jnicholes

So, as the title says, I got in my Idaho controlled moose tag application today. In case anyone’s wondering, the spring black bear hunt is not going to work out. I learned I may be moving soon. So, instead, I applied for a moose tag in North Idaho, specifically hunting unit 3.

Here’s hoping I draw a tag.

I have a friend who said he’s going to take me on a moose hunt if I draw a tag. He has experience with it. In fact, he got his moose already a few years ago.

I will keep you all up to date on if I draw a tag or not. I should get the results in June.

Jared

Oldtimr

Good luck.

mrbb

best of luck to you, that would be a great hunt if you be so lucky to draw
and some great eating if you kill one!

Rob in VT

Best of luck on drawing the tag.

Bocajnala

You're gonna want something a little heavier than a .243 probably.

Maybe even required by law. Moose could be hunt with a .243, but I'd want to go heavier.

-Jake

jnicholes

actually, assuming I draw, a friend of mine ‘s loaning me a rifle.

Bocajnala

Good deal. Moose are BIG critters with heavy bone structure.

-Jake

Phil from Maine

Best of luck drawing a tag. I hunted a moose up here in 2019 on my sister’s permit. The hunt was a quick one with only going into the hunt for 15 minutes on opening day. But spent sometime locating it. Not trying to be a wise guy or anything. But you want to get a lot of practice shooting that rifle before you hunt. I know in my case with my sister I should of gotten more used to the rifle before the hunt. I had to track ours a quite of a ways after it was hit twice by the 30-06. I feel if I had been more used to it I could of gotten it quicker. The first shot dropped it in it’s tracks. The second shot I was roughly 10 feet from him when he had gotten up. That took right in the nose and turned him away from me. I missed on the next shot which lead to tracking him. Anyway good luck again on drawing a tag!

bronko22000

A mature Shiras bull moose is slightly smaller than the Eastern moose and my friend and I used our old trusty 30-06s without any problem on those. They can be taken with less potent cartridges but IMO I would rate the '06 as minimum. I'm sure there will be some that disagree. But whatever you choose you need a good stout bullet to penetrate deep into the vitals and/or smash some bone.

jnicholes

I did not draw a moose tag.

Oh well.