I tried calling a moose...
 

As most know I will be moose hunting this year.. So on my way home from work I decided to try my luck at calling in a moose. I tried for a while and waited around 15 minutes and tried again. It was soon after that I heard one grunting back at me. Then all I could hear was him thrashing the bushes around. I couldn't get to see him. So I looked for a stick and beat the bushes with it until the stick broke. The moose started grunting at me again so I tried calling. After a little while he came wandering out where I could see him. I tried to get a couple of pics to share but they came out somewhat blurried. I am going to try and post a pic of him for you all to see..

Here is another pic of the same moose.. Do you think he is a shooter? I hope he will show himself in october for me..

he has a 48 inch + rack ...i would nail him without any second thought ..good luck on ur oct. hunt.. i will also hunt moose the 10 of october..

I would say he is a shooter!!!! Good Luck!!
When is your Maine season??
Our Quebec season in my zone starts on Oct 17...

Thanks guys !!! and good luck to both of you as well..
My season starts on Oct. 12th for a 6 day hunt..
The first season ( not mine) starts on next Monday ( Sept. 23rd ) here..
Actually any bull moose will be a shooter for me! I was
surpized by him showing up there as I have been watching
a smaller one in the area. That one had decent headgear as well,
but never had much in the line of paddles as they were very narrow.

my uncles goin moose hunting in minnesota
the season is oct. 3rd to the 18th(of october)

Using the 10" between the eyes rule I'd guess him to be in the low 40's. Not bad for an eastern Canada bull. I'd presume the moose rut there is still probably a few weeks away down there. Even clear up here in Alaska it's still about another week before it really kicks off big time. If you really want some good moose hunting pointers get a copy of the movie "Love, Thunder, and Bull 2" and get one of the "Bull Magnet" fiberglass megaphones. Bull magnets are great for calling, thrashing, and listening for any approach or response.

AK Jeff

Thanks for the pointers! Although it would be a little late for me to get any of that right now. Also the fact I have been applying for a permit for over 25 years to get one. I can not apply again for myself for at least 2 more years now but can be a sub permitee..

Moose here are already starting the rut right now and will be in full swing next week as well. They will be pretty well out of the rut during the October hunt and will prove difficult to call. Add that with all the bird hunters riding the back roads and all just makes it a little harder.. But the moose should be wandering pretty good by then.

The size of the rack he is carrying I can't say for sure except it is quite large as well as the moose for these parts. I do realize the moose up in your neck of the woods are much larger as a rule. We still get some topping the 1000lb mark none the less.. The one in the photo I am guessing to be around or close to 900lbs.. Just a guess as well and hopefully I can find out for sure during my hunt or someone gets him earlier during this weeks hunt..
Take care, Phil

shooter for sure!!!
i'd put him in low to mid 40s... not that I am an expert.
Good luck... it is intense calling them in like that ... gotta love it.

Hey Phil! I'll bet your all pumped up for that hunt.


Hope you got a couple lined up for your hunt date.

Get those cotton balls soaked with moose pi$$ and get ready. LOL


Good luck man!

Keep us informed on what's going on.

im down here and texas and suppose to go up to alaska next year for a moose hunt. i heard its hard hunting up there and im stoked! good job callling him in! thats got to be exciting having an animal that large coming in to you! good luck! hope to see some pics after the shot!

Thanks everyone!!
Yes I am pumped all up and all that is for sure.. I am hoping to see this bruser during my hunt but who knows he could be 20 miles away by then. Although I am thinking he will be hanging around the area. There has been quite a bit of signs as well as an old cutting on a ridge in back of there..
I do have a few more places where I have been seeing moose in this spring and early summer when the bugs were driving them out of the woods.. Right now they have all headed back into the swamps as the weather has changed again up here. It was running around 30 degrees at night and this morning it was 68 degrees out and supposed to hit around 80 degrees today.. Hopefully it will be decent hunting weather when i get to try for them..
Yeah! It is intense when you hear them grunting back and all the bushes being banged into as they come thrashing out. The one in the pic I never bothered any as I watched him walk back into the woods again. So I am hoping he will hang around for a couple more weeks for me..

I thought I'd share an experience calling in moose we had. We were rifle elk hunting here in Colorado in an area we had never hunted before. 5 rifle hunters and a friend of mine who bow hunted elk and knew how to call elk. We found a real nice big meadow with a small island of trees in the middle. The 5 of us hunters surrounded the meadow in likely places and we put Rob the bowhunter in the middle in that island. At first light he began cow calling and bugling for us. In less than an hour, we had 3 bull moose come storming into that meadow looking for a fight with whatever bull elk had the nerve to come into their territory. One of them actually walked within 20 feet of one of our guys. So close we thought we might have to shoot the moose to protect our friend! Little did we know when we planned that trip that the moose had taken over that part of the forest. We never saw one elk or even an elk track that hunt, but we sure learned how to call in the moose if we ever get a tag!

I had a simular experience last week using a "bull Hooker" elk cow call. It was pretty exciting.

I have an Indian friend that is 67 yrs. old and I let him use a couple of my things for calling in moose. His season started yesterday and I told him to try a little bit of the scent I will be using on my hunt. I explained how to put it out and all that about calling ect.. Well he set the scent out Weds. and shot a moose yesterday. He did have a very hard time with it though. The moose circled him and went out on a point. So he walked down towards the point and the moose presented the shot. The moose then ran towards the water and collasped right in the water of all places. So he went and called his son while him and his wife grab thier canoe and set out for it. They had to put a couple of life jackets on it's head to keep the head afloat the best they could while they took it into shallower water to dress it. His son showed up with another canoe and helped him out. They ended up taking and rolling the moose into his son's canoe and paddled it out. All in all he shot it a 5pm and didn't get home until 2:30am this morning. I am glad he was able to get one! But, what a lot of work it was for it! I will post a pic of his moose tomorrow when I get home from work..It was a 6 pointer around 600lbs dressed. He never actually wieghed it in so it is a guess..

Moose can be beasts, they inhabit some wet, tough terrain and getting them out can be a real challenge to say the least. I have been quilty of more then a few got caught up in the chases and never gave it a thought to what it would take to get one out if I did shoot one. Such a case happened 4 years ago when i was dropped a mature bull (1000+lb on the hoof) in the knarl. Needless to say it took 2 of us, chainsaws, 4 sharp knives, several nicks/bruises and 8 hours to pack him out/back to camp. I'd say I'll never do that again but am leaving for moose on weds so won't promise anything...lol. Nothing beats hunting moose in the rut, I am anticipating we will hit it on this trip and with any luck will have another story to tell.

Best of luck on your moose hunt.

Thank you skeeter and good luck on your hunt as well!!

Here is a couple of pics of my friends moose. Unfortunately they had started to skin it just before I got there. I am glad though that he got one even though it was a very hard way to get it..


One happy hunter!

Thank you Phil. Your friend has some great eats hanging there!

Very cool, just be careful he might think your a sexy cow!

I want him to! That way he can get an arrow threw his heart! LOL I will be using a Bowtech constitution on him as my sub-permitee will be packing a 30-06 for back up if needed or in case i can not get close enough...

I tried calling them in again this morning..10-5-09 as my hunt will start next week..
This is the one that came out this time in another area of my zone.. I deffinately would be shooting this one if it comes around then..

another pic of him...

The last pic of him to share.. It is a littled blurred as I was nervous when he started his gating and was getting ready to charge. He would of given me a great shot with my bow too.. But only 7 more days and I get to try it out..

I hope you git em!

phil you sound as prepared as anyone should be for a moose hunt i dont have to wish you good luck cause you wont need! it but i will once again anyway good luck

:arms: his rack is this big......... PULL THE TRIGGER! Great pics, good luck!

Great photos of the calling session there Phil.

CHEERS,
louie