They say that experience is what you get when you make mistakes, and I hesitate to tell the following story because even when I, myself, reflect on it I say, “How could I have been so stupid!” However
The bull is on his way and as he gets closer the sound of his deep guttural grunts get louder. 50 more yards and he will be in your effective range for a quick clean harvest.
Early this fall I had the experience of a lifetime. I witnessed my 22-year-old son, Timothy, harvest his first bull moose on a fly-in hunt – and it was a trophy in the truest sense.
It was the first day of the annual hunt and my expectations were high. Too high really. But I’ve hunted long enough to know reality usually smacks you like a stick.
