The Best Moose Hunting Tips Will Increase YOUR Success...

If you use these moose hunting tips not only you will see more moose, you will get closer to them and quite possibly harvest the moose of a lifetime. If you want to increase your chances of getting a moose this fall I suggest you read about and put to practice these best tips for getting moose.

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You know, I see a lot of other hunters out in areas where we hunt moose, the majority seem to just drive around, hoping that by some chance they might see a moose within a reasonable distance of the road. Unbelievably, they do not even get out of their vehicles! To increase your success rates you have to get out and look where the moose live... preferably away from human traffic.

I have to admit though; I have done some road hunting and taken a few moose this way too. Actually road hunting is a good way to get familiar with a new area. The point is, if you get out of your truck and get away from the roads and people you are going to see more moose.

For your information in many provinces it is illegal to hunt over bait (enhanced food). Read on to find out how to apply some of our best moose hunting tips.

Our Best Moose Hunting Tips

1. Concentrate on one area.
2. Use a Moose Call
   How to use a Moose Call (detailed)
3. Use the wind to your advantage.
4. Hunt during the moose rut... whenever possible.
5. Hunt the fringe areas, away from where other hunters are, away from the roads and traffic.
6. Identify and learn to hunt the prime moose habitat.
7. Hunt higher elevations during the early season.
8. During the rut or breeding season, hunt near lakes and ponds.
9. Late season moose hunting requires you to go deeper into the forest away from the openings.
10. Use an old shoulder blade bone to rake trees (to imitate a bull moose thrashing a tree with his antlers) read more....
11. Hunt for moose near food sources and water.
12. Carry 30 feet of rope in your pack. This can be used as an aid when field dressing. We recommend Runlock Rope as your hunting rope.
13. Do not setup your camp on the edge of a likely hunting spot. Your noise and smells will chase any nearby moose away.
14. New: Study and learn about the difference between Core Areas and Home Range.
15. Learn to recognize the difference between fresh and old moose sign.
16. Wear clothing that does not make any noise while you move. Fleece or wool is best.
17. If you see or hear a moose just before or after dark, leave the area quietly and return early the next morning. The moose, if not spooked will likely still be in the area.
18. Tip for hunting cow and calf moose, stay close to water sources. They use these areas for safety reasons.
    The biggest bulls will be attracted to these areas during the rut.
19. Use a Montana moose decoy.
20. Maximize your advantage by using scents.
21. When tracking moose learn to recognize the circling patterns.
22. Drink clean water... be sure the water you drink is free of beaver fever.
23. Decide on the best shot placement for moose

The Montana Cow Moose Decoy can be used to get the attention of a bull moose. Especially useful when you need to stalk a bull out in the open or when you have an incoming bull. Get the bull moose concentrating on the decoy and not you the shooter.

My #1 of Moose Hunting Tips

Don't spread yourself to thin. I'll give you an example: Where we hunt moose we concentrate our efforts over an area that stretches along 22 Kilometers of logging road. This area comprises of adjoining meadows and logged areas, not all of which are visible from the main road. Use topographical maps and Google Earth to study the area you hunt or are planning to hunt. Every year prior to hunting I use Google Earth as a tool to refresh my memory. Get to know your area intimately.

On a daily basis we just keep going back to the likely locations, then repeat. If on a particular day there isn't a moose standing in the meadow that you are at, doesn't mean there won't be one there later. As long as you are in an area where moose live, eventually you'll cross paths.

On this particular stretch of country we have taken more than 20 moose over a period of twenty years. You can see why this is my #1 of my moose hunting tips. Believe me this strategy works!

My #2 of Moose Hunting Tips

This very important tip for moose hunting: Use a moose call:

I gave a cow moose call and waited....the cow moose did not even look up, she just continued eating. After waiting about 10 minutes I called again, this time I received an instant response....UngH (commonly referred to as a grunt)...an unmistakable sound, a bull moose answered my moose call. He sounded like he was a long way off in the distance. I repeated the call nearly 10 minutes later, he answered again, and this time he sounded closer. Read this story

My #3 of Moose Hunting Tips

To read about how to use the wind to your advantage as another moose hunting tip click here.

My #4 of Moose Hunting Tips

Hunt the Rut - The the mating season (Rut) for Moose in Canada is typically the last two weeks of September and goes though to near the end of October with the peak being the first two weeks of October. During this time moose are quite vocal and will frequently respond to a hunter using a Moose Call.
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