Thread: Thank you NZ Hunter!

Originally Posted by Trout

R93,thanks for yr photo and write up.Would they use, a 300 win mag or something bigger to drop those big boys.Those back legs so big.

Yeah most carry big 300s of some sort but ironically the quickest kills I have personally seen were with a 308 and 7 rem mag.
I almost lost one if not for a fluke in tracking, shots placed about 3 inches apart with a 300 short mag bang thru the shoulder. He managed to get close to 800 yrds from where shot on gps.
I have no idea how it got that far. I am no vet or bullet wound expert but imo the projectiles did a perfect job and it should have fallen over a lot sooner considering the damage I noted when butchering it.





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Originally Posted by R93

Yeah most carry big 300s of some sort but ironically the quickest kills I have personally seen were with a 308 and 7 rem mag.
I almost lost one if not for a fluke in tracking, shots placed about 3 inches apart with a 300 short mag bang thru the shoulder. He managed to get close to 800 yrds from where shot on gps.
I have no idea how it got that far. I am no vet or bullet wound expert but imo the projectiles did a perfect job and it should have fallen over a lot sooner considering the damage I noted when butchering it.





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300 Weatherby was the calibre of choice this season with us. The fastest kill was a 270 with partions and a 7mm rem mag with they same. I didn't see it but another kiwi guy guided one and it took about 6 shots all around the shoulder region and made it along way. 4 were from the hunter with a 300 Win Mag with 180 Interbonds. And another 2 where from a 338 Win Mag from the Guide trying to anchor it before it crossed a river.... It crossed the river and died in a pond on the far side. I had the misfortune of being done early and my client had headed home already. So I go to help gut a moose in waist deep water. Luckily they float enough to get them close to shore but can't get it out of the water hole without getting horses around the river. Not the most enjoyable job but character building for sure. Luckily he wasn't massive only 180 pounds for his rears and 160 for his fronts. When he said he only wanted a euro we didn't press him to take the shoulder cape at all like we usually would. Late moose season is cold and the pond didn't help things so we wanted to rush it.

Originally Posted by Stocky

300 Weatherby was the calibre of choice this season with us. The fastest kill was a 270 with partions and a 7mm rem mag with they same. I didn't see it but another kiwi guy guided one and it took about 6 shots all around the shoulder region and made it along way. 4 were from the hunter with a 300 Win Mag with 180 Interbonds. And another 2 where from a 338 Win Mag from the Guide trying to anchor it before it crossed a river.... It crossed the river and died in a pond on the far side. I had the misfortune of being done early and my client had headed home already. So I go to help gut a moose in waist deep water. Luckily they float enough to get them close to shore but can't get it out of the water hole without getting horses around the river. Not the most enjoyable job but character building for sure. Luckily he wasn't massive only 180 pounds for his rears and 160 for his fronts. When he said he only wanted a euro we didn't press him to take the shoulder cape at all like we usually would. Late moose season is cold and the pond didn't help things so we wanted to rush it.

I have seen 9 bulls shot. Only 2 dropped on spot. Every other either bolted a ways while well hit or just stood there and soaked up bullets. I cant find it but there is a vid on youtube of one of them my boss was guiding soaking up 3 shots under 100 yrds from 300 ultra
It remained standing there for a while. Even a cow walked over mewing at him and nudging his ass for a good time before he finally tipped over. It's a sad but a cool vid as it has cows calling and a real cow call contradicts a lot of calling I have heard and seen.
The mewe at the start of a sika call/roar would be closest to a cow moose only with a different carry and cadence.

I havent had to cut one up floating in water yet but have heard plenty of stories about it stocky

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