Shortly after getting settled in our stands, we could hear activity in the lake to the north (but could not confirm, ducks, beavers, other wildly things or MOOSE?). After a several calling series and waits, a bull let out a roar (never heard that before -thought we were in Africa hunting lions....lol). I could again hear some splashing in the lake north of us and was sure it was moose. A couple more calls and waits I then heard antlers hitting on trees. (It sounded like both a cow and bull were coming our way. As they hit the area where we walked in, hell broke loose and then quite.....bummer. They came to our scent line and busted out.
Within several minutes (likely longer) I could hear another animal coming across the lake, after each 10 steps or so it shook like a dog....hum. This animal was coming our way and seemed to be moving more westerly than the first one or two.
A couple calls and it was coming (right down the run I was sitting at). As it stepped out, a branch that I forgot to trim, was in the way t. My partner called and he came a couple steps more. but I still could not shoot, due to the branch and my draw. My partner put down his call to ready himself for a shot, the moose heard him do that and moved forward to a perfect spot. As the moose step forward, now he was past me and I moved to the edge of the stand and drew. I released when he was about 25 yards, perfect shot, arrow fetch buried in his chest.
half stayed in the chest and half passed through and was broken off in the grass.
He went about 60 yards and stopped at the creek, coughed several times, rocked and then took off.
As we got down, it took sometime to find blood and as we started to trail him a rain cloud let go. As fast as you would see blood it was washed off the sedge leaves. As we proceeded around the creek bend, I lost the trail (as soon as I said I had lost the trail I looked down and there he lay)
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Topic: 2017 Saskatchewan Moose Hunt (Read 11319 times)
