Ryan manitobastickflinger and i went a moose hunt back in september. The location was in the duck mountains in northern manitoba. The weather was unbelievable with an average temp of 28 celsius for the week. Not very condusive for a moose hunt. We arrived and set up camp in a clearing and the next morning began scouting for fresh sign. It wasn't until the fourth day that Ryan came across some very fresh tracks. He spent the evening calling from that location. On the way back down the trail, having a bladder the size of a thimble he had to releave himself and let out a few bull grunt roughly a half mile from the previous calling area.

Wow, that looks like an incredible hunt! Very cool. Good job.

Very nice!!! Congrats

That is awesome!!

Wow! Very nice indeed. Well-done!

the next morning when we were heading towards the previous calling area we heard a bull start to run and was grunting. Ryan started cow calling. The bull continued to walk away slowly and was still grunting.The bull was now roughly 90 yards away and still grunting but not coming any closer. Well 10 minutes went by and we left our hiding spots and were discussing what to do next when Ryan threw out a grunt.Now the big boy was interested.He was heading our way, quickly.We quickly hid with Ryan about thirty yards behind me. The bull came out 20 yards from me and was posturing. At 10 yards he was thrashing a bush and i was looking for an opening through the hazel. No luck, it was simply too thick. Ryan could see the rear of the moose  on the quad trail and thought it was going to go behind me towards the lake and catch my scent. He grunted and twacked a moose shoulder against a poplar.The bull turned and came down the quad trail. He was now 15 feet from me and broadside. It was like looking at a 4 by 8 sheet of plywood.He was huge. He was thrashing the bush in front of me and when he  put his leg forward i released my arrow. The arrow struck the moose and he run 6 yards and started to pile up. I never had the chance to grab another arrow, he was already down. Ryan didn't hear the shot and was surprised to see me go into the bush after the moose.After letting him know the bull was down it was time for photos @storytelling, not to mention oodles of work. It was by far the most intense bowhunting experience i've ever had. Thanks to Ryan for the great calling and a great hunting trip.

good work on a heart pumping hunt

Man guys, that sounds like a great hunt. Congrats on a fine bull.

WOW great hunt.

Nice bull! Congrats indeed.

 Great adventure!

Nice Bull. Congrats

great looking animal, well done

Great Bull Congrats. Blake

What a beautiful animal! Thanks for sharing the pics and story, Blake!

Beautiful bull moose!  Congratulations.

I was glad to be part of it.....what's this about the "bladder the size of a thimble" thing?

Watching the bull standing broadside at 5 yards from JP has been the highlight of my season. JP failed to mention that he not only took out both lungs but managed to sever the aorta clean off. The Abowyer brown bear did the trick. I'd type more but gotta go pee!!!! Way to go JP!

Nicely done. I also like returning to a previous calling location. It sometimes the bulls a day to get into the mood. Ha! Mike

hopefully it's a  pic of Ryan calling.

A lot of nice moose are falling this year. Congrats.