Wa Hunting Season
Nothing quite rivals the site of a moose in the wild, huge and ungainly, often raises its head on forage, strings of vegetation hanging from massive antlers. The moose is the most sought after big game animals in Alaska. More than 7,000 are taken each year from a population of approximately 175,000.
Licenses
Licenses, tags game, duck stamps and hunting permits are available from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Conservation Wildlife and is available online. Purchase in advance and take them with you. The licenses are good from the purchase date through December 31 year license. Big game tags are necessary for non-residents, whether to hunt brown / grizzly bear, black bear, bison, caribou, deer, elk, goats, moose, musk ox of bulls, sheep, wolf or wolverine.
Seasons
Alaska is divided into 26 game management units (GMUs). Each unit has separate regulations and sets its hunting seasons. A map of these units and regulations relating to them can be found on the web at http://Wildlife.Alaska.gov. Click the GMU of interest and a document defining the seasons will open. A complete copy of the regulation of hunting in Alaska can also be downloaded at ADF & G site.
Alaska moose season generally runs from as early as 1 September until as late as Sept. 20, depending on the unit hunting. Legal horn size varies between units, but has been mostly 50 inches or planting 4 barbed front. Check the regulations of the unit that is interested in hunting for more information.
Highlights
• bulls can weigh more than 1500 pounds. A kill can produce 400 700 pounds of meat and 65 kilos of antlers to transport from place of death. Seasoned hunters never recommend taking a moose more than a mile from his vehicle.
• A proper gauge rifle sight-lines and a good position to first firing of a good rest is the best way to avoid having to track a moose wounded. A rifle capable of firing a bullet of 150 grains or more at 2500 fps or more is sufficient for the moose. A lung shot is the best opportunity for a moose fell rapidly.
• Some elk are migratory, some are permanent residents of an area. One area may have several sub-populations with different migratory habits.
• Hunt too early or too late in the day.
• Moose have excellent sight and smell. Avoid being visible in silhouette, like a crest. Avoid noisy clothing, such as jeans. Fleece clothing is quieter. Stay downwind.
• Hunting is knowing where moose in the fall season.
How to find a moose
Moose are found throughout Alaska, except in the Aleutian Islands. They prefer forest or shrub habitats and generally avoid the opening of the tundra. They are more common in Southeast Alaska inside and density can vary from 1 moose per 30 square 5 miles or more moose per square mile.
Their favorite habitat of the season are:
Summer – commonly found in open meadows and around water by eating aquatic plants and drinking lots of water.
Autumn – Diet change in late August to early September wood include willow browse, aspen, poplar and birch. Migratory moose move will fall routine.
Winter – remain in the areas of routine and low shrubs are fed early winter. Late winter, elk move to bottom of mountain valleys and burning of the lowlands, where the forage on willows along rivers and streams.
Spring – Diet shifts back to the herbaceous plants and leaves. Moving moose Migratory labor areas and summer ranges.
How to Scout for Moose
Scout summer and hunting in legal fights on the opening day of the season.
Scout after the end of the fall season. Elk tend to stay near the zones of heat for a month or two after the workout. Once you find a fall concentration area, hunting the following year there late in the season as legal as possible.
Finding and using the migration routes autumn. Rivers, creeks and low mountain passes are preferred routes.
Be alert for rubbed trees. In early September, moose begin rubbing velvet antlers. They continue to thrash trees in late September as a sign of dominance.
Watch for droppings. The droppings of summer resemble cow patties; winter droppings are granulated. Autumn droppings are a combination of both.
Hunting Techniques
Stand hunting and fiberglass – Select a panoramic view of the hillside. Do not scan with binoculars. Pick a place, look carefully, then move to a new area. Listen to early and late for antler clashes, mating grunts or breaking branches.
Float – floating down rivers and streams in a canoe is the most enjoyable way to hunt elk. And it has a method of getting the meat again without carrying on his back.
Roads and hunting – cruise road with trucks or wheels. Above all, successful and expensive method. Park vehicles and increase in
Moose Call – The four basic sounds with loudspeakers made from birch bark, cardboard or a glass of milk.
• Antler scraping on trees and shrubs in early September
• Pre-bull RUT "Glück" in early September
• The challenge Bull, or "mu-wah" in mid-September
• Call cow, a melodic nasal whine, in late September
About the Author:
Moose are among the most sought after animals by those
hunting in Alaska
and make great trophies. Mark Allen, writer for AlaskaGuideServices.com, helps hunters find the ideal
Alaska hunting guides
, Alaska hunting regulations and Alaska hunting seasons.
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