Remember to refresh yourself on the laws applying to the use of tree stands. As long as the bullet weight is at least grains, the cartridge used is not as important as good shot placement in making a clean kill. Magnum cartridges are not needed for moose. NOT Recommended:. Moose seldom drop in their tracks when shot and may not show any indications of having been hit. After shooting, it is best to wait a few minutes before beginning the search, and then do so quietly.
Pursued immediately, a wounded moose may travel a great distance before dying. Follow up every shot, and follow the moose for a distance even if you don't find blood at first. It is essential that you properly field dress your moose immediately after the kill and take every precaution to avoid meat spoilage, including proper ventilation. You'll want to cool the moose down as quickly as possible, regardless of the weather.
Throughout the field dressing process, be sure to keep your moose meat free of dirt, debris and, especially, hair and blood. Note: Adaptive Unit hunters that fail to collect and bring canine teeth and ovaries out of the field will be asked to return to kill site and retrieve them. Position the moose Position the moose on its back, and tie each leg to a nearby sapling to hold it there. Get Ready Summon your patience — you will need it — and grab a pair of rubber or latex gloves.
Make the initial cuts First, cut through the hide near the breast, being careful not to pierce the internal organs. With your hand inside the abdominal cavity and the knife pointing outside, continue the incision to the anus. If you don't plan to mount the head, continue the incision, in the opposite direction, to the base of the jaw. If do you plan to mount the head, end your incision at the brisket.
Open the abdomen Open the abdomen, exposing the viscera; then using your axe, split up the chest bone to the brisket, exposing the chest cavity contents. If your incision is to the base of the jawbone, cut downward, exposing the trachea windpipe and esophagus swallowing tube. Sever these at the base of the jaw, and using traction and cutting as needed, pull downward into the chest cavity.
Traction may be applied by a second person or with a come-along, dissect down to the diaphragm, tie a string tightly around the esophagus to prevent contents from contaminating the meat. This information is critical in determining annual permit numbers and managing moose for you! You can remove the ovaries now, or wait until you've tied the bowel. To remove now, carefully roll the internal organs to the side until you see the point where two tubes the rectum and the vagina exit through the pelvic bone see illustration below.
The vagina is the tube nearest the belly. Grasp this and follow it carefully forward until it forks into two tubes. These are the left and right horns of the uterus. Next, insert your fingers under the uterus and work your hand in until the organ lies in the palm of your hand. You will notice a thin, almost transparent membrane which connects this organ to the animal's back. All that now remains is to carefully follow the horns of the uterus to the ovaries. These are bean-shaped organs one to two inches long.
They may be covered with fat, so keep looking! When you find them, cut the membranes holding them in place, remove them, and place them in a plastic bag. Finally, remove the uterus by cutting through the vagina. The ovaries and the uterus should be kept as cool as possible. Video: Field Dressing a Moose: Instructional. Video: Field Dressing a Moose: Locating and removing the ovaries.
Video: Field Dressing a Moose: Quartering a moose in the field. Tie the Bowel Cut next around the anus. As soon as several inches of the lower bowel are free, tie it off with a string. This will allow you to free the rectum and bladder from internal attachments. As you do so, take care not to rupture or spill the contents. Roll out the Viscera Find the thin diaphragm muscle that separates the heart-lung compartment from the main digestive tract, and sever it away from the ribs. You can now turn the moose on one side and, with careful cutting and pulling, roll the viscera out, and take out all the remaining lungs within the chest cavity.
This will allow the moose to cool down appropriately. Remove the Head and Edible Organs Remove the head at the last vertebra, and remove the tongue, heart and any other internal organs you intend to eat, trimming away any shot damage. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention advises against eating the liver and kidneys of moose because of possible contamination with the heavy metal cadmium.
Edible organs must be cooled quickly and kept cool. For transportation, nothing is better than a cheesecloth bag. Plastic bags can be used in transit out of the woods, but you'll want to remove and store the parts in a cool place, out of the direct sun, as soon as possible. Optional: Skin the Moose There are two schools of thought here — some say the hide should be left on to keep the meat clean, deter flies, and prevent drying out.
Information about hunting moose in Idaho. To hunt moose in Idaho you need to: buy an Idaho hunting license apply for a controlled hunt between April Your refund or tag will be mailed to you by June 10, however it is your responsibility to verify if you were successful in the drawing.
Fish and Game needs your help monitoring for chronic wasting disease in the Panhandle and elsewhere in the state Friday, October 15, - PM MDT With most hunting seasons already underway and many more to begin in the weeks and months ahead, Idaho Fish and Game is reminding hunters that we need your help monitoring for chronic wasting disease in Idaho.
Even some moose hunters wonder why the state allows the animals to be hunted at all. Among them is Jason Murphy, of Zimmerman, Minn. As a biologist ran a tape measure over the massive black corpse of the moose, which was strapped to a trailer at a business north of Finland where hunters register their kill, Murphy couldn't help but admire his trophy.
The antlers measured more than 40 inches from end to end. Murphy figured the bull was about four years old. Murphy and his father-in-law were among parties licensed in the state's moose hunt. Last year, hunters killed moose.
But hunters account for only of a small portion of moose deaths. The size of Minnesota's moose herd is in a steady decline, largely because of disease and a changing climate. At 5, animals, it's about half the size it was 25 years ago. A few miles away, on the banks of the boulder-strewn Temperance River, Robert Larson recalls watching moose from his house in the forest nearby. I used to see them quite frequently," he said. And living in the Superior National Forest, you'd think you'd see more than one moose in 10 months.
Combined, the state and Native American hunts are expected to take more than animals this year.
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