I have lived in White Mountain for 8 years now and had yet to shoot a moose until this fall of 2006. We have looked and looked every year. We have spent lots of enjoyable time running about the river hoping to find a moose that would stay still long enough for me to shoot it.
Finally this year it happened. Holly and I were coming home about 10:15 pm and it was getting dark. We saw a moose and it had antlers. Our season was only open to bull moose so we were in luck except that it was dark... But we decided to go for it anyway and the moose was kind enough to let me shoot it three times :-). The unfortunate part was that he decided to die in the river... so it was decided to let him sit over night and then we went back in the morning for the butchering. We managed to roll him onto a piece of plywood that sat on top of two logs to lift him out of the water.
Some evenings you are out until the sun has set and you make it home in the dark. Coming home by dwindling sunlight or beginning moonlight is always an adventure. Here is Holly bundled up against the cold wind. 
Moose hunting is an activity that we do every fall. It is an annual event and a lot of fun. We go out on the weekends and also some weeknights depending on how long the hunting season is. This fall the season was 13 days long. We get lots of fresh air and spend time out in the sun (or the rain). This fall Holly and I had the great fortune to eat a few suppers as we hunted.
One night we enjoyed a baked fish on the river beach with our friends Kim and Eric.
The fish was delicious and the weather was fantastic.
As we left there was a wonderful sunset...
A great time.... and he tastes so good.
3 comments:
The blog is well worth the visit for the great pics alone! You know, I thiknk the first pic of the moose in the water is just blurry enough that you could pass it off as either a Fish River version of Nessie or a Sasquatch.
The blog is well worth the visit for the great pics alone! You know, I think the first pic of the moose in the water is just blurry enough that you could pass it off as either a Fish River version of Nessie or a Sasquatch.
Thanks for the pics and the view into the Havs life as it is today. Wish we could have seen you on our 30th. We spent the time bouncing back and forth between 1975-6 and the 2000's.
I am sure your kids have grown up with a sincere appreciation for nature and the outdoors.
Our best to all
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