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High-success moose hunt in Alberta yielded 10 bulls for 10 hunters
This Alberta moose hunt has produced 30 bulls for 32 hunters in the past three years. Last year the outfitter had 10 hunters. All killed a bull, half of hem on opening morning. The antler spreads averaged 38 inches and ranged up to 45 inches. The outfitter said almost everybody shot the first bull they saw and would expect hunters holding out for 40-inchers to be successful. Due to a two-thirds reduction in resident hunting permits, the bulls are getting bigger. He saw two 50-inchers last year, something that was unheard of before resident hunting permits were cut by two-thirds three years ago.
Hunters are picked up at the Grand Prairie airport northwest of Edmonton on a Sunday, and they're driven about an hour to the southeast to the camp, which features a 1,600-square-foot lodge. There are two hunters in each bedroom. The lodge has showers, electricity and hot running water.
You'll hunt Monday through Saturday during the rut. Most hunters shoot a bull responding to their guide's calling.
Occasionally you might stay in a spike camp for one or two nights in a rough cabin or in a bus that has been made into a camper.
Residents used to be able to guy a tag over the counter to hunt the area, which covers 100 by 100 miles. About five years ago the province set a limit of 300 to 400 resident tags, but that has been reduced in the past three years to 115 resident tags. The outfitter can guarantee his clients tags, but his quota was reduced from 12 to 10.
"We're already starting to see the results," the outfitter said. "The moose are definitely getting bigger, and the bull-to-cow ratio is going up. But these aren't Alaskan moose; they're Canadian moose. Almost all the bulls we've taken were 35 to 45 inches. One hunter shot a yearling last year. Everybody shot the first bull they saw. We have a lot of meat hunters. If a guy wanted to hold out for 40 inches, that's a very obtainable goal if a guy can cover some ground and if he doesn't mind roughing it, we can go into one of our spike camps. A lot of it depends on what the guy is capable of and what the guy wants to do. We also throw in a wolf tag, and we can do some goose hunting and fishing after the moose is taken."
The terrain is fairly flat and features dense trees and brush. You'll hunt sloughs and wallows, moving from area to area by 4-wheel ATV or on foot.
Two of the bulls taken in 2001.
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$3,500
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Success rate
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| 2001 | 10 bulls for 10 hunters |
| 2000 | 8 bulls for 10 hunters |
| 1999 | 12 bulls for 12 hunters |
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Lodging and meals
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| Average antler spread is 38 to just under 40 inches. The widest bull in 2001 measured 45 inches, but two bulls about 50 inches wide were seen. Antler size is going up due to reduced resident hunting pressure. | Quarters in 1,600-square-foot lodge with two hunters per bedroom. Showers, electricity, hot water. Spike camps feature rough cabins or a bus that has been converted into a camper. |
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Licenses
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Grand Prairie airport. Airport shuttle included in price. |
Tag and license are extra (about $500 in 2002). Residents must draw a tag, but non-residents are guaranteed a permit through the outfitter. |