Originally Posted by
bronko22000
Come on Muley. It is exactly what I said. Both moose were called in because it was the rut! And the first video you're only showing just under 4 mins. I watched that entire show with Dwight on that moose hunt. And you can see in the second video the hunter is calling the moose with bull grunts. Yeah he's gonna get PO'd.
In both instances I bet the hunters were downwind. I know for a fact they were in the first one. I've seen many hunts on TV where the moose ran off too. Its hard to find those online though because they aren't as exciting.
You said you chased away grizzlys and ate the moose? How is that even relevant to this conversation? I'm sure that dead moose didn't charge you. Moose under a lot of hunting pressure will run almost all the time.
While I agree that a rutting bull and a cow with calf can be unpredictable I would say that the best thing to do if you come across a moose and not hunting them, the best course of action is to avoid them.
You asked to see a video of a Maine moose hunt where the bull stood to be shot. Here's one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aNoM6FYyzw My question on this is why would a hunter only have 2 rounds in his gun and the rest in his pack? Not real bright. There are others where the moose was called into bow range and shot and ran off afterward.
I mentioned the moose, because there were 4 of us and all we ate was moose meat. After 5 years I had a lot of experience with sneaking up on moose. I found them the easiest game to kill.
Of course when we weren't hunting we saw plenty of them. Very few ran away. Mostly the youngsters.
All i'm saying is if you're good at sneaking up on game. You should be successful with moose. If you call they'll come right up to you and not run off. There's always exceptions, but that was my experience.