Post by akdd on Sept 8, 2008 1:38:05 GMT -5
Moose season finally opened on the 1st. I got up on this guy the first morning but things just did not work out where I could get a good shot.
Hunted the next couple of days and was just seeing small bulls and cows. But on the morning of the 4th I heard a bull thrashing some brush. I eased up where I has heard the noise and seen that there were two bulls and a couple of cows in the bunch. I got to within 40 yards of them and followed them for 30 to 40 minutes while they were feeding. I was finally able to get a 25 yard shot that I was comfortable with.
Hoyt powertec drawing 63 lbs
Goldtip 7595 arrows
100 grain four blade Stingers
Shot was a double lung complete pass through. The side in the picture is the exit. Bull went about 100 yards before he was down. Did not find much of a blood trail but with all the red leaves and bushes blood is hard to find. Did not need to trail him as I went to where I had last seen him could see his horn sticking up from there. Due to the difficulty finding blood in the brush here I will not take a shot at a moose unless I am 100% positive that every thing is right and I am going to be able to get a double lung shot that way they are not going to go more that 100 yards. This is what the blood trail was like just before he went down.
As for the lack of bloodtrail pictures there is a reason. I spent the rest of the day getting him home. Went back the next day to see if I could find my arrow and get some better pictures of the bloodtrail. I was about 30 yards from the gut pile and I looked up and there was a grizzly standing at the gut pile looking at me and all I had was my bow. I could tell from his attitude that it was going to get interesting and sure enough it did quickly. The bear gave one woof and charged all I could do was holler at him which was enough to stop him at about 20 feet. He turned and went back a little, I backed up a little and here he came again this time he stopped at about 10 feet. Same thing again he backed up and I backed up then he charged again this time he ducked off to the side and stopped about 10 feet to the side of me. I hollered at him again and he finally turned and run up the hill. Had an arrow nocked the whole time but figured I was going to be better off if I did not have to stick him. He was definitely aware that I was there and if something hurt him he would figure it was me. Even with good double lung he would still have 10 seconds to chew on me. All in all it was pretty exciting for about 30 seconds.
Never did find my arrow or take any more blood trail pictures.
Hunted the next couple of days and was just seeing small bulls and cows. But on the morning of the 4th I heard a bull thrashing some brush. I eased up where I has heard the noise and seen that there were two bulls and a couple of cows in the bunch. I got to within 40 yards of them and followed them for 30 to 40 minutes while they were feeding. I was finally able to get a 25 yard shot that I was comfortable with.
Hoyt powertec drawing 63 lbs
Goldtip 7595 arrows
100 grain four blade Stingers
Shot was a double lung complete pass through. The side in the picture is the exit. Bull went about 100 yards before he was down. Did not find much of a blood trail but with all the red leaves and bushes blood is hard to find. Did not need to trail him as I went to where I had last seen him could see his horn sticking up from there. Due to the difficulty finding blood in the brush here I will not take a shot at a moose unless I am 100% positive that every thing is right and I am going to be able to get a double lung shot that way they are not going to go more that 100 yards. This is what the blood trail was like just before he went down.
As for the lack of bloodtrail pictures there is a reason. I spent the rest of the day getting him home. Went back the next day to see if I could find my arrow and get some better pictures of the bloodtrail. I was about 30 yards from the gut pile and I looked up and there was a grizzly standing at the gut pile looking at me and all I had was my bow. I could tell from his attitude that it was going to get interesting and sure enough it did quickly. The bear gave one woof and charged all I could do was holler at him which was enough to stop him at about 20 feet. He turned and went back a little, I backed up a little and here he came again this time he stopped at about 10 feet. Same thing again he backed up and I backed up then he charged again this time he ducked off to the side and stopped about 10 feet to the side of me. I hollered at him again and he finally turned and run up the hill. Had an arrow nocked the whole time but figured I was going to be better off if I did not have to stick him. He was definitely aware that I was there and if something hurt him he would figure it was me. Even with good double lung he would still have 10 seconds to chew on me. All in all it was pretty exciting for about 30 seconds.
Never did find my arrow or take any more blood trail pictures.
Amazing story on the grizzly 
Glad you got away safely 
