, 04:14:05 PM »
What a monster nice see their still out there. The wolves sure have put a hurtin to them. Congrats that should make book no problem. have you put the tape to him? looks like he could go close the 180 mark way to go!

Yes I have, I think I put numbers into another post but will say that it was "rough green scored" at over 180 net so it looks like some of the books may get shuffled a bit. Again like I said in my post, this was almost total luck. Can't take credit for being a big hot shot moose hunter haha.
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Re: Big Washington Moose Down
« Reply #33 on: November 14, 2022, 04:17:35 PM »
that there is sooo freaking awesome,congrats on this hunt. I'm sure the books are going  to change

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Re: Big Washington Moose Down
« Reply #34 on: November 14, 2022, 04:28:07 PM »
Congrats again Joe, that bull has been in my dreams since I first saw it.  Truly amazing!  We were blessed by this early dump of snow, the wife and I are heading out thursday for a good week or week n half. 
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Re: Big Washington Moose Down
« Reply #35 on: November 14, 2022, 04:37:37 PM »
Joe you were paparazzi famous once again congrats on a bull of a lifetime. 



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Re: Big Washington Moose Down
« Reply #36 on: November 14, 2022, 04:39:36 PM »
Wow, what  a stud.   
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Re: Big Washington Moose Down
« Reply #37 on: November 14, 2022, 04:46:20 PM »
Great story and bull. Congrats on a once in a lifetime experience.  Thank you so much for sharing.
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Re: Big Washington Moose Down
« Reply #38 on: November 14, 2022, 04:51:24 PM »
Awesome bull and story, Joe!  Thanks for sharing!

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Re: Big Washington Moose Down
« Reply #39 on: November 14, 2022, 05:07:51 PM »
WOW What a great Bull, congratulations! Great story too!  :tup:
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Re: Big Washington Moose Down
« Reply #40 on: November 14, 2022, 05:23:05 PM »
What a bull!!!  Congrats Joe!  I just realized I've met you and your wife and kids while turkey hunting a year and a half ago, you were getting ready to mountain bike ride down some cool trail you maintained.  Really cool seeing you get this bull and opportunity.

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Re: Big Washington Moose Down
« Reply #41 on: November 14, 2022, 05:41:36 PM »
Congrats! Amazing bull! Thank you for sharing!
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Re: Big Washington Moose Down
« Reply #42 on: November 14, 2022, 05:44:15 PM »
Congrats on your hunt.  What a BULL. 
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Re: Big Washington Moose Down
« Reply #43 on: November 14, 2022, 05:44:25 PM »
Thanks for sharing. That is an incredible bull! Been on a couple moose hunts now. It’s crazy they appear when you least expect it. Looks like it was a bit of a heavy load for the Jeep :chuckle:
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Re: Big Washington Moose Down
« Reply #44 on: November 14, 2022, 05:49:20 PM »
Holy smokes, what a bull.

Thanks for sharing it here! :tup:
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