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Erik Waidmannsheil - good way of hunting with dogs and all the tactics interlacing. Interesting how moose don't give a damn about a baying dog (I guess they (dogs and moose) are quite self assured about their capacities))? Just wonder - when they are bayed at by dogs, do they expect that hunter will show up? Our reds and boars do sense that, so when bayed at, they creep in to densest cover there is (they don't care for dogs neither) and just wait where/when the real danger will show up.

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93Mouse,

Like all animals, moose vary. Some take a long time before stopping up when the dogs are after them (usually the older smarter ones), and I while others (often the younger dumber ones) stop up sooner, and are not as aware that a human might try to approach. As you mention, they usually go into the thickest woods possible when being bayed.

What I did not mention in the report, is that very often, the moose will get away when being bayed because they either hear or smell the hunter approaching. And when they do, they know it's time to get the hell out of there and not stop for a very long time! So it's not usually quite as easy as I had it this time.

Erik

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