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Big Game Hunting => Other Big Game => Topic started by: MuleDeerCrazy on December 17, 2008, 12:53:28 PM

Title: WA Raffle Moose
Post by: MuleDeerCrazy on December 17, 2008, 12:53:28 PM: OK - he's not the biggest, but by far the prettiest bull we saw all week. With three big trips already on the books and a fourth early hunt for moose, I wasn't sure I'd be able to pull off a December hunt if I tried to ride it out to the end, and then take a gamble on the weather. Boy it sure would've been easier with this tag if I lived over there! Oh well, sometimes you have to take what you can get.

That was also the only trip for my dad and daughter to come along, so it was cool harvesting a bull with them there to enjoy it! My daughter was even more pumped than I was, as you can see from the smile on her face. She's killed a couple deer already, but now she really wants a moose tag after that trip.

I've been pulling my hair out trying to figure out the picture posting. We'll see if this works?
Title: Re: WA Raffle Moose
Post by: MuleDeerCrazy on December 17, 2008, 12:55:35 PM: OK, I'm not sure why it's not showing up as a picture???
Title: Re: WA Raffle Moose
Post by: couesbitten on December 17, 2008, 01:13:06 PM: MuleDeerCrazy, If you e-mail the pics to me, I would be happy to post them for you. There is an e-mail link below my name on this post.
Title: Re: WA Raffle Moose
Post by: boneaddict on December 17, 2008, 02:00:56 PM: Glad you were successful. I was wondering if we were ever going to hear from you. Can't wait to see the pic.
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Post by: GoldTip on December 17, 2008, 02:12:00 PM: Congrats, looking forward to seeing the pics.
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Post by: 270Shooter on December 17, 2008, 02:50:48 PM: Nice Bull
Here is the pic I fixed it for ya.
(http://C:\Documents and Settings\Shelly\My Documents\My Pictures\1\moose.JPG)
Title: Re: WA Raffle Moose
Post by: 270Shooter on December 17, 2008, 02:51:29 PM: Guess I should have resized it :o
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Post by: boneaddict on December 17, 2008, 02:53:27 PM: WELL DONE. Glad your daughter got to share it with you!
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Post by: Chimmer10 on December 17, 2008, 03:06:41 PM: Good looking Bull :) :) WTG!!! hope I get this tag some year. I'm running into moose every late WT season.
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Post by: rougheye on December 17, 2008, 03:08:45 PM: Gosh darn it :bash: That was the last straw , if i dont get drawn next year im huntin AK . AWESOME bull man :) Great to see your daughter with ya .
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Post by: bowsandhose on December 17, 2008, 03:35:21 PM: very nice, congrats
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Post by: huntnphool on December 17, 2008, 03:37:59 PM: Way to go MDC, you did good man, thats a awsome bull :tup:

I cleaned up the pic a bit and posted it in your original post, thanks for sharing.
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Post by: Slider on December 17, 2008, 05:37:43 PM: Nice Bull!!! Congrats!!! Your daughter looks Happy!!! :IBCOOL:
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Post by: Wea300mag on December 17, 2008, 05:58:21 PM: With all the hunting you had to do this year, that is awesome. Love the big smile on your daughters face, I think you have a lifetime hunting buddy there. :tup:
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Post by: fc2038 on December 17, 2008, 06:51:04 PM: Sweet congrats on a fine moose!
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Post by: Falcon on December 17, 2008, 07:49:52 PM: Sam,

Great bull, and what a way to make the hunt by having your daughter by your side. It don't get much better then that ! :)
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Post by: PA BEN on December 17, 2008, 08:33:02 PM: Nice bull. Way cool have your daughter with you. What Unit did you shoot it in?
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Post by: Ridgerunner on December 17, 2008, 08:33:32 PM: Good looking bull, glad it worked out for you.
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Post by: Alpinegus on December 17, 2008, 09:02:52 PM: Awesome...nice looking moose. :tup:
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Post by: Moose Eyes on December 17, 2008, 09:10:35 PM: Very nice looking animal. Well done!
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Post by: mkcj on December 17, 2008, 09:17:17 PM: Great bull! memory's are better than a couple inches more on the horns anyway! What area did you get him in?
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Post by: GEARHEAD on December 17, 2008, 10:43:10 PM: The Kid stole the shot! nice bull, good job!
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Post by: M_ray on December 17, 2008, 10:49:16 PM: very nice bull .. congrats!
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Post by: cohoho on December 17, 2008, 10:54:58 PM: What they all have said above plus..... Gotta love it when the kids are there also..
Title: Re: WA Raffle Moose
Post by: MuleDeerCrazy on December 18, 2008, 06:19:27 AM: We started out in the Kettle Range and then hit 49 Degrees North on our way down to hunt the Huckleberry. We then popped over to the Pend Orielle side of 49 for the remainder of the hunt. We saw 14 moose, half of which were bulls.

Shot him the end of September, so he was pretty rutty. Man oh man, they sure are stinky buggers! It's like real nasty rutty buck, times 100. When we opened the canopy in the morning the smell about knocked us over.

Anyways, never hurts to be lucky.

Thanks.
Title: Re: WA Raffle Moose
Post by: boneaddict on December 18, 2008, 06:26:19 AM: Quote
Anyways, never hurts to be lucky.

If you draw a ram or a goat permits or YET ANOTHER raffle tag, I wouldn't tell anyone...... :chuckle:
Title: Re: WA Raffle Moose
Post by: Skinner on December 18, 2008, 06:31:22 AM: That is a nice looking bull! Way to go!
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Post by: Gobble on December 18, 2008, 06:51:40 AM: Thats a great looking bull. Its awesome that you were able to share your hunt with the family
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Post by: Intruder on December 18, 2008, 08:55:58 AM: Great.... glad you got to share the experience w/ your family.
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Post by: GoldTip on December 18, 2008, 09:07:37 AM: Congrats on a great bull, nice job being able to share it with family.
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Post by: Bullquest on December 18, 2008, 05:21:15 PM: That's a great looking bull! But the others are right, it's way more satisfying when you get one with your kids. She will remember this for ever. Congratulations.
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Post by: Roger on December 18, 2008, 09:53:47 PM: Good job. Great to see the next generation coming into the life we all love.
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Post by: Hunt4ever on December 20, 2008, 11:55:16 AM: Hey congrats....

We ran into you right in the first part of the season up on calispel... i was the one who got the moose the year before and we all shot the s*** for a while... so glad you got your bull early cuz theres nothing but snowmobile hunting till spring.... im glad your family could be there with you, it makes the whole thing worth while...

P.S. did your wife get her elk i thought it was...

anyway congrats bud...
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Post by: Charlie on December 20, 2008, 07:55:58 PM: Congratulations on the Great Bull!! I am sure your daughter will have this special memory for the rest of her life. Where are the pictures of your Dad?
Title: Re: WA Raffle Moose
Post by: MuleDeerCrazy on December 21, 2008, 12:25:02 PM: There's more to the wife's elk hunt, but we ended up eating the tag - it didn't taste all that great either! Long story short, we sat on a 380ish bull Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with her hunt set to open on Monday. Sunday, the last day of deer season, some guy wasn't seeing any deer and thought it would be cool to see how close he could get to this bull and his cows. We didn't see the bull again til we were on our last couple days and just didn't have enough time to sit on him til he made a mistake.

We had a good time and saw several bulls in the 370 range, one in the 380s, one in the 390s and three or four we thought would break 400 pretty easy. She passed on a few small bulls, holding out for the one we'd been watching, but it wasn't to be? She was pretty bummed, but that's the way it goes sometimes when you hold out til the end.

As for the pictures, we were having a tough time with the whole picture taking program. It wasn't til I got back that I realized we didn't have any good group shots.
Title: Re: WA Raffle Moose
Post by: TeacherMan on December 22, 2008, 08:01:54 AM: Well done ;)