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I've got us booked at Fish River Camps in Eagle Lake. I haven't decided about hiring a guide. Wayne Bennett would be the guy I go with if I did.That’s awesome zone 2 is a great zone tons of moose up there.
Are you going to DIY it or are you looking for an outfitter?
Congrats! I've always wanted to go on a moose hunt. My friends in New Brunswick call them swamp donkeys and tell me the real challenge is getting a critter that big outta the woods! They have an old Toyota Land Cruiser with a heavy duty wench and 2000' of wicked strong cable.I have no idea how long I've been applying for a Maine Moose permit, but lightning finally struck. Zone 2 Bull permit, first October week.
Let the planning begin.....
I've got two things going for me: an old plastic pickup bedliner (get the moose in that and you can almost drag it out by hand). And if that doesn't work, my friend is a forester for much of that woodland up there; he said he'd get together a list of everybody working with a skidder according to where we're hunting.Congrats! I've always wanted to go on a moose hunt. My friends in New Brunswick call them swamp donkeys and tell me the real challenge is getting a critter that big outta the woods! They have an old Toyota Land Cruiser with a heavy duty wench and 2000' of wicked strong cable.
I know tradition is to haul a moose out whole, but I would have to seriously consider bringing it out in pieces. Especially if it's warm out.
Hope it's nice and cold in October. Congrats again.
OutstandingI have no idea how long I've been applying for a Maine Moose permit, but lightning finally struck. Zone 2 Bull permit, first October w
Let the planning begin.....
We've got a chainsaw winch.Probably a boat crank and a length of chain ( to tie the boat crank to a tree) should be in your bag of recovery tricks. 20 $ for one at harbor freight. They move mountains ! Absolute back savers
What state? That story sounds odd to those of us who have to enter a lottery to get a moose permit; who hunts deer when they have a moose tag to fill?My BIL bagged a moose a few years back, was in a tree stand hunting deer and one walked right under him and he shot it in the spine. The story of him getting it out of there is legendary and we at moose for a while afterwards.
Was that you?? Lucky to be alive!Permit's, I don't need any stinking Permits! It only cost $42,000.00 in damages.
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Pretty sure 1 moose is 1/2 ton or more. So are you saying there are 2 of them in zone two.That’s awesome zone 2 is a great zone tons of moose up there.
Are you going to DIY it or are you looking for an outfitter?