Excellent tips! I've hunted moose in Alaska for the past 28 years. My top 5 moose hunting mistakes: 1) Not enough patience...calling a bull, they take their time to respond and often we see a bull the evening after calling in the morning. 2) Expecting a bull to leave his cow to a call...it is better to be very aggressive and go to the bull if he has a cow. 3) Not shooting a bull because he is in water...just take a rope-come along, waders, and jet sleds. A bull moose will float in deep water and is easy to drag to shallow water with a rope-come along. 4) Shooting at the hump. The heart/lung boiler room is in the lower half of the body because of the large hump. 5) Not glassing thoroughly enough. Moose have excellent hearing and smelling, the more glassing and less walking is usually more productive. Instead of looking for a whole moose, look for a white speck of antler that suddenly disappears and reappears in the spruce thickets.
17 years of rejections for me as of this year. I have been lucky enough to tag along on many hunts , about 11 years in a row . Shot a nice bull in zone 23 ten years ago, as 2nd shooter on my 30th birthday . Now 10 years later I am 2nd shooter in zone 3 this 2020 season . Great video thanks man
I've done it alone twice. Once with a forked bull and once with a 8 point bull. First one was three km from river and second one was 800 ish yards from road
Finally got drawn in 2023 after being in the New Hampshire moose lotto since 1988. One of only 33 permits! Getting all recovery gear in line. Taking the entire week before for scouting.
@@codybaxter9939 should've shot a huge one first morning at 440, never got another chance, my dad got a nice younger bull though. Didn't know it but it was my only time hunting moose with my dad, he passed from a Vax related heart attack the next fall.
Great video. I'm confused though. Some guys are saying you want to call with the wind so the sound carries? Kind of makes sense but I've always thought you should have the wind in your face hunting any big game?
In my experience there is no need for wind to carry a call, Moose have great ears and can hear a call for an incredible distance, you should always hunt with any wind in your face for sure with big game...
We are blessed in Alaska...residents can hunt moose for free over the counter tags. I enjoy calling a big bull up close and personal. Were we hunt a rope-come along, waders, and a jet sled is essential since they typically die in water....floating in deep water time to pull with a come-along to shallow water, then the waders and jet sled come in. It takes me 4-hours to solo butcher a bull moose.
wow !! so great, i have visited Alaska twice in my life so far and absolutely LOVE it there, spent a week in Tok, and two weeks at a place called kingdom air. learning to fly in the mountains...
In southern idaho the moose hunt is a once in a lifetime draw. You get about 2 and a half months to hunt. September October and part of November. People apply for years and give up trying never getting to draw. Maybe someday I'll get lucky.
yea, here we have about a one in 65 chance of getting drawn, but your chances increase the longer you go without being drawn, we used to get 3 days to hunt, now we get 5
@@NBWildman I have about a 6% chance to draw the area I want to hunt around my home. Idaho doesn't build points for years you don't draw. Every year you have the same chance to stare weather its your first try or 20th.
Never hunted moose, got moose tag after 22 years of trying I have 64,000 square miles to hunt in my area, 2.5 months to get one and only 3 other hun ters to compete with, and the last 10 years every hunter that drew got a moose. I know every place in that area that has moose, 32% of it is private. My biggest worry is getting it out after it's down, I'm 58 and going to have to call in younger fellas to help pack it. Or harvest uphill close to road, big bulls are not c lose to the road in most cases, I have 2.5 .month's to scout.
have you thought about getting an electric winch? A friend of mine drew a VT moose tag last year but Vermont doesn't allow vehicles off road and you need to show the entire moose at the check in station. Now they expect you will need to hire a draft horse or get a big group of people to pull the moose out but some enterprising hunters have figured out you can use a winch to move to moose about a hundred yards at a time from one tree to another without a ton of effort. conveniently he still has the winch so I don't have to buy my own after I somehow drew this year.
What do you think on minimum Horsepower & or Displacement ATV or UTV so you need to drag a moose thru ideal ground conditions much less nightmare Hilly or muddy Ground
I’ve pulled them out with a Kodiak 400 , Chain all 4 tires and a winch you also need some weight on front, we mount a seat on front rack that has someone sit on it
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Great, Thanks!! and thanks for watching
Excellent tips! I've hunted moose in Alaska for the past 28 years. My top 5 moose hunting mistakes: 1) Not enough patience...calling a bull, they take their time to respond and often we see a bull the evening after calling in the morning. 2) Expecting a bull to leave his cow to a call...it is better to be very aggressive and go to the bull if he has a cow. 3) Not shooting a bull because he is in water...just take a rope-come along, waders, and jet sleds. A bull moose will float in deep water and is easy to drag to shallow water with a rope-come along. 4) Shooting at the hump. The heart/lung boiler room is in the lower half of the body because of the large hump.
5) Not glassing thoroughly enough. Moose have excellent hearing and smelling, the more glassing and less walking is usually more productive. Instead of looking for a whole moose, look for a white speck of antler that suddenly disappears and reappears in the spruce thickets.
great ideas and right on the money...
Got a question for you. My second year moose hunting. Is it a common practice to use a mineral station for moose?
17 years of rejections for me as of this year. I have been lucky enough to tag along on many hunts , about 11 years in a row . Shot a nice bull in zone 23 ten years ago, as 2nd shooter on my 30th birthday . Now 10 years later I am 2nd shooter in zone 3 this 2020 season . Great video thanks man
wow you are lucky to be in on so many hunts, thanks for watching
Bow hunter from Ontario here (Traditional bow hunter actually).
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hey, thanks and welcome to the channel
I've done it alone twice. Once with a forked bull and once with a 8 point bull. First one was three km from river and second one was 800 ish yards from road
Well done, they are a big animal to move
Finally got drawn in 2023 after being in the New Hampshire moose lotto since 1988. One of only 33 permits! Getting all recovery gear in line. Taking the entire week before for scouting.
Dad and I both got drawn this year and are leaving tonight for camp. This is gonna be fun!
hey that's great!! best of luck
@@NBWildman 7 years. If we tag I'll post a pic
Any luck?
@@codybaxter9939 should've shot a huge one first morning at 440, never got another chance, my dad got a nice younger bull though. Didn't know it but it was my only time hunting moose with my dad, he passed from a Vax related heart attack the next fall.
Great Video. Funny and all great points. Headed to Northern Alberta in 4 days to fill my tag.
always keep the wind in your face, and away from the critter! thanks for re-enforcing that message.
You bet!
Thank you so much. I really appreciate your video
Great video. I'm confused though. Some guys are saying you want to call with the wind so the sound carries? Kind of makes sense but I've always thought you should have the wind in your face hunting any big game?
In my experience there is no need for wind to carry a call, Moose have great ears and can hear a call for an incredible distance, you should always hunt with any wind in your face for sure with big game...
We are blessed in Alaska...residents can hunt moose for free over the counter tags. I enjoy calling a big bull up close and personal. Were we hunt a rope-come along, waders, and a jet sled is essential since they typically die in water....floating in deep water time to pull with a come-along to shallow water, then the waders and jet sled come in. It takes me 4-hours to solo butcher a bull moose.
wow !! so great, i have visited Alaska twice in my life so far and absolutely LOVE it there, spent a week in Tok, and two weeks at a place called kingdom air. learning to fly in the mountains...
In southern idaho the moose hunt is a once in a lifetime draw. You get about 2 and a half months to hunt. September October and part of November. People apply for years and give up trying never getting to draw. Maybe someday I'll get lucky.
yea, here we have about a one in 65 chance of getting drawn, but your chances increase the longer you go without being drawn, we used to get 3 days to hunt, now we get 5
@@NBWildman I have about a 6% chance to draw the area I want to hunt around my home. Idaho doesn't build points for years you don't draw. Every year you have the same chance to stare weather its your first try or 20th.
I didn't get mine til the last hour of season and I worked like crazy. Had a lot of close calls tho.
my last moose was 5 min of legal light left, nice little 12 pointer.
Lots of nice tips there, well done.
Thanks...and thanks for watching...
Never hunted moose, got moose tag after 22 years of trying I have 64,000 square miles to hunt in my area, 2.5 months to get one and only 3 other hun ters to compete with, and the last 10 years every hunter that drew got a moose. I know every place in that area that has moose, 32% of it is private. My biggest worry is getting it out after it's down, I'm 58 and going to have to call in younger fellas to help pack it. Or harvest uphill close to road, big bulls are not c lose to the road in most cases, I have 2.5 .month's to scout.
have you thought about getting an electric winch? A friend of mine drew a VT moose tag last year but Vermont doesn't allow vehicles off road and you need to show the entire moose at the check in station. Now they expect you will need to hire a draft horse or get a big group of people to pull the moose out but some enterprising hunters have figured out you can use a winch to move to moose about a hundred yards at a time from one tree to another without a ton of effort. conveniently he still has the winch so I don't have to buy my own after I somehow drew this year.
Thanks for sharing.
Very well spoken sir . My name hasent came out in 43 years , maybe this year , I can always hope , LOL
wow, that is a long time. This is definitely your year. Best of luck.
BIG FACTS
for sure
I actually used my Toyota Corolla to haul my bull out.
nice !!
Just in case anyone here is from New Brunswick posting roads is illegal
Indeed it is, but i put it in the video cause it happens all the time...
In British Columbia the e-call is illegal and if caught the fine is very large
Same with baiting
really, i knew about baiting out there, but not about the electronic call...
@@NBWildman big game e-calls are illegal
ok, thanks good to know this about BC, wouldn't want to get in a mess.
What do you think on minimum Horsepower & or Displacement ATV or UTV so you need to drag a moose thru ideal ground conditions much less nightmare Hilly or muddy Ground
I’ve pulled them out with a Kodiak 400 , Chain all 4 tires and a winch you also need some weight on front, we mount a seat on front rack that has someone sit on it
It has to do more with traction than power, I have pulled out 4 moose with my 400 arctic cat, and that 386cc
Great info. 😉
Electronic calls have educated A lot of moose in Maine. Most sound pretty bad
Agreed, I am blessed to be able to hunt with a guy who mouth calls very very well, and it's sooooo much better.
I switched to mouth it is way better once you learn it.
Hell ya. Good video. Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
I like the pictures of the giant moose hunter.
Stud !!!!!
I don't have a muffler or cat. And I drove up to a moose haha. It walked away after I jumper out and walked to it
Did you know that it is illegal to deface or destroy Canadian money.
yes, i do...
Pretty sure burning money is illegal lol
Did he really just do that and post it
Canadian money doesn't burn like that , Its plastic
You literally burned a 24 of beer 😱 a tank of gas... A night out! 😱😱😱
Over 100 combined years of applications for elk...NOTHING
You talk to much at the beginning of your video.
thanks, i'll keep that in mind