Archive for tag: Moose
What Can $20k Get You? The #7 B&C Moose.
June 16, 2010 Featured, MooseThis German hunter was a client with South Nahanni Outfitters and took this record moose during one of their 10-day, $20,000 hunts in 2008. Estimated at seven years of age, the moose scored 258, qualifying it as #7 on the all-time Boone & Crockett list and #1 on Anchorpoint.
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One Is Odd, But There’s Two
May 5, 2010 SightingsCheck out these photos of a pair of albino moose taken a few years back on the upper peninsula of Michigan, apparently somewhere near Wisconsin, outside the town of Marenisco, MI. Hard to believe they survived on their own, a good bet is they wandered off from someone’s farm. If you know anything about them, [...]
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Beware Of Falling Moose
May 13, 2009 SightingsDigging deep into the Doubletough archives, I came across this one from 2006 that is absolutely remarkable. The incident occurred in October 2004 near Fairbanks, Alaska. To replace or update power cables, electrical crews will attach the new cable to the old, then pull the old line through, bringing the new line through the towers [...]
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No April Fool’s Joke
April 1, 2009 SightingsReportedly photographed by a highway near Marenisco, Michigan, here’s an albino moose for the animal oddity lovers among you. I find it hard to believe it’s lasted this long in the wild and suspect the location is actually within a protected area, or it escaped from one. If you know the story, let us know [...]
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The Moose Is Loose
February 21, 2009 SightingsThis photo may not seem particularly remarkable and I suppose it’s not, but consider it was taken by a snowboarder and the moose was in the middle of the trail. There’s nothing like bombing down the mountain through the trees right into a big ass moose snacking on the cat track. The shots were taken [...]
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January 6, 2009 MooseFollowing up our Thursday post of a bowhunter’s remarkable experience with an elk, check out the moose that takes an interest in the “tree branch” in this clip. Have you had a close encounter? Tell us about it in the Comments!
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“Longest Minute” Hero to Marry…My Cousin
December 2, 2008 AsidesIf you’ve been reading this blog since the early days then you may recall the story of “The Longest Minute”. It is about two hunters and their dramatic encounter with a grizzly while quartering a moose in the Alaska wilderness. It is a fascinating story written by Doug White, one of the hunters. But that’s [...]
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