Epic Shiras Moose hunt 2015
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Great job H&H and a great moose!
Reading that made me feel like I was back in the area.
Reading that made me feel like I was back in the area.
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great story! Congrats on getting a great looking animal. He is a real trophy and some great memories to go with it.
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H&H, my dad should have enough points to get him in the draw, he's mid seventy's but still gets around but steep rocky ground is out of the question. Any tips on the area you hunted? I'm guessing it was one of the ones around RMNP?
He's even thinking about outfitters, did you get the name of the one you met? Have any impressions?
He's even thinking about outfitters, did you get the name of the one you met? Have any impressions?
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The area I hunted was quite a ways away from RMNP. The unit's 7,8 and 191 could be hunted fairly easily without to much climbing or undue stress, it is a mix of hills and flats. My impression with the outfitter I met was that I would not be interested in hunting with him. While he seemed knowledgeable enough he had a very basic camp, stuffed into a tiny little area right next to a main road. That is not my idea of an outfitted camp that I would be willing to pay for.
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What are these "points"?
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Colorado has a complicated system of points and weighted points that are gained through the years by application for the license drawing.
Some of the better areas can take 20 years to draw out on. I just finished an elk hunt in an area that took me 20 years to draw.
To fully understand you need to go to their website.
Some of the better areas can take 20 years to draw out on. I just finished an elk hunt in an area that took me 20 years to draw.
To fully understand you need to go to their website.
Great story H&H. Glad to see someone who put in as much hard work and effort was successful! Stories like yours sure get the hunting juices flowing. I'm toasting you with the last of my 12 yr. McCallums.
I'm late to this party, but as for size of moose aren't the eastern Canadian moose the smaller of the NA species. Please correct me if I'm wrong but that's what I remember.
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I'm late to this party, but as for size of moose aren't the eastern Canadian moose the smaller of the NA species. Please correct me if I'm wrong but that's what I remember.
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Everything I've read states that the Shiras is the smallest of the North American subspecies. But looking at the stats the Eastern Moose is about the same size.
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I wish Alaska had a system like that. Every time I apply 20 years or not the odds are the same as the first time.
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Be careful of what you wish for, there is a point at which you are always a year or two behind trying to catch up to the draw.
The saving grace for us is that CO has many of it's Game Management Units that have unlimited tags so when I'm home I usually get at least one elk but public land hunting in those units is tough and real trophy's are far and few between. I just helped a couple friends pack out a couple bulls yesterday and it was close to a 5 mile round trip in an unlimited area.
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5 Mile round trip is to me basically road hunting. I don't care about moose or caribou tags- I can get those by walking into the store.
It's sheep I care about. The guides are pounding the non drawing areas- and even the drawing areas by having multiple would be clients apply.
My 20 years applying[as a resident I might add] should give me a edge over first time applicant Joe Blow from NY.
It's sheep I care about. The guides are pounding the non drawing areas- and even the drawing areas by having multiple would be clients apply.
My 20 years applying[as a resident I might add] should give me a edge over first time applicant Joe Blow from NY.
Greg, glad my secret spot paid off! Moose permits were very rare when I first discovered that area. I literally fell into a moose bed there once. 
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