Hangman antlerless Moose! (moose down! PICS ADDED)

[Moose Eyes]

Moose Eyes.....shouldn't you be moose hunting? 

Yes, I should be!  I don't know if I can hold out until November 7th.

[JCClement]

Congrats on filling the freezer.

[fc2038]

Well, it was fun while it lasted. Woke up early on Sat morning and headed up to a lookout that I spent a couple days at during my scouting trip. Managed to get there well before daylight. As the sun started to rise we could hear Moose talking in four different areas. We figured this would be the day with all the activity. As the sun started to rise we saw our first set of Moose. A cow and a calf about a mile away in an old clearcut. About a minute later we spotted two cows and a calf up towards the top of the mountain that I was extremely familiar with. We talked about it for just about 5 seconds and decided to go after the three. It was about a 10 min ATV drive to the clearcut. We parked at the bottom of the clearcut and walked the skidder road to about the elevation I thought they would be. I started into the clearcut and about 100 yards away the moose were feeding. I waited for the largest cow to walk out and took the shot. 45/70 did the job.  The moose was also ear tagged. I received a message from the WDFW vet and she told me that back in 08 this moose was tranked in Spokane. I guess she was walking around town. The relocated here up on Mica Peak were she has been for the last couple years.   Again thanks to all the members, friends, and family that helped me on this hunt.

[bowhunterforever]

Congrats she will eat good

[Wanttohuntmore]

Congrats FC, great fun, isn't it!  Congrats.  I almost visited there on Friday, to see how it was going, but ended up going fishing instead, couldn't justify the drive/gas by myself to the gate.  So how was the pack out, how did you do it?

[fc2038]

Wasn't to bad. 400 yards to the ATV.  There was another person up there bear hunting that was generous and let us use his ATV trailer. So we just quartered and took every last piece of meat we could get and put it in his trailer. One trip down to the truck Threw him some beer mony and was back at camp by noon. Between my buddy and I, I think it took about 8 trips total. Was getting warm quick. I am still replaying everything that happen in my head. Kind of a fun short film   I was told a bull and a cow were takin out on Friday sometime. No info on the size of the bull.. they were shot down on the lower road.

[wapiti hunter2]

You are in for some seriously nice eating dude.  Congratulations.

[Hyde]

Nice work!  What ammo did you use in your 45/70?  Did you tip her over with one shot? 

[GoldTip]

Lots of good eating right there, congrats!

[saylean]

Awesome.

Enjoy the meat this coming year!

[Pathfinder101]

CONGRATULATIONS!!  Looks like good eats...

[fc2038]

Hyde-- Hornady Leverevolution 325 grain.  Worked like a charm...

[Machias]

Congrats!!  Thanks for sharing the photos and the hunt with us!!

[buckhorn2]

Congradulations glad you did;nt have to pack her very far she looks big.

[fc2038]

Just took her to the butcher 348 lb just 4 quarters and scraps, neck meat, rib meat, ect. Never shot a Moose before so I do not know if that is big or not. She sure seemed BIG when we were cutting her up. Bigger that any elk I have taken. Should taste good...