Trophy Bull Moose

The Hunt

   I shot this mature Bull during a recent hunt while back in off the highway system
some seven hours by ATV.

   The sun was still rising as I made my way down the mountainside and across the
   creek at the bottom. Before I began my hike up the other side I checked my .338
   Winchester, making sure the scope was clear and that the chamber was ready to
   unlease a 250 grain Barnes X bullet at the squeeze of my trigger.

   I was still breathing heavy as a result of the rapid descent down from camp, and I
   quickly calmed myself down before continuing the stalk of this magnificent trophy.

   I eased up over the far bank of the creek and glimpsed through the willows that
   obstructed my view of the big Bull Moose I had spotted a half mile away back
at camp.

   I couldn't be certain from my current vantage point if this was the same animal or
not? I needed a closer look and I knew that could prove to be a huge mistake
if Bullwinkle winded me.

   I had no choice but to try to get a better angle and another look through my Fujinon
   binoculars. It seemed an eternity for me to go the next 25 yards, but I finally
positioned myself so I could see that this was a legal, 50+ inch, three brow tine
bull, and it was indeed a trophy moose!

   I unshouldered my rifle and injected a bullet into the chamber. I raised the barrel and
   took aim, and within the blink of an eye, Bullwinkle had fallen to the ground with the
   sound of roaring thunder.

   To my amazement two other mature bulls appeared out of the blue - both high tailing
it through the thick willows and into the woods up the opposite mountainside.

   I was thinking that one of my partners would possibly bag one of them, but come to
   find out, the one with any real possibility of getting to them in time was still curled
up in his sleeping bag. Until he heard my shot that is! (In all fairness to him, he
wasn't feeling the greatest and had a bad night's sleep.) Nevertheless, he and our
partner were quick to descend from camp with the necessary gear to field dress
this one, get it quartered, bagged, and back to camp to hang and for that
I'm extremely grateful. Thanks Mark and Jack!

Follow the links below for more exciting pictures of various hunts and my
partners, Jack Beesler and Mark Marcott.

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