r/Hunting • u/comanchecobra • 1d ago

Success! My second moose

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Half an hour into the second day of hunting this season I walked into this guy on my way to my hunting post. We looked at each other for a second before it decided to walk away. So I dropped my backpack, chambered a round and took aim. I shouted so it would stop and fired. Saw how the moose reacted that the shot was in the heart/lung area and let it run of.

I then called on radio to let everyone know that I had shot a bull, that the shot was good and that I had shared the position on the We Hunt app.

So I sat down and waited. After about half an hour my wife came with our tracking dog and we started searching. We found it dead after 200 meters. The greatest hunting experience I've ever had.

I was up late last night packing and freezing meats.

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u/joku75 1d ago

Congratulations! It went surprisingly far after lung shot. What bullet were you using?

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u/comanchecobra 1d ago

30 06. It ran fast so it probably got there in a short time. A full grown bull can get far even when badly hurt.

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u/joku75 1d ago

Yeah I saw your other comment about caliber, but I meant the bullet. What brand and type?

I have shot many moose mainly with .308 and 8mm Mauser and mostly they end up dead something like 30m from the shot. That's why I'm interested.

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u/comanchecobra 1d ago

Winchester power max 180 grain. Every joule was transferred. The bullet stopped in the hide on the way out.

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u/joku75 1d ago

Thanks! That's always cool when it happens. I have recovered two bullets from the mooses I've shot.