Got a 40" bull moose last night!
 

Man, this year has been getting better as the season rolls on! I went out on my first night of moose hunting last night, and connected within half an hour! We went to a thickly wooded area, that has some open patches of willows. There stood a nice bull, harrassing a cow with a calf. We stalked within 30 yards very easily, and waited for them to get into position. I was on one side of a line of brush, and my buddy was on the other side of it. The bull worked his way into about 20 yards, turned and offered a perfect quartering away shot. I drew, put my pin right in the sweet spot, and he took two steps right into the brush. He moved forward right into my buddies lane and he came to full draw. He waited just a little too long and the calf moved right between him and the bull. He quickly let down and I moved through the brush getting a perfect broadside shot at 25 yards. The arrow flew perfect and centered a rib going in and coming out of him. He jumped and ran about 5 steps, then started walking off. I could see about 4" of my 29" Beman arrow tipped with 125 grain Muzzy broadhead sticking out of his far side and about 2" of fletching on the side that I had hit him. He went 40 yards and laid down. About 10 seconds later he got up, went in a circle and laid down facing us. I snuck around him and crawled up to 10 yards from him, put another arrow on my string and put a 3 sided hole right through the top of his heart. Both shots were double lunged, but since I had the chance to put another arrow into him, I didn't pass.

He measures right at 40" and has some neat character on his antlers. He still had some velvet, but had worked his antlers pretty hard so far. His tops were rubbed down, he had 2 brow tines broken off, plus nuerous other tines broken, and a 5" drop tine. My caribou I shot on the 24th of July had a 9&1/2" drop tine too!

It's been a great year so far! I shot a P&Y black bear in May, a non-typical caribou in July, and now a 1,000 plus pound moose in Sept. I also shot a wide spread bou on July 31st with a 270, and a small bull bou on the 4th of August with a 30-06. I'm off to Montana a week from today to hunt elk for nearly two weeks with a couple of board members. The rest of the year will be devoted to sucking up to the wife! <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

I hope all of you get to share the rush I felt last night during this coming season! Hands shaking, heart beating fast, blood pumping through my body, adrenaline flowing...

BOWHUNTING = THE GREATEST HIGH IN THE WORLD!!!!!

I should have pictures up before I leave to Montana next Friday. I'll post when I update my photo album.
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ArcticBowMan,
With the luck you are having I expect to see the new World Record Elk in the next couple of weeks <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
Good Luck in Montana And congratulations on the Moose and the rest of your season so far!



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ABM, congrats! You are having some season. I can't wait to see the pics.

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Congrats on the bull Jerry. 13 more days and I'm off for Moose myself. So, just how big is your freezer? Thats a lot of meat for you so far this year. Note I said &quot;so far&quot;. Good luck on the Elk hunt.

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awesome ABM! can't wait to see the pictures!!

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ABM I will say two things, first Congrats, that is a thrill I would one day love to have, second I am green with envy.

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Way to go ole buddy!!

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Way to go, hope your next hunt is as good. Cant wait to see the pictures

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All I got to say is SUPER DUPER and Naraganga!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Congrats ABM. 4 more days and I am on my way to Ontario for moose. Throw some of your luck our way will ya? <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>
Good luck on the elk, as if your gonna need it. <img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Well Congrats ABM!!!!!! you will have enough stories for the entire time we are hunting!!!!!

I will make a doctor appointment for you right away when you arrive in MT. When we pick you up at the airport we can get you over there right away................

After all you dont want to walk around in the mountains with that horseshoe in .......

Don

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right on dude! Thanks for stopping by! Now if we both score on elk, we are both gonna have to buy new freezers <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>!

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Arctic - You Da Man Again.

Congrats on your Bull Moose!! Good Luck on your Elk,Like you need it...LOL

It's not how big the Deer,But the size of the experiance that matters!!

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Way to go! Sounds like you are having the &quot;year of a lifetime&quot;!! congrats on your moose, can't wait to see the pics.

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Dang, Your on a roll Jerry (Tap Tap);)
So what's next?

Nic

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ABM...a big congrats!! What a great year you've had<img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle>..
...I am definitely jealous. I hope someday I have the chance
to go on a bowhunt for moose<img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>.


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Way to go ABM you are really on a roll. Keep it up, good luck on the elk hunt. Cant wait to see pics.

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ABM...congrats! Sounds like you had better have a taxidermist in the family!
Sucking up to the wife...LOL...I hear ya. She must be a GOOD one....after all that, and you're still going for elk for 2 weeks...:)
Good luck...and make sure she get's another freezer while you are gone, lord knows you're gonna need it! Can't wait to see the pics.

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congrats onthe moose

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ABM - Sounds like an incredible year! Congrats on the Moose and good luck in Montana

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ABM,

Im sorry to tell you this but we are going to have to use your arrows for our tent poles..........

Guess this means you will have to get your Elk with a knife.........<img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Job well done .sounds like a good year allready for ya abm

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Congrats!! Whens the BBQ, Ill bring the potato salad<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>!

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Thanks for all the congrats guys. We had him all butchered up and in the freezer by 10pm on Friday. Them moose take quite a bit longer than a caribou or 6. I'm making 15 pounds of jerky today, and the big bar-b-que is Sunday night. I had the pics developed today, but might not get them scanned until I return north on the 30th of Sept. I'll try early this week though.

Robert, I can only hope we have that good of luck! Don't forget your bows when you come to pick me up! {:D]

Don, I have five arrows left, one with black bear blood and one with moose and caribou blood. We can use 4 of em for stakes, I only need one for that big 6X6 I'm gonna see! <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

Good luck nub and Kip! Hope you guys connect in the moose woods!
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Congrats Artic!!

Hey, did you happen to have that necklace for Cardeer on again?



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Congrats on your hunt and thanks for the story.Good luck with the elk hunt.

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way to go! you the man now! keep up the good luck!

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Yup, I had my cardeer necklace on with me. I finally got the pictures on my webshots account, and upgraded the account so hopefully I can post the pictures here now. The album isn't coming up on my community page though. Click on my photos on the bottom of this post, and the title is 2002 moose hunt. You can see the leather strap for the necklace on my neck, but the antler part is tucked in. All three different species that I have taken with the bow this year I have had either my antler necklace, or my bear necklace on.
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