(Anne Raup / ADN). Duration: The rut is a taxing time for bull moose. Libby wrote a great story taking the reader thru the moose rut from start to finish. 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. 23 and hunting straight through until at least Oct. 8, with bulls often responding eagerly from Sept. 27 to Oct. 4. Hunting. More Hunting. Climbing into her stand before daybreak on Oct. 1, my wife, Heather, settled into her stand. The call of a cow in heat can last anywhere from 5 seconds up to 30. Experienced guides pay close attention to these, localizing efforts in areas with the most sign. The rut is taxing on bulls. They swear that if there are bulls in the area, they will come. Cast Iron Chef. All the while the injured animal moaned, so pained and almost human in its intonation, like a man being brutalized. Bulls and cows regularly visit rut pits during their breeding period to deposit and acquire scent. Find freshly shredded trees, and you’ll soon know the size and territory of resident bulls. Moose may be found throughout most of Alaska except on the Aleutian Islands, but they are most commonly found in Southcentral and Interior Alaska. Antler scraping sounds … Old rubs indicate a historical presence. Original codec: ProRes. By Jim Zumbo. Perhaps the most welcome sign for moose hunters, rut pits are great indicators that you’re in the heart of the action. Bull Moose in the Wyoming Wilderness during the rut as it stands in the brush. The injured bull could die of an infection or of blood loss or not have resources to survive the winter, he said. Professional guide Heather Wilson called this bull in to three feet during the peak of the 2016 rut. The sharp tines of its rack had found their way into the soft underbelly of the other moose. While this can make it difficult to get on a mature bull moose, there are some advantages to hunting moose during the rut. Just like with sparring sounds, a hunter can use a cow call to attract bull moose in rutting season. This recording, from the southwest part of the meadow, began at 5:40 AM and includes elk bugling and sparring during the rut, elk mews and coyotes barking. By Wesley Aston for Kingsland. Photo Credit: Kevin Wilson. Choose a size. Rut pits, often referred to as wallows, are obvious patches of turned-up ground used by bulls and cows to communicate with one another. They will seek out cooler and thicker areas of the forest, higher in elevation, in trying to escape insects and predators. Moose are most commonly found in forested or shrub habitats and generally avoid areas of open tundra. Since it's right before winter, it can leave them depleted going into the cold weather. When calling, I use three basic sounds: “brush thrashing”, “bull grunts”, and “cow calls”. Soon we saw two moose in silhouette, one lying on the ground, lit from behind by security lights on a building. Release: No releases required. 555-Crow and Owl Distress and Death Cries.mp3. Readying her bow, she strained to see through the brush. After cow calling only a few times, Heather heard a series of soft grunts off in the distance. He eventually migrated about 30 yards. During the first week of September a very important rutting cycle benchmark occurs. 296-Raven Signal.mp3. Here’s how. Like most other deer species, female moose give birth to their calves in the spring, with their newborns weighing in at only around 28 pounds. The rut does not have an exact start and end date but mid-September is typically the beginning. You can use your own voice or buy a moose horn or trumpet to produce the sound. Biologists don't know exactly how many moose are in the Anchorage Bowl and are conducting a years-long DNA study to get a clearer count. 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. 11. License: Royalty-free license. Want to do the same? Description. Seemingly schizophrenic at times, bulls are often reluctant to come all the way in. I don't remember if we heard it or saw it first, but the sound was pure agony, a tortured bellowing in a patch of woods in East Anchorage. The best calling setups involve picking a spot with decent visibility and having your caller move 40 yards upwind before commencing. As long as he’s on approach and closing in, stop calling and let him come. I learned later, talking to Fish and Game's area biologist Dave Battle and assistant area biologist Cory Stantorf, that the three bulls there that night were likely close in age, and none of them siblings. Latest. On the other hand, calm conditions – particularly when it’s cold – can carry your sounds great distances. Gouges in the wood were made by its antlers as it struggled. Calling in a randy, 1,000-pound bull moose is one of the most exhilarating of all hunting experiences—the resulting adrenaline rush is among the main reasons hunters love to pursue these beasts during the rut. Wake up with frost on the ground and limited or no wind, and you could be in for some great calling action. Much of the hierarchy of dominance between moose for breeding purposes is decided by body language and posturing, Battle said. Bulls that see and hear what they want often eagerly approach without a second thought. In my experience, covering lots of ground is more effective. A cow and bull moose during the rut. October 1, 2003. My own calling efforts have been foiled on many occasions by bulls working their way to a downwind position and catching my scent. Photos: Bull moose are in their prime and ready for the rut in Kincaid Park, How many moose live in Anchorage? A light, switching breeze or distinct thermals carrying your scent sporadically can create difficult calling conditions. The rut is a taxing time for bull moose. Depending on the time of year and the current status of the rut, I use these sounds alone or in combination to try to imitate various moose behaviors. Moose leave many markers during the rut. © 2021 Anchorage Daily News. There were fresh gouge marks in the wooden fence where it had been pinned and it antlers had dug in as it struggled. They travel their home ranges continuously in search of cow moose, and often fight other bulls for breeding rights. Newfoundland moose are classified as “Eastern Canadian” by “Boone and Crockett”, “Pope and Young”, and “Safari Club International”. Sometimes a bull won’t grunt at all, and other times only once or twice. Like many here, I've watched bulls spar, seen cows lick their newborn calves. 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