Hunting Traditions: The
I watched Ed do this a number of times
on this trip, including with a bull he
called in from well up drainage to the
beaver pond beside our river, where
Ed had set up. Ed dropped him, a nice
mid-50’s bull less than 50 yards from
the river. Ed taught me more about
moose hunting and the art of calling
moose on this hunt than I had learned
in all of my previous hunting trips put
together and over the next several
years, I would prove to be a good
student.
I passed on several good bulls,
including one that my buddy Steve
Tousignant from Minnesota (who joined
us on this trip), still calls me crazy for
passing up. However, with Ed’s bull
on the ground, we had plenty of meat
and I had promised myself that I would
not take one unless we either needed
the meat or if he was that “once in a
lifetime” bull we all yearn to shoot! I
always want to do my best to ensure
I have a tag in my pocket in case I
come across that “once in a lifetime”
bull. I’d much rather not
pull the trigger and go
home empty handed,
than to have to stand
and watch my “once in a
lifetime” bull walk off into
the sunset.
few good trophies, but this time when
I left I was determined to improve
my moose cow calling skills. I was
learning and each year I found one or
two more things I could improve.
I knew that I would do this hunt as
often as the Good Lord was willing to
provide me with the health and good
fortune to do these remote wilde