Squamch
Canadian
BC runs their draws stupid late, because fuck the residents. Our draw system allows for group draws for moose. 2 people put in, they get one tag to share. If 3 or 4 people put in, they get 2 tags to share. 4 of us entered, no one knows who got drawn, but we have 2 bull moose tags in region 7-11, Tatuk and Finger lakes.
Hunting party is me, my best friend since 6th grade, D, his fiance T, and our high school buddy that started hunting last year under our influence, K. D is the only one who has shot a moose before. K started hunting last year, but has 2 deer and a bear notched on his stock, and T has only been hunting once. I've hunted my whole life, but only been in on a couple moose as a kid.
K also has a mtn goat draw this year, remains to be seen if we can make it for that one.
The dates for the draw are Sept 10-Nov 5. We are going to leave the island Sept 30, and return oct 11. About 1100km drive each way.
At the same time we are there, there is an open season for 6pt+ elk, and any buck Mule and White tailed deer, in addition to the usual birds, bears, and other predators.
Plan is to stay in a cabin at Tatuk Lake. We will have to bring food and bedding, everything else is supplied. I'd love to have a wall tent set up, but that shit ain't cheap, and it soaks up a lot of storage space in the off-season.
That area has an ATV use for hunting restriction, so rather than quads and bikes, we are bringing an 01 tacoma that's all armored up with a winch, and have a sidekick with bumpers and a winch to drag on a towbar behind my f350. Ford will also have the bumper and winch installed by the time we leave.
Weather in that area at that time could be anything from swimming weather to 6" of snow, so that's a major variable. If it's cold enough, we'll see daytime activity. If it's hot, they're gonna party all night and we will have to hike into a hell hole to find them and drag em out.
Hunting party is me, my best friend since 6th grade, D, his fiance T, and our high school buddy that started hunting last year under our influence, K. D is the only one who has shot a moose before. K started hunting last year, but has 2 deer and a bear notched on his stock, and T has only been hunting once. I've hunted my whole life, but only been in on a couple moose as a kid.
K also has a mtn goat draw this year, remains to be seen if we can make it for that one.
The dates for the draw are Sept 10-Nov 5. We are going to leave the island Sept 30, and return oct 11. About 1100km drive each way.
At the same time we are there, there is an open season for 6pt+ elk, and any buck Mule and White tailed deer, in addition to the usual birds, bears, and other predators.
Plan is to stay in a cabin at Tatuk Lake. We will have to bring food and bedding, everything else is supplied. I'd love to have a wall tent set up, but that shit ain't cheap, and it soaks up a lot of storage space in the off-season.
That area has an ATV use for hunting restriction, so rather than quads and bikes, we are bringing an 01 tacoma that's all armored up with a winch, and have a sidekick with bumpers and a winch to drag on a towbar behind my f350. Ford will also have the bumper and winch installed by the time we leave.
Weather in that area at that time could be anything from swimming weather to 6" of snow, so that's a major variable. If it's cold enough, we'll see daytime activity. If it's hot, they're gonna party all night and we will have to hike into a hell hole to find them and drag em out.
ect.
. There's a 6.5x55 in the safe too, which is downright Scandinavian, and therefore very moose appropriate, but the trusty rusty is my go to.
