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Originally Posted by Mountain Guy
Oh, I wouldn't recommend a frontal head shot on a moose either.
As a volunteer firefighter I tried to dispatch a live bull moose laying on the highway with a broken back. I walked up to him ,wound up and put all of my 230lbs into his forehead with a pick axe. I thought it would easily penetrate his skull and it would be quick and painless for the poor critter. To my amazement the axe bounced off his forehead !! He shook his head like he had a bug in his ear. Not sure what to do I wound up and did it again with the same result. The other firefighters watched as I had to beat this poor thing a few times before he finally succumbed. Boy did I learn something about how tough a moose is...
I've since learned that the soft spot behind the ear is the place to beat a moose with a pick axe  |
Shade of Déjà vu !!
I can tell you from experience a post maul won't do it either.
I learned two things that day.
#1 a hammer, no matter how large is not a good tool for Moose hunting.
#2 a short legged Dutchman can outrun a long legged Scotsman. If there is a Moose on their tails.
That was one of those high shoulder shots some like so much.
Yeah I missed where I aimed, missed by about two inches in fact.