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Was fortunate enough to draw an anterless moose tag so a buddy and I setoff in the rain on September 29th to our chosen camp location.
Rain was on and off Monday and Tuesday and moose sightings were limited to 2 small bulls and a cow and a calf which darted across a trail in front of me.
Wednesday morning saw a slight reprieve from the rain and I informed my buddy today was the day. My buddy setup in a cutblock looking for his deer while I set off for a different area. Spot I had chosen was a 5 or so year old cutblock with an east facing slope with some good structure retained with in the cutblock. Encountered 2 calf moose right away but no shots fired. Worked my way to a more open area and spotted a moose 150 yards up the slope. I confirmed it was a cow thru my bino’s and chambered a round, took aim and fired. She went down hard into some very tall grass and I lost sight of her. She stood back up and turned to face me. I chambered another round and took steady aim using a tree as a rest and fired again putting her down for good.
As I was walking up the slope through a maze of deadfall, stumps and regenerating pine I thought to myself, going to be a task getting her out of here. As the grass was quite tall, I was only a couple of yards from where she lay before I saw and confirmed she had expired. Luckily she had expired on an old atv trail through the cutblock making recovery a breeze.
Walked back out and got my buddy. When we got back, a rather large bull was standing right where she lay. Think I ruined his plans for the evening.
Drove my atv up to her and dragged her down to the main trail where we gutted and quartered her for the trip back to camp.
Dropped her off at the butchers Friday morning. Weighed in at 465 lbs.
My camp for the week.
Moose
Loaded up. For a cheaper atv trailer, it performed very well for where we were. In muskeg be not so good. 3 quarters and the head. Other quarter strapped on front of buddies quad but trailer would of handled it easily.
Cartridge used was the cheap blue box Federal 130 grain soft points. My 270 WSM shoots them into cloverleafs at 100 yards so felt confident in using them.
Recovered 1st shot bullet versus the unfired cartridge.
Finally, why I was a forester by profession, love being out in the forest in the fall as the sights, sounds and smells are second to none.
Sorry for the long read.
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10-05-2024, 10:38 AM
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Congrats on the moose. Looks like you had a great time. 
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10-05-2024, 10:41 AM
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Johnin, well done, successful moose hunt, you will eat well this winter.
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10-05-2024, 11:12 AM
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Congratulations. Thanks for sharing the story and pictures. We need more of this on AO.
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10-05-2024, 11:31 AM
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Awesome. I like the nice writeup!
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10-05-2024, 11:31 AM
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Thx for sharing with us mooseless forum members.
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10-05-2024, 01:24 PM
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Congrats.
Thanks for a great read!
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10-05-2024, 03:35 PM
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Great hunt and good story, congrats on your moose, lot's of fine eats there
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10-05-2024, 03:57 PM
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thx for sharing with us mooseless forum members. |
ditto!
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10-05-2024, 04:12 PM
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fantastic story...thank you for sharing as well
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10-05-2024, 04:50 PM
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Congrats on the moose. I also have shot many elk with federal blue box shells in 150 grain 7mm and have never had any issues with them. Some times cheaper bullets perform better in older guns I found. Hornady in my 7mm seem to be too hot for it and can't shoot groups but the cheap federals she just loves. My newer guns on the other hand love hornady ammo.
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10-05-2024, 05:27 PM
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Now that’s how you get it done. Congrats.
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10-05-2024, 08:47 PM
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Now that’s how you get it done. Congrats.
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10-05-2024, 09:24 PM
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Congrats on your hunt John! You and I have the same camper, what do you have covering your camper jacks, just some orange garbage bags??
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10-06-2024, 07:19 AM
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Congrats on your hunt John! You and I have the same camper, what do you have covering your camper jacks, just some orange garbage bags??
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Yes just orange garbage bags. Friend gave me the camper for free this year. Jacks leak oil bad so I put the bags on so oil would not get everywhere when travelling. In process of getting new seals to repair them.
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10-06-2024, 07:04 PM
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Congratulations. Thanks for sharing the story and pictures. We need more of this on AO.
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Agree 100%! Appreciate the very few posters who are still willing to share their adventures. Congrats John!
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10-06-2024, 08:59 PM
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A hearty way to go!!! Thanks for the write up.
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10-06-2024, 09:56 PM
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Congratulations! Great job and story too!
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10-08-2024, 12:02 AM
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Nice John!
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10-08-2024, 12:28 AM
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Thx for sharing with us mooseless forum members. |
What he said. ^^^
Sounds like an awesome trip and some great-tasting moose!
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10-08-2024, 12:54 AM
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Very good write up and congrats on your hunt ,looks like you had great time .
Cheers
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10-09-2024, 10:11 AM
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Good job! Thanx for sharing...
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10-09-2024, 11:11 AM
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That's what it's all about!
Hoping to fill a moose tag next year... Here's hoping!
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10-09-2024, 12:08 PM
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Congratulations. Thanks for sharing the story and pictures. We need more of this on AO.
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X2, really enjoy the stories/pics and what led up to the filled tag!
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11-07-2024, 07:28 AM
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Congrats on that cow, got to love that country!
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Congratulations
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