CANADIAN MAN TAKES DOWN ATTACKING MOOSE WITH .22 RIFLE

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Canadian Man Takes Down Attacking Moose With .22 Rifle

Can you knock down a moose with a .22? The answer is “yes”—but it takes about 15 bullets. Just ask Shawn Tuffnell, of Stoughton, Saskatchewan. On January 22, Shawn was going about his morning after having spent the night at his mother’s house when he heard her screams coming from outside. Angie...

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[Mountain_Life]

He pulled the 800lb moose back into the house by the nostrils? Then the moose stood around and waited for him to put 15 rounds (including reloading twice) into it's eye sockets? I think this story belongs on The Onion, not Meat Eater.

 

[Geewhiz]

LOL I'm sure there is some exaggeration there but regardless it sounds like things got pretty western.

 

[Chris in TN]

LOL I'm sure there is some exaggeration there but regardless it sounds like things got pretty western.

Yeah. I'm not saying he needed a .375H&H but in hindsight maybe at least a .22WMR would have worked better.

 

[BlackHillsShooter]

Made me laugh! That would have sucked had it gone down half as wild as the story tells it.

 

[Geewhiz]

Does anyone have FB that can copy and past the photo to this thread?

 

[BlackHillsShooter]

Yup, it's a dead moose.