Moose hunting in Maine ( Only took 27 years to pull a permit )

moecrabs · September 29, 2016, 04:58:25 AM

Hunted with a good friend of mine in Ashland Maine at the Dalton Inn. Had a great Hunt. Shot a nice Bull 52" spread 879 lbs. with Barry Baranowski as my guide.

Crabbyd · September 29, 2016, 06:58:14 AM

AWESOME and a great looking bull

ChrisS · September 29, 2016, 07:04:14 AM

WOW!!!

Nice Bull......what weapon?

Congrats and thanks for posting

tattoo · September 29, 2016, 12:24:32 PM

NICE, WTG

Seanile · September 29, 2016, 12:28:42 PM

Congrats!

discover · September 29, 2016, 03:28:09 PM

Wow, way to go Moe.

Hardshell Tony · September 29, 2016, 03:39:44 PM

Holy Cow!! I mean Bull. Real nice congrats.

Mutzy crab man · September 29, 2016, 07:05:17 PM

WOW...MOECRABS OR MOEMOOSE?

Mutzy crab man · September 29, 2016, 07:07:33 PM

Quote from: Hardshell Tony on September 29, 2016, 03:39:44 PM
Holy Cow!! I mean Bull. Real nice congrats.

....Now that's beautiful work....

arti0972 · September 30, 2016, 08:58:42 AM

Way to go Mr. Moe. Great looking moose.

BJ1fish · September 30, 2016, 01:30:06 PM

Moe
That is unbelievable. Does that top the big Bear you shot on your list of best hunts?

r_ventura_23 · September 30, 2016, 01:48:25 PM

Nicely done.

Don't take this the wrong way. just wondering if things are the same as 12 years ago. What was the purpose of the guide? Last time I was in Maine, there were so many moose, that we were worried about driving our cars.

indoe · September 30, 2016, 04:34:06 PM

That is one [Sam Hill] of a nice moose. You should have had a pic of you laying inside the antlers.

Crab Shack · September 30, 2016, 04:37:30 PM

Greg.........DO NOT go to Maine...

moecrabs · October 02, 2016, 10:08:52 AM

Well the Hunting is not as good as it was 12 years ago for Big Moose. They found out that they took to many over the years just like they do with everything. They said they cut the permits this year by 700 or 800 hundred permits. So the population is down. There is still plenty of moose but the big ones are not easy to find. The big ones are not on the roads like they used to be. You have to go in deep. I was fortune it to have a very good friend that lives in Ashland Maine for 25 yrs and he does have a guiding license. He is very good at calling moose and he has the equipment to get them out of the woods. You have to see it to believe it.We used 1500 feet of rope and a sled that he made to pull it out of the woods. Crazy. Two trucks 8 people a couple of pulleys and 1500 feet of rope. Three hours later and it was Miller time. Ha Ha . Great trip.

Mutzy crab man · October 02, 2016, 01:06:35 PM

Just wonder how it will look on top of the roof of your car driving back from Maine to New Jersey

SaltyMountainMan · October 03, 2016, 05:49:47 PM

Congratulations! By the way, those Millers look like Bud Lights !

rockyoutdoors · October 19, 2016, 06:44:58 AM

That is a awesome moose especially for Maine. I have been applying for a moose permit ever since Maine allowed non residents to do so. Still no permit for me, but my Mother has drawn twice in that period. (she is a Maine resident)

Dirichlet · October 28, 2016, 11:56:24 AM

Nice Bull!
I grew up in Maine. I can't think of many places that can beat it if you're an outdoorsman who likes to fish and hunt.
Please post a pic of the mount (assuming you'll have one made).

r_ventura_23 · November 01, 2016, 12:05:57 PM

Quote from: moecrabs on October 02, 2016, 10:08:52 AM
They found out that they took to many over the years just like they do with everything.

It is a shame. I can attest to how abundant they were in 2003. We were scared to wreck our cars.

I am glad you got one.