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First off let me say that I apologize for the delayed post. Nugbuk buck has been asking me on a daily basis as to "when" am I going to post our story.
Some of you may recall I put a post up back in Sept. regarding a scouting trip we took in preparation for our DO-IT-YOURSELF moose hunt. Well it paid off in the long run.
We left NJ on Fri. afternoon and Fri. evening we arrived in E. Burke VT to a mix of snow and rain. Fortunately it was all snow @ 2500 ft. :wink:
We made the decision to unload at the hotel and suit up and drive to our selected spot. We sporadically slept on and off thru the night in the truck and awoke to perfect conditions. 2-3 inches of snow and nearly non-existent wind currents
We still hunted our selected logging road and sat for a short while. There were intermitent shots in the distance and we were confident that our time would soon come. That hope waned away as the day progressed. Our area that was literally paved with moose sign was suddenly void of any activity. I couldn't understand it.... perfect conditions, hot area, highly skilled hunters 8) Things were looking bleek. We hunted and walked an area approx. 5 miles and there was nary a moose track to be found!
We took a break for some lunch at the truck and a short nap and decided to go through an area which we had previously walked that morning. We sat for an hour in a very Moosey looking area and walked some more and then low and behold we jumped a moose!!! Nug saw it first but we never got a real good glimpse of it. Darn thing skirted into the bush with jack rabbit speed. We decided to sit again.
Let me stop here and interject a very important component of this story. Before splitting up (approx. 50 yds) I asked the primary permit holder as what to do in the event of a cow moose showing itself. He expressely said "YES shoot the cow".
So that's exactly what I did.
Now that is just the tip of the iceberg regarding this 2 man effort for success. I waited for Nug to come down to me and begin blood trailing. The moose ran down hill and over a cliff with a drop off about 16 feet. :shock:
In my adrenaline crazed mind I reasoned if a mortally wounded moose can do it, So can I. BIG mistake. I blew out my knee at the bottom of the cliff.
I was forced to hobble back to the truck in the dark while Nug continued on after the moose.
I was in extreme phsical pain and mental anguish as the day light was completely gone and Nug was still after the moose. A short while later Nug got to the truck. He was forced to abandon the trail. He banged in the GPS coordinates of the last blood and picked up the trail in the morning.
After another long night we were back on the mountain in the morning. I had to wait in the truck while Nug pressed on. About an hour later he was back at the truck and he gave me this.
He really did a suberb follow up and is the epitome of a first class hunting partner!
It was a great experience that I will cherish for the rest of my life.
We used this to get the moose out of the woods. It cost $100.00 per hour and was WORTH EVERY SINGLE PENNY!!!!
HERE'S SOME MORE PICS:
Another cow:
A WORLD CLASS MOOSE:
The result of a true team effort!!!!!!!!!
Some of you may recall I put a post up back in Sept. regarding a scouting trip we took in preparation for our DO-IT-YOURSELF moose hunt. Well it paid off in the long run.
We left NJ on Fri. afternoon and Fri. evening we arrived in E. Burke VT to a mix of snow and rain. Fortunately it was all snow @ 2500 ft. :wink:
We made the decision to unload at the hotel and suit up and drive to our selected spot. We sporadically slept on and off thru the night in the truck and awoke to perfect conditions. 2-3 inches of snow and nearly non-existent wind currents
We still hunted our selected logging road and sat for a short while. There were intermitent shots in the distance and we were confident that our time would soon come. That hope waned away as the day progressed. Our area that was literally paved with moose sign was suddenly void of any activity. I couldn't understand it.... perfect conditions, hot area, highly skilled hunters 8) Things were looking bleek. We hunted and walked an area approx. 5 miles and there was nary a moose track to be found!
We took a break for some lunch at the truck and a short nap and decided to go through an area which we had previously walked that morning. We sat for an hour in a very Moosey looking area and walked some more and then low and behold we jumped a moose!!! Nug saw it first but we never got a real good glimpse of it. Darn thing skirted into the bush with jack rabbit speed. We decided to sit again.
Let me stop here and interject a very important component of this story. Before splitting up (approx. 50 yds) I asked the primary permit holder as what to do in the event of a cow moose showing itself. He expressely said "YES shoot the cow".
So that's exactly what I did.
Now that is just the tip of the iceberg regarding this 2 man effort for success. I waited for Nug to come down to me and begin blood trailing. The moose ran down hill and over a cliff with a drop off about 16 feet. :shock:
In my adrenaline crazed mind I reasoned if a mortally wounded moose can do it, So can I. BIG mistake. I blew out my knee at the bottom of the cliff.
I was forced to hobble back to the truck in the dark while Nug continued on after the moose.
I was in extreme phsical pain and mental anguish as the day light was completely gone and Nug was still after the moose. A short while later Nug got to the truck. He was forced to abandon the trail. He banged in the GPS coordinates of the last blood and picked up the trail in the morning.
After another long night we were back on the mountain in the morning. I had to wait in the truck while Nug pressed on. About an hour later he was back at the truck and he gave me this.
He really did a suberb follow up and is the epitome of a first class hunting partner!
It was a great experience that I will cherish for the rest of my life.
We used this to get the moose out of the woods. It cost $100.00 per hour and was WORTH EVERY SINGLE PENNY!!!!
HERE'S SOME MORE PICS:
Another cow:
A WORLD CLASS MOOSE:
The result of a true team effort!!!!!!!!!
:huh?: :stretch:
