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Title: Got Skunked but Check this Out
Post by: THO Game Calls on August 27, 2006, 10:01:10 AM
Well, not a great day calling for sure.  Got skunked. 

But I did make a nice find on the way to my first stand

(http://members.aol.com/thogamecalls/moose.jpg)

Now if I just made antler calls LOL.

Al
THO Game Calls
Title: Re: Got Skunked but Check this Out
Post by: FinsnFur on August 27, 2006, 10:10:02 AM
Wow.....  :shck: and two find both of them is kinda unique.
Title: Re: Got Skunked but Check this Out
Post by: CCP on August 27, 2006, 10:36:58 AM
Great find for sure!!!  Now you know where to hang that tree stand.
Title: Re: Got Skunked but Check this Out
Post by: Rich Higgins on August 27, 2006, 02:56:12 PM
Al. are those NE moose? If so what is the diameter of the crown? Probably big enough for the bell of a dandy howler. Maybe you should think about starting antler calls.
Title: Re: Got Skunked but Check this Out
Post by: THO Game Calls on August 27, 2006, 03:35:30 PM
Hi Rich,

Yes, a New Hampshire moose.  I think they are from a small bull that I have "known" for about 3 years now.  We play cat and mouse every now and then in a good sized drainage that I hunt.  He seems to favor the same trail in that I do, and he beds in a very tight  little group of pines not more than 40 feet square right between the only two water crossings for about a half mile in either direction.  I have to watch for him in the fall as he can be a pain if you run into him and he is in a mood.   The beems measure about 6 1/2" arournd at the base.  For laying there for the last 7 or 8 moinths they are in pretty good shape.  Today was only the second time I have hunted this spot since last Feb, and I missed seeing them the first time in. 

As for the antler calls, I will leave them to the experts like BranH and others.  If it can't go on a lathe, I am lost LOL.

Al
Title: Re: Got Skunked but Check this Out
Post by: keekee on August 27, 2006, 05:03:35 PM
THO,

I would be glad to make you a antler call out of one of them! Wont cost ya a dime either!

Brent
Title: Re: Got Skunked but Check this Out
Post by: Brad H on August 27, 2006, 07:42:35 PM
That is a super nice looking set of horns with potential.

Brent could fix you up with a nice one I bet. I'll throw you the same deal for the other one if you like.

Brad