I am posting these on behalf of 1894, so I will let him tell his story. All i can say is it looks as if you get *alot* of muntjac to the moose!

Great pictures Adam and thanks for sharing them with us!

Pete,

Many thanks indeed - you saved me from testing whether a mouse can penetrate a monitor!

The story was told on my return - one shot kill it was not - great hunting experience it was!

The hunting team was very very friendly indeed. I was very lucky with the stands that I drew but some mishaps from the neighbouring team etc meant that the first two days were a little slow.

Thursday dawned cold and overcast, everyone seemed serious. I drew peg 15 which got some knowing grins - it was 'sharp'! We were walking to our stand in the half light. Everyone was quiet as the area generaly held bull moose close to the stands. I got to the stand, 60m from the border, loaded my rifle put on every shred of clothing I had and settled down to wait. It started to snow. I was on a small knoll overlooking a flat area with stunted pine to the right that funelled past me. To the left was a little valley with a big rock ridge. Visibility was bad due to the trees.

After an hour Hoss the dog was heard, I stood up slowly for better vision. The dog seemed to be coming my way, he didn't press alg hard so the moment of truth might be at hand!

At the very end of the clearing a huge black shape eased into view and headed off left. Bugger, the left side with poor visibility. I moved a couple of metres to the left and saw him climb the rock ridge heading away. He was moving very slowly and stopping to listen and scent. I kept track of him but could not shoot due the vegetation and he moved off to my neighbour. The radio in my ear was filled with Swedish and I caught the word cow. My neighbour was upwind of the bull and talking, if I was a moose as cautious as this I would come back my way and into the valley. I tiptoed back and went a couple of metres left to see where the valley met the bog and there he was huge black, 60m away testing the air and listening before crossing the open ground. Facing mostly away presenting me the 0% shot on the algklocken due to the gut bag. I waited and waited for an age, then he turned broadside and as I was about to fire started walking. I followed on the shoulder and as I fired recorded the large pine tree that magicaly interposed!

Oh nooooo. The bull keeps on walking and I'm sure I've wounded him as it's not a large tree and it's not close to him. I am presented with the 0% shot again but this is different and I have 9.3 and Oryx which with luck will penetrate the gut bag to the vitals. I fire and the bull keeps on walking to the border. He turns more broadside and in short order I shoot him twice aiming for the opposite shoulder. He is now 10m or so from the border, I have broken the opposite shoulder and he is bleeding from the nose. Still he walks on.

I move 5m left reloading with one as I go, draw a perfect bead on his broadside shoulder and at the shot he staggers and falls.

I tell the leader. The dog comes up and I and the handler go forward. I have a good 7 pointer which is 2m from the path which is the border. I just cannot believe the size of him. I clean the carcass and am releived that none of the gut bag has leaked from the 2 small holes in it.

Lots of congratulations and hugs from all. I suffer terrible embarrasment feeling the fusilade of shots (5 in all) is the mark of a rank amateur but everyone sees where he landed up and damage is limited to the off shoulder. Besides I haven't wounded it and it's in our meatsafe and not the neighbouring teams

I recovered none of the bullets (232gr oryx) The initial pine tree bullet smashed some ribs just below the backstraps and all the other bullets were on target.

The rest of the week goes quickly, I nearly shoot a calf when I am walking with the dog handler and see another 7 moose. Meat processing day passes in a wirl of cutting, grinding and homebrew!

I stagger home with 25kg of steaks having sold 20kg to finance the taxidermy of the head.

[ 01-14-2003, 21:00: Message edited by: 1894 ]

Thats one nice story!! Really good to knock him over when he was that close to the border. Often, when already wounded, moose can become somewhat tough and persistent in their ways.
...I have shot one, who was already shot through the shoulder with a 30-06. I aimed for the head at a 100 meters (didnt wanna ruin the meat anymore than the other guy had already done)and hit him straight through both eyes. (I guess the lights went out for him ) He continued to walk and as he turned back into the woods, the other guy hit him through the other shoulder with the -06. I was using my 9,3 and finally downed him with another shot to the head! Incredibly stubborn moose!!!

Seems you had a great time

great hunting vehicle

JohnTheGreek

JohnTheGreek,

Yeah, a Audi with a roof-rack..........What more could a guy ask for to hall moose quarters home

Congratulations Adam, nice bull.
Think the 9,3m has worked

cheers from Germany
Konstantin