Live from the stand thread

[Ben.MN/WI]

Nice work on the moose, that's awesome. How much of a chore was it to get that out of the woods? Having a freezer full of moose is hard to beat.

My dad and I killed one together in Minnesota about 20 years ago. Moose hunting is pretty fun until one hits the ground and the work starts.

 

[Telemark]

It was a f***ing bummer of a job to get it out. Gasoline powered winch just to get it where the ATV could put it up on a sled. The ATV overheated and had to sit all night. Got it.out in the rain today, then hunted. Froze my but off. But all good now.



And now my photos are sideways.

 

[Ben.MN/WI]

That's a nice moose, congrats. That's great you were able to get him out of the woods whole rather than chop him up out in the woods. Do you now divide the meat up with your hunting party or how does that work?

 

[Telemark]

That's a nice moose, congrats. That's great you were able to get him out of the woods whole rather than chop him up out in the woods. Do you now divide the meat up with your hunting party or how does that work?

I have never been allowed to cut up an animal and take it out in pieces in Europe. The guys who shoot reindeer up on the plateau call a helicopter to take them out. We drag the red deer out by hand, but it takes a group of people. Moose require machines. Roe deer you can throw over your shoulder and carry.

I once had to drag a 1.5 year old red deer hind out alone in the middle of the night. I was wiped out.

When we hunt as a team we divide the meat as equally as possible. Once it's all vacuum packed, it gets portioned out and each parcel numbered. The everyone draws a number from a hat and take your parcel number.

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

I have never been allowed to cut up an animal and take it out in pieces in Europe. The guys who shoot reindeer up on the plateau call a helicopter to take them out. We drag the red deer out by hand, but it takes a group of people. Moose require machines. Roe deer you can throw over your shoulder and carry.

I once had to drag a 1.5 year old red deer hind out alone in the middle of the night. I was wiped out.

When we hunt as a team we divide the meat as equally as possible. Once it's all vacuum packed, it gets portioned out and each parcel numbered. The everyone draws a number from a hat and take your parcel number.

Who is we in this scenario? Are these friends or family or just random people from the same hunting club? Did you shoot that on private land? Is there public land hunting there?
Sorry that stuff is cool to me just trying to picture the dynamic

 

[356]

I am on doe patrol tonight. I came straight from work into the stand. I thought I would at least wear a collared shirt and Dockers for the deer.

 

[BenA]

They like the mowed strips @Native Hunter

 

[Telemark]

Who is we in this scenario? Are these friends or family or just random people from the same hunting club? Did you shoot that on private land? Is there public land hunting there?
Sorry that stuff is cool to me just trying to picture the dynamic

This trip is people from a few different hunting clubs. I don't personally know any of them, but most of the people seem to be here with friends or family. We are hunting on private land in Sweden, but I'm not sure who owns it. I assume they have public land, but I have never looked into it. This is the only hunt I do here, and only my second year participating.

There is public land hunting in Norway, and there is a website called inatur.no where you can buy all kinds of hunting opportunities. A mature red stag or reindeer would usually cost around $1200, but a calf could be as little as $400. It's not cheap, so I don't hunt big game on public land. I hunt birds with my dog, and that's usually about $15 per day. I did a goose hunt once for about $10 per day. You can often get free permits for hunting and trapping fox and marten.

One hunt I've been eager to try is capercaillie. I've seen a few but never got a shot. A guy in the group here shot one today. I'll try to get a picture of it tomorrow.

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

This trip is people from a few different hunting clubs. I don't personally know any of them, but most of the people seem to be here with friends or family. We are hunting on private land in Sweden, but I'm not sure who owns it. I assume they have public land, but I have never looked into it. This is the only hunt I do here, and only my second year participating.

There is public land hunting in Norway, and there is a website called inatur.no where you can buy all kinds of hunting opportunities. A mature red stag or reindeer would usually cost around $1200, but a calf could be as little as $400. It's not cheap, so I don't hunt big game on public land. I hunt birds with my dog, and that's usually about $15 per day. I did a goose hunt once for about $10 per day. You can often get free permits for hunting and trapping fox and marten.

One hunt I've been eager to try is capercaillie. I've seen a few but never got a shot. A guy in the group here shot one today. I'll try to get a picture of it tomorrow.

So when you say a red stag would be $1200, what are you buying? A tag for the whole season? Is not cheap relative to other opportunities, cause $1200 for a moose hunt here would be met with skepticism for how cheap it was

When you shot that moose, were you out hunting by yourself? So being that it’s private land, are there large, individual landowners in Norway and Sweden?

 

[Telemark]

So when you say a red stag would be $1200, what are you buying? A tag for the whole season? Is not cheap relative to other opportunities, cause $1200 for a moose hunt here would be met with skepticism for how cheap it was

When you shot that moose, were you out hunting by yourself? So being that it’s private land, are there large, individual landowners in Norway and Sweden?

A moose would cost a lot more than $1200 because it weighs more. I just couldn't find a price example on the website, and I have never hunted moose in Norway.

What you are buying for that price is the animal, either before or after you shoot it, depending on your agreement with the landowner. On public land, you often pay after the animal is shot, but you do have to pay a daily fee to hunt, around $30 in many places. On private land, you usually pay for the animal in advance.

On this hunt in Sweden, the guy in charge of the hunt decides how many moose we shoot, and it's based on how much meat he promised us, which is approximately 100 lbs.