BC Moose hunt
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BC Moose hunt
I have been fortunate this year in being able to get a a fair bit of hunting in around the province. Mostly, it seems, packing game off the mountain for my wife... but that's ok.
Finally got a chance to let my 'curve see the wilds on a moose hunt in central BC. A lower elevation hunt than I'm usually used to and with more creature comforts!
Here are a few pics.
Of course we had to get snowed on at least once- didn't stay though.
It was a "guys" hunting camp and one of my mates brought his young son
The rut was just starting and I found the odd beat up tree and start of a scent scrape.
and even a moose
Time to chase local deer now.
RC
Finally got a chance to let my 'curve see the wilds on a moose hunt in central BC. A lower elevation hunt than I'm usually used to and with more creature comforts!
Here are a few pics.
Of course we had to get snowed on at least once- didn't stay though.
It was a "guys" hunting camp and one of my mates brought his young son
The rut was just starting and I found the odd beat up tree and start of a scent scrape.
and even a moose
Time to chase local deer now.
RC
That which doesn't kill me better run for cover...
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Man, what beautiful country! Your photos do it credit, too. BTW, that would have to be the biggest tent I've ever seen, you blokes sure know how to set up a decent camp.
Lately, if life were treating me any better, I'd be suspicious of it's motives!
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C'mon RC I have waited for some recurve huntin' action from you for a long time and you give very little details. What an animal - congrats mate!!! I want the details mate and some more photos of the moose and one with ya bow in the photo if you have one please. They truly are a massive animal.
Oh, the other photos were great also.
Jeff
Oh, the other photos were great also.
Jeff
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Very nice country,congrats on the Moose.
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Hey Jeff,
Finally got lucky with one of the slobber noses. Not too much of a tale. One of the guys tagged an almost clone of this one earlier in the week so I was prowling the end of the lake where he got his, looking for another. The rut really hadn't started so calling wasn't being as effective as I had hoped. This evening a mate had taken the canoe down to the end and had been calling for about an hour. I saw something out of place about 200m in the timber and when I put the bino's on it it grew antlers. He was looking and moving slowly towards the lake but away from me so I hauled it through the timber until I figured I was close. Then sat and listened and watched. For a big animal they can be really quiet in the bush but finally I caught movement about 50 m away. I had the wind so I crept closer, trying to angle into him. Finally I thought I was as close as I was going to get and when he moved into a shooting lane the brain said go and an arrow went. The hit looked good and he headed off towards a big meadow. Left him for about 1/2 an hour then went an found him piled up, went maybe a 100 m.
All I had was my P&S camera and it crapped out after a couple of pictures. My Nikon was back in camp. We managed to get quads into him but we were going to run out of light so just got a move on getting him out.
Took surprisingly few pics on this trip- maybe because I don't find the flat country very inspiring. lol
RC
Finally got lucky with one of the slobber noses. Not too much of a tale. One of the guys tagged an almost clone of this one earlier in the week so I was prowling the end of the lake where he got his, looking for another. The rut really hadn't started so calling wasn't being as effective as I had hoped. This evening a mate had taken the canoe down to the end and had been calling for about an hour. I saw something out of place about 200m in the timber and when I put the bino's on it it grew antlers. He was looking and moving slowly towards the lake but away from me so I hauled it through the timber until I figured I was close. Then sat and listened and watched. For a big animal they can be really quiet in the bush but finally I caught movement about 50 m away. I had the wind so I crept closer, trying to angle into him. Finally I thought I was as close as I was going to get and when he moved into a shooting lane the brain said go and an arrow went. The hit looked good and he headed off towards a big meadow. Left him for about 1/2 an hour then went an found him piled up, went maybe a 100 m.
All I had was my P&S camera and it crapped out after a couple of pictures. My Nikon was back in camp. We managed to get quads into him but we were going to run out of light so just got a move on getting him out.
Took surprisingly few pics on this trip- maybe because I don't find the flat country very inspiring. lol
RC
That which doesn't kill me better run for cover...
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I'm sure he got the blood pumping mate. What poundage bow, arrow and broadhead combo did you use? They are a big animal.
Jeff
Jeff
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It's always fun getting up close and personal with animals like that. I used my Chekmate which is about 56# at my draw (30"), bamboo arrows, rosewood self nock and a tusker broad head. Runs about 730 gr in weight. The arrow in the pictures above is my grouse arrow- yellow cedar with full size feathers and a field point.
RC
RC
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Thanks for the info RC. It seems your combo worked very well. I used Bamboo arras last hunt also and they worked great. They were 700 plus grains as well.
Jeff
Jeff