There you go Bullmoose...that's all I'm trying to say. They don't use pickups to haul moose and elk out of the rocky mountains....yet somehow thousands of hunters get their game home. Some people are just willing to put some effort into the experience. Some aren't I guess.

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.

Sounds like a great hunt Portage....and two great bulls worth a little extra effort. I'd love to see some pics if you have any handy. Here's a set of sheds that I found up that way...this picture really doesn't do them justice...not that they are humongous or anything. Just a nice set.

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Portage,
Care to give me the name or initials of the guy that shot the 59" er, I think I was at the station when it was tagged.

I've shot moose every year since '94 and have never lugged one, don't care to.
There are so many logging roads that are no longer used and trails that a 4-wheeler will go on that you can still hunt on foot but get your pickup or 4-wheeler to.

Wandering off into the North Maine woods just to be a "mountain Man" is foolish and wastes alot of meat. These adventurers have second thoughts when they walk up to a 1200# animal on the ground. Any meat they lug out is half what a butcher or anyone at home will get.

maineguide, Greg C.

Another person I know of but not personally shot one Monday of that week. KL from Woodland killed a 910 in Connor.

Do you normally stay in Caribou when you are here and did you hunt with 2 guys that had cow only permits last year in the Portage area?

Maineguide....I'm not suggesting trekking 10 miles off of the road into the north maine woods. But other areas of "the county" have plenty of back country where you can get away from those that are allergic to a little exertion. Accessing a downed moose using the vast network of logging trails using a 4 wheeler works in my book. Nothing to due with being a mountain man....I just wouldn't want to shoot a moose from a paved road is all.

Kurt shot that bull on Tuesday in Connor, it was my wife's permit. I hunted in the Caucomgomoc Lake area last year, a bull and a cow.
I might know the guys that you are thinking of though.
When I hunt that area I stay at Russel's in Caribou, I stayed at Dean's one a couple of years ago we had a zone 2 permit.

I know Kurt had emailed me telling of a spot across the river from my house. I had already shot my bull and he mentioned that he had shot his. Just couldn't remember if it were Monday or Tuesday. Greg and I killed our bulls just east of Route 11. Only 2 bulls killed in that township that year. He was subpermittee with some guys from the DF area.

I had also told Kurt about some coyotes across from our office in that motel's back yard. I belieive he killed at least one in there.

Anyway, you are the one I was thinking of. Just misplaced the years. Russell's is owned by a co-worker's sister.