Only Moose Rack Ive Kept

[TJE]

Only Moose Rack I've Kept

Thought I'd show my fellow sportsmen/hunters a fine wall hanger.
Be "Safe" and Be "Sure"!!!!

 

[l2hunt]

oh ya that's a keeper for the wall....

 

[TJE]

oh ya that's a keeper for the wall....

Thanks I2H, just a bonus really,to what really mattered....which was the 766 Lbs. of meat!!

 

[old digger]

That's a really nice one. Wish I could get a hold of some fresh sheds to do some carvings.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Really nice.

We will NOT go quietly into the night!

 

[TJE]

That's a really nice one. Wish I could get a hold of some fresh sheds to do some carvings.

Thanks old digger, you gotta have moose in your area/or close by don't you?....lost track/count of how many I've given away over the years..along with hides I use to do up/tan myself as well.

 

[TJE]

Really nice.

We will NOT go quietly into the night!

Thanks TH.

 

[Peyton Manning]

wondering if moose racks are made of same material as deer antlers?

 

[TJE]

wondering if moose racks are made of same material as deer antlers?

Hey jg, yeah they are...moose, deer, elk, caribou...all the same I'd say.

 

[old digger]

Thanks old digger, you gotta have moose in your area/or close by don't you?....lost track/count of how many I've given away over the years..along with hides I use to do up/tan myself as well.

It's pretty rare to see any moose in the immediate area, due to the wolves they introduced into Yellowstone. The wolves first decimated the moose population and have now dropped the elk herds to more than half of what they were.

 

[Gold Maven]

Nice rack.

How about a story to go with?

 

[TJE]

It's pretty rare to see any moose in the immediate area, due to the wolves they introduced into Yellowstone. The wolves first decimated the moose population and have now dropped the elk herds to more than half of what they were.

I read about that (don't know how many years ago)...are they (wildlife officers) keeping track of their numbers and behavior?

They do studys by air in Alberta/B.C. just north of your area...where they've found that bears account for over 50% of moose kills, and that's just during spring/calving season...let alone the rest of the year.

 

[TJE]

Nice rack.

How about a story to go with?

Hey GM, could do ...but I'll put it in old diggers thread soon (he has 'story tellin' thread ) in this forum

 

[old digger]

I read about that (don't know how many years ago)...are they (wildlife officers) keeping track of their numbers and behavior?

They do studys by air in Alberta/B.C. just north of your area...where they've found that bears account for over 50% of moose kills, and that's just during spring/calving season...let alone the rest of the year.

Montana Fish &Game has allotted permits, per hunting unit for the harvest of wolves so there is somewhat a balance of wolves vs moose,elk, and deer. And I am quite sure they do studies both by air and on the ground.
Back (mid 1980s) before the introduction of wolves into Yellowstone there were approximately 16000-18000 elk that migrated north out of the park, now your lucky if 5000-7000 are seen migrating north out of the park.