Moose Hunting

The best moose hunting stories, tips, and tactics for chasing bulls in the backcountry.

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A moose hunter falls backward as a black bear charges
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My Guide Left Me Alone, and I Was Mauled by a Black Bear

By William D. Brown

a rutting bull moose stands in a river
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I Spent 12 Days Trapped with a Moose Guide Who Wouldn’t Give Up

By Andrew McKean

A view of the village of Kipnuk after Typhoon Halong.
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Alaskan Officials Extend Moose Seasons in Areas Still Reeling from Devastating Typhoon

By Dac Collins

A painting of two bears attacking a guy.
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They Tell You to Play Dead When a Brown Bear Attacks. I Found Out If It Really Works

By Rollin Braden, as told to Marguerite Reiss

A young hunter approaches a bull moose in an illustration.
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I Was Nearly Trampled by an Angry Bull Moose

By J. Lee Voorhees

An illustration of a bull moose charging a hunter in a red checked shirt
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What I’ve Learned from the 50-Plus Moose I’ve Killed, and the Ones That Tried to Kill Me

By Ted Updike

A bull moose flings a hunter into the air in an illustration
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I Was Nearly Killed in a Freak Moose Attack. Then My Buddies Abandoned Me

By Clint Buckmaster, as told to Jim Rearden

An illustration of a hunter with a caribou bull and a big bull moose.
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I Arrowed the World-Record Caribou by Pretending to Be a Tree

By Tommy Frye, as told to Blair A. Peterson

An illustration of a bear attacking a man, who is punching back
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I Was Mauled Over and Over Again by a Grizzly. I Should Have Died

By Forest H. Young Jr.

An illustration of a big bull walking toward a hunter.
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Stories from Minnesota’s First Ever Moose Hunt

By Jack O'Connor

A large bull moose
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I Ditched a Bogus Outfitter for a Real Wilderness Moose Hunt

By William N. Roach

A close-up of hundreds of fat winter ticks on a moose
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Vampire Ticks Are Ravaging New England Moose. Hunting Could Help

By Alice Jones Webb

how big is a moose
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How Big Is a Moose?

By Alex Robinson

An illustration of a hunter about to shoot a bull moose.
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We Were Charged by a Bull on Our Late-Season Moose Hunt

By Russell Annabel

A 16-year-old holds up moose antlers against a blue sky in a vintage photo
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Instead of Staying Home for the Holidays, My Daughter Wanted to Go Moose Hunting

By Bob Cary

A woman stands behind a moose.
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When My Dad Was Diagnosed with Cancer, I Fulfilled a Dream Moose Hunt for Him

By Ali Juten

moose sniffs barrel
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Video: Bull Moose Sniffs Hunter’s Rifle Barrel

By Richard P. Smith

freel moose taken with 22 ARC
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Video: Moose Hunting With the 22 ARC

By Tyler Freel

A black and blue and white illustration of a hunter getting caught in floodwaters with a plane in the background.
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Come Wolves and High Water: When a Fly-In Moose Hunt Turns into a Fight for Survival

By Jerry Valentine, as told to Ben East

An illustration of a pair of bull moose fighting in the snow.
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A Bull-Moose Brawl and Meat-Packing Sled Dogs: A Mountain Man’s Last Hunt Before Winter

By Anton Money