From left: The hardworking dog, me, Jan and my uncle. And in the front relaxing on his back, one dead Norwegian moose

Our first one and a half year old bull taken by my uncle.

[ 12-27-2002, 17:14: Message edited by: Magnar ]

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Hauke

Magnar,
NICE picture !!
What guns were used? you drive them with dogs?, please don't be shy and share the story with us
LG

Lorenzo.
Yes we use dogs. One hunter release the dog after the other hunters has "manned their posts". Hopefully after a short while the dog picks up scent or fresh tracks. Then the dog start to work on these tracks, and follow up the moose. Now and then the dog barks so that the hunters can locate where the animal is, at least to a certain point of accuracy. This is where the fun and exitment starts.
If we have placed the hunters out right the chance of a shot is high.
But this particulare episode, the moose stopped in some heavy bush with the dog jumping around him barking. So my uncle sneak up to about 20 meters before he had a go at him. He used his Mauser 96 in 9,3x62.

The most common calibre used in our parts of the woods are from 6,5x55 up to 375.

Magnar,
I LOVE THAT SYSTEM !!!!
We usually do the same for pigs and axis, when the dogs start barking in your direction it's great, you never know what it's coming !!

Congratulations and Happy new year up there !!
LG

Thank you, and the same to you.

Congratulations to you and your uncle, to say nothing of the dog! That looks like a beautiful spot to hunt, as well.

Wow, congrads...thanks for sharing your hunt. That area is very beautiful. Think there are any fish in that lake!? That is a fine looking dog also, is he yours? What breed is he, looks like a huge one. Do you train them or is it just natural?

Bruz.
Yes there is fish in that lake.

The dog is a (free translation) Grey moose hound.
There are a couple of breeds that is used on moose, but I'll guess the most populare one is this.
He is a male by the name of "Pirko". And he's a real working dog. One day I set him free at 07.00 in the morning, and he showed up in our cabin 22.00 the same night. The damn dog had been chasing a moose cow and here calf the whole day.

Hey Magnar,
congrats to the hunt.
But why do u call your dog a damn dog he only did what is in his blood chase game.

all the best
Konstantin

Hate to say this guys but your a bunch of sick puppies. I am certianlly glad that in North america the use of Dogs for hunting big game is banned .As a non trophy hunter I take personal pride in the fact that I can stock my own animal. Pretty damn sad when a dog chases a cow and calf.That can ruin the cows milk which will rusult in a dead calf. If such a thing was seen here in Canada that dog would be shoot on sight.As a mattter of fact it's in the game act here that A dog stalking game can be shot on sight.

Like the man said nice moose but your tactics stink.

Grijim{ asometimes proud Canadian}

Grijim... From whom do you buy your animals to stock and where do you release them.

ok guys, one question from the peanut galery,if a cow moose milk goes sour when it runs away how do they ever get away from bears,wolfs etc then feed there young,you would think there would be no young moose surviving thru the winter if this was true surely they get chased /hunted by predetors all the time. this sounds like a old wives tale?

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Grijim

You need to get off of that high horse of yours.

Magnar was succesfull in a Moose hunt, he should be congratulated.

In his neck of the woods, using a dog in the manner described is the ACCEPTABLE and NORMAL method of hunting moose. He participated in an ethical and moral method of hunting in HIS country. Dont try to denigrate him because that is not the way that you do it.

Here in the U.S. we use dogs to hunt bear, cougar, pigs, squirrels, deer, and rabbits. All of these game animals are taken LEGALLY by the use of dogs I might add.

When and where the use of dogs is customary, legal, and defined by the game laws of the area to be hunted YOU do not have the right to tell that person that he is unethical in his methods.

Jim B.

Congratulations Magnar on a hunt done well. That is a most handsome dog you have there. I would truly like to visit Scandinavia and hunt there.

Jim B.

Magnar,

Congrats on a great hunt. That is truly beautiful country!

Bob

grijim-Welcome to the board...great start, pissing on other hunters.

Congratulations. But you all have that look on your face of "Now what do we do?" (g)!

How long did it take to get the animal packed out? How far from a road were you and did you take it out whole or in pieces?

Thanks, Rob

Pretty damn sad when a dog chases a cow and calf.That can ruin the cows milk which will rusult in a dead calf.

Are not large game animals like this nomadic? Many large game animals migrate with their "kids" and their populations are not dropping because of it. Magnar did not set his dog on the Moose and calf and am sure he is a typical hunter, one who hunts for food and game, not to make animals lives miserable. I believe he was just pointing out that chaseing game is in his dogs blood. Glad my neighbors do not shoot my dogs when they happen to chase that neighbors cow or chickens...just would'nt be neighborly!

It seems to me that some of you guys have a bit wrong picture about moose hunting with a dog. Although I haven't been hunting in Norway, I think that the use of dog in moose hunting there is pretty much the same as we do here in Finland.

First of all: The dog doesn't chase the moose and bark at the same time. The dogs' job is to attract moose's attention by barking at it as it standing still. Normally the moose isn't the least scared of the dog, it's just annoyed and instead of running away, they normally just stand staring at the dog or trying to butt or kick it. Usually only one or two dogs(max) are being used.

If the moose flees, the dog will stop barking and follow the moose, until it stops again and then the barking continues. At the same time the hunter can approach the moose more easily as it is concentrated on the dog the barking hides some of the noises of hunter's approach. If all goes well and the cover is dense, you can get even as close as 20 metres to the moose, and the shot will usually be well placed, causing immediate and painless death.

This may sound easy, but it is not. Usually the moose will notice the hunter well before there is a chance to shoot, or then it just gets fed up with the dog and tries to leave it behind, running miles and miles without stopping and often crossing the border of the legal hunting area. Then all you can do is go looking for the dog and try to get another chance on some other animal.

Using dogs that chase the moose barking, or even trying to bite it is illegal, and would actually be a very useless method in my opinion. The more careful and less aggressive the dog is, the better. The scandinavian moose hunting with a dog is IMHO a very ethical and fair method of hunting.

It is also used when moose that have been hit by a car are being finished.