RE: Filled the freezer - Got Moose!
Thanks guys. Yes weather the factor we can never control but wish we could. I don't mind cold or wet, don't really care for warm shots but can get around them...it's that flippin wind and weird winds that really screws a guy!
Hiawatha, we were in WMZ 63. I spend time scouting on quad this summer and pouring over maps trying to pinpoint areas to hunt. Like I said it wasn't our 1st choice but had to make due and it turned out pretty well.
JD, thanks bud and sorry to hear about your Mulie woes. Hopefully you can arrow one yet or stick some of those bothersome JUMPER!
Good Luck Corey I think you maybe ok in the regular, from what I have heard they really lit on the weekend in pockets, so it may bode well for the cruising bulls in good areas for sure. I said from the onset the regular season of bulls only might backfire on the DNR hopes of limiting the impact on moose this year. I remember a number of years ago regular early seasons and while some didn't get many got a lot if they could read area and how to setup bulls to calling. I figure where we hunted we were pretty close to the peak but the warmer weather may have had enough of impact to string it out right to the OTC season. I am out of the draw for a good 5 years, so would be interested in hearing how you or any others you know make out with regards regular and/or calling. I most likely will go back to the bow for moose until the super A status returns if they don't dick more with the archery season but always good to have back up plans. BTW did you find the moose hanging up in archery and quiet? My annual archery crew in the west part of the province said they found the bulls to be slippin in quietly or if the called hanging in heavy cover offering no shots. They said a bull grunt was a death of the bull coming, which is not like other years where bull grunts makes up most of are calling during the pre rut or onset of rut. Just curious.