Hey Balticbear- congrats on winning the hunt -- I am guessing you won it on mydreamhunts.com
I am going to BC for a mydreamhunts.com moose hunt in a little over 3 weeks and a mydreamhunts.com goat hunt in BC next year.
Any way; get the tripod for sure. I am a guide and outfitter and I always carry a set of the tall tripods. For a quick close shot you drop one leg or if you are like me you already have one or two extended and use them for walking balance and quick steady on the binocs for a good look. If you have a long shot you should be far enough away to not be detected and you can drop the third leg and take a very steady shot. Practice with them and find your steady point on the gun. Also be absolutely sure you do not rest the barrel on the sticks -- just the stock. The barrel touching the sticks will effect the point of impact and can effect it drastically in some cases. If you get close and can hide behind some low cover you start with the sticks leaning way back towards you and then slowly walk them up so as to not have any sudden lateral or virticle movement to be detected my sharp eyes for catching movement. The tripod is absolutely the way to go. Also look at it this way -- better to have three legs and not need them then the other way around. Best of luck my fellow moose hunter. Post your pics when you are done.