Trophy Moose Shot At Brainard Lake

[JMBD2112]

Good hunt. A CO bull moose is a lifetime hunt. If I ever get a moose tag, and find a moose, I won't care who's standing around to see it because that maybe the one and only opportunity I'll ever get.

That's a $250 tag for a resident. And to get the preference points you have to basically loan the DOW $250 for a few months every year for a decade or more. You can't just walk out and shoot a moose whenever you want. It takes many, many, many years of planning. Glad that guy was successful.

They changed it this year, 7 years for moose or goat tag due to overpopulation. Last two years I've had run ins with moose while hunting, I guess they were "tame" too because they never paid any attention to me.

[hollohas]

I didn't know they changed the preference point requirement. But the lifetime bag limit is 1 bull. I too have run into Moose the last two years while elk hunting. Not one ran away scared.

[Mtn.man]

Been putting in for 20+ years.

[Irving]

They changed it this year, 7 years for moose or goat tag due to overpopulation. Last two years I've had run ins with moose while hunting, I guess they were "tame" too because they never paid any attention to me.

They were probably someone's pets. Did you check their collar?

[SuperiorDG]

They changed it this year, 7 years for moose or goat tag due to overpopulation. Last two years I've had run ins with moose while hunting, I guess they were "tame" too because they never paid any attention to me.

They have probably seen you shoot.

[JMBD2112]

Been putting in for 20+ years.

damn hopefully you get it soon

They were probably someone's pets. Did you check their collar?

nope, I should've called animal control since they were in violation of leash laws

They have probably seen you shoot.

[n8tive97]

Love it. Great shot!

[rockhound]

moose don't run away from anything. they are not scared our you or a car, truck, you name it.

[Ah Pook]

Well, at least one hunter got his moose. Thanks!


http://www.thedenverchannel.com/web/kmgh/news/mountains/moose-hunting-rules-changed-at-brainard-lake-after-hunter-kills-moose-near-parking-lot-trails

BRAINARD LAKE RECREATION AREA, Colo. - Hunters are now banned from shooting moose with a quarter mile of the popular Brainard Lake Recreation Area.
In September, a bow hunter shot and killed a moose just feet from a road and several wildlife watchers at Brainard Lake, near the town of Ward, Colorado.
"There's no hunt in that kind of kill," said Kim Lehman, a campground host near Brainard Lake. "These [moose] are basically pets. They're tame. They're not afraid of humans at all."
"People saw that. People were enraged," said Virginia Miller who was also a campground host. "People were stunned. People were traumatized."
Jennifer Churchill, spokeswoman for the northeast region of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, said the kill was clean and legal, and the hunter had a valid archer tag for moose.
"It is unfortunate that there were people in the area who witnessed this and were offended by it," said Churchill. "But it's also important to understand that we have multi-use lands in Colorado."
However, witnesses and others were outraged at Brainard Lake and on social media.
"It's like going into a zoo and saying, 'Wow, I like that lion. I'm going to kill him,'" said Lehman, who is also hunter. That's not hunting. Hunting is when you go out and sit in the woods and wait for them, or track them or be part of their environment and take them down."
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approved several regulation changes for big game hunting in Colorado at its January meeting.
One of the changes puts a restriction in place near Brainard. It says, "The restriction is a quarter mile that extends out from the high water mark of Brainard Lake until the U.S. Forest Service gate closes, (at or near Oct. 12). Once the gate closes, the closure is lifted."

[Gman]

"Hunting is when you go out and sit in the woods and wait for them, or track them or be part of their environment and take them down."

That's what happened. I'm glad we're creating sanctuary areas for the critters. Let's see if the tree hugging bunny lovers change their tune when the area is negatively impacted by population density. Bull moose aren't Bullwinkles. Can't wait to hear the news of dog stompings and aggressive behavior towards campers.

Elk herd thinning in RMNP anyone?