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| popeshawnpaul:
You did better than me. On my scouting trip to 12-2 I saw 4 moose...small bull, cow, calf, and big unknown dark furry moosey object. All the moose I saw were in lakes or in a river... Not sure where they will be come September... Shawn |
| bcrawford:
I seen the bulls up higher and the cows and calfs in the road? how receptive are they to calls? where I was at your not going to find many glassing for them it was very thick and I am from western, Wa |
| popeshawnpaul:
I am told they are very receptive to calling if at the right time. My area will lend itself to some glassing for them in basins, but not a lot. My other plan is to work with the archery hunters that are in the area all through September. I guess they spot moose and report it to the moose hunters so you can get an idea where a big bull may be. I'm going to stop and talk to every archery hunter I can to get to know these individuals. It will help a lot if I got tons of hunters out there scouting for me and finding my moose. I've heard stories about archery elk/deer hunters leaving notes on the tent or camper of a moose hunter that they saw a huge bull up so and so canyon. That person then went in and got the moose that was spotted. I'm told once a big one is in the area, he generally stays in that area for some time making this strategy possible. Good luck. shawn |
| boneaddict:
PSP's area is a little more open then up in the Panhandle. They are very receptive to calling. Its about the only way unless you road hunt, which I abhore, or wait until November when the leaves drop. The last two are strategies many guys use. |
| boneaddict:
as for field judging....I gave this lecture to PSP already, but if you are after score, you have to have two forked brows. If not, your bulls score will tank. Shiras are not known for their webbing or palm, so if you see really good palms, you are in great shape. I thik this is more important than spread. Shiras are known for longer points. these don't count for crap in the scoring systems. Unless you have an EXCEPTIONAL bull, if you see long points beware of the lack of palm. Spread is to each his own. That thick country you are in, you have a very short time to field judge and its usually at 30 feet or less. ALLLLLL bull moose look big at that distance. I shot my Idaho bull at point blank range, and he looked way bigger in person standing over me, than he did with me standing over him.....of coure until I had to ahul him out, then he looked big again. ;) |
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