Thursday, January 5, 2017

tough going

4 days hunting moose since last post They were where I wasn't. Tough conditions for an on foot hunter. Yesterday I got out to the jeep without a moose, would have been too tired to deal with one. The backcountry is for the motorheads now. Rest for a few days so I can deal with a potential packout then try it again.
Lots of people ask me why don't I use an atv. I would become a vegetarian first.

The road out.

2 comments:

  1. Back in 2002 when we visited the rock we made the long side trip down to Burgeo and I remember spotting the biggest moose I have ever seen. He must have had about a five and a half foot spread on the rack. He was about a mile away in the swamp. And all I could think was what a PITA it would be to have to haul him out that far from the bog. He probably knew it too and figured he was safe just were he was.

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  2. Going to give it 3 more days starting tomorrow. Left it too late this year. It froze up fast this fall. I usually access the backcountry by canoe or boat for moose. They are in the timber now. I have been close. Using a rifle now with wide aperture sights on trip tomorrow. No place for scope when busting brush in snowy woods

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