I'm off to Jamtland for Algjakt 20-25th Sept, I'll be spending 4 days with dog handlers and 2 as a hunting team member.

I've dusted off the 9.3x62 and have 250gr A frames going where they should and just in case my 9.3 packs up before I fly out have Federal 180gr partition ammunition going where they should in my 30-06.

We'll be sleeping in hunting huts for at least a couple of nights.

Exciting stuff. What's the weather likely to be like at this time? Any tips on things to take for the stays in the hut apart from the obvious malted ones!

Some worthwhile thoughts in this thread:
http://z11.invisionfree.com/Passion_For_Stalking/index.php?showtopic=1589

Enjoy your hunt - it's a great experience.

Rgds Ian

1984, sure do sounds like a nice hunt you have gotten there.

Regarding weather, well it can be anything from sunny and from 0-12 degrees C to rainy and snowing with -10-0 degrees C.

Come prepared for rain and shitty weather.

One thing regarding your hunts, they are of two completely different kinds and have two separate demands on you and your kit.

The dog hunt will if good give you shoots at anything from 7-25 meters at moose and with the
dog in near with the moose quite a few dog handlers really likes to use slightly softer bullets that wont exit the moose for the benefit of the dog.

The A-frames that you have intended to use are in my opinion, to hard to use on a moose, unless shot at just the shoulder bone they are a soft target.

Oryx 232 grain and Woodleigh 286 grains are prefered fodder.

When doghunting, be prepared to walk more than 25 km a day and be dressed for it.


When being part of a still hunting team, the usual shots are around 60 meters but depending on the terrain they can be up till 250 meters, make sure to not use to hard bullets again, the 30-06 with decent optics will do great, partions are good moose bullets.

Do dress to sit still for a whole day, bring hot beverages and good meal, use binos when observing and wait for all the moose to show when a single adult female moose appears, the calfes are usually behind the cow and one will have to wait for them.

Bette to not shot than to shoot the cow away from the calfes.

BTW moose calfveil is great.

if you have the possibility and time do train to take running shots at targets, quite a lot of the shots here in Sweden are taken at running moose.


Finaly as with all hunts do remeber that there can be lots of people in the woods make sure you have ample bullet stop behind the intented target.

Best regards Chris

Thanks - some good advice. I will check with my friend re the bullet choice. The last 3 trips I used 232gr Oryx which worked quite well until the last bull where penetration was definately lacking. All my Varmland friends thought I ought to move up a weight and given that the Jamtland moose are that much bigger I thought now was the time to do it.

There are 286 grains Oryx.

Yes those moose can become quite big, shadowed only by alaskan Moose and the russian tundra version.


Best regards Chris

I find 286gr loads kill at both ends

True but one only need the one shot.

Personaly I use the 320 grains Woodleighs for moose and other large critters.

It´s a thing of beauty to use them.

Hunt with the wind in your face.

/Chris

Also the very remote chance of a bear

I have a line for bearhunting that I will try to presuade to have me along next year.

Bear hunting with dogs is really just a lot of woods running and then some superskilled stalking in the end.

Perhaps the most dangerous hunt available in Sweden.

PS no baithunting for bears Ds

/C

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Also the very remote chance of a bear

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Originally posted by 1894mk2:
Also the very remote chance of a bear

Do yourself a favor and check out the killing areas on a Scandinavian brown-bear:



You need some very experienced dogs and shooters to go after a wounded bear! As Husqvarna says, one of, if not the most dangerous game in Scandinavia together with boar and lynx.

This finds me in Arlanda en route home.

Holiday of a lifetime. Vasternorland has to be God's country - scenery incredible with a viewing of the Northern lights one frosty night a truly amazing experience.

A huge amount of walking and moose contact resulted in a bull calf felled in spectacular style by the 9.3 - photos to follow

Can't wait for the pics and story

1894mk2
Good to hear that your trip up north was a success, waiting for the pics.

A bit OT, but the "Bear Clock", does it really show the red marking in the right place?
I would have aimed a bit lower by instinct.
Comment from any of you Swedish or Continental bearhunters.
Reason I ask is that we have got bear licence on our moose lease this fall, a first time for me and I want to do it right if the chance occur.

Well, the "bear clock" shows the "official" killing zones of the Scandinavian brown-bear so thats where I am aiming.

"bear clock" - no Texas heart shots recommended ??

Not really unless one would want the gesture returned....

Bears are hard to kill when then are ones wounded and p... off.

The bear clock is correct, they have very small lungs and are high in the body mass.

More than one moose hunter have gutshot a bear due to this fact.

Best regards to all and I would like to share two pics a hunting buddy of mine sent me.



He got lucky at the stand lottery



He also did not quite like the idea of sharing his stand with this fellow, fresh tracks and droppings.



And yet and completely non related a friend of mine was out scouting this week,



He sure is a good stalker.

Best regards to ya ll and 1894mk2 mostly