Originally Posted by tatonka

I understand what you're saying. The thing is to pass on a 65" moose in hopes you might find it the next year or a couple years later is a long shot at best. It's not like passing on a 140" whitetail where you know it's home range, etc.. Most people who pass on a 140'' to 150" buck own or lease the property or live where they know a bigger buck is possible. It's hard to fathom how huge moose country is until you see it. We're talking thousands of square miles and a moose will travel a very, very long ways when they are searching for cows. Plus, the cover is so dense in places that seeing the same moose twice is not easy. It happens, but not often.

Most outfitters and booking agents are very good salesmen. I'm not saying they out and out lie (although some do), but let's just say they tend to stretch things a bit. They have to sell hunts and if they say their success rate is 50% and the bulls average around 50-55", they're probably not going to sell as many hunts as they would if they say success rate it 90% and the bulls average 60". Just saying.

By the way, I just received an e-mail from from the Steve's Adventures outfit offering a cancellation hunt in Northern B.C. along the Yukon border for $8,950....cost is regularly $16,000...late September. I'd take it in a heartbeat, but I have a friend coming here to bowhunt and fish during that time..