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Old 10-02-2012, 12:03 PM
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Hi all, long time reader, first time poster.

This past weekend I was hunting in WMU 530, bull moose tag. We had called for a few hours in a small clearing the first night, no replies. The following morning I was sneaking out to call again, overlooking a small willow type swamp, and I had to cross through some thicker timber to get there. It was just after light and I was standing at the edge of the timber getting ready to move into it, just listening for movement/moose noises. suddenly about 30 yards in front of me, very loud, very intimadating roaring started, along with excessive and loud breaking of large sticks, branches, and trees. I stumbled backward to find some cover, flipped my safety off and got ready for whatever was barreling toward me. Then it stopped and I heard a few very audible bull grunts, and realized it was a bull moose. Never got a look at him and only heard him once more a few days later.

I've heard bulls make a coughing sound and grunt, but never heard one roar like that morning! Safe to say I almost needed new hunting pants. It was almost like a bear roaring, been hunting for 15 years and have never heard that.

Anyone else ever have a similar experience?
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Old 10-02-2012, 12:05 PM
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In that scenario. The roar is a sign you were busted. Just like a WT doe snorting and stomping her feet. Its a alarm.
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Old 10-02-2012, 12:08 PM
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I've heard some mighty strange noises come out of both cows and bulls over the years. I hunted with a Yukon guide once that used a sound that could be described as a roar to really agitate bulls that were slow to come in. Not sure if that was the sound you heard or not but I know I sure learned a lot from him on that trip.
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In that scenario. The roar is a sign you were busted. Just like a WT doe snorting and stomping her feet. Its a alarm.
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Old 10-02-2012, 12:17 PM
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Heard that sound from a moose that was being harassed by wolves. Very interesting, hard to describe... In your situation, I would have needed some fresh undies for sure!
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Old 10-02-2012, 12:23 PM
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I haven't quite figured out if that is a "hey honey, I am right here!!" or a "I own this turf" call. Heard it quite a few times, usually last wk Sept, 1st/2nd wk Oct., seems to be something related to the rut. I have cow called to them , no immediate response other than circling me. I have grunted at them, and had them shut down on that, and also create a racket busting stuff up. And they always seem to be in heavy cover when they do it.
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Old 10-02-2012, 12:32 PM
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Yeah no doubt I was busted. He shut right up and didn't run off but did a big circle I believe. Tried to figure out why this odd smelling alien had walked right into his wheelhouse sounding like a cow moose.
Good experience and a good thing to know if I hear it again!
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suddenly about 30 yards in front of me, very loud, very intimadating roaring started,

Anyone else ever have a similar experience?
I did, but it was a cow Moose.

The best I could describe it, it sounded rather like an African Lion.
I'm not sure what it was about. I know she was spooked, but it sounded more angry the scared. And two other Moose a considerable distance away started roaring after she did.

It all lasted only a couple of minutes but it left me weak in the knees.
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Old 10-02-2012, 03:02 PM
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My daughter and I were sitting in a ground blind and had a huge cow just screaming at us for over 1/2 hour. She came out across the field saw us and came straight for us. Paced back and forth just bellowing at us. After dark she escorted us down the bush line to the jeep.

My buddy who lives nearby said that moose chased the neighbour kids several times while they were waiting for the school bus.
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Old 10-02-2012, 03:57 PM
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I have heard this sound once. I was way back in some cutblocks just norh Cynthia, I was using a deer bleat can and just at dusk from some thick spruce trees came this huge roar. Seeing as I didn't have a tag for Tyranasaurus Rex I very quickly backed out and called it a night.
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Heard that sound from a moose that was being harassed by wolves. Very interesting, hard to describe... In your situation, I would have needed some fresh undies for sure!
I've heard and seen a cow moose on a couple occasions making the roar when being harrassed by two bulls. And yeah, it has got to be one of the scariest sound out there if you don't know what it is.
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Hi all, long time reader, first time poster.

This past weekend I was hunting in WMU 530, bull moose tag. We had called for a few hours in a small clearing the first night, no replies. The following morning I was sneaking out to call again, overlooking a small willow type swamp, and I had to cross through some thicker timber to get there. It was just after light and I was standing at the edge of the timber getting ready to move into it, just listening for movement/moose noises. suddenly about 30 yards in front of me, very loud, very intimadating roaring started, along with excessive and loud breaking of large sticks, branches, and trees. I stumbled backward to find some cover, flipped my safety off and got ready for whatever was barreling toward me. Then it stopped and I heard a few very audible bull grunts, and realized it was a bull moose. Never got a look at him and only heard him once more a few days later.

I've heard bulls make a coughing sound and grunt, but never heard one roar like that morning! Safe to say I almost needed new hunting pants. It was almost like a bear roaring, been hunting for 15 years and have never heard that.

Anyone else ever have a similar experience?
I remember reading a story once about a moose charging and kinda roaring.
coincidince.....I purposely overheard a couple of guys talking and they said that when a bull roars..he's very piZZed and in the process of making a charge!!

as I heard their scenario..

... these guys had a caller set up on one side of a little clearing at the edge of a large bog.
Hunter A was using a bow...his partner was sitting on a pack stool with the electronic caller beside him. Hunter A was 30 yds away in front of the caller. They had 2 responses from 2 bulls...one in front of hunter A....the other one was kinda far off behind the caller. Not paying too much attention to the moose behind the caller, they were concentrating on hunter A getting his in range. When that moose was 50 yds out...the other bull behind the caller had gotten to within 10 yds or so UNNOTICED...nuthin cracking and no grunting...all of a sudden, he started to grunt like crazy

...after 15 or 20 seconds of that he let out a roar and charged the caller. The caller jumped out of his stool and stumbled over some rocks and fell down beside it. The moose almost railroaded him over !!! Freaked the livin chit outta him and in the meantime startled the crap outta hunter A ....annnnd to add insult to the fright, scared the intended target moose! No shot was taken in all this fracas, and the callers stool got knocked over by the moose...he passed by within a few feet..steam out of his nostrils!!
He said the roar sounded more like a RED STAG bellowing !! First time ever for these long time moose hunters.

that's all I know about the mooses roar.
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I have heard the lion roar many times from a moose but it was always a cow. I have never personally witnessed a bull do it.
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I have heard the lion roar many times from a moose but it was always a cow. I have never personally witnessed a bull do it.
Only heard it from a bull moose myself .. and in the dark at 20 yds. on the way into my stand it does indeed cause a laundry problem .
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Old 10-02-2012, 07:26 PM
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I've heard it from cows when I got to close, pretty wicked sound
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Old 10-03-2012, 05:39 AM
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For sure a half dozen times and all from cows for me. First time it scared the crap out of me. It was so loud it felt like my lungs were vibrating inside my chest.....only other thing close to that loud was Grizzly woof........again scared the crap out of me.
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I heard it twice this past week (if we are talking the same noise)....once confirmed from a cow (saw her making it), the other I wasn't sure what it was.....bull or cow. Its the alarm call when the gig is up, usually when she has a calf. It is the "round up the wagons and high-tail outta town....that bush smells funny" call.

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Old 10-03-2012, 07:32 AM
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I've heard it in the past as well a few times.
One bull was doing it repeatedly.
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Old 10-03-2012, 07:43 AM
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he just had an orgasum thats all
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Old 10-05-2012, 12:03 AM
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i was cow calling a couple of days ago in a tree stand...what i heard was a lion from the plains of Africa coming across the willow patch...to my disbelief it was a cow moose...she had no idea that i was there...so what's up with the roaring she was doing...then that night i was cow calling,and called in 2 bulls....shot the smaller one and the bigger one stood @ a 100yards and made the same noise...so i am thinking that it is a noise that moose make when there agitated...
the cow was pizzed @ another cow being there and the bull was not liking me being in the willow patch with his brother....
i have heard bull elk make a barking sound when there upset and whitetails bucks make a coughing sound, but never heard a moose make a a noise other then a grunt...
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Old 10-06-2012, 02:21 AM
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Hi all, long time reader, first time poster.

This past weekend I was hunting in WMU 530, bull moose tag. We had called for a few hours in a small clearing the first night, no replies. The following morning I was sneaking out to call again, overlooking a small willow type swamp, and I had to cross through some thicker timber to get there. It was just after light and I was standing at the edge of the timber getting ready to move into it, just listening for movement/moose noises. suddenly about 30 yards in front of me, very loud, very intimadating roaring started, along with excessive and loud breaking of large sticks, branches, and trees. I stumbled backward to find some cover, flipped my safety off and got ready for whatever was barreling toward me. Then it stopped and I heard a few very audible bull grunts, and realized it was a bull moose. Never got a look at him and only heard him once more a few days later.

I've heard bulls make a coughing sound and grunt, but never heard one roar like that morning! Safe to say I almost needed new hunting pants. It was almost like a bear roaring, been hunting for 15 years and have never heard that.

Anyone else ever have a similar experience?
Iceberg: I have just returned form bow moose hunting in Ontario where I had a similar experience. After an initial call I had three bulls reply: One regular grunt (passive and in front),one agressive grunting (coming fast from left, crashing trees and splashing through water) and the roarer (behind and to right). The one from left appeared to be mid-40's (inches) and came in straight at me to nine yards before stopping - no clear shot, and front on. When it stopped the roarer seemed to get annoyed and after one of it's minor routine roars it let out a roar like nothing I have ever heard. Just tremendous and maybe 5 to 7 seconds long. This was my 18th moose hunt and I have never heard anything like that roar moose hunting or anywhere else. I figure he was 50 to 75 yards away.

The moose in front of me actually flinched, turned (literally on-a-dime) and started leaving the way it came, without providing a shot, head somewhat down. At this time I heard something large stampeding towards me from behind. Turning, and expecting for a split second to have to shoot (cross bow) in self-defense, I saw a large cow and calf round the corner at 15 yards. Fortunately, the cow saw me turned and reversed course, at which time I returned to the bull. He was 30 yards out, pretty much ass to me - no shot. I managed to stop him with a cow whine but he only looked back briefly and resumed leaving, sorry but you are not worth it. And then it was over!

For the next hour I heard the roarer (minor roar) every 15 minutes or so and then very carefully exited. I will never forget that roar. Truely amazing.

I was later told by members of the group that a few years prior one of their hunting party had a moose roar and trash branches at him, in the dark, at 20 yards. He left the woods, pale-white and speechless. He did not return for the hunt again.

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In that scenario. The roar is a sign you were busted. Just like a WT doe snorting and stomping her feet. Its a alarm.
Yup busted.
Cows do it allso had one do it about 10 feet above my head as I was sneaking along a cutbank thick brush up top never saw her as I was trying to close in on a calf that was 75 yds in front about lifted me out of my pants then the other cows started doing the same must have been a dozen moose all told at least it sounded like it
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I have heard that noise from a bull moose. When I heard it I looked where the noise had come from and saw a little bull moose run out of the bush and right behind him a big bull with his head down chasing the little guy off. The big bull had a cow with him.
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A few years ago I had one in close in the dark at about 30 yards and he sounded like a rottie puking up a wool sock!A glutteral growl and cough.He carried on for an hour as the sun rose and as he wandered away you could still he him calling in the distance.No bull tag of course.Made the little hairs stand up on your neck as I'm not sure the FNWL would have went for self defense...........Harold
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I've heard and seen a cow moose on a couple occasions making the roar when being harrassed by two bulls. And yeah, it has got to be one of the scariest sound out there if you don't know what it is.
A few years back I got caught between a cow and a calf. Cow ran behind a willow 20 yards in front of me and gave the loudest roar I've ever heard. Sounded like the moose turned into a bear.
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resurrecting this old thread from a Google search.....
So I'd heard tell/read of this infamous moose roar previously,but 40+ years as an avid hunter/trapper/angler and easily hundreds of moose encounters,I'd never heard this roar until today and WOW!!😮
Hunting WT today near Swan Hills and creeping through a mature stand of old growth spruce/poplar mix,i bumped a deer.It ran off and then a few seconds later the most unGodly half terrifying hybrid grizzly bear/samsquantch roar came from 75-100(?) yards in the cover....OMFG talk about make the hair stand up on your neck!!
I presumed right away that it was this fabled moose roar i'd read about....otherwise I'd have turned and run da hell outta there,lol....might have assumed it was a Pd off grizzly if I had never heard tell of this moose roar thing,my God,what an awful racket!!
Never did see if it was a bull or a cow but it roared at least 12-15x from 100y away,then i could hear it moving off and continued to roar another 5-6x til it was what sounded like 2-300yards off....what an angry sounding animal!!
Best I can describe was something between a loud bark and bear roar with a growl at the end some times,but it was so loud even at 100(?) yards it just goes right thru ya....pretty cool experience!😎
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I too have heard the lion roar. Scared the crap out of me. I was moose hunting at the time ( bulls only draw season). Daylight, and I was on the edge of a big swamp doing some cow calling. After a couple of beller's this roar came out of the swamp, never hearing a sound like that before in real life, to me it sounded like a lion's roar off tv. I jumped into a clump of birch tree's for protection in case something was coming at me. I waited there for several minutes with no other sound happening. Not knowing what it was, I took off for home. I was only about 1/2 hour from home.
I went to see an old local trapper and asked him about the roar. He said it was a cow moose that was with a bull and she was warning me off, thinking I was another cow due to my cow calling.
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I Googled"moose roar" and this youtube vid is the the 1st result that came up....yep,that's it!!
Crank up the volume to full blast if your PC is hooked up to stereo and that about nails it,lol
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ok-J7ne_yko
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I heard this sound three weeks ago. It was a single roar. I was trying to entice a bull to come over to my side of the fence with a few cow calls. And after 5 minutes or so, I heard the bark/roar. I stood, for the better part of an hour, staring at the bull from 200 yards away. Finally, I tried to move to get closer and more aggressive to see if he would come investigate. However, as I was moving closer, I saw a cow that was out of my line of vision before that. She is definitely the reason he didn't come looking. He had seemed interested in my calling before I heard the barking sound. But after I heard it, he pretty much just stood in one spot for 45 minutes. Almost dead still, with the occasional look over his shoulder. This was my best opportunity at a bull that week. Too bad he was 20 yards across the fence on the next property, where I have no permission! He knew I couldn't shoot him!! Just stood broadside for an hour with his tongue out, blowing raspberries at me!!
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I heard this sound three weeks ago. It was a single roar. I was trying to entice a bull to come over to my side of the fence with a few cow calls. And after 5 minutes or so, I heard the bark/roar. I stood, for the better part of an hour, staring at the bull from 200 yards away. Finally, I tried to move to get closer and more aggressive to see if he would come investigate. However, as I was moving closer, I saw a cow that was out of my line of vision before that. She is definitely the reason he didn't come looking. He had seemed interested in my calling before I heard the barking sound. But after I heard it, he pretty much just stood in one spot for 45 minutes. Almost dead still, with the occasional look over his shoulder. This was my best opportunity at a bull that week. Too bad he was 20 yards across the fence on the next property, where I have no permission! He knew I couldn't shoot him!! Just stood broadside for an hour with his tongue out, blowing raspberries at me!!
You heard him roar a “ stay away this is my territory “ roar. That’s why he didn’t come over the fence. He thought you were infringeing on his domain. That happened to me couple years ago. It made hair stand up on back of my neck. Thought at first I had ****ed of a bear. Freaked me out. Lol. Supple calling woulda been better. Oh well. At 50 I guess I still get to learn stuff from these animals. Good luck all this what’s left of season.
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