Author Topic: moose questions (Read 1605 times)

Cabininthewoods · « **on:** October 03, 2016, 09:15:58 PM »

I didn;t want to hijack the other moose thread...

So we've been calling a area that is loaded with sign. Beds, fresh busted trees, older wallows, new wallows, tracks, turds etc....

Went out friday and it was 35km winds, but I think I had something coming in. The wind was swirling so I'm sure he smelt me. Very hard to say though with the wind.

Sat it rained so we didn't go out.

Sunday AM, I took the quad in to the same spot I was friday. In my quad tracks from friday there was fresh tracks over my tire tracks. Nothing Sunday morning.

Sunday evening my buddy found a really fresh wallow, so he cow called around it. Again it was a bit windy. He had a decent bull come out to 70 yards, then winded him and it walked off into the bush. He said he didn't have any idea he was coming in. Again the wind, but we think they are sneaking in and not making any sounds...

This morning we had high hopes to call that bull in again. Nothing. Nothing all morning and evening. There was some fresh tracks all over. And the moose freshened up the wallow last night. But nothing.

There area we are in see's a bit of atving and it's near a highway. So we are wondering if these moose are shy? Or did the heat today play a factor?

We plan on calling the area a couple times this week and all weekend if need be.

We are thinking there is more than one bull in the area. Could there be a big bull around that keeps the others quiet?

Any tips?

Paul · « **Reply #1 on:** October 03, 2016, 11:12:45 PM »

The old moose tracks in your tracks scenario. If there's a bigger bull in the area it is very likely he will be with a cow right now, you need to catch him in between cows. Even if there is a bigger bull around those smaller bulls will still come in, especially if they think there is a stray cow in heat. Be in there early, go in at dark if you have to, half hour before legal shooting to let things settle down a bit. If you have fresh tracks after you left, they may not be far away.

Walleyes · « **Reply #2 on:** October 04, 2016, 08:08:45 AM »

I would stay in the area you got action there, there will be more moose in the area. Try moving off a bit not to far but move some. Try 1/2 mile or a mile area in the vicinity. Remember you are calling you don't have to be right on top of them they will come to you. It's nothing to have a bull come a few miles to a call.

If it's a heavy quaded area they may be machine shy. Like Paul says get up early and I would suggest parking and walking in the last two miles early in the morning, even if you park your quad at legal and start a slow quiet walk in a give a sad horny whale next to the ground now and then every 10 min or so as your walking. Stop listen for 5 min after you call, eat some willows, then move on slowly again go a couple herded yards give a little moan, walk a bit stop eat some willows, listen. Remember you are a moose act like it. ( by eating willows I mean just rustle some willow branches and make some discrete noise nothing loud just some animal sounds )

unclebuck · « **Reply #3 on:** October 04, 2016, 02:20:45 PM »

Quote from: Walleyes on October 04, 2016, 08:08:45 AM

I would stay in the area you got action there, there will be more moose in the area. Try moving off a bit not to far but move some. Try 1/2 mile or a mile area in the vicinity. Remember you are calling you don't have to be right on top of them they will come to you. It's nothing to have a bull come a few miles to a call.

If it's a heavy quaded area they may be machine shy. Like Paul says get up early and I would suggest parking and walking in the last two miles early in the morning, even if you park your quad at legal and start a slow quiet walk in a give a sad horny whale next to the ground now and then every 10 min or so as your walking. Stop listen for 5 min after you call, eat some willows, then move on slowly again go a couple herded yards give a little moan, walk a bit stop eat some willows, listen. Remember you are a moose act like it. ( by eating willows I mean just rustle some willow branches and make some discrete noise nothing loud just some animal sounds )

x2. The big bulls are always on the lookout for a hot cow. If you can find a wallow, even better, as the bull that dug it and scented it up will not be far away. The cows come to the wallow to roll in it, perfuming themselves up in the pit(like typical women), hanging out and waiting for the bull to show up. Lots of noise from the cows when they are in the area. Chances there will be more than a single cow in the area, so other bulls, usually smaller will not be far away, "sniffing" for a chance with the cows. The cows can call one hell of a lot better than we can, right Terry!!!!!

Cabininthewoods · « **Reply #4 on:** October 05, 2016, 09:30:32 PM »

Great tips. Thanks!

We will continue to pound the area.

greylynx · « **Reply #5 on:** October 06, 2016, 09:22:51 AM »

Would elk still be wallowing, or is it getting a little late for them?

So any wallow I do find would most likely be a moose?

I was just wondering.

unclebuck · « **Reply #6 on:** October 06, 2016, 04:14:06 PM »

Greylynx, you will have to get down on all fours and smell the wallow. There is a distinct difference between "perfumes". Just keep your wits about you, as you might get "rammed" when you are down on hands & knees determing if the wallow belongs to a moose or an elk!!!! I have heard tell of hunters smearing some of the wallow mud on their clothes, moving off some distance, call, and in short order have a bull come in. Just a thought.

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