CO GMU 49 moose

[Devil Diver Down]

I burned my NR elk points this year on an archery tag. Wrong year as it was really hot and dry and I am eating tag soup because the elk didn't want to play or even talk. Did have a few close encounters with moose though and thought I'd share.



This little lady came into a wallow while I was sitting under 10 yards away. She took her sweet time getting there after crunching through the alders and staying ~ 20 yards out. Once I saw it wasn't an elk, I put down my bow and reached for my phone instead.



This big boy was vocal often as I was sitting this seep during day hours. I was walking a nearby trail in the rain and dark (headlamp off - it's too long a story to explain) and I heard a grunt and twigs cracking. Turned on my light and he was about 5 yards away. It was a pants-changing event. I don't know chit about judging moose but he seemed big to me, at least.

I saw a few other bulls with smaller paddles and got decent video of one at 31 yards. Pretty cool, but I wish they had been elk!

 

[Bowhuntrben]

That bull is a beast. Looks a lot like one I ran into in the dark last year in CO!

 

[HighDesertSage]

That's awesome!

 

[squirrel]

Chase that big fella over the divide please... north and eastish. Man what a trophy moose. I haven't seen his like yet, but it is just getting good.

 

[Elkhunter24]

Great encounter thanks for sharing!

 

[JosephBrown]

That is a monster for a Shiras. Did you see him in daylight at all?

 

[Devil Diver Down]

We did see him in the daylight but he was too far away for a decent pic (only like 125 yards) and I saw 2 other, smaller bulls in the same vicinity during the day. They were hanging out near our camp. Too bad the elk didn't want to play the same game.

 

[Khunter]

nice pics, thanks for sharing. Sorry about your 49 hunt. 76 had similar challenges but ultimately we found where they were rutting hard and had a good hunt which was different from “their usual spots”.

Always better to be hunting than not hunting.