You may not necessarily do this right at the beginning of your calling sequence. It’s up to you to judge the mood of the bull. This is a display of dominance, and you can use it to lay down a challenge to an incoming bull. Bulls often stop and rake branches with their antlers. Use Other Natural SoundsĪ seasoned guide often supplements their vocalizations with other natural sounds. This setup can often put the shooter in a perfect position for a shot opportunity. The pesky hang-up often occurs within 50 to 80 yards. The best calling setups involve picking a spot with decent visibility and having your caller move 40 yards upwind before commencing.
For this reason, it’s ideal to have a hunting partner who can call for you. As a rifle hunter, this may not be an issue if they’re out in the open, but archery hunts are frequently foiled by reluctant bulls. More often than not, it’s while they’re still concealed by the cover of heavy timber. Beware the Hang-upīull moose are well-known for hanging up just out of bow range. I’m a big fan of birchbark cones, but commercial varieties like Duel’s mega or 2-in-1 moose call are decent options, as well. Whether you make your own or purchase a commercial version, the sound that resonates out of a cone-shaped call most accurately resembles the real thing. Do it too much or too loud, or make sounds that don’t effectively resemble a moose and you may as well go home. Use a Natural or Commercial Cone to Project SoundĬalling is all about realism. At the end of the day, however, attracting moose is all about producing the most realistic sound possible. My own calling efforts have been foiled on many occasions by bulls working their way to a downwind position and catching my scent.īirchbark cones project calls well. Whenever possible, set up in a manner that forces a bull to approach from upwind. A light, switching breeze or distinct thermals carrying your scent sporadically can create difficult calling conditions. Wake up with frost on the ground and limited or no wind, and you could be in for some great calling action. On the other hand, calm conditions – particularly when it’s cold – can carry your sounds great distances.
Heavy winds can make calling ineffective because sound just doesn’t travel in these conditions. Wind and thermals can help or hinder calling efforts. Miss these critical days and they plummet. Bulls will continue looking for hot cows right up until mid-month, but most moose hunters say the calling activity abruptly subsides after about Oct.
Similar to whitetails, the timing of the moose estrus is consistent from year to year. 8, with bulls often responding eagerly from Sept. 23 and hunting straight through until at least Oct. Throughout most Canadian provinces and the northern United States, savvy moose hunters will be in the woods probing for the earliest eager bulls by Sept. Getting a bull to respond to your calls is nothing short of magical.Ĭalling is effective throughout the breeding period, but the key is recognizing when the action begins, peaks, and ends. The rut’s biggest draw is the high probability of attracting a bull with vocalizations. Her calling was perfect and the response was textbook.Īs big-game hunting guides, my wife and I have learned what works and what doesn’t when it comes to calling moose. Upon release, her arrow sailed through the bull’s torso, and he trotted off into the cover, collapsing only 40 yards away. Heather drew her bow, anchored the string, and settled her sight pin on the bull’s massive chest. Heather moaned softly, the bull turned broadside, and the rest is history. The bull was literally three feet from the base of the tree. As if on cue, the big bull broke from cover, grunting feverishly with each step and moving toward Heather’s stand. Readying her bow, she strained to see through the brush.
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We carefully chose her stand location after searching the area and noticing an abundance of old rubs and a maze of well-worn game trails.Īfter cow calling only a few times, Heather heard a series of soft grunts off in the distance. Overcast and rainy, it was the peak of the rut. 1, my wife, Heather, settled into her stand. Photo Credit: Kevin WilsonĬlimbing into her stand before daybreak on Oct.
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Professional guide Heather Wilson called this bull in to three feet during the peak of the 2016 rut.
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