WA Moose scouting

[sjhgraysage]

With a 49 Degrees Early moose permit in my group, we want to be successful.
A question for you all that might have experience.

Would setting up some trail cameras in some areas be beneficial?

[trophyhunt]

Sure, lets you know what might be out there.  Getting to know the roads would be my main focus though.

[Ridgerunner]

Plus find where the cows are going to be come season. 

[TriggerMike]

Very beneficial. I would invest in a couple cell cams if you don't live local.

[greenhead_killer]

I had a moose tag in 2019. I did set one cam, but that year we got an early snow and I was not able to retrieve it before season started. I did spend 4-6 weekends driving the roads to the unit I had. Very beneficial. I never saw a moose on any of my scout trips. I did kill a bull on day 5 of the hunt(10 days after knee surgery). In those 5 days, we put on 428 miles and saw 6 bulls and 5 cows. They will appear when the season/rut starts. Don’t get discouraged if you don’t see any via scouting or cams. Learn the roads and practice your calling. Totally different style of hunt but one I’d love to do again….good luck

[92xj]

I had a moose tag in 2019. I did set one cam, but that year we got an early snow and I was not able to retrieve it before season started. I did spend 4-6 weekends driving the roads to the unit I had. Very beneficial. I never saw a moose on any of my scout trips. I did kill a bull on day 5 of the hunt(10 days after knee surgery). In those 5 days, we put on 428 miles and saw 6 bulls and 5 cows. They will appear when the season/rut starts. Don’t get discouraged if you don’t see any via scouting or cams. Learn the roads and practice your calling. Totally different style of hunt but one I’d love to do again….good luck

Book it; I’ll drive

Ps, come up Friday evening

[huntnnw]

the only thing beneficial would be just getting pics , wouldnt mean a whole lot in the summer. It would be beneficial if they opened it like ID does on Aug 30th cause you can pattern a bull in the summer. Come Oct 1 a bull you had on cam can and most likely be miles away and if not in another unit . They cover a ton of ground in the rut