Maine hunter shoots a bull moose with a crossbow at point-blank range

Bangor Daily News ^ | October 1, 2022 | Pete Warner

[DoodleBob]

Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretti nasti...

[cranked]

Definitely a well placed shoot.

[real saxophonist]

What was the bull moose doing with a crossbow?

[DoodleBob]

Ok, that may be Post of the Thread right there.

[ZinGirl]

At least he didn’t catch him in his pajamas. (Hat tip to Groucho Marx)

[pa_dweller]

632 pounds field dressed. What would be the on-the-hoof weight?

[nickcarraway]

Moose aren’t allowed to gave guns in Maine.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

He almost had a very difficult situation being that close. Wow.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

A Maine guide is traditionally given something like half or a third the meat ass additional compensation fora successful hunt.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

-s

😂

[DannyTN]

"Cote, who had put gel made from bull urine on his jacket to help cover the human scent"

He's going to be popular at the wedding reception.

[alloysteel]

At that juncture, you dare not miss.....

Has the adrenaline stopped pumping yet?

[DoodleBob]

Indeed. I don't know if I'd be that composed. “You don’t want a bull moose that close,” Cote said. “A lot can go wrong, especially after the shot. We’ve seen plenty of videos where they just mow you over and try to trample you.”

[Deaf Smith]

>>field dressed

All internal organs removed ie gut pile.

[DoodleBob]

There's a joke in here somewhere. “Their eyesight sucks, so if you don’t move and if you smell like a moose and sound like a moose, they pretty much think you’re a moose.”

[DoodleBob]

The beast is bigger than the cargo area. Magnificent.

[Vermont Lt]

I am confident I would have needed clean underwear after that kind of encounter.

I’ve met big moose up near Rangley. The moose decides when you can continue driving down the road. They are massive.

[Vermont Lt]

How the moose got in his pajamas, we don’t know.

[Daffynition]

Even getting drawn in the Maine moose lottery is quite an accomplishment!

4,080 permits were issued for the 2022 moose hunt.

Your odds if you are a non-resident: about 1 in 1332

About 321 tags available for non-rez. A pretty elite club.

Successful applicants who wish to purchase their $585 moose permit must also purchase a $115 hunting license. That's only the beginning of the costs for this adventure.

[Daffynition]

Ayup..

Route 16: Rangeley to Stratton; saw 7 one late afternoon.