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Title: First Moose
Post by: BIG NINE!!! on Oct 21, 2020, 03:01:13 PM
I harvested my first Moose last Thursday, the 15th. Self Guided, Zone 1, 53”, 16 point, 725 pounds. 275 yard shot and only opportunity I had all week. Saw lots of Moose but only cows presented a shot until about 5:55 pm on Thursday. We hunted hard Monday thru Wednesday and we felt that Thursday was going to be our day. With nasty weather coming in for Friday and Saturday morale was pretty low and I had started to accept the fact that I may go home empty handed.
We saw many moose Thursday morning and missed an opportunity by about 2 minutes. A group in front of us shot and missed at a Moose in the cut we were going to check out. Seemed like everyone was tagging out that morning. Pretty frustrating! Had a pep talk at lunch and said we would not quit even if it took until Saturday.
Took us about 2 hours from shot to bed of the truck. The endless winch and chainsaws proved to be lifesavers. Only had about a 75 yard drag.
Absolutely incredible experience! Mentally and physically exhausting, but worth every bit of it!!
Thank you to my team who worked their butts off to get us a moose. Couldn’t have done it without them!!!

(https://i.postimg.cc/SjKRTyBx/22-CA5-D18-D437-4-BC8-92-B2-3255-E848624-B.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SjKRTyBx)


(https://i.postimg.cc/7CDYgD1D/D056-FE66-0526-462-C-A41-C-6-AF565600-BBD.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7CDYgD1D)

(https://i.postimg.cc/yD08gWZv/D45-CF4-D7-8-FB0-4392-800-E-9-AF7-A82-B4-BF5.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yD08gWZv)
Title: Re: First Moose
Post by: aquaassassin on Oct 21, 2020, 03:24:21 PM
So awesome! Thanks for sharing! 1 can be so tough and that’s a hammer!
Title: Re: First Moose
Post by: BIG NINE!!! on Oct 21, 2020, 06:57:24 PM
Thanks Man! I couldn’t be happier! Def a bucket list for me!!
Title: Re: First Moose
Post by: zwiggles on Oct 21, 2020, 08:16:06 PM
Way to go! The pep talk paid off!
Title: Re: First Moose
Post by: hunts2long on Oct 22, 2020, 04:40:44 AM
Congrats....h2l
Title: Re: First Moose
Post by: joe snag on Oct 22, 2020, 05:26:38 AM
Awesome,,congrats....
Title: Re: First Moose
Post by: Raquettedacker on Oct 22, 2020, 05:31:13 AM
Great job. BN. Congratulations.   Thats a sweet  first one.
Title: Re: First Moose
Post by: lv2hunt on Oct 22, 2020, 08:38:48 AM
That's definitely a bruiser congrats!! way to  muscle through it will be well worth the hard work in the end. better start making room on the wall!
Title: Re: First Moose
Post by: Green Mountian Hunter on Nov 21, 2020, 09:45:11 PM
Congrats to you very very nice bull
Title: Re: First Moose
Post by: BIG NINE!!! on May 30, 2021, 11:11:57 AM
My moose mount will be ready in a few weeks. It is mounted, just drying now. Here are a couple pics while I wait for it to be ready for pick up..

(https://i.postimg.cc/62LNGxnx/2654-E0-EF-C5-D1-4-AA2-A6-C8-9-B20-D5-EAF9-C3.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/62LNGxnx)

(https://i.postimg.cc/w7Bd3PBn/9-F6-F0982-BCB3-41-C0-A1-E2-0-FE2567872-FA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/w7Bd3PBn)

(https://i.postimg.cc/XXLbj3nw/D4-D5-DD11-7987-4190-AB5-B-420072634-C41.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XXLbj3nw)
Title: Re: First Moose
Post by: aquaassassin on May 30, 2021, 01:11:41 PM
Awesome! Congrats again!

Did you do the snap on/off rack?
Title: Re: First Moose
Post by: Raquettedacker on May 30, 2021, 02:21:20 PM
Looks great.   Love the sneek look.  Makes that massive rack easer to fit on the wall...   ;)
Title: Re: First Moose
Post by: Green Mountian Hunter on May 30, 2021, 08:17:56 PM
Looks great going to make a great addition to your wall
Title: Re: First Moose
Post by: lv2hunt on Jun 01, 2021, 08:40:36 AM
Great mount he's definitely a beast looks good!!
Title: Re: First Moose
Post by: hesseltine32 on Jun 02, 2021, 06:24:18 AM
Mount looks really good. Congrats again !
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