Actually the rut starts a week or 2 earlier than that. It peaks the 1st week in October.At least that's what we were told. I got a moose Oct 5 of this year. Meat is good. My only complaint is that it is tuff. The guides told me it would be tuff because it was older. All the locals up there are mostly meat hunters. They pass up big bulls and would rather shoot a spike or 4 pt. They say the meat is more tender.It must be true. Mine tastes great but its like chewing on rubber. If you tenderize it it helps.

Are you hunting for meat or antlers? I'll be honest with you. They shoot lots of small moose up there. Most guys, I think, get tired of walking and shoot whatever. The moose up there don't live long enough to get huge.

I'll send a photo of the three we got. I got a nice one but my buddies settled for smaller. They wanted bigger but got tired of walking. THOSE GUIDES WALK ! If you have any questions , I'll try to give you answers based on what I experienced.