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10-01-2016, 12:33 AM
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My first moose
So, I am well aware of how extremely blessed this whole ordeal was and I know this is anywhere but typical for moose hunting.
I shot my first ever moose on my second day of moose hunting. After going up one valley in 406, I saw nothing but got a tip from a family out horseback riding that they've seen a bull in the next valley over.
Two days later I was up that valley. At 3:30pm I set up for my evening calling. Waited about 30 minutes before I called to let the noise die down. Cow called. Immediately started to hear branches break a little ways away.
Cow called with bill grunts in between calls. He grunted back. I grunted again. Trees started snapping and a ****ed off bull came charging out of the woods less than 50 yards from me and walked directly into the shooting lane I picked out earlier.
I shot right behind the front leg as was quartering towards me. Both lungs were pretty much liquid. Second shot went through his neck and he dropped in an open field of hard, dry ground. He was dead in less than 60 seconds from when I shot the first shoot. First time using the Hornady GMXs and I loved them! Good exit wound and 0 meat wasted due to blood shot or shrapnel.
As I was running around stupid excited for getting my first bull moose, I saw someone coming out of the trees. It happened to be another hunter. He congratulated me the bull and then said "I have two horses if you want a hand packing it out". I couldn't believe it. I was so thankful that I didn't have to pack out a moose 6kms, one way.
4:06 the bull was shot. 9:37 I was leaving the area with the moose in the back of my truck. I was butchering it today and have 3 quarters still do tomorrow. The rack was over 50" wide, with good size paddles and nice shovels. I am still laughing at how everything went down.
Thank you, Alberta hunters, for being so generous.
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10-01-2016, 01:04 AM
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Congrat's !!!
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10-01-2016, 02:33 AM
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Congrats! Things sure worked out well for you, I think you will be spoiled now. lol 
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10-01-2016, 02:52 AM
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Awesome story! Things just lined up!!
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10-01-2016, 04:19 AM
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DAMM  very nice my first moose didn't like that congrats
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10-01-2016, 05:25 AM
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Nice moose lucky for the horses goodguy congrats
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10-01-2016, 06:11 AM
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Wow, that's a nice bull! congrats...
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10-01-2016, 06:16 AM
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Congratulations!
And thanks for posting a POSITIVE hunting story.
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10-01-2016, 06:59 AM
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really nice moose, even better story. congratulations.
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10-01-2016, 07:14 AM
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First ever moose and horses to help along with a very generous hunter sounds like a dream come true!
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10-01-2016, 08:03 AM
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Wow congrats, Thats some good luck/timing right there!
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10-01-2016, 08:04 AM
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That's an awesome story and congratulations on the moose.
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10-01-2016, 08:06 AM
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Nice!
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10-01-2016, 08:17 AM
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Great story and great bull. When it all comes together there's nothing like it.
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10-01-2016, 08:20 AM
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Nice bull. Lucky break with the packing out. You'll be eating good now.
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10-01-2016, 08:34 AM
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Cool story.
Congrats!
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10-01-2016, 08:43 AM
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Congrats!
Nothing wrong with that, Id shoot this moose in a heartbeat.
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10-01-2016, 09:17 AM
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Congrats. Great looking bull moose to boot!
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10-01-2016, 09:26 AM
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Congrats, sometimes things just line up!
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10-01-2016, 09:33 AM
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Great story. Congrats. Super cool that guy gave you a hand. That would have been quite the pack out.
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10-01-2016, 10:56 AM
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Congrats on that cranker!
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10-01-2016, 11:08 AM
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residence
Wow thats a really nice moose man!! Congrats!
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10-01-2016, 11:10 AM
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That's a beauty! Congrats
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10-01-2016, 11:11 AM
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Great story and a very nice moose. Congratulations
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10-01-2016, 11:22 AM
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Nice
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10-01-2016, 11:22 AM
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Doesn't get much better for a first moose. You will spend a lifetime trying to better it now Congrats on a tank.
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10-01-2016, 11:47 AM
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Awesome story. Good to see that hunters still help each other out.
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10-01-2016, 12:01 PM
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You are hooked for sure now!!! Good post.
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10-01-2016, 12:20 PM
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Right on man, congrats!
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10-01-2016, 12:42 PM
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Very nice, moose hunting is just that easy. 
Hope you offered something to the helper, I help people but generally turn down rewards, especially newbies and elderly hunters.
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