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<blockquote data-quote="donwill" data-source="post: 1800268" data-attributes="member: 89976"><p>Over the years i have shot many moose starting with a 303 British and than later with a 30 06. Always reloaded my own shells 180s for the 303 and 150s for the 30 06. (if i were to notch the stock for every moose I shot there would be no stock left) I have never had an animal move more than a few feet after being shot. The distance varied from 100 yards to over 500 yards. (paced out distances no rangefinder ever used) never lost an animal to being wounded and never needed a second shot. Most were heart / lung shots just behind the shoulder blade. Of course there were times when head shots, just below the ears, just made them sit down with out a wiggle. My last moose hunt I watched him come down a game trail and when he was 100 feet away I MOVED off the trail and he just turned his head looked at me and turned off the trail with out breaking stride. I let him keep going. From that day on I always hunted with a camera But have yet to fine moose as large as that one.</p><p>I thought about this moose as he was approaching me, and realized that I would have a real challenge getting the meat out across the swamp, but it would have been the death of me trying to get that enormous head/rack out of there, hance that was his lucky day. That was the closeist I have ever been to a wild moose (ready to shoot) and he chose not to challenge me. I guess he knew he was safe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donwill, post: 1800268, member: 89976"] Over the years i have shot many moose starting with a 303 British and than later with a 30 06. Always reloaded my own shells 180s for the 303 and 150s for the 30 06. (if i were to notch the stock for every moose I shot there would be no stock left) I have never had an animal move more than a few feet after being shot. The distance varied from 100 yards to over 500 yards. (paced out distances no rangefinder ever used) never lost an animal to being wounded and never needed a second shot. Most were heart / lung shots just behind the shoulder blade. Of course there were times when head shots, just below the ears, just made them sit down with out a wiggle. My last moose hunt I watched him come down a game trail and when he was 100 feet away I MOVED off the trail and he just turned his head looked at me and turned off the trail with out breaking stride. I let him keep going. From that day on I always hunted with a camera But have yet to fine moose as large as that one. I thought about this moose as he was approaching me, and realized that I would have a real challenge getting the meat out across the swamp, but it would have been the death of me trying to get that enormous head/rack out of there, hance that was his lucky day. That was the closeist I have ever been to a wild moose (ready to shoot) and he chose not to challenge me. I guess he knew he was safe. [/QUOTE]
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