Tips for first Moose hunt

Hi all, Going on a first time moose hunt this fall with 3 buddies. We are doing the Archery/ Muzzleloading WMU 18B. We also will have 2 tags for WMU 18A. Anybody ever hunt these WMU's ? It will be a non-guided hunt. The lodge host said he can offer suggestions as to hunting locations, but I dont want to rely solely on that. I ordered the topo maps for that area . Do topo maps show logging roads that have been around for a while? I assume not. We will be getting there the day before the opening so not much time to scout . Have a list of what to take and have been practicing calling. We will have 2 trucks , one mybe two 4 wheelers and mybe 1 canoe. My idea of a moose hunt is paddling down a small river or creak calling as I go. I assume most groups do the clear cut, logging road hunting? Who here hunts with bow or muzzleloader for moose? any insight would be appreciated.

Dont limit yourself to creeks/swamps. We shoot more moose off of high ridges then swamps at our camp.

Well I can't say that I have ever taken my bow out for Moose but I do have a good collection of topo maps and depending on the scale, show everything that is there when the map was printed. They are a great resource.
Good Luck!!

I don't use a bow but call them in close enough to use one..lol.. The bull in my avatar pic was shot in the swampy edge of a creek that leeds into a small lake large pond thing.. These along with cut's new and old are a good start.. But as Blaster Saber has mentioned they are not only swamp dongkey's they rather enjoy the feed that is up on the higher ground as well.... I must say, 90 % of my moose have been in the swamp s in the cut, or neer the water... We have good success hunting the river's edges in the late fall, as the moose are eating the red willow's at the river's edge's...For the bull's I like the pond's and small lake's for the sound efect's while calling in the cool morning's... But the bull I shot last year, I called him out to an old logging road in the middle of th afternoon... Calling and moving work's well.. Call a fiew set's wait 30 min or so if nothing move on.. Keep doing this ti'll you get an answer or see track's in the area the following day.. Then work the area.. Good luck I hope you are successfull.. Cheers ..


A Ray

If you bow hunt and are calling paddleing down a creek or river isn't best practice.Call & stay in 1 place for a while,see if you get any response,I've had moose come in to my call within minutes & others can take hours.

great stuff guys, keep it coming!

first off welcome to the forum, second practice calling lots and if bowhunting practice shooting in stressful situations, a moose is a "BIG" animal and shot placement is key. as for locations we always stand hunt hardwoods between two ponds, lakes, streams, etc.(like a funnel) and always see moose travelling their regular routes, as for calling again we will bring them through the funnels or into a small cut. but its different hunting in differnt areas, spend the first day of your hunt learning the layout of the land and pattern the moose. good luck

I was lucky enough to get a film called Guthro's Moose Madness for my birthday last year and I must say, aside from it being painfully boring there are a lot of good tips and advice in it. You could look into that if you want, his main focus is on Ontario moose, I think he hunts near Sault Ste Marie.

The best thing you can do is to read up on it and or watch videos and then get out and practice what you have learned. You can ask for all kinds of input on what to do but the best thing one can do is get out there and learn what moose do....!!!!

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Originally Posted by Hawkens54

Hi all, Going on a first time moose hunt this fall with 3 buddies. We are doing the Archery/ Muzzleloading WMU 18B. We also will have 2 tags for WMU 18A. Anybody ever hunt these WMU's ? It will be a non-guided hunt. The lodge host said he can offer suggestions as to hunting locations, but I dont want to rely solely on that. I ordered the topo maps for that area . Do topo maps show logging roads that have been around for a while? I assume not. We will be getting there the day before the opening so not much time to scout . Have a list of what to take and have been practicing calling. We will have 2 trucks , one mybe two 4 wheelers and mybe 1 canoe. My idea of a moose hunt is paddling down a small river or creak calling as I go. I assume most groups do the clear cut, logging road hunting? Who here hunts with bow or muzzleloader for moose? any insight would be appreciated.

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