hornchaser2011
FNG
Getting all my stuff packed up for my first Alaska moose float trip. I did a caribou drop camp north of the Brooks 4 years ago and have been dreaming of a moose float ever since. Will be my dad and I on a DIY trip, planning on staying out in the field for 14 days or until we get a bull. We are only going in with one license as we don't really need to kill 2 bull moose and feel it will be challenging enough to deal with proper meat care of one big bull. The trip has been over 2 years in the making with untold hours of physical training, shooting, gear research, etc..
I do a lot of turkey hunting in the southeast so calling and sitting still for long periods of time while being swarmed by mosquitoes is something I'm accustomed to. That being said
I have spent a lot of time practicing and researching best moose calling techniques and times/dates. We are hunting southwest Alaska and have heard the typical dates when bulls start responding to calling is around sept 10-13 (weather depending). We will be going in on sept 4th and hunting on the 5th. Was wondering what the experienced moose callers prefer to do in "early season" sept 5-10 regarding calling. I've heard brush raking and soft short cow calls early in the morning and closer to dark can peak a bulls interest before they are super aggressive and to avoid long cow calls and bull grunting. Was wondering everyones thoughts. Thank you, will do a trip recap when I get back
I do a lot of turkey hunting in the southeast so calling and sitting still for long periods of time while being swarmed by mosquitoes is something I'm accustomed to. That being said
I have spent a lot of time practicing and researching best moose calling techniques and times/dates. We are hunting southwest Alaska and have heard the typical dates when bulls start responding to calling is around sept 10-13 (weather depending). We will be going in on sept 4th and hunting on the 5th. Was wondering what the experienced moose callers prefer to do in "early season" sept 5-10 regarding calling. I've heard brush raking and soft short cow calls early in the morning and closer to dark can peak a bulls interest before they are super aggressive and to avoid long cow calls and bull grunting. Was wondering everyones thoughts. Thank you, will do a trip recap when I get back