Author Topic: Moose call blues (Read 1169 times)

HappyHunter · « **on:** August 31, 2003, 04:13:20 PM »

I have watched a video on calleing moose and am concerened that I will have a difficult time doing anything but warning the moose that there is an idiot attempting to make a moose call.

My moose hunt is 30 days away and I need advice!

Any suggestions?

My first hunt.

Thanks!

Fred

ringo · « **Reply #1 on:** August 31, 2003, 06:20:47 PM »

Imagine yourself totally constipated and you are trying to shift things, the moan you make is a pretty good facsimile of a bull in rut! The cow call is the same but shorter. This works in my area, seems to call in bulls and the odd cow, as a passing thought, I can only hope they are not coming to see the constipated man in obvious pain.

John Y Cannuck · « **Reply #2 on:** September 01, 2003, 01:19:36 AM »

Quieter calls are easier to do, and hide your mistakes better keep the volume down until you get used to it.
Moose are not real bright when in rut. Fear not, you'll do ok.

One of our guys uses a leather lace knotted through the bottom of a tomato juice can. He wets the lace, then pulls his fingers hard along it making a respectable and loud call.

John Y Cannuck · « **Reply #3 on:** September 02, 2003, 12:25:57 AM »

Just remembered, his favorite can call is made with an old Baccardi rum can.

7x57 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 02, 2003, 12:01:57 PM »

Don't worry too much about it, moose charge trains, and mount horses with people still on them during the rut!

Go out and do a nasal cow moo in the morning and evening in a place you've seen moose before and get your knife ready!

HappyHunter · « **Reply #5 on:** September 03, 2003, 12:50:23 AM »

Thanks for your positive input.

I will be squeaking out a call with more confidence.

The can and leather string is in the making for a test.

Fred

Downwindtracker2 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 06, 2003, 02:40:17 PM »

I was on stump hunting deer and coughed.I called a moose,they don't do calls all that well themselves.

HappyHunter · « **Reply #7 on:** September 06, 2003, 03:34:05 PM »

Johy Y Cannuck,

What size is a Bacarrdi can?

I have been practicing with a 3 lb coffee can. Tone is not correct but with practice the actual call is improving.

Thanks all for your help and encouragement.

What is a good way to carry out the meat? I will be on a fly in hunt and will need to get meat to base camp via boat. I plan to have a pack and one helper.

Fred

eroyd · « **Reply #8 on:** September 06, 2003, 06:25:22 PM »

As for calling, be sure the rut is still on otherwise it can be counter productive. At least that's how it goes in hunted areas.

As for packing meat out. I strongly recommend refraining from dropping a moose any kinda a distance from your mode of transportation or on the wrong side of a swamp. But who listens to that kind of advice....not me :?

The bigger the chunks you bring it out in the better. Your butcher will be happier if you let him do the cutting. Moose quarters being flat (not round like an elk) fasten farely easily to a GOOD pack frame. Leave the hide on only if you figure you might be getting dirty. Take the time to pre-walk your route out, clearing away obstacles etc. If your partner can carry they can help you keep balance and of coarse pick you up when you do a face plant. (been there and it wasn't funny at the time...not to me anyways)

Be aware when returning to kill sites. Recently in some areas bears have aquainted rifle shots to gut piles and a few unlucky hunters have gotten an unwelcome surprise.

Good Luck

John Y Cannuck · « **Reply #9 on:** September 07, 2003, 04:23:15 PM »

A little smaller than a 1lb coffee can, and a third or more longer.
We have several around the camp made with the 1lb coffee can, his just sounds a bit better.

cdnclub45 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 24, 2003, 04:21:42 PM »

There is no human alive who can truly duplicate the sounds and the depth of sound that come from a cow or bull moose. But with a bit of practice, you will be able to imitate their calls, and that is good enough. Just keep practicing, and like someone earlier mentioned, start quietly, then work up on your volume. It'll come quicker than you imagine. CC

HappyHunter · « **Reply #11 on:** October 24, 2003, 04:51:46 PM »

Well my hunting trip came and went. No shot was fired, but we did call in two moose and saw 3 others. Nothing presented a good kill shot so we passed.

The weather turned bad with high winds causing the moose to bed down and stay put for the most part.

I did learn a bit and enjoyed the trip.

Next time with a little help from the weather and we will get one, maybe.

Thanks for all the advise.

Fred

ratherbefishin · « **Reply #12 on:** May 20, 2004, 02:33:39 PM »

I was up north in a moose camp and a couple of guys came in witha very nice bull- seems that one of them had a ''call of nature'' and pulled the canoe into the riverbank and went back in the willows.Well I don't know what the real story was, but seems the old guy was a little constipated and must have been doing a little grunting of his own.What he didn't know was there was a good sized bull just back of him looking for love.The old guy comes stumbling out of the willows trying to get his pants up, with the bull coming right in with pure lust in his eye,and his partner shot the bull not two canoe lengths away- when he could stop laughing.The general consenus was that a good decoy might be to get the old guy to drape his backside over a log and make a few grunts!!!

HappyHunter · « **Reply #13 on:** May 20, 2004, 03:56:00 PM »

Finally a Moose call I can be good at.