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Outdoor Life

ManiacJoe

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5. I knew folks who did the moose tag lottery back when I lived in Maine.

Reply to EvilAL (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 02:52 PM

Oct 2013

My grandfather did it for many years; he got a moose at most only once. Only one tag needed, but recovering the moose was a team sport. Due to the volume of meat, lots of friends get gifts for their freezers.

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Anyone go moose hunting? [View all] EvilAL Oct 2013 OP

Not a whole lot of moose here in Texas. oneshooter Oct 2013 #1

hahah yeah I'd bet.. nt EvilAL Oct 2013 #4

I run a family ranch in Texas with lots of hunters but I have to agree no moose here. efhmc Oct 2013 #2

I figure the northeastern states would for sure. EvilAL Oct 2013 #3

Yes and NH and Montana, but Minnisota closed the 2013 season for lack of animals. efhmc Oct 2013 #6

There could be a lot of reasons I guess, EvilAL Oct 2013 #8

One of my hunting mags reported warming climate was an underlying cause. Eleanors38 Oct 2013 #9

That would be my guess. efhmc Oct 2013 #10

I knew folks who did the moose tag lottery back when I lived in Maine. ManiacJoe Oct 2013 #5

Yeah, in New Brunswick they have the lottery EvilAL Oct 2013 #7