I just got back to Texas after spending the past 10 days in Canada on a moose hunt.
First few days were brutally hot, with no game moving and having only seen a few cows.
Wednesday evening, temperatures dropped and game everywhere. Thursday morning I had wind switch directions on a bull when I was at 100yds who would have easily made Pope and young bull (solid chance at making B&C). Friday morning saw some huge bulls but in way too thick of timber to get a shot.
Later in morning, I saw a few nice bulls in a meadow near a pond. I jumped into a stream in about thigh high water and made up a few hundred yards of distance. Thereafter, I belly crawled through y’all/wet/cold grass to 75yds. At that point, got on my knees, made one last range check, came to full draw, and let the arrow fling on a bull quartering away. Arrow slid in right behind near shoulder, tore through heart, and passed through opposite shoulder. Less than 50feet later, I had my first moose on ground.
He wasn’t a monster, but I’m tickled pink. No one else in area was able to harvest any animals.
I will say, I have new found respect for moose. Not being the rut, putting a spot and stalk on them is really difficult. Almost as frustrating as trying to spot and stalk a pronghorn.
I’ve now taken most of the major North American game animals with a bow. It’s time to start focusing on a the sheep species and a mountain goat...
For gear, I was shooting a PSE Xpedite at 70lbs w/28.5in draw. I was shooting Black Eagle Outlaw arrow coupled with a Iron Will Outfitter 100g vented broadhead.
Here are a few pictures:
First few days were brutally hot, with no game moving and having only seen a few cows.
Wednesday evening, temperatures dropped and game everywhere. Thursday morning I had wind switch directions on a bull when I was at 100yds who would have easily made Pope and young bull (solid chance at making B&C). Friday morning saw some huge bulls but in way too thick of timber to get a shot.
Later in morning, I saw a few nice bulls in a meadow near a pond. I jumped into a stream in about thigh high water and made up a few hundred yards of distance. Thereafter, I belly crawled through y’all/wet/cold grass to 75yds. At that point, got on my knees, made one last range check, came to full draw, and let the arrow fling on a bull quartering away. Arrow slid in right behind near shoulder, tore through heart, and passed through opposite shoulder. Less than 50feet later, I had my first moose on ground.
He wasn’t a monster, but I’m tickled pink. No one else in area was able to harvest any animals.
I will say, I have new found respect for moose. Not being the rut, putting a spot and stalk on them is really difficult. Almost as frustrating as trying to spot and stalk a pronghorn.
I’ve now taken most of the major North American game animals with a bow. It’s time to start focusing on a the sheep species and a mountain goat...
For gear, I was shooting a PSE Xpedite at 70lbs w/28.5in draw. I was shooting Black Eagle Outlaw arrow coupled with a Iron Will Outfitter 100g vented broadhead.
Here are a few pictures:
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