That's kind of what I was thinking. He was a beat up old warrior. He even had a couple holes in his left antler base, close to the pedicle that had puss coming out.
I've got to give my cousin a huge shout out. I really don't know if I could ask for a better hunting partner. We can laugh and have the best time no matter the conditions or how the hunt is going. So selfless, positive, right there with me the entire time and is strong as an ox. He told me...
The bull was about 1200 yards away, adrenaline took over and we quickly made our way to his direction. We finally got to a high spot where we thought we could spot him... NOTHING.
Out of breath we stood, watched and listened for about 5 minutes. I belted out a cow call and a few grunts...
HUNT DAY 8:
Fog again this morning but we ended up seeing a couple black bears and 2 Caribou. That evening we pushed a little further down the valley and ended up seeing 2 small bulls. 1 of them we raked and grunted into 175 yards. It was encouraging to see the way he responded to the call...
HUNT DAY 5:
We woke early and made our trek to the glassing knob. Before looking for the bear we glassed for an hour or so. The bugs were as bad as I've ever seen that morning. The picture doesn't do it justice.
We trekked down to the spot where we last saw the bear and cautiously peeked...
HUNT DAY 1:
My cousin got a pretty nasty blister that first day hiking so the next morning we rowed across the lake (where the big bull was the day before) and hunted an "easier to get to" spot. His season was on and I had a few days before I could hunt. We thought spending a few days here...
Now sitting at my desk at work and the last 2 weeks seems like a blur.
After my cousin and I finished our 2022 DIY moose hunt we were eager to get back out there. For the most part, everything went our way that hunt and we were ready to try to replicate our success. Our pilots wife asked if...
I’ll be in the bush in a few days. My cousins season starts when we get there and I will be able to hunt shortly after.
It’s been a long two years, but it’s always worth the wait. Good luck to all the old timers and the first timers.
I wish everybody good weather, big bulls, and an adventure...
I am close to heading out as well and the temps are definitely warmer this year then the previous two trips. In 2020 Sept 5th we had a hard frost that morning. We certainly will be giving it hell though no matter the temps!
I do the same thing on my scope but mine is 2nd focal plane and MOA not mils.
I can be at max power and still measure a moose from 100-1000. I get 60 MOA of windage out of my reticle.
I actually did this several times. My fathers moose in 2020 was 300yds away and once I hit 19 moa I told him...
I sold mine as well as it didn't fit into my system. I know a guy though, who is a stone cold killer and he uses his on every hunt. Says he won't leave the house without it 🤷♂️