Lottery success!

[ANTLERS]

After applying for 9 years I was shocked to see my name among the VERY luck winners in the Vermont Moose lottery today.12,600 people applyed and 455 tags were issued.

[burmjohn]

Nice congrats

[ANTLERS]

Of the 455 tags,45 were for non residence hunters.If 2000 N/R hunters applied and 45 tags issued..........Holy crap,what odds! My wife's breaking my chops,"Why can't you ever win a $ lottery".

[covert]

Congratulations.  I figured I wouldn't ba able to go this  year so i just bought my bonus point.  I think I'm up to 6 now.

[moose]

good luck!!!!

[hunter]

congrats. good luck

[ANTLERS]

First thing tomorrow,I'll have to research an outfitter in the wmu I've been selected for.I hear they book up quick.

[Bballhunter11]

Well congrats on the tag i was in on that lottery also. It really is an awesome hunt they are an impressive animal

[ANTLERS]

I've put in now for 9 years in Maine,N.H and VT,With VT being the hardest,odds wise to draw.And thats the first one I got.Go figure.

[Bballhunter11]

I won NH three years ago the first year i applied just dumb luck i guess. I thought Maine had the longest odds antler, maybe im wrong. I know that Quebec has the best haha

[Lawdwaz]

Congrats on the tag!

I've been "donating" to the Pennsylvania Game Commission Elk lottery since its inception.  I'm still bagless in Buffalo.  ;D

Look forward to your pictures, Antlers.

[ANTLERS]

Bballhunter,Did you have any luck in N.H. 3 years ago? Was it difficult to find an outfitter?

[Bballhunter11]

Yea i drew a cow tag and tagged out on the second day there. I did not use an outfitter we did a DIY hunt, we found a local when we went up to scout who was very helpful to us and pointed us in the right direction. My cow dressed at 475 lbs at 1.5 years old. What part of Vermont did you draw a tag for?

[ANTLERS]

Im in zone c.

[Pygmy]

Congrats, Antlers, nice draw.

I applied in Maine for years and years and finally gave up. Did VT and NH a few times with no luck either.

I did manage to draw a tag in New Brunswick in 2004.

This year I bit the bullet and booked a Newfoundland hunt, OTC tags and high success rates.

[growalot]

Congrats and good luck....enjoy and be safe

[Doc]

Get that moose and take those pictures! I never get tired of hearing about a good moose hunt and seeing pictures, even those that don't actually get one.

Go get 'em!!!

[ny hunter]

Way to go please post some pics!

[ANTLERS]

Pictures will be posted,But first I still have to locate a local guide,Which is not easy.Theres not a lot of guides in VT,At least not in that area.

[blkbearklr]

Congrats to you, moose hunting is one of the best things out there. I was stationed in Alaska for 6 years so I got to do quite a bit of it, nothing like a 1000 pound animal coming into a call on you.

Joe

[Doc]

Might be a good idea to check with whatever guide you settled in on, just to see if everything is still alright with him after the hurricane (if you haven't already done so). I understand that a lot of Vermont got re-arranged by Irene.

[ANTLERS]

Well I just returned from a successful moose hunt in Vermont.First let me start out saying this was the most physically demanding hunt I've ever done.My guide and I hit the woods early on sat. morning, opening day.After hiking several miles at the lower elevations and not seeing much sign, we moved higher up the mountain were we began seeing a lot of tracks,rubs that went 7 feet up a sapling,droppings,area's browsed out completly ect.Well after 3 days of hiking 4 miles a day at the higher elevation and seeing no moose at all,We began to decend the mountain.With an hour of sun light left,my guide whispers urgently for me to look to my right.The cow was standing 50 yards broadside looking at us but seemingly unconcerned.The first shot from my Sako .308 only caused her to flinch,The second made her unstable,and the third dropped her.A sense of total relief and celebration was quickly dowsed,When it dawned on us that we can't get an atv any where near this moose,and with an hour of sunlight left,We are 2 miles from the logging road.Well we spent the next 6 hours capeing,quartering and packing out all the meat with a packof coyotes trailing us in the darkness.The guide estimates her weight at 750 lbs and at least 5 to 6 years old.

Edited October 20, 2011 by ANTLERS

[burmjohn]

Oh man, CONGRATS!!!! Thats so neat.

So what did you tip him and when is the BBQ?

[ANTLERS]

Well I gave him $400 as a tip and about 30 lbs of steaks and back strap,Which I think he enjoyed more than the tip.Here's another pic.

Edited October 20, 2011 by burmjohn
fixed pictures

[ANTLERS]

sorry about that triple picture thing