Moose are the primary focus of my long term hunting goals right now and I know that many listeners of this podcast feel the same way. Well, just like I’ve done with some of my previous guests on the show, I like to interview other hunters who have a lot of knowledge on the sort of hunting I plan on doing in the future. With that in mind, we have a special guest on the show today who has a lot of experience moose hunting: Ron Spomer. Ron will share some of his moose hunting experiences, give us an overview of how people usually hunt moose, and finish off with some recommendations and some valuable lessons he learned along the way.
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What We Covered
1) Brief overview of moose: what a moose is, where they live, and an overview of the different sub-species.
2) Where Ron has hunted moose.
3) What sort of terrain moose live in and an overview of the different methods people use to hunt moose.
4) Equipment Ron thinks is important for success on a moose hunt.
5) What sort of bullet performance is necessary for good results on moose.
6) The cartridges and specific bullets Ron recommends for moose.
7) Important considerations on what shots you should and should not take when hunting moose for best results with recovering the animal.
8) Ron’s advice to prospective moose hunters.
Show Sponsor
Please make sure you’re subscribed to the Big Game Hunting Podcast. It’s free to do so, you’ll get all my future episodes delivered to you every Thursday when they come out, and subscribing really helps me out with the podcast algorithms to reach other hunters who are searching for this sort of content. So, pause this episode right now and then hit that “Subscribe” button on whatever podcast service you’re listening to.
Resources
1) Ron’s Instagram & YouTube Pages
2) RonSpomerOutdoors.net – Ron’s web site.
3) A Starter Rifle For New, Small-Framed, And/Or Recoil Shy Hunters – Article I wrote for Ron Spomer Outdoors.
4) Below are photos of Ron from some of his moose hunts.
The first moose as well as the two photos of moose country at the bottom were from the Prophet Muskwa area in British Columbia. He used a Blaser R8 in 7mm Rem Mag.
The second moose was the one that walked across the beaver pond before dying in the Fox River area of British Columbia. Ron used a Kifaru Rambling Rifle in 300 WSM loaded with 165 grain Swift Scirocco and 165 grain. Barnes TTSX bullets.
The third moose was taken in the Alaska Range. Ron used a Winchester Model 70 Featherweight in 30-06 loaded with 200 grain Nosler Partition bullets.
