54 1/4 " southern alberta moose with a bow.

[Hank]

This moose taken first week of sept bow season in Kananaskis.

[whitetailnut]

Great bull, congrats.

[packhuntr]

Ya, thats a pretty good bull. Nice work.

keep a strain on er.

[Alberta Bigbore]

sweet Bull for sure. !!

[Sakoman]

That is an awesome Bull, bow or gun!!

[Rackmastr]

Great bull...congrats!

[Hank]

Originally Posted by Sakoman

That is an awesome Bull, bow or gun!!

PSE Triton bow 75lb pull with a 100 grain thunder head 1 arrow at 35yards

[Hank]

Bull in the park out back and then 6 months later hanging in the living room

[elkhunter1234]

very nice..... congrats

Jim

[gunslinger]

very nice bull and congrats to you on a good shot, that is one thing i try to do every year is harvest a bull with my bow and have just not been able to connect yet.

[kranky]

Nice bull Hank. I'd love to hear the story. Those big fellers get my blood boiling. I've had a couple of opportunities over the years with the bow, but I always managed to do something stupid to screw things up. Nice to see someone can getter done.

[BigRackLover]

great animal, congrats on your success

[CNP]

Nice...................but what? Can't see your smiling face in that photo! Come on Hank...

[Duk Dog]

Congrats, what a dandy bull.

[Big Buff]

Very nice bull....congrats!!!!

[SugarCreek]

Great bull, Hank

There is nothing like hunting moose with a bow. I got my one and only bull moose in Oct 1999 NW of Red Deer. Heard what I thought was 2x4's smashing together. Had a cow moose stop in front of me and at 30 yards and I decided to pass as I was sure that what I was hearing was moose fighting. Worked my way through the rolling hills in a pasture that had groves of aspen scattered throughout and soon found the two bulls fighting. They had a barb wire between them and all you could hear was the twang of the wire snapping. Watching them, it was like watching big horn sheep fighting.....absolutely amazing. My only regret is not fishing my video camera out of my pack and getting some video. Got to within 80 yards and decided to hold tight to see what they would do after the fight before moving as I was now out in the open. Watched for 10 minutes of some of the most amazing sites I have ever seen and then they finally broke off. One was a great bull and the other was a smaller bull (the smaller was laying a licking on the bigger one for sure). The bigger on turned and started to parralel me and I guessed him to be 40 yards (was 45 yards) and I slowly stood up and he stopped and looked at me. Moments later, I had an arrow on its way and did a complete pass through. It all happened so fast and I was concentrating so much that I was unsure of my shot. He trotted about 50 yards and stopped to look back at me. His hind end started to get wobbly and then he flipped over backward and was done. The arrow passed through the top of his heart and both lungs. With in minutes, the smaller bull came out and stood broad side at 30 yards......a slam dunk. It amazing how many days you put in the field without any shot opportunity and then one day, I could have shot at three moose all within 1/2 hour of each other. It is a day that will remain etched in my memory forever. My bull was 48"wide and scored 146 and change.
The moose draw system has been implemented which really limits the opportunities to go after bulls around home anymore so I hold onto those memories.
Great moose, Hank, you obviously have a great spot there.
Marco

[depopulator]

Based on the range and body size, would that be considered a Shiras ? Nice bull !

[Lethalconnection]

Great lookin bull congrats. Definitely an older bull and on his way down in antler quality but i think you got him just in time.

[Chris K]

Awesome moose! Way to go! Chris K