I was fortunate to have drawn a tag in 2001 after 16 years of applying. I wanted to make moose hunting a "hunt" as I can quite literally kill a bull out of my bedroom window. I also wanted a bull that would dress over 1000 and have a 50+ inch spread. Well after a lot of scouting I found several that I thought might fit that bill. I did not want to road hunt nor hunt the brocolli fields like 85% of the others.

There were 2 bulls in a spot that was inaccessible by vehicles within 4-500 yards. One of the bulls was, my estimate, a legit 60 incher. The other was smaller antler wise. We called the bigger bull in late on the first afternoon but it was getting too dark to see. On the second day, we again called a bull in which I killed. I'll admit I was excited but it was the smaller of the 2. He dressed at 920 and had a 51" spread. We were able to get him out through a lot of hard work and a mile of rope but were also prepared to quater and haul. He was the 6th largest weighted in New Sweden that year out of about 200 moose tagged.

As an aside, I put a buddy on the other bull 2 days later. 59 inch spread dressing at 910.