Doug Crabtree -  2004 Canada Moose Bowhunt
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DAY #2 - Moose Calling
Owen had to go back to base camp and see Charlie Grub and his boys off. They had been hunting bear in Owen's bear camp all week and had taken 4 nice bear. 

Coondog and I hunted Mons Lake again and I did the calling for us. I had been practicing for two months watching video footage -- and driving everyone around work crazy. 

The morning tempter was 56 % and the wind was calm. The mosquitoes were a little hungry but not to bad. 

After several fatal attempts at calling with no response I wondered if my calling was sounding like a moose or a Misquitoes attractant. 

We had no luck so at 10:30 we headed to camp. Owen had 4 bear hunters coming in next week so we told him we would take care of the bear baits for him. 

Don and I checked the baits and added some sweet stuff to all of them. Only one bait had been hit and by the size of the track it was a small bear. After completing our baiting duties we went in and ate lunch. 

After a nap we returned to Mons Lake for the evening hunt. We both talked about the big bull that was on us the day before and were hoping to get another chance. The temperature continued to climb during the day and making the mosquitoes even more hungry.

My calling didn't seem to be working, was it due to the heat or was I saying something wrong -- only time would tell. By dark we had not heard or seen a thing but still enjoyed the peace and quite. Maybe Tomorrow would be the day. 

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