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This is about the best advice you could get. Reach out to the biologists, check the hunt reports, and if you want HT help, then start a thread that actually introduces you, what you're about, how you came into having the tag, etc. Then keep the story going as the summer goes along, you don't have to be specific, but if you say you're in Region 3 or looking along the ____ River, you might get a guy or gal on here to PM you with a bull they've seen in that area. Go look at the other Moose threads and see what people have turned up, where and when, and how they narrated their stories. Good luck with your search, and if you stick around, welcome to Hunttalk- I hope you share a few stories of your own at some point and help the next tagholder out.OP, you are playing with house money man. You don't have to obligate yourself to a certain size moose. Just go kill one!
Just check the B&C book for Shiras and see what parts of MT have put a moose in the book in the past decade or two.
Then talk to some biologists for the areas you like, and ask them questions about moose habits and behavior to help narrow your search.
Then take off during the rut and hunt the hell out of them. I bet you will find a good moose.
Right now you're getting picked on but show some effort and come back with more nuanced, specific questions about moose and their habits and guys will help you out.
How much did you pay for the tag?I wanted to reach out to those in the know as it relates to Moose in Montana. I have been blessed with a Montana Governors Moose tag for 2021 and am looking for a special moose. I have hunted Montana for 20 years and know several nooks and crannies in the state and have come across some nice moose in the Region 2 Kootenai and Lolo. I have researched and plan to lay glass on the Red Rocks Lake Unit in the SW as well as the NW corner Lincoln county unit. My research suggests Wolves have pounded the Region 1 and 2 moose and elk so I don’t want to waste time. What I am finding is every unit has the potential for a 160” or better moose but it comes down to knowing a guide or hunter who has an eye on one. My post is to get any insight or even connect with an outfitter/guide that is willing to help me locate and hunt this once in a lifetime beast out in blue sky country. I can hunt anytime, any unit, any weapon.....Any useful insight is helpful.
Thank you in advance!
I don’t know it to be true but I BELIEVE from looking at Randy’s Son’s moose hunt and the country they were in on the YouTube video, that he killed in the Red Rocks unit. Anyone know if I am correct?
Shit I bet that thing was almost free.....How much did you pay for the tag?
My 43rd year in a row applying for one. Still a big Zero! Next year, next year!I have a buddy that drew the Montana Moose tag after applying for around 40 years. He's looking for a mature bull, and aims to shoot it with a long bow. I've told him where your bull is.
Cute.....OP - good luck and congrats on your tag. And I don't see anything wrong with your post.
The guys that know little tend to take out their frustrations on posts like yours. Some of it is jealousy. But you will get some PMs with some good nuggets. But probably not the pic and coordinates that Mossback could give you.
I’m guessing quite a few of these guys know more “than a little”.OP - good luck and congrats on your tag. And I don't see anything wrong with your post.
The guys that know little tend to take out their frustrations on posts like yours. Some of it is jealousy. But you will get some PMs with some good nuggets. But probably not the pic and coordinates that Mossback could give you.
What unholy cannon did you shoot that moose with? It looks like you put a sparkler bomb in the exit wound.For what he spent on that state wide tag he could have come to Alberta and shot what he was looking for 2-3 times is my guess.
just FWIW, my guess is 40K USD??? I loved the OP and the turmoil from it. Made my day so far with the humour from others. They are bang on with their statements of enjoying the hunt and effort and forgetting about the numbers. I think these bulls scored 171 & 176 . Shiras by SCI standards.View attachment 184749
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30-06, buddy shot it as I watched.What unholy cannon did you shoot that moose with? It looks like you put a sparkler bomb in the exit wound.