Elkmagnet
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This guy gets it!I am always triggered by folks who draw a MSG tag and are lackadaisical about it. Why even bother? Get out of the way for someone who values the tag.
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This guy gets it!I am always triggered by folks who draw a MSG tag and are lackadaisical about it. Why even bother? Get out of the way for someone who values the tag.
Shoot for early October then. On the only moose hunt I have been a part of. The first part of October was good hunting with lots of moose rut action then the early part of November was awesome when the leaves fell off and the moose were easy to glass. Before taking my advice you may verify that moose don't migrate out of your unit in late October.My work makes PTO in November pretty tough. My fantasy is bagged,tagged, and in the freezer by Halloween.
If I ate another deer tag I wouldn't suffer for it. So regular tag it is.
The unit we hunted in Idaho was difficult to find moose the last week of Sept. In 7 days of hunting, we only saw 5 moose with 4 of them happening in the last two days all clearly rutting. Too much green to really locate them. We did kill the final one we saw and it ended the last day of the hunt.Shoot for early October then. On the only moose hunt I have been a part of. The first part of October was good hunting with lots of moose rut action then the early part of November was awesome when the leaves fell off and the moose were easy to glass. Before taking my advice you may verify that moose don't migrate out of your unit in late October.
Small sample size but Ive heard it holds true for a lot of units.
That's good Info to have when a guy only gets to hunt them once in a lifetime.The unit we hunted in Idaho was difficult to find moose the last week of Sept. In 7 days of hunting, we only saw 5 moose with 4 of them happening in the last two days all clearly rutting. Too much green to really locate them. We did kill the final one we saw and it ended the last day of the hunt.
We returned 3 weeks later with an elk and deer tag to the same area and most of the leaves were now on the ground. We saw 3-5 moose every single day of that hunt and we really regretted having the moose tag filled as we saw some really big bulls.
I remember watching this happen on the Clearwater near Kamiah back in the 1980's. Late October. I was WT hunting on the mountain behind my sister's place. Couldn't find a deer for trying.That's good Info to have when a guy only gets to hunt them once in a lifetime.
The year we hunted the leaves fell the beginning of November. But a lot of years the will be off the last week of October.
If you have non-GMU specific observations, put them up here. Everyone will be interested.Good luck! It can be a fun yet mentally exhausting hunt! Happy to help share ideas based on what I learned about moose last year.
It was really high. I will get back in there in a few weeks.Looks like beautiful country. Did you throw a line in the water by chance?
This real, the outfitter cashed the deposit. I moved money to checking to cover expenses.
I have my farrier coming to spec up my horse so I can harden up my tenderfoot backside over the summer.
@schmalts - DM coming soon!
So the trick then is to fall asleep in a camp chair?We hunted Cushman’s moose around the first week of October. I watch Gerald Martin call a bull easily from mile away. Lots of moose moving at that time.
Good luck!
At Jonh’s location, yes. There was a spring above camp and the moose loved it. There’s a pic somewhere of a moose in camp after the hunt.So the trick then is to fall asleep in a camp chair?
Watching a ton of videos to work out my shoot-don't shoot standards.
Never pass the first day what you would shoot on the last does not apply for this hunt.
I met @Gerald Martin once I’m not sure that dude could call in a pizzaWe hunted Cushman’s moose around the first week of October. I watch Gerald Martin call a bull easily from mile away. Lots of moose moving at that time.
Good luck!