So...This spring my wife's friend was over at the house with her husband. We took her deer hunting last year for 2 days. That's the extent of her hunting experience. She asked me," What's the most fun hunt you've ever been on?"
"Easy, my moose hunt." I replied.
"How do I get a moose tag?"
With that question my hunting season was going to change. Long story short she put in, and DREW an Idaho moose tag. We've been hunting on days off and have seen cows. Last night we saw a NICE bull. Probably 40" 3 fronts on one side and 2 on the other. 13 points on both sides. I think... here's the problem. That's the first and only bull she's seen. She was rather confused on if she should shoot or not. I told her it was a little bigger than mine and that she should really consider shooting it. Without a good reference of what a good Shiras is, she hesitated. She doesn't have the experience to know what a good shiras looks like. So I can't blame her. It's the first one we've seen and have 2 months of season left. Plus I'm a touch rusty on judging them. I really think it's a good one. But I'm not sure. It turns out from scouring the internet that there aren't that many pictures with spread and score to show her. There's a few. Most of the stuff is on Alaskan moose. I think she looked at pics of those and doesn't know what a good shiras looks like. But not that much on field judging Shiras when talking to a hunter with very little experience.
If you could post some pictures of your shiras with a spread and total score so we have something to compare it to that would be GREATLY appreciated. Especially hunt photos with hide on. So I can sit down and go over field judging with her using ears, eyes, head length, etc.
This is my moose. It doesn't help that it's the only one she's seen up close and it's 138 inches with a 40 inch spread. Imagine the first time you've gone fishing for a species. Catch one and look around like, "Is this a good one?" Pretty much where she's at...
"Easy, my moose hunt." I replied.
"How do I get a moose tag?"
With that question my hunting season was going to change. Long story short she put in, and DREW an Idaho moose tag. We've been hunting on days off and have seen cows. Last night we saw a NICE bull. Probably 40" 3 fronts on one side and 2 on the other. 13 points on both sides. I think... here's the problem. That's the first and only bull she's seen. She was rather confused on if she should shoot or not. I told her it was a little bigger than mine and that she should really consider shooting it. Without a good reference of what a good Shiras is, she hesitated. She doesn't have the experience to know what a good shiras looks like. So I can't blame her. It's the first one we've seen and have 2 months of season left. Plus I'm a touch rusty on judging them. I really think it's a good one. But I'm not sure. It turns out from scouring the internet that there aren't that many pictures with spread and score to show her. There's a few. Most of the stuff is on Alaskan moose. I think she looked at pics of those and doesn't know what a good shiras looks like. But not that much on field judging Shiras when talking to a hunter with very little experience.
If you could post some pictures of your shiras with a spread and total score so we have something to compare it to that would be GREATLY appreciated. Especially hunt photos with hide on. So I can sit down and go over field judging with her using ears, eyes, head length, etc.
This is my moose. It doesn't help that it's the only one she's seen up close and it's 138 inches with a 40 inch spread. Imagine the first time you've gone fishing for a species. Catch one and look around like, "Is this a good one?" Pretty much where she's at...
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