The highs and lows of moose hunting

[MeghanOOD]

https://oodmag.com/highs-and-lows-of-moose-hunting/

There are few moose hunts that don’t include great highs and some serious lows. Each hunt is unique; it's part of the magic of moose hunting.

[Ahuntr300]

Thank you for sharing this largely nostalgic article of how things were 20 and 30+ years ago. I feel I must comment and put this in perspective.

I share the thoughts of this article that moose hunting was, on balance, more satisfying 30 years ago - I know I experienced this too. Things seemed simpler then and if one worked hard, you would see and harvest moose, not every year, but enough to balance the highs and lows out. This was all without such modern conveniences such as walkie talkies, side by sides, and powerful ATVs.

Sadly, this is all in the past. Unless you fly in or are hard core and willing to go deep in the bush and have the time and resources to do so, IMO the chances to harvest a moose is very small year after year for the average participant. Evidence of this is in this forum. Years ago, I used to see countless members announce their success stories. Now this year I only saw one so far (congrats again and well done Sam!).

Now-a-days in my opinion there are way more lows than highs for moose hunting. First it is hard to get tags - this was not always the case. In some areas now this is a once in a lifetime affair - and this is understandable as undeniably, the moose populations are way down - IMO there should be even less tags awarded or the hunt should be closed down for a while as it has been in other areas - there were a lot more moose 30 years ago. Then those lucky enough to get tags and go, like in 15B, find themselves in a sea of orange where the competition for good spots is intense and it is hard to find a spot to hunt - it was not like this 30 years ago. People now get desperate and block roads and areas to others in order to harvest a moose. All this makes the hunt as low as can be - not worth the confrontations or hassles. One does not want to be continually disappointed year after year. All this is getting worse year by year IMO.

Thanks again for sharing the article, but it, at least for me, only brings back memories on how things used to be, not the way they are today.

[gbk]

X2 to Ahuntr300.

These are
stories of the changing ,yet still somewhat hopeful past
One just need to pay attention to the "my such and such had several dozen moose to his credit" in his career to a "many lows and no highs "of the author himself.
No blame on the old timer-he did what he was doing the best, in the time he lived in.
One of he many proof how moose hunting was a cake walk in the past(moose abundance= repeatable success)...and wondering if those so many "very good moose hunters" would prosper at all in this grim future.

The new generation pays for the sins of the past,and for the sins of the moose mismanagement.
There is very few highs-to a very many lows by now.

Wondering what was even the intent of the article-somewhat nice stories,but that is that.

[270 WBY]

Thank you for sharing this largely nostalgic article of how things were 20 and 30+ years ago. I feel I must comment and put this in perspective.

I share the thoughts of this article that moose hunting was, on balance, more satisfying 30 years ago - I know I experienced this too. Things seemed simpler then and if one worked hard, you would see and harvest moose, not every year, but enough to balance the highs and lows out. This was all without such modern conveniences such as walkie talkies, side by sides, and powerful ATVs.

Sadly, this is all in the past. Unless you fly in or are hard core and willing to go deep in the bush and have the time and resources to do so, IMO the chances to harvest a moose is very small year after year for the average participant. Evidence of this is in this forum. Years ago, I used to see countless members announce their success stories. Now this year I only saw one so far (congrats again and well done Sam!).

Now-a-days in my opinion there are way more lows than highs for moose hunting. First it is hard to get tags - this was not always the case. In some areas now this is a once in a lifetime affair - and this is understandable as undeniably, the moose populations are way down - IMO there should be even less tags awarded or the hunt should be closed down for a while as it has been in other areas - there were a lot more moose 30 years ago. Then those lucky enough to get tags and go, like in 15B, find themselves in a sea of orange where the competition for good spots is intense and it is hard to find a spot to hunt - it was not like this 30 years ago. People now get desperate and block roads and areas to others in order to harvest a moose. All this makes the hunt as low as can be - not worth the confrontations or hassles. One does not want to be continually disappointed year after year. All this is getting worse year by year IMO.

Thanks again for sharing the article, but it, at least for me, only brings back memories on how things used to be, not the way they are today.

Very well said and 100% true!!!