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Timesawaistin
Joined: 27 Feb 2005
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Location: St. Louis
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| Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2005 10:56 am Post subject: What is Most Important to Know? |
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I signed up to go to Manitoba for my first moose hunt this fall. We will fly up to the Churchill river and use boats from a tent camp. I have a 9.3x62 CZ rifle and some nosler partitions that I have shot enough to get comfortable with.
Forum: What is the most important thing that I should know about moose hunting before I go (in your opinion)? |
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cdhunt
Joined: 27 Jan 2004
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Location: hanover, pa
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| Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:23 am Post subject: |
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| Don't forget the toilet paper. |
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fuzzybear
Joined: 31 Mar 2004
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Location: Bend, Oregon
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 4:07 am Post subject: |
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Don't let him get to the water. You'll play hell trying to dress him.
Beside.....
The toilet paper gets wet. |
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cdhunt
Joined: 27 Jan 2004
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Location: hanover, pa
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:19 am Post subject: |
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| with what you are shooting, it should freeze him on the spot with no thought of going to the water, therefore you can dress and skin him standing up. |
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Reuben
Joined: 14 Dec 2004
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Location: SW Alaska but schooling in Pullman, Washington
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| Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2005 7:08 pm Post subject: Re: What is Most Important to Know? |
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| Yeah don't forget the buttwipe and even more important don't forget the bug spray. If it is anything like back home those no-see-ums are the devil and they'll let you have it. |
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Timesawaistin
Joined: 27 Feb 2005
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Location: St. Louis
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| Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:34 pm Post subject: Yes sir! |
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| Toilet paper, bug spray, and "don't drop them in the water" Good advice, I will try and remember to do all three. This will probably be my only trip like this that I can afford, so I am going prepared. :lol: :lol: |
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Reuben
Joined: 14 Dec 2004
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Location: SW Alaska but schooling in Pullman, Washington
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| Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2005 11:14 pm Post subject: Re: Yes sir! |
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Being prepared is key so all in all have fun and enjoy every minute of it.
Best regards and good luck Reuben |
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dougw
Joined: 25 Oct 2002
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Location: Vermont
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Be ready for the thrill of your life when you get, some back breaking work getting it out, and some great eating. Best of luck!!!! |
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Don Fischer
Joined: 24 Mar 2005
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Location: Antelope, Ore
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| Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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Why would you want to derss a moose? Don't you really want to undress it? And it would make sense not to dress or undress in the water. But if you don't get the toilet paper wet, how will you flush it away? And wouldn't a nice Glade scented mist smell better than bug spray after flushing?
heh,heh,heh. |
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MMichaelAK
Joined: 03 Dec 2004
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Location: Anchorage AK
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| Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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Bug dope, more bug dope, ankle fit hip boots are critical in the wet -I'd ask your outfitter what the land is like, mosquito head net.
Did I mention you might want bug dope?
Good luck and happy hunting |
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maineguide
Joined: 03 Sep 2002
Posts: 241
Location: Downeast, ME USA
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| Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2005 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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Get a ThermaCell to take with you to use if you set in one spot very long. I have been useing one all summer camping and fishing. Once you get it going about 20 minutes you are free of bugs. :D
Wal-Mart carry them and if you don't have one close by you can get them online. Here is the website.
http://www.mosquitorepellent.c.....dless.html
you get 4 hours on a mat or 12 hours on a refill.
Going into bug country I wouldn't leave home without one. |
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Moss
Joined: 26 Sep 2005
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Location: Quebec
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:06 am Post subject: |
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Learn to call...that will be your best advantage. get some tapes or a movie if you've never heard a moose before, practice with your hands just bawling and Grunts. That will probably give you your best shot at getting close.
And as for the TP...thats a close 2nd 8)
And don't worry about the water, thats what a winch and ATV is for :thumbsup1: |
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rambo
Joined: 16 Oct 2005
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Location: Swan River, MB
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| Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2005 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Target practice and aim for the vitals |
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Timesawaistin2
Joined: 10 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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| :thumbsup1: I went. I shot a 57" moose. The trip was by floatplane and boats. I did not need the insect repellant all week -- it was too cold already. I used all the TP I had. My guide told me to shoot whenever I got a clear target, never mind the water. He was excited! The guide called in the moose, and then we got the outfitter to help carry it to the boat. |
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cdhunt
Joined: 27 Jan 2004
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Location: hanover, pa
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| Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:42 pm Post subject: moose |
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| timesawastin-----congrats on the big moose--see i told you to take a lot of toilet paper. how far was he? what cal. were you usin? did he fall instantly? give us a run down of the hunt and thanks for the pic. |
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